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Uses: How to writing, organization

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juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship

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juvenile fiction / holidays & celebrations / other

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juvenile fiction / social themes / friendship

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juvenile fiction/holidays & celebrations - other

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juvenile fiction/social themes - friendship

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personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (children's / teenage)

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personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (children's / teenage)

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Caterina creates the most unique lemonade stand in the neighborhood in this sunny second book of an endearing new series, just right for fans of Max & Ruby and Ladybug Girl. Caterina loves making lists and planning big, creative projects, and this time she's planning a lemonade stand &...

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Grade(s): K-2

Uses: How to writing, organization, word choice

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Grade(s): K-2

Uses: How to writing, structure

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(a) 0-5 years; (3) fiction; (k) board / bath / rag book; (7) non-character; (9) non tie-in

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In cut-paper artist Nikki McClure's latest picture book, a kitten practices the basics of feline behavior over the course of a day. A single word of text per spread teaches readers "how to be a cat"-how to stretch, clean, pounce, feast-while the striking paper cuts illustrate the kitten's attempt...

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Grade(s): K-3

Uses: creating satisfying endings, word choice, alliteration

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children's / teenage fiction: animal stories

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children's / teenage fiction: romance & relationships stories

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children's / teenage personal & social issues: friends & friendship issues

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juvenile fiction / social themes / friendship

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juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship

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personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (children's / teenage)

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picture books;animals;toddler books;kids books ages 2-4;rabbits;bunnies;kindergarten books;books for 3 year olds;toddler books ages 1-3;books for 2 year olds;preschool books;birds;friends;childrens books by age 1-3;books for 4 year olds;childrens books by age 3-5;toddler books ages 2-4;books for kindergarteners;books for 5 year old boys;books for 4 year old boys;books for 3 year old boys;books for 5 year old girls;books for 4 year old girls;books for 3 year old girls;bunny book

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juvenile fiction / social themes / friendship

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juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship

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personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (children's / teenage)

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Good friends learn a small but important lesson Owl and Rabbit are good friends and live in two small houses next to each other. They are perfectly happy . . . until Rabbit's garden gets in the way of Owl's view. So Owl builds his house a little taller.

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Grade(s): 2-5

Uses: imagery, word choice,

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Opening this book is like sitting down in a canoe, taking up a paddle, and gliding out into the summer beauty of a hidden lake. In this picture book that is as refreshing and inviting as a perfect canoe day, a fawn peeks out from the trees as ducklings fan out behind their mother.

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Grade(s): K-3

Uses: read aloud

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juvenile fiction / action & adventure / survival stories

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juvenile fiction / action & adventure / general

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juvenile fiction/action & adventure - survival stories

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juvenile fiction/social themes - emotions & feelings

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picture books;family;animals;bears;toddler books;kids books ages 2-4;kindergarten books;books for 3 year olds;toddler books ages 1-3;books for 2 year olds;preschool books;childrens books by age 1-3;books for 4 year olds;childrens books by age 3-5;toddler books ages 2-4;books for kindergarteners;books for 5 year old boys;books for 4 year old boys;books for 3 year old boys;books for 5 year old girls;books for 4 year old girls;books for 3 year old girls;siblings;siblings books for toddlers

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juvenile fiction / action & adventure / survival stories

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juvenile fiction / action & adventure / general

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juvenile fiction/action & adventure - survival stories

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juvenile fiction/social themes - emotions & feelings

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From the co-creator of the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series comes a high seas adventure inspired by the classic picture books Little Bear and Where the Wild Things Are. Three bear siblings break their mother's favorite blue seashell, and rather than tell her, they decide...

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Grade(s): 1-5

Uses: physical ending/emotional ending

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Grade(s): 4th/5th

Uses: theme, word choice

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each kindness (jane addams award book (awards))

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child: children's & teenage fiction - age level unknown

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children's / teenage fiction & true stories

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children's / teenage fiction: general fiction

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children's / teenage fiction: romance & relationships stories

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children's / teenage personal & social issues: emotions

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children's / teenage personal & social issues: friends & friendship issues

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children's / teenage: personal & social issues

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juvenile fiction / social themes / emotions & feelings

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juvenile fiction / social themes / friendship

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juvenile fiction / social themes / values & virtues

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juvenile fiction/social themes - friendship

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juvenile fiction/social themes - values & virtues

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award winning books;award winning childrens books ages 6-8;african american authors;african american children's books;black girl magic;books for black girls;diverse childrens books;diversity books for kids;picture books;back to school books for kids;kindness books for children;diversity;bullying;award winning childrens books;childrens books by age 5-8;books for kids 5-7;1st grade books;caldecott;coretta scott king award books;bullying books for kids;award winning authors;kindness;my amazing body

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juvenile fiction / social themes / emotions & feelings

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juvenile fiction / social themes / friendship

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juvenile fiction / social themes / values & virtues

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juvenile fiction/social themes - friendship

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juvenile fiction/social themes - values & virtues

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children's / teenage fiction & true stories

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children's / teenage fiction: general fiction

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children's / teenage fiction: romance & relationships stories

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children's / teenage personal & social issues: emotions

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children's / teenage personal & social issues: friends & friendship issues

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children's / teenage: personal & social issues

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Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards))

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Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's LiteratureWINNER OF A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AND THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD! Each kindness makes the world a little better This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that created ...

