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1) Why not you?
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Rhyming text shows the importance of believing in oneself and perseverence to achieve any goals.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Nadia Sammurtok lovingly invites the reader into the amautik--the pouch in the back of a mother's parka used to carry a child--to experience everything through the eyes of the baby nestled inside, from the cloudlike softness of the pouch to the glistening sound of Anaana's laughter."--
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"This ode to the alphabet is wickedly funny, smart, and saucy and will have kids saying ABC, again please, you brigand! This wry and winsome picture book is a spicy alphabet soup indeed! With each letter-centric verse introducing you to characters like noisome Naomi (nervy as a newt), King Kang (the killer kangaroo who plays kazoo), and even the lovey-dovey lunatic from Lvov, you'll never get bored learning that "B" is for "Belligerent Bear" instead...
4) Some pets
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"At the pet show, there are so many different types of pets! With dogs and cats, horses and chickens, hamsters and chinchillas--and many, many more--this book celebrates animal companions of all shapes and sizes"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
"In the tradition of Shel Silverstein, celebrated picture book poet Douglas Florian offers an honest, touching, and often humorous collection of twenty-three poems about relationships--both good and bad! There are all kinds of friends--good friends, bad friends, old friends, new friends.
"A collection of poems about the ups and downs of friendship"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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"A story told in verse from multiple perspectives of the graduating fifth grade class of Emerson Elementary. The kids join together to try to save their school from being torn down to make way for a supermarket"--
10) Beastly verse
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English
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"This is an anthology of 16 animal poems for children, illustrated by the graphic artist JooHee Yoon. The authors range from Lewis Carroll to D. H. Lawrence to Anonymous"--
11) LMNO peas
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Busy little peas introduce their favorite occupations, from astronaut to zoologist.
14) Ghastly ghosts
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Old Dave ignores strange noises he hears in the lonely old cottage he inherited from his uncle, except the voice telling him there are ghastly ghosts in the coal shed.
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"There are so many ways to dance! You can jiggle or wiggle or stomp. You can bop or bounce or go completely nuts. You can dance at the market or the bus stop, with your fingers or your face. You can dance because you're happy or even because you're sad. But what's the best way to dance? Exactly how you want to!" --
19) Birdie
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Still grieving for her father, twelve-year-old Birdie struggles to adjust to many changes, including when her grandmother, her mother, and her best friends all begin dating.
20) Truck stuck
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English
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Simple rhyming text tells the story of a truck that gets stuck in a viaduct, and the resulting traffic jam.
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