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What Is Part This, Part That?
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Tom Slaughter
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Blue Apple Books (2013, May 14th).
Pages: 40
Song-like rhyming text invites readers to guess what different components add up to. For example, a secret's part whisper, part keeping mum, and a certain kind of fruit is part peach and part plum (a nectarine). When you're on the equator you're part south and part north, and a certain kind of chair is part back and part forth (a rocking chair). The collage art further expresses the concept that, from stones to sticks, the world is indeed a marvelous mix. more
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Walt Disney (Rookie Biographies)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Joanne Mattern
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Childrens Pr (2013, Jan 15th).
Pages: 32
Simple, engaging text and vivid photographs introduce young learners to the most important and influential men and women in history. From presidents, to civil rights leaders, to visionary artists, young readers will learn about how these individuals worked to attain their goals and accomplished what few others have. Key Features: A "You Can..." feature at the end of each book that tells the reader how he or she can emulate the subject. For example, You Can Be an Artist, You Can Be a Leader, You Can Help Others, etc. Fast facts — offering fun, sometimes little known facts about the subject A map with key indicating where the subject was born and other significant nearby areas A timeline that recaps important moments in the subject's life A poem about the subject Table of Contents and Chapters Glossary with pictures Additional content for further learning on this subject available at www. more
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The Vietnam War (Cornerstones of Freedom. Third Series)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Peter Benoit
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Childrens Pr (2013, Jan 15th).
Pages: 64
This definitive series introduces the events that have helped shape the United States, from the country's beginning to the present day. Strong narratives and eye-catching images tell the stories behind the nation's growth and development. Key Features: Sidebars illustrate how history affects the present day Glossaries define important vocabulary specific to each book Timelines and maps increase readers' understanding of historical context Gripping narrative keeps students turning the pages Contains commentary about how the event has helped shape the world as we know it Additional content for further learning on this subject available at www.factsfornow.scholastic.com more
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Steve Jobs (Cornerstones of Freedom. Third Series)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Josh Gregory
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Childrens Pr (2013, Jan 15th).
Pages: 64
This definitive series introduces the events that have helped shape the United States, from the country's beginning to the present day. Strong narratives and eye-catching images tell the stories behind the nation's growth and development. Key Features: Sidebars illustrate how history affects the present day Glossaries define important vocabulary specific to each book Timelines and maps increase readers' understanding of historical context Gripping narrative keeps students turning the pages Contains commentary about how the event has helped shape the world as we know it Additional content for further learning on this subject available at www.factsfornow.scholastic.com more
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St. Patrick's Day / Dia de San Patricio (Powerkids Readers: Happy Holidays! / !Felices Fiestas!)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Eduardo AlamanMore Info | Google Books | Check Availability
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: PowerKids Press; Bilingual edition (2013, Jan 15th).
Pages: 24
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Spot's Opposites
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Eric Hill
Format: Board book
Publisher: Warne; Brdbk edition (2013, Feb 7th).
Pages: 10
In this humorous board book, each colorful scene shows a different pair of opposites from Spot's world. From hot to cold and up to down, opposites are presented in a simple way that will help children learn and understand the important concept. more
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Rooster Is Off to See the World (Ready-to-Read)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Eric Carle
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon Spotlight (2013, May 7th).
Pages: 24
Count along with Rooster in this Ready-to-Read edition of a favorite story from Eric Carle.One fine morning, a rooster sets off to see the world. Soon he’s joined by two cats, then three frogs, then four turtles, then five fish. But one group by one, his new friends decide to head home, leaving the rooster alone again—and ready to return to his own comfortable home as well. With his colorful collage illustrations and text that introduces simple addition and subtraction, Eric Carle has created a beloved tale that’s been adapted into a Level 1 Ready-to-Read, making it ideal for sharing aloud with emerging readers. more
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Ollie's Easter Eggs board book (Gossie & Friends)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Olivier Dunrea
Format: Board book
Publisher: HMH Books; Brdbk edition (2013, Jan 15th).
Pages: 32
Gossie, Gertie, BooBoo, and Peedie are all dyeing Easter eggs. Ollie wants Easter eggs too and he has a plan on how he'll get them! Humor and vibrant ink-and-watercolor illustrations fill Olivier Dunrea's holiday follow-up to Merry Christmas, Ollie. Dunrea again gets the preschooler emotions exactly right, capturing a range of holiday-inspired feelings, from Ollie's wiggly impatience to be included to the pure joy of the older goslings discovering that Ollie has arranged the best Easter egg hunt of all.Includes sheet of colorful stickers! more
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Little Gray Bunny, The
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Violet Kim
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (2013, Feb 1st).
Pages: 32
A retelling of """"The Little Red Hen"""" with an Easter Bunny theme. more
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Light in the Darkness: A Story about How Slaves Learned in Secret
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (2013, Jan 29th).
Pages: 40
Rosa and her mama go to school together—in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their school is literally a hole in the ground, where they and other slaves of all ages gather to form letters out of sticks, scratch letters in the dirt, and pronounce their sounds in whispers. Young Rosa is eager to learn the letters and then the words, because after the words comes reading. But she must have patience, her mama reminds her, and keep her letters to herself when she’s working on the plantation. If the Master catches them, it’ll mean a whipping—one lash for each letter. No matter how slow and dangerous the process might be, Rosa is determined to learn, and pass on her learning to others. more
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