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Grade(s): 2-5

Uses: Reader's Theater, parallel structure, nonfiction writing, character, voice

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children's / teenage fiction & true stories

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children's / teenage fiction: general fiction

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juvenile fiction / poetry (see also stories in verse)

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picture books;animals;cats;dogs;poetry;books for kids 5-7;kindergarten books;preschool books;dog books;childrens books by age 5-8;books for 4 year olds;childrens books by age 3-5;kids books ages 4 8;cat books;cat gifts;first grade books;books for 5 year olds;cat lover gifts;dog gifts;books for kindergarteners;dog lover gifts;books for 6 year old boys;books for 6 year old girls;books for 5 year old boys;books for 4 year old boys;1st grade books;books for 5 year old girls;kids books ages 6-8

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juvenile fiction / poetry (see also stories in verse)

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children's / teenage fiction & true stories

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children's / teenage fiction: general fiction

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Distinguished poet Donald Hall and award-winning artist Barry Moser have teamed up to create a hilarious, affectionate portrait in contrasts of our companions, and often best friends, a cat and a dog. With evocative words and masterful paintings, they delineate the doginess and catlike qualities ...

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Grade 5

Tiny Creatures, the World of Microbes

Uses: authors's craft, perspective, non-fiction,

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Grade(s): 3-5

At One in a Place Called Maine

Uses: structure, word choice, sentence length, alliteration

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children's / teenage fiction: general fiction

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juvenile fiction / nature & the natural world / general (see also headings under animals)

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At One: In a Place Called Maine is a love letter to the state of Maine, lyrically and graphically celebrating its inspirational beauty from the wilds of Baxter State Park to the crashing waves of the Atlantic. All of the scenes featured in At One were inspired by award-winning author Lynn Plourde...

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Grade(s):

Uses: elaboration, word choice,

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Grade(s): K-5

Guyku

Uses: structure, poetry, word choice

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Grade(s)

Too Many Toys

Uses: unfreezing characters, satisfying ending, punctuation uses, different font uses, precise verbs

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Spencer has too many toys! His father trips over them, his mother falls over them, and the house is overflowing with junk. Now its time to give some of the mountain of goodies away, but Spencer finds it hard. In the end, he fills a box, but decides the one toy he can't part with is the box!

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Grade(s): k-5

Winter is Coming

Uses: zoom in on small moment, idea, description, mood, setting, sentence length, word choice

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holidays & celebrations - christmas & advent

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children's / teenage fiction & true stories

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juvenile fiction / holidays & celebrations / christmas & advent

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juvenile fiction / lifestyles / country life

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juvenile fiction / nature & the natural world / general (see also headings under animals)

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Witness the changing of a season through a watchful child's eyes in this story of nature and discovery from award-winning author Tony Johnston and New York Times Best Illustrated artist Jim La Marche.Day after day, a girl goes to her favorite place in the woods and quietly watches from her ...

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Leopard & Silkie

Uses: narrative non-fiction, voice, social issues

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Leopard & Silkie: One Boy's Quest to Save the Seal Pups (My Readers)

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In the Pacific Northwest, concerned volunteers become seal sitters, keeping vigil over the vulnerable baby seals that are left on the shore while their mothers hunt for food. Surviving in the animal kingdom is never easy and this informative picture book gives a first-hand look at what baby seals...

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Grade(s) 4-5

Down the Winding Road

Uses: sentence structure, building tension

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Grade(s)

The Deer Watch

Uses: has it ALL!

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Grade(s): 2-5

The Seashore Book

Uses: imagery, ideas, writing in the same verb tense

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A summer classic by two masters, reissued and redesigned for contemporary audiences.Wendell Minor's elegant artwork and Charlotte Zolotow's simple, evocative prose brings a day at the beach vividly to life as a boy and his mother imagine what it would be like to spend a day at the sea...

