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Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills by Renee Watson 

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Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills by Renee Watson 

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Florence Mills is an acclaimed singer. The story features her rise to fame, struggle for equality, and issues on social justice. With an emphasis on growing up and reaching your dreams, this inspirational story is a great way to introduce biographies to young students.

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Harlem's Little Blackbird by Renee Watson | PenguinRandomHouse.com

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From Caldecott Honor winner Christian Robinson and acclaimed author Renee Watson, comes the inspiring true story of Florence Mills. Born to parents who were both former slaves, Florence Mills knew at...

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The Hidden Alphabet by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

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The Hidden Alphabet by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

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The Hidden Alphabet introduces young children to the innovative and creative world of words. With opportunities to touch and manipulate pages, children can explore the majesty of the English alphabet.

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Here is a fresh and imaginative way to look at the alphabet. Turn to the first page of the book and you'll be greeted by a picture of an arrowhead, surrounde...

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This big picture book is designed for active participation between the reader and the young child. Filled with large, beautiful prints, young children can work to find pairs of animals while being exposed to rhymes.

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Where's the Pair? by Britta Teckentrup | PenguinRandomHouse.com

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Find the birds of a feather in this book of search-and-find fun. Can you spot the Siamese cats? Where are the fish with matching fins? This fabulous follow-up to stand-out title The Odd One Out features...

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Dog Breath tells the amusing story about Hally Tosis. It is filled with puns and is sure to make young students giggle.

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Hold your nose! Because here comes the dog with the worst breath in the world!

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Alphabet Trucks features twenty six different kinds of vehicles, from A to Z! Using rhyme and rhythm, the book informs young children about each kind of vehicle.

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Alphabet Trucks by Samantha R. Vamos | Scholastic

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In simple rhyming A to Z text, this book follows hard-working trucks.

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Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs by Gene Beretta

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Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs by Gene Beretta

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Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs is a fun and exciting way to introduce young readers to the wacky, yet wonderful world of homographs.

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The all-animal touring concert group Zoola Palooza has come to town. With a motley crew of animals playing a variety of instruments, homographs abound (homographs are words that are spelled the same but sound different and have different meanings). Billy the striped BASS opens the show wearing a big BOW tie. He gives a gracious BOW from the top of his BASS fiddle.

This terrific companion to Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones brings homographs to the spotlight for a show-stopping good time.

IRA Teachers' Choices, Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award Master List

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"... [kids will] enjoy Barretta's wit and the atmosphere of controlled chaos in the high-energy watercolor illustrations." - Booklist Online

"Young readers should appreciate Barretta's ability to construct miniature story lines using the homographs, and while phrases sometimes hit clunky notes ("Fortunately, she wound up landing on the back of a jellyfish, wound-free"), they are well-served by his starry-eyed, crowd-surfing menagerie." - Publishers Weekly

"While teachers are sure to reach for this entertaining resource again and again, the humor, illustrations, wordplay and story are strong enough that casual readers will pick this up, chuckle and even (gasp!) learn." - Kirkus Reviews

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ZOOLA PALOOZA by Gene Barretta, Gene BarrettaKirkus Book Reviews

Read the Kirkus Review of ZOOLA PALOOZA A Book of Homographs. A topic only rarely addressed gets whimsical treatment in this latest from wordplay master Barretta. - Kirkus Reviews

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Gene Barretta

Gene Barretta is the author and illustrator of Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin and Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci. He is also author and illustrator of Dear Deer, which was a Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts and listed on the Parenting Magazine Mom-Tested Books of the Year List. He holds a B.F.A. in Film Studies from New York University, and has worked for many years in film and television production. He lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, with his wife and son.

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Praise for Zoola Palooza

"... [kids will] enjoy Barretta's wit and the atmosphere of controlled chaos in the high-energy watercolor illustrations." - Booklist Online

"Young readers should appreciate Barretta's ability to construct miniature story lines using the homographs, and while phrases sometimes hit clunky notes ("Fortunately, she wound up landing on the back of a jellyfish, wound-free"), they are well-served by his starry-eyed, crowd-surfing menagerie." - Publishers Weekly

"While teachers are sure to reach for this entertaining resource again and again, the humor, illustrations, wordplay and story are strong enough that casual readers will pick this up, chuckle and even (gasp!) learn." - Kirkus Reviews

In the Press

ZOOLA PALOOZA by Gene Barretta, Gene BarrettaKirkus Book Reviews

Read the Kirkus Review of ZOOLA PALOOZA A Book of Homographs. A topic only rarely addressed gets whimsical treatment in this latest from wordplay master Barretta. - Kirkus Reviews

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Gene Barretta

Gene Barretta is the author and illustrator of Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin and Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci. He is also author and illustrator of Dear Deer, which was a Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts and listed on the Parenting Magazine Mom-Tested Books of the Year List. He holds a B.F.A. in Film Studies from New York University, and has worked for many years in film and television production. He lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, with his wife and son.

Gene Barretta

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Zoola Palooza | Gene Barretta | Macmillan

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The Pot that Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel and David Diaz

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The Pot that Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel and David Diaz

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This book is about the traditional pottery made by the Casas Grandes people. It is styled after "The House that Jack Built," and is sure to delight young ears.

