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Locomotive tells the history of America's transcontinental railroads. This historical fiction story will take readers back in time. This picture book is full of richly detailed illustrations. The text almost comes off the page

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When your the new dinosaur in class, it takes you a while to figure out the new routine. Especially when the rest of the class is human. This story reminds us that we all just want to belong and sometimes, it takes a while to feel that way. These creative illustrations and silly story express the importance of friendship and kindness, a theme all readers can appreciate.

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All about the importance of recognizing and respecting the names of others, The Name Jar, is a great way to discuss diversity. Unhei has just come to America from Korea and she is afraid the other kids in her class will not like her, so she makes up a new name to fit in.

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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned To Read

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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned To Read

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This historical non-fiction written by Rita Lorraine Hubbard tells the story of Mary Walker and her educational journey. Proving that you are NEVER to old to learn, Mary Walker learned to read at 116! She was born into slavery, freed, and lived a long life of work and dedication to her community. Beautifully illustrated by Oge Mora, and awarded the Caldecott Honor Award, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker leaned To Read is an inspirational testament of hard work and determination.

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Let's Tell A Story: Fairy Tale Adventure

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Let's Tell A Story: Fairy Tale Adventure

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This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World

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This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World

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Have you ever wondered what kids around the world eat, or how they play, or what they look like? This story is a great way to introduce readers to different cultures around the world. The different views are shown from the perspectives of kids, making this book easily relatable to young readers. The illustrations are beautifully diverse and accurate in their representations of the different cultures shown.

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All about the importance of recognizing and respecting the names of others, The Name Jar, is a great way to discuss diversity. Unhei has just come to America from Korea and she is afraid the other kids in her class will not like her, so she makes up a new name to fit in.

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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned To Read

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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned To Read

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This historical non-fiction written by Rita Lorraine Hubbard tells the story of Mary Walker and her educational journey. Proving that you are NEVER to old to learn, Mary Walker learned to read at 116! She was born into slavery, freed, and lived a long life of work and dedication to her community. Beautifully illustrated by Oge Mora, and awarded the Caldecott Honor Award, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker leaned To Read is an inspirational testament of hard work and determination.

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This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World

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This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World

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Have you ever wondered what kids around the world eat, or how they play, or what they look like? This story is a great way to introduce readers to different cultures around the world. The different views are shown from the perspectives of kids, making this book easily relatable to young readers. The illustrations are beautifully diverse and accurate in their representations of the different cultures shown.

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Full of word play and vibrant illustrations, young readers will love this for the humorous aspect. The readers will love the silly kindergarten teacher, who is unlike any other.

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When Duncan goes to open up his crayon box, he finds there are notes from all the crayons, letting them know they all quit. Each crayon explains why they are quitting. The blue does not want to be used for water anymore, black does not want to be used for outlining, and yellow does not want to be used for the sun. The bright and colorful illustrations and the use personification is great for transitional readers!

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Written and illustrated by Maurice Sendack, Where the Wild Things Are, won the Caldecott Award. This story is a highly imaginative journey you can join as Max tries to escape being sent to his room. This illustrations are so detailed and intriguing. The simple text is easy to follow and understand by readers of all ages. After Max takes his journey through the sea, he still comes home to a hot meal.

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Have you ever wanted to be invited to a taco party? What about a taco party with dragons! Dragons Love Tacos is written by Adam Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmiers. This New York Times Bestseller is sure to be a hit with your emergent reader! Help a kid and his dog plan a taco party for dragons. But wait! Make sure you don't let the dragons have any spicy salsa! You don't want to find out what happens if they do!

This story will be one your reader will want to re-read over and over again. The illustrations and plot of the story will capture the interest of your reader, and yourself!

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Where do you eat dinner? The backyard, the bedroom, or.... what about the bathtub? We Eat Dinner in the Bathtub is written by Angela Shelf Medearis and illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers. This silly story is perfect for any emergent reader. The simple text is easy for emergent readers to follow along with and go back and re-read with  you!

This story is great for introducing culture to your young reader.  All families do things differently, whether they eat in the bathtub, on the couch, or at the dinner table! Learning about other people's customs and traditions is a great way to build interest in reading.

Fun Tip: Try reading this story to your reader in your bathtub, or shower! They will LOVE the idea and probably remember it for a long time to come.

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Written by Patty Lovell and illustrated by David Cartrow, Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon is a beautifully illustrated story that stands up against bullying. Molly Lou stands up for herself, all while being true to herself. The vibrant illustrations are sure to catch the eye of any reader. The simple text is easy to follow along with. The phrase "So she did", is one your emergent reader will be able to "read" in no time!

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This book expresses the importance of a child's idea and encourages children to have ideas, and grow them. The illustrations show a boy and his idea. As you read the story, you see how his idea grows and how all the more confident he becomes. The illustrations are purposefully colored, to highlight his idea, allowing it to be the focus of the readers eye. This is a great story to encourage creativity among readers. The text, concept, and illustrations are great for emergent readers.

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Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginairy Friend 

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Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginairy Friend 

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Winner of the 2015 Caldecott Award, The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, written and illustrated by Dan Santat, is a story that will want to be read over and over. Follow along to see the journey an imaginary friend takes to find his unimaginary friend. The illustrations are wildly creative, modern, and colorful. They will captivate any reader and draw them into the world of Beekle. The applicable concepts of loneliness, need for friendship, and bravery will become more evident the more the story is read!

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The bears hat is gone and he wants it back. He sets out to go find it and while he is looking he runs in to many other animal friends. The illustrations are simple, yet detailed. The bear eventually find his hat and takes it back in a funny and unusual way!

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