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G. Brian Karas
An inventive book that relays history from a unique perspective, showing how much the world can transform from a single vantage point. It lets readers watch as populations shift and…
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Emily Jenkins
Travel with Bike as she explores the city as a community bicycle in this inspiring story that introduces the thrills of bike riding and first experiences and celebrates the rewards…
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Candace Fleming
Take a bite out of this deliciously funny original fairy tale by a bestselling picture-book duo. While girls are sure to love a storyabout a princess's birthday party, Jack's adventures…
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Stretching from the North Pole to the South Pole and from North America to Africa, the Atlantic Ocean is constantly changing shape and size. Here, the power and grace of…
With poetic text and gorgeous illustrations, Karas illuminates the Earth and its cycles, making the concepts of rotation and revolution understandable even to the youngest readers. Full color.
G Brian Karas
Visit three working farms and learn the process by which produce goes from farm to table.
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Katherine Applegate
The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at…
Sue Alexander
A colorful cast of creatures and ghouls take to the streets Halloween night. But there’s only one way to find out exactly who they are because we’re not telling here…
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Enumerates the various creatures out on Halloween, from fat monsters and pirates to small witches and ghosts.
Kalli Dakos
Katherine Applegate,G Brian Karas
Judy Sierra
Douglas Wood
In rhyming text, a dog and cat express and compare their love and friendship for each other.
Take a bite out of this deliciously funny original fairy tale by a bestselling picture-book duo. While girls are sure to love a storyabout a princess’s birthday party, Jack’s adventures…
Karen Hesse
With lyrical narration and elegant, evocative artwork, Newbery Medalist Hesse ( Out of the Dust ) and illustrator Karas share the nighttime experience of a father and child in a…
Erin Dealey
A frog named Peter, who loves Easter, decides to deliver some eggs, with the help of his friends, but when The Bunny finds out, he is not pleased.
Michelle Edwards
Includes instructions for knitting the Sophia hat and making pom-poms.
Norton Juster
When a boy and his family move to a new house, he devises an ingenious way to meet people in the neighborhood.
Margaret Mcnamara,G. Brian Karas
Future scientist Kimmy eagerly shares information about dinosaurs during a school field trip until classmate Jake tells her girls aren’t scientists. But Mr. Tiffin sets her straight in this addition…
Jake, a reluctant reader, becomes a book lover when the new librarian finds Jake a book about woodworking.
Megan McDonald
With a little creativity and a lot of elbow grease, Ant and Honey Bee make a perfect pair of costumes for Cricket’s big party. But then it starts to rain…
The leaves are off the trees, and frost is on the ground. It’s time for bugs to hunker down and hide out for the winter. But Ant isn’t ready to…
Dori Kleber
Joey, who loves anything that can fold, learns origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, but it takes lots of time and practice before he can perfect the craft.
Margaret McNamara
Pumpkins, counting, and simple science concepts add up to this child-friendly picture book from the author of the popular Robin Hill School early reader series and the award-winning illustrator of…
Jessica Harper
When young Tommy bursts into the barn with tales of his first day at kindergarten, the animals are eager to hear about his big adventure. Full color.
Elizabeth Bluemle
It’s a mad dash for shelter as rain sweeps into an urban neighborhood. Where to go? The subway! It’s the perfect place to wait out the wind and weather. Strangers…
Pauline and her brother John-John set up a stand to sell lemonade, limeade, and lemon-limeade one cold, wintry day, then try to attract customers as Pauline adds up their earnings.
In this evocative picture book, illustrated by award-winning artist Karas, Applegate tells the true story of the gorilla who inspired her Newbery Medal-winning novel The One and Only Ivan. Includes…
Phyllis Root
You might think a farm means fields, tractors, and a barnyard full of animals. But you can plant a farm anywhere you like: a box or a bucket, a boot…
As a thunderstorm sweeps into the city, the people of the neighborhood rush into the subway to wait out the wind and weather.
Kari Allen
A map-making boy is stumped when a girl asks him for a map of the perfect place –
Kari Allen,G. Brian Karas
Anna Michaels
Best friends Dan and Zack star in a jaunty rhyming story from illustrator G. Brian Karas.
Claudia Mills
If Wilson Williams thought multiplication was difficult, he is finding fractions impossible. And when his parents hire a math tutor for him, he is sure he’s the only kid in…
Margaret Wise Brown
This reader derives from a poem by the author of Goodnight Moon. Its simple vocabulary, rhyme and rhythm, and vivid picture clues introduce emergent readers to an inviting underwater world…
Lenny Hort
Different animals– including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more– make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus.
Stuart J Murphy
Kids, young and old, fall in love with math when they see how real-life and effortless it becomes thanks to these books. –Kimberly D. Mueller, Ed.D., First Grade Teacher, Ashbrook…
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The neighborhood blacksmith is quiet and unassuming, tucked in his smithy under the chestnut tree. Sturdy and generous, but with sadness to bear, he toils through the day, passing on…
In brief rhyming text, lists all the types of insects the narrator likes.
Rebecca Van Slyke
When a little boy can't keep up with the other kids, his new friend Yeti reveals a trick that makes all the difference.
This Green Light Reader tells the story of Daniel, who loves his new pet. Butwhat happens when it hatches a surprise? Illustration.
Stuart J. Murphy
Splitting things in half may seem like an easy thing to do, but when two siblings and a pizza are involved, things can get messy. Children learn about fractions at…
When the elevator goes down, the subtraction starts and so does the magic. Ben sees crazy things every time the door opens. Ride along as he subtracts his way down…
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As a farmer tries to find the correct number of mittens for his various farmyard animals, the reader is introduced to odd and even numbers.
Different animals–including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more–make their own sounds as they ride all around the town in this hilarious new version of the children’s song, The Wheels…