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The Pot That Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel | Scholastic

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A cumulative rhyme and accompanied by explanatory material, this book tells of Juan Quezada, a famous potter in Mexico, who changed the village of Mata Ortiz.

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Elephants Cannot Dance is a story book about a free-spirited piggie and a rule-following elephant. It is a story that makes comparing characters fun.

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In Elephants Cannot Dance! Piggie tries to teach Gerald some new moves. But will Gerald teach Piggie something even more important?

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Bring on the Birds is a nonfiction book that will entertain children with its attention to rhyming words. The informational text and the fun rhymes together make for an interesting read.

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"Not only visually appealing to young students, this title will be a good read-aloud that could lead to a discussion of birds and their characteristics. It will be a wonderful supplement to a bird unit in the primary grades." ―Library Media Connection

"This delightful introduction to both exotic and familiar birds is described in simple rhyming text with fiesta-bright illustrations." ― Bank Street College of Education

"Stockdale's text is simply worded with strong rhythm and rhyme, making it ideal for beginning readers as well as read-aloud time. Her acrylic illustrations are striking and gorgeous, putting the birds front and center with a bold use of color" ― Parents' Choice

"Brightly colored, richly textured illustrations and an energetic rhyming text introduce young readers to distinctive birds and their unique qualities...the breadth of bird life...will captivate junior ornithologists..." ―Midwest Book Review

"Our fine feathered friends are beautifully served in this handsome volume by local author-artist Susan Stockdale. Like the stunning acrylic illustrations, the rhythmical text manages both to inform and entertain" ―Washington Parent

"Susan Stockdale's engaging rhymes and spot-on rhythm, bold and bright illustrations, and her inclusion of honest-to-goodness science add up to a fun-to-read book that can't be beat" ― Sally's Bookshelf

"Rhyming couplets and clear, identifiable illustrations remind readers that birds vary in many ways, but all have feathers and are hatched from eggs. Colorful acrylics help provide just the right of information for preschool ornithologists." ― W FL Kids

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Read More "Not only visually appealing to young students, this title will be a good read-aloud that could lead to a discussion of birds and their characteristics. It will be a wonderful supplement to a bird unit in the primary grades."

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Big, Bigger, Biggest is a book that will show young children just how much fun comparative adjectives can be! With fun animals and colorful pages, this book is sure to entertain and to help young students learn how to compare.

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ISBN: 9780805080896
32 Pages, Ages 4-7

How would you describe a hippopotamus? Big might be the first word that comes to mind. What about a whale? Gigantic? Immense? How about enormous! What if you had to find a word for the biggest animal of them all-a dinosaur. Mammoth? Humongous? Colossal!

With its bright pictures of animals in all shapes and sizes, this terrific read-aloud introduces young children to the language of comparisons, synonyms, and antonyms.

CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI), Texas 2x2 Reading List

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Praise for Big, Bigger, Biggest!

"An ingenious treatment of not only comparisons but also synonyms and antonyms that all the while exposes children to some fantastic vocabulary...Coffelt goes above and beyond the ho-hum...The bright colors and clearly identifiable features will draw readers' eyes, while the lack of labels will beg children to yell out the animals' names. A solid addition to storytime, as well as to the shelves of English teachers." - Kirkus Reviews

"Teachers looking for an innovative way to introduce synonyms and superlatives will certainly find much to work with here, and perhaps young listeners will be better able to express themselves after exposure to books of its ilk." - School Library Journal

"A great read-aloud to begin a discussion about the concepts and show the fun of wordplay." - Booklist

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Nancy Coffelt; illustrations by Nancy Coffelt

NANCY COFFELT is the author and illustrator of several books, including Dogs in Space and The Dog Who Cried Woof. She is also the author of Fred Stays with Me, illustrated by Tricia Tusa, which was named an ALA Notable Book. Nancy's work is shown in galleries nationwide. She lives in Oregon.

Nancy Coffelt

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Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Holt Books for Young Readers

ISBN: 9780805080896
32 Pages, Ages 4-7

Reviews

Praise for Big, Bigger, Biggest!

"An ingenious treatment of not only comparisons but also synonyms and antonyms that all the while exposes children to some fantastic vocabulary...Coffelt goes above and beyond the ho-hum...The bright colors and clearly identifiable features will draw readers' eyes, while the lack of labels will beg children to yell out the animals' names. A solid addition to storytime, as well as to the shelves of English teachers." - Kirkus Reviews

"Teachers looking for an innovative way to introduce synonyms and superlatives will certainly find much to work with here, and perhaps young listeners will be better able to express themselves after exposure to books of its ilk." - School Library Journal

"A great read-aloud to begin a discussion about the concepts and show the fun of wordplay." - Booklist

Reviews from Goodreads

Nancy Coffelt; illustrations by Nancy Coffelt

NANCY COFFELT is the author and illustrator of several books, including Dogs in Space and The Dog Who Cried Woof. She is also the author of Fred Stays with Me, illustrated by Tricia Tusa, which was named an ALA Notable Book. Nancy's work is shown in galleries nationwide. She lives in Oregon.

Nancy Coffelt

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Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

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g Hardcover $17.99 Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Holt Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780805080896 32 Pages, Ages 4-7 How would you describe a hippopotamus? Big might be the first word that comes to mind. What about a whale? Gigantic? Immense? How about enormous!