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The rain came down
"On Saturday morning, the rain came down. It made the chickens squawk. The cat yowled at the chickens, and the dog barked at the cat. And still, the rain came down."The barking dog wakes the baby, the dog barks louder, and a policeman comes. His police car blocks traffic, and a woman in a taxi yells, so the taxi driver honks his horn. The truck driver in front of him gets mad and starts honking…
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- 0439051533
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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A giraffe and a half
Delightfully zany rhymes about a giraffe who accumulates some ridiculous things--like glue on his shoe and a bee on his knee--only to lose them again, one by one. "Infectiously funny . . . a good nonsensical text and illustrations".--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
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- 0224026127
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Train song
Here is the song of the train. Listen as it rushes past big cities and small towns. Listen as it sweeps through forests and fields and into tunnels. Hear the whistle wailing, brakes squealing, wheels rolling, r-o-l-l-i-n-g, stop. Now the train is homeward bound. All aboard! Notable Children's Books of 1991 (ALA) Best Books of 1991 (SLJ) 100 Favorite Paperbacks 1994 (IRA/CBC) Notable 1990 …
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- 9780064433402
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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The day Gogo went to vote
Young Thembi is delighted when her beloved great-grandmother, who has not been out of the house in years, announces that she will travel to the polls after the black South Africans are given the democratic vote. Illustrated in rich pastels, this child's-eye view of an important milestone in South African history allows young readers to experience every detail of this eventful day.
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- 9780316702713
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- Inspiring and moving
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Madlenka
Peeking out through a die-cut window on the jacket, Madlenka invites the reader to enter her world. And what a world it is! On the surface, it looks like an ordinary city block, but as we meet Madlenka's neighbors -- the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the Latin American grocer, a retired opera singer from Germany, an African American school friend, and the Asia…
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- 0374399697
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- 44 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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My tooth is loose!
Using their cache of already published easy-to-read books, Puffin launched their Easy-to-Read program. Favorite stories by such beloved authors as James Marshall, Jean Van Leeuwen, and Harriet Ziefert are certain to attract readers to this series. Though the quality of stories in this series is uneven, some of them are superb. Like most other beginning-to-read series, Puffin Easy-to-Read is div…
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- 0670838624
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- Hello Reading!
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The missing piece meets the Big O
The missing piece sat alone waiting for someone to come along and take it somewhere.... The different ones it encounters - and what it discovers in its helplessness - are portrayed with simplicity and compassion in the words and drawings of Shel Silverstein.
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- 9780060256579
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- 96 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Your alien returns
When you least expect it, something special will get your attention. Your alien will be back. He will invite you over for a play date. Come along on an out-of-this-world experience! In this heartwarming sequel to the critically acclaimed Your Alien, it’s the human boy’s turn to visit the extraterrestrial’s home planet—and to feel like an outsider. But with a little help from his very…
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- 9781454911302
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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The night shimmy
Eric doesn't like to talk. His secret friend, the Night Shimmy, says everything for him. Then Eric meets Marcia, who doesn't mind that Eric is quiet. And Eric discovers he doesn't need his imaginary friend after all.
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- 1856810119
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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The boy who cried wolf
Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairy tales...Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate readers with their delightful illustrations and fun lift-up flaps which really add to the action. The 'flip-up' flaps encourage prediction and discussion, and well-known stories will give young readers confidence.
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- 9781846434075
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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