Elephants can paint, too!
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Katya Arnold
After teaching painting to children for years, an artist ventures to Thailand to teach elephants how to do it as well and soon incredible works of art come to life by her new pupils in this true story about these incredible Asian elephants, enhanced with full-color illustrations and detailed sidebars.
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Mr. Popper's penguins
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Richard Atwater
The 1938 classic tells the story of Mr. Popper, the small-town housepainter who dreamed of exploring Antarctic regions, and Captain Cook, the redoubtable penguin who turned Mr. Popper's world upside down. Reprint. Newbery Honor Book.
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Jenny and the Cat Club : a collection of favorite stories about Jenny Linsky
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Esther Holden Averill
After being given a home by a friendly sea-captain, the once orphaned cat, Jenny Linsky, lives a happy life in Greenwich Village, yet when she discovers the local Cat Club, Jenny becomes determined to show its established members, such as Madame Butterfly and Mr. President, that she is just as qualified as they to be included in the club. 10,000 first printing.
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Extra yarn
by
Mac Barnett
With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.
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Whitefoot : a story from the center of the world
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Wendell Berry
Setting up her home in a corner in the cozy wood, Whitefoot the mouse is swept away one evening when the river overruns it banks--taking her on a wondrous journey of discovery where she soon comes to learn that the world is much more vast and incredible than she had ever imagined it to be.
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Trouble according to Humphrey
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Betty G. Birney
When Humphrey the hamster is caught outside his cage during Golden-Miranda's watch, he still manages to inspire students in his class, survive a trip to the vet, and keep Miranda from getting in trouble while remaining as free as a bird in the outside world! Reprint.
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The stories Julian tells
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Ann Cameron
Relates episodes in seven-year-old Julian's life which include getting into trouble with his younger brother Huey, planting a garden, what he did to try to grow taller, losing a tooth, and finding a new friend
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Ramona the pest
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Beverly Cleary
Ramona's entry into kindergarten becomes a big event for all concerned when she makes her presence known
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James and the giant peach
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Roald Dahl
When a mysterious old man gives James some magical, tiny green things, he certainly never imagines that they will grow into an enormous peach
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The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane
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Kate DiCamillo
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories. Jr Lib Guild. Teacher's Guide available. 300,000 first printing.
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North : the amazing story of Arctic migration
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Nick Dowson
The nature advocate author of Tracks of a Panda and the Mother Goose Award-winning illustrator of Owl Babies present a tribute to the awe-inspiring migrations of millions of creatures to the Arctic that depicts the cyclical journeys of gray whales, caribou and more.
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Moonshot : the flight of Apollo 11
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Brian Floca
From putting on their special uniforms and strapping themselves down in their seats to shooting off into the sky and floating about in space, this informative picture book provides an up-close look at this historic mission to the moon that took place forty years ago.
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Gooney Bird Greene
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Lois Lowry
A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Reprint.
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Wolf story
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William McCleery
A young father tells his five-year-old son humorous variations on the theme of a hen escaping the clutches of a wily wolf
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Twelve kinds of ice
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Ellen Bryan Obed
Illustrated with intricately detailed black-and-white scratch drawings by the award-winning creator of Dahlia, a nostalgic sequence of 20 vignettes depicts various kinds of ice found in a wintry landscape, including a fragile skim on a sheep pail, ice that forms like panes of glass and the surface of a skating pond. 10,000 first printing.
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The Littles
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John Peterson
Only a few inches tall, the members of the Little family who live in the walls of an old house encounter a myriad of dangers, especially when the new residents' house cat comes their way. Reissue.
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The lighthouse family. The storm
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Cynthia Rylant
Pandora the cat becomes a lighthouse keeper and saves the life of Seabold the dog, and together the two of them create a family with three young mice rescued from the sea
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A stick is an excellent thing : poems celebrating outdoor play
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Marilyn Singer
An award-winning poet and a best-selling illustrator present a lyrical tribute to timeless childhood summer activities, from playing hide-and-seek and hopscotch to making mud soup and imagining that a stick is a magic wand. 15,000 first printing.
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The squirrel's birthday and other parties
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Toon Tellegen
Magical events in the natural world unfold in this collection of short stories about animals and imaginative experiences, including a feast for a squirrel and an ant given by an invisible host and a dancing seagull on a moonlit beach.
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Charlotte's web by E. B. White The timeless children's classic chronicles the enduring friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte, a spider.
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