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1) Make way for ducklings

Author

McCloskey, Robert

Series

Picture Puffins
Reading rainbow book
Caldecott medal award volume 1942

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Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.

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2) Crictor

Author

Ungerer, Tomi

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Reading rainbow book

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Amherst - Picture Books - Children's Room
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An agreeable pet boa constrictor earns the affection and gratitude of a French village.

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3) Caps for sale: a tale of a peddler, some monkeys, and their monkey business

Author

Slobodkina, Esphyr

Series

Caps for Sale
A Young Scott book
Reading rainbow book

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A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.

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4) The snowy day

Author

Keats, Ezra Jack

Series

Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 1
Picture puffins

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The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

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5) There's a nightmare in my closet

Author

Mayer, Mercer

Series

Picture puffins
Reading rainbow book
A Pied Piper giant

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At bedtime a boy confronts the nightmare in his closet and finds him not so terrifying after all.

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6) Over the river and through the wood

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Child

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Reading rainbow book

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Well-known together with lesser-known verses to the traditional Thanksgiving song are illustrated from both Grandmother's and the journeying family's point of view.

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7) The popcorn book

Author

DePaola, Tomie

Series

Reading Rainbow book

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1978

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Presents a variety of facts about popcorn and includes two recipes.

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8) Arthur's eyes

Author

Brown, Marc Tolon

Series

Marc Brown's Arthur adventures
Reading rainbow book
A classic Arthur adventure

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His friends tease Arthur when he gets glasses, but he soon learns to wear them with pride.

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9) The garden of Abdul Gasazi

Author

Van Allsburg, Chris

Series

Reading rainbow book

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Company

Pub. Date

[1979]

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When the dog he is caring for runs away from Alan into the forbidden garden of a retired dog-hating magician, a spell seems to be cast over the contrary dog.

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10) Cactus

Author

Bix, Cynthia Overbeck

Series

A Lerner natural science book
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Publisher

Lerner Publications Co

Pub. Date

1982

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Describes the special parts of the cactus plant and how they work together to enable the plant to survive in the desert by storing water.

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11) A chair for my mother

Author

Williams, Vera B

Series

Rosa books (Vera B. Williams) volume 1
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A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

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12) Miss Nelson is back

Author

Allard, Harry

Series

Reading rainbow book

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Co

Pub. Date

1982

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When their teacher has to go away for a week, the kids in room 207 plan to "really act up."

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13) A medieval feast

Author

Aliki

Series

Reading Rainbow book

Publisher

Thomas Y. Crowell

Pub. Date

c1983

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Describes the preparation and celebration of a medieval feast held at an English manor house entertaining royal guests.

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14) Feelings

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Aliki

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Reading rainbow book

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Pictures, dialogs, poems, and stories portray various emotions we all feel: jealousy, sadness, fear, anger, joy, love, and others.

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15) Germs make me sick!

Author

Berger, Melvin

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science book
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2
Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2
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Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.

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16) Mitchell is moving

Author

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Series

Ready-to-read
Reading Rainbow book

Publisher

Aladdin Paperbacks

Pub. Date

1985.

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A dinosaur's exuberance about moving cools considerably when he realizes how much he misses his next-door friend.

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17) The Polar Express

Author

Van Allsburg, Chris

Series

Caldecott Medal
Reading rainbow book

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A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

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18) Watch the stars come out

Author

Levinson, Riki

Series

Reading rainbow book

Publisher

Dutton

Pub. Date

c1985

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Grandma tells about her mama's journey to America by boat, years ago.

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19) Barn dance!

Author

Martin, Bill

Series

Reading rainbow book

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

c1986

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Unable to sleep on the night of a full moon, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress.

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20) The lady and the spider

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McNulty, Faith

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Reading rainbow book

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A spider who lives in a head of lettuce is saved when the lady who finds her puts her back into the garden.

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