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Make Way For Ducklings is a story about a mother duck who guides her ducklings through parks and cities with her, In the book, Mrs. Mallard assures the pond in the Boston Public Gardens is a perfect place for her as well as her eight ducklings to live. The issue was how to get the ducklings there in the busy streets of Boston. With help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Kack, Jack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack safely arrive at their new home. This story is used to show a loving, caring relationship with a mother and her children.
McCloskey, R. (1999). Make Way For Ducklings. New York, N.Y.: A Member of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers.

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Grandfather's Journey is the story of a Japanese immigrant's journey to America. He came to this country as a young man and traveled all over America. He settles in California because he liked it best and reminded him of Japan. He returns to Japan to marry a woman, then brings her to California and they a daughter. Grandfather then became homesick for Japan and his family moved back to Japan. His daughter's son, Allen grows up and decides to come see the beauty of America. Allen stays in California but never forgets his homeland. The story is told as grandfather's life and his coming to America. This story can be used to talk about travel and diversity in the classroom.
Say, A. (1993). Grandfather's Journey. Boston, Massachusetts.: Houghton Mifflin Company.

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The Hello, Goodbye Window is a book that tells a story about a young girl visiting her grandparents, Nanna and Poppy. There is diversity between them in this book, pleasing readers. They wave greetings through their magical window to each other. They watch stars, play games, work garden, and listen to Poppy play his harmonica. This book can be read in the classroom to represent diversity between people and families.
Juster, N. (2005). The Hello, Goodbye Window. Michael Di Capua Books. Hyperion Books for Children.

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In the book, Fables, Arnold Lobel brings original fables to life with entertaining humor and catching illustrations. The twenty fables are one page each that include a moral lesson. These fables use anthropomorphic animals that find themselves in a variety of crazy situations, such as a bear who is convinced by a crow to go into town wearing a frying pan on his head. This book can be utilized in the classroom setting to just read to the students and have them understand the words and meaning.
Lobel, A. (1980). Fables. Harper Collins Publishers.

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The Polar Express is told by a narrator who is a young boy. He is reminiscing one special Christmas Eve night. Through a flashback, it shows us that on a Christmas Eve night, the young boy was kept awake thinking of a friend's comment about Santa Clause. He says he has never heard Santa's sleigh bells, therefore he couldn't be real. The boy doubts his friend's assumption and later in the night, the young boy was awoken by the sounds of an approaching train that stops in front of his house. The conductor invites the boy to board the train to travel to the North Pole, and he goes. This book is entertaining to young children during Christmas time.
Van Allsburg, C. (1985). The Polar Express. Boston, Massachusetts. Houghton Mifflin Company.

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Song and Dance Man is a story written about three children who follow their grandfather up to the attic. Grandfather proceeds to pull out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandfather once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, his three grandchildren can see what it was like to be a song and dance man in his time. This story can be incorporated in the classroom when learning songs and even history lessons.
Ackerman, K. (1988). Song and Dance Man. New York.: Dragonfly Books.

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Hello Lighthouse is about a man who arrives at a lighthouse to take his new job as its keeper. Despite his activity, he is lonely, and writes messages in bottles and tosses into the sea.  After awhile, a man arrives with supplies and the man’s wife. They are happy together in the lighthouse, and soon joined by their new daughter. Years later, electricity strikes the lighthouse, and the family moves away.
Blackall, S. (2018). Hello Lighthouse. New York & Boston.: Little, Brown and Company.

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The Rooster Crows is a book based strictly on nursery rhymes and teaching children to rhyme. This is part of America's heritage happy verses illustrated by famous artists. "The rooster crows and away he goes", pictured on the jacket, is only one of these nursery rhymes, counting out other jingles loved by American children for generations. They come from collections all over America. This is used in the classroom when introducing children to new words and rhythm.
Petersham, M. & M. (1945). The Rooster Crows. New York, N.Y.: MacMillian Publishing Company.

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Lon Po Po is a red riding hood story originated in China. Three young sisters, Shang, Tao and Paotze are left home alone while their mother leaves them to visit their grandmother on her birthday. While the mother is away, a wolf, who is disguised as the grandmother tries to convince the sisters to let him into the house. This book can be used in a classroom setting to show children to not trust strangers.
Young, E. (1989). Lon Po Po. New York, N.Y.:  Philomel Books a division of The Putnam & Grosset Group.

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Prayer For A Child is written for teaching children the purposes of praying and being thankful. The prayer is full of gentleness for familiar things, the love of friends and family, and the kind protection of God. Although it was written for a little girl, the prayer is for all boys and girls, as it carries an appeal for all ages and races. This book is helpful in the classroom when teaching children to be thankful.
Field, R. (1944). Prayer For A Child. New York, N.Y.: MacMillan Publishing Company.