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IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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At the dreidel-making workshop, Jeremy's friends think he's molding a secret code on his clay dreidel. But he's really making a special gift for his father, who is blind. How will he get his friends to appreciate his special dreidel?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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It's two days before Christmas Eve, the night Papa Red visits, and the young elephants are very excited. They choose a tree to decorate and prepare the presents for Papa Red to collect during the night to take to those who need them. But this year Elmer has a special treat in store for the young elephants, if they can keep quiet and out of sight...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Warning: Top Secret! You're probably wondering about this Santa guy. Who is he, and how does he keep track of billions of children around the world? Well, I've got the answer. In fact, I've got the answer to almost any question about Santa's secrets you could ask. When Stevie decides that he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, he's in for a big surprise! Santa and his elves, eight flying reindeer, and Harry W. Throckmorton the Dancing Cow show Stevie...
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Mallory McDonald books volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Mallory McDonald is turning nine! And she is ready to celebrate getting the past year over-one troubled with moving, starting a new school, making new friends, and sibling rivalry. Mallory wants her ninth birthday to be extra special. So instead of celebrating just one day, she plans an entire "birth month" celebration. But soon, things...
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Every year, the Christmas family puts up the biggest Christmas tree. They hang up the most lights. And their dog, Rudy, barks "Jingle Bells" for the entire neighborhood to hear. The Christmas family LOVES Christmas! That is, all except for seven-year-old Mary Christmas. Mary wants to love it. But how do you make a Christmas celebration better when it's already as big as can be? With some help from her family—and Rudy—Mary just may find a way to...
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A picture book for expectant mothers and already-mothers everywhere, perfect as a shower gift or for Mother's Day.
I felt you. You were a pea. Then a lemon. Then an eggplant...
In this beautiful celebration of motherhood, the universal message of unconditional love for a child shines through.
Laurenne Sala's heartwarming text, accompanied by New York Times bestselling artist Robin Preiss Glasser's charming illustrations, creates a sweet and intimate...
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A picture book for expectant fathers and already-fathers everywhere created by the author of You Made Me a Mother, Laurenne Sala, and the Marigold Bakes a Cake author-illustrator, Mike Malbrough.
In this touching celebration of fatherhood, the close bond between parent and child comes to life with heartwarming resonance.
Laurenne Sala's tranquil text, accompanied by Mike Malbrough's tender watercolor illustrations, creates a warm look at the joys,...
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Celebrate Thanksgiving Dino-Style!
Follow along as dinos travel over the river and through the woods to join together with family. They enjoy favorite activities, including a corn maze, a televised parade with giant balloon creations, and of course a football game! The dinos share in not one but two feasts―one for the carnivores and another for the veggie-saurs. Join in the fun as the dinos find much to be thankful for on this special holiday!
Dinosaurs...
10) Hanukkah
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Updated for 2020, young readers learn about Hanukkah through simple text, photos, and activities.
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Halloween es una época emocionante del año. La gente adorna sus casas y jardines con calabazas y figuras aterradoras. En la noche de Halloween, algunos niños se disfrazan y salen a pedir dulces. Otras personas organizan una fiesta de Halloween. Este divertido libro muestra a los niños algunas tradiciones estadounidenses de Halloween a través de llamativas ilustraciones. El lenguaje apropiado para la edad hace que este libro sea una lectura fácil...
12) I Want a Party!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Bored one day, the Little Princess decides she wants a party! Even though it's not Christmas or even her birthday yet, she sets about organising the best party ever! Except things don't turn out quite as the Little Princess had planned . . .
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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The Little Princess wants to have two birthdays, just like the Queen, which means twice as many presents every year! When she realises how much fun two birthdays are, she decides she wants three, then four. But the more birthdays she has, the less special they are. Perhaps having one birthday a year isn't so boring after all...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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Christmas is an important Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. Readers will learn that people celebrate it by going to Mass, decorating a Christmas tree, giving gifts, and spending time with family and friends. Complete with simple text and colorful photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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When Sadie runs to show her mother the Hanukkah menorah she made in school, she trips, the menorah shatters, and she is devastated. But she finds that the shammash candle is unbroken, and a new family tradition is born.
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Kate Douglas Wiggin was an important reformer of children's education at the turn of the century. During a period when children's use in society was often little more than for cheap labor, Kate Douglas Wiggin was dedicated to the betterment of youth. She was the first person to found a free kindergarten school in San Francisco in 1878. Her passion for children's rights carried over to her successful career as an author of children's books. In her...
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Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday known as the "festival of lights." Read about this holiday as you add all the latkes and doughnuts there are to eat! This nonfiction math book combines math and reading skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject-area content. The dynamic images, detailed sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning addition easy and fun. Text features include a table of contents, a glossary,...
18) Celebrate!
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Pumpkins for Halloween, fireworks for the 4th of July, and cake for a birthday. These are things that we use to celebrate holidays and special events. Perfect for 1st grade students, this book teaches these 7 high-frequency words from Fry's First 100 words list: she, said, time, there, a, is, and for. The short sentences and clear images support the text to help with memorization. The rebus pictures and simple text build grade 1 reading comprehension...
19) Hannah's Way
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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After Papa loses his job during the Depression, Hannah's family moves to rural Minnesota, where she is the only Jewish child in her class. When her teacher tries to arrange carpools for a Saturday class picnic, Hannah is upset. Her Jewish family is observant, and she knows she cannot ride on the Sabbath. What will she do? A lovely story of friendship and community.
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How can a vegetable be 'rude'?" Talia wonders, when she mis-hears her grandmother asking her to gather root" vegetables for a Rosh Hashanah stew. As Talia digs in the garden, she collects the twisted, ornery carrots and parsnips-the rude" vegetables that she thinks her grandmother wants-and finds a good home for the rest.