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The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash
Jimmy's mother thought a goldfish wouldn't be a source of constant chaos like her son's boa constrictor. But trouble--and laughs--abound when Jimmy takes both animals to his birthday bash at SeaLand. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Booklist Editors' Choice. Full color.
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- 059033672X
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Ruby the copycat
It's the first day of school, and Ruby is new. When her classmate Angela wears a red bow in her hair, Ruby comes back from lunch wearing a red bow, too. When Angela wears a flowered dress, suddenly Ruby's wearing one, too. Fortunately, Ruby's teacher knows a better way to help Ruby fit in--by showing how much fun it is to be herself!
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- 0590474235
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Angel child, dragon child
In this story based on a young girl's true-life experiences, Ut, a Vietnamese child separated from her family, recounts her attempts to come to terms with a new country and a new life and to reunite her family. Little Ut from Vietnam wins her schoolmates over with kindness and sensitivity.
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- 9780590422710
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- 350 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
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The composition
Winner of the UNESCO Tolerance Awarda and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and an Americas Award Commended Title Life is simple for Pedro -- he goes to school, does his homework and, most importantly, plays soccer. But when the soldiers come and take his friend Daniel's father away, things suddenly become much more complicated. Why, for instance, do Pedro's parents secretly listen t…
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- 9780888995506
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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Home to medicine mountain
In the 1930s two young brothers are sent to a government-run Indian residential school -- an experience shared by generations of Native American children. At these schools, children are forbidden to speak their native tongue and are taught to abandon their Indian ways. Native American artist Judith Lowry's illustrations are inspired by the stories she heard from her father and uncle. The lyr…
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- 9780892391769
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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Hooray for Diffendoofer day!
Based on characters and a storyline developed by Dr.Seuss before his death in 1991, this tale focuses on the strange goings-on in Diffendoofer School, where kids are taught, among other things, yelling, listening and smelling. It highlights the importance of thinking for yourself.
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- 0679890084
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- 56 pages : illustration ; 29 cm
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My school's a zoo!
Every school has its share of bookworms. Some schools have bugs in their computers. And lots of schools have spelling bees. But this school has bears. This school has owls. This school is a ZOO! Imagination runs wild in this fun-filled story about a school packed with pythons, teeming with tigers, and swimming with starfish. Stu Smith's lively text and David Catrow's hilarious art will have …
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- 0439802652
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- 33 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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A valentine for Ms. Vanilla
It's Valentine's Day in Ms. Vanilla's class. The class cuts out cards, writes poems, and then they have a party. Everyone reads their valentine-but who will get a special surprise? Colorful pictures and simple words help even the newest readers discover the magic of reading stories by themselves.
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- 0670842745
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- Hello reading!
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Ms. McCaw learns to draw
Kaethe Zemach's latest adorable offering is both a sweet school story AND a lesson for little fingers on how to draw! Dudley Ellington tries, but he's just no good at school. Luckily, he has Ms. McCaw as a teacher. She's patient and she never lets other students pick on Dudley. Also, she knows wonderful things -- why stars shine, how plants grow. Dudley thinks Ms. McCaw knows everything. The…
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- 9780439829144
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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Yoko
The charming, acclaimed book about a cat who is teased for the food she brings for school lunch—and that launched the beloved series about Yoko—is about accepting and embracing our differences. Mmm, Yoko's mom has packed her favorite for lunch today--sushi! But her classmates don't think it looks quite so yummy. "Ick!" says one of the Franks. "It's seaweed!" They're not even impressed by…
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- 0439104726
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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