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How do dinosaurs choose their pets?
by Jane Yolen
A riotous new entry in the award-winning series features oversized dinosaur kids who surprise their parents by bringing home a wild menagerie of exotic pets, from tigers and elephants to zebras and boa constrictors.
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| A Letter to My Teacher by Deborah Hopkinson; illustrated by Nancy CarpenterShouting in class, making jokes when she's called on to read aloud, and causing mayhem on field trips -- as the grown-up narrator of this picture book writes a letter describing her childhood classroom antics, she's aware that she was often "exasperating." Yet she also remembers how her second-grade teacher patiently redirected her energy and encouraged her strengths, helping her transition from troublemaker to leader. Muted illustrations (punctuated with pops of color) and a thoughtful tone make this inspiring read best suited to older readers and adults who share the narrator's ability to look back at the moments that shaped her. |
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Lost and found : Adèle & Simon in China
by Barbara McClintock
"When Adèle and Simon take a tour of China in 1905, Simon misplaces his belongings, one by one . . . but they all show up later, revealing their hiding places in Adèle's souvenir photographs of the trip"
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Maisy goes to the local bookstore
by Lucy Cousins
A first visit to the bookstore finds Maisy perusing innumerable options, from a big brown book about bears and a long blue book about fish to a noisy book about trucks and a book about things to draw and paint, an effort that is enhanced by her friends' own literary searches.
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Owl howl and the blu-blu
by Paul Friester
When Little Owl loses her blu-blu, the other animals try to help her find it, but they have to figure out what a blu-blu is first
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Pirates in pajamas
by Caroline Crowe
Loving to wear pajamas, the swashbuckling pirates on board the Leaky Parrot take bubble baths, dance and have pillow fights in outrageous jammies that range from frilly and spotted to green and pink.
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The rooster who would not be quiet!
by Carmen Agra Deedy
Elected by the citizens of noisy village La Paz for his promises to make things more peaceful, bossy mayor Don Pepe outlaws singing, whistling and any noisemaking activity until a rooster who does not care about silly rules begins crowing persistently.
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Tractor Mac teamwork
by Billy Steers
When building a community swimming pond, Tractor Mac and his friends on the farm discover that teamwork makes all the difference
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| 8: An Animal Alphabet by Elisha CooperWhat's so special about the number eight? Why, eight is author/illustrator Elisha Cooper's favorite number, and he shares his admiration through this interactive book. On the first page, readers find a menagerie of watercolor-illustrated animals beginning with the letter A -- alpaca, aardvark, anteater, etc. -- including eight little ants to find and count. Every letter of the alphabet gets the same treatment, with eight matching animals in every mix. (In case you've never heard of critters such as quolls or xeruses, there are quirky factoids about every animal at the end). Combining counting, matching, animal info, and the alphabet, 8 is hard to define…and hard to put down. |
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The big blue spot
by Peter Holwitz
Introduces kids to the concept of mixing two colors to make a new color as a blue spot travels along the pages of this interactive picture book with simple text and bold illustrations.
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| Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Kevin CornellIn this raucous picture book from the author of Extra Yarn, readers are encouraged to count the monkeys -- except that the monkeys are all hiding from a king cobra. Good thing those two mongooses ("or is it mongeese?") chased the cobra away. But what about the three crocodiles? Readers will have to hum, roar, and wave their arms to fend off the increasingly goofy creatures who frighten the monkeys. Hilariously tongue-in-cheek and bursting with "Saturday-morning-cartoon cheerfulness" (Booklist), Count the Monkeys is an irresistible read-aloud. For another interactive jungle adventure, check out What to Do If an Elephant Stands on Your Foot by Michelle Robinson. |
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| Mix It Up! by Hervé Tullet; translated by Christopher FranceschelliHervé Tullet, author of the popular Press Here, offers another inventive, engaging book that gives instructions directly to the reader. Focusing on color, Mix It Up! begins with a series of primary-colored dots. Readers are then encouraged to touch, smear, shake, and tilt the book in order to reveal new color combinations on every page. Tullet's minimal (but paint-spattered) illustrations are wonderfully tempting, vividly evoking the texture of actual wet paint. "Rivaling an iPad for its sheer fun and interactive elements" (School Library Journal), Mix It Up! is a mess-free way to teach kids about color mixing…though it's sure to send them running for the real paints! |
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One
by Kathryn Otoshi
Introduces young readers to numbers, counting, and primary and secondary colors by offering the story of ill-tempered Red who got too powerful for his own good and had to be brought down to size by One--a single entity with the courage to stand up for what was right.
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Zero
by Kathryn Otoshi
As budding young readers learn about numbers and counting, they are also introduced to accepting different body types, developing social skills and character, and learning what it means to find value in oneself and others--though Zero feels empty and without value, she soon learns that she has an important place as well.
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Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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