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Grade(s): K-5

Atlantic

Uses: narrative non-fiction, structure

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Grade: K-5

The Invisible Boy

Uses: use of words & pictures to tell the story, character, social issues, story mapping

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Grade(s) K-5

I Want My Hat Back

Uses: simple structure, use o

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Grade(s)

Snow by Cynthia Rylant

Uses: elaboration, descriptive language, word choice

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Grade: 4

Pop's Bridge

Uses: getting to the "heart" of the story, balance of narration/dialogue

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historical - united states - 20th century

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people & places - united states - general

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san francisco (calif.) - history - 20th century

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juvenile fiction / historical / united states / 20th century

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juvenile fiction / historical / united states / general

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juvenile fiction / people & places / united states / general

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juvenile fiction/historical - united states - 20th century

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juvenile fiction/people & places - united states

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people & places - united states - general

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san francisco (calif.) - history - 20th century

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juvenile fiction / historical / united states / 20th century

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juvenile fiction / historical / united states / general

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juvenile fiction / people & places / united states / general

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juvenile fiction/historical - united states - 20th century

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juvenile fiction/people & places - united states

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The Golden Gate Bridge. The impossible bridge, some call it. They say it can't be built. But Robert's father is building it. He's a skywalker--a brave, high-climbing ironworker. Robert is convinced his pop has the most important job on the crew . . . until a frightening event makes him see that i...

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Grade(s) 3

Mr. Zinger's Hat

Uses: ideas, circular story structure

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juvenile fiction / family / multigenerational

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picture book;story telling;storytelling;story-telling;storyteller;imagination;fun;play;friendship;multigenerational;story within a story;hats;picture books;family;grandparents;books for kids 5-7;kindergarten books;books for 3 year olds;preschool books;childrens books by age 5-8;books for 4 year olds;childrens books by age 3-5;kids books ages 4 8;grandma book;books for 6 year old boys;books for 6 year old girls;books for 5 year old boys;books for 4 year old boys;books for 5 year old girls

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This critically-acclaimed picture book by award-winning author Cary Fagan is about stories and story-telling, and is sure to entertain children at home and at school for years to come.This is the story of a bored little boy, who meets a man, and together they build a story. This story within a st...

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Grades: 2

Flight School

Uses: use of punctuation, use of font, structure

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juvenile fiction / social themes / new experience

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juvenile fiction/social themes - new experience

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A persevering penguin is determined to fly in this adorably inspiring picture book from the creator of Red Hat and Red Sled.Although little Penguin has the soul of an eagle, his body wasn't built to soar. But Penguin has an irrepressible spirit, and he adamantly follows his dreams to flip, ...

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Grade(s) 1

Ladybug Girl at the Beach

Uses: personal connections, ideas mentor text

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Grade(s) K

I Am Otter

Uses: personal connections, idea mentor text

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Grade K

Use: Persuasive Writing

Children Make Terrible Pets

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children make terrible pets (starring lucille beatrice bear)

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juvenile fiction / action & adventure / general

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Children Make Terrible Pets (Starring Lucille Beatrice Bear)

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Summary:Check out this rollicking, humorous, and heartwarming twist on the classic "first pet" story about a young bear and her favorite pet boy!When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy in the woods, she's absolutely delighted. She brings him home and begs her mom to let her keep him, even though...

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Grade 3-5

Use: Growing and Changing Theories

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Grades 3-5

Use:Watching what characters hold close/ naming character traits.

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Grade(s): 1-2

Use: Lead, endings, organizational structure for nonfiction writing

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Grades 1-2

Use: Idea development, lead.

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Grades 3-5

Use: Inferring, riddle, weather water cycle

Water Dance by Thomas Locker

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Grades 3-5

Use: personification, comparison, imagery, poetic language

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children's / teenage fiction: general fiction

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early learning / early learning concepts

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juvenile fiction / nature & the natural world / general

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juvenile fiction / nature & the natural world / general (see also headings under animals)

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juvenile nonfiction / concepts / date & time

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juvenile fiction/nature & the natural world - general (see also headings under animals)

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Free-verse text describes the transition from day to night and from night to day, revealing the magic in these everyday moments.

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Grades 4-5
Use: Time jumping, characters in historical fiction, US history-immigrants

Coolies by Yin

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Grade(s): 1-2

Uses: Generating ideas

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juvenile fiction / family / multigenerational

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juvenile fiction / family / general (see also headings under social themes)

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juvenile fiction/social themes - general (see also headings under family)

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picture books;family;books for kids 5-7;kindergarten books;preschool books;childrens books by age 5-8;childrens books by age 3-5;kids books ages 4 8;first grade books;books for 5 year olds;books for 7 year old girls;books for 6 year old boys;books for 7 year old boys;books for 6 year old girls;books for 5 year old boys;1st grade books;grandparents;2nd grade books;books for 5 year old girls;siblings;seasons;friendship;farm animals;imagination;pigs;animals;adventure;toddler books

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juvenile fiction / family / multigenerational

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juvenile fiction / family / general (see also headings under social themes)

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juvenile fiction/social themes - general (see also headings under family)

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The best story is one that comes from the heart The library is having a contest for the best story, and the quirky narrator of this story just has to win that rollercoaster ride with her favorite author! But what makes a story the best?

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Grade(s): 1-5

Uses: organization, balance facts/ideas, using text features

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Grade(s): 3-5

Use: Biography study

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Grade(s): Any

Use: Word choice, imagery, lyrical and poetic language, strong verbs, bringing a character to life

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Grade(s): 3-5

Use: Beginning of the year~finding place where you can get in the "reading zone".