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In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is colored, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists. John Henry swims better than anyone I know. He crawls like a catfish, blows bubbles like a swamp monster, but he doesn't swim in the town pool with me. He's not allowed. Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they...
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Books to Act Out With Your Story Bag!
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.
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NYT - Children’s Picture Books
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.
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Books to Act Out With Your Story Bag!
Bugs
Children's Picture Book Classics
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Bugs
Children's Picture Book Classics
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.
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Celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Little Engine That Could with this all-time classic reillustrated by Caldecott Award-winning artist Dan Santat!
The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls...
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Children's Picture Book Classics
Emotions: Books for Kids
Friends with Feelings: Puppet Talking with Friends
Emotions: Books for Kids
Friends with Feelings: Puppet Talking with Friends
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On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
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Exuberantly coloured artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours. Another classic by Eric Carle. "The gentle rhyming and gorgeous, tissue paper collage illustrations in this classic picture book make it a dog eared favourite on many children's bookshelves. One thing readers cannot predict is just what kinds of funny characters will make an appearance at the denouement." Amazon...
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4th Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Kate DiCamillo
Realistic Fiction for Kids
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Kate DiCamillo
Realistic Fiction for Kids
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Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
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Caldecott Award Books
Farm Animals
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Farm Animals
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.