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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale (Verna Aardema)

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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale (Verna Aardema)

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Kindergarten
How/why questions and understanding cause and effect
In this origin story, the mosquito lies to a lizard, who puts sticks in his ears and ends up frightening another animal, which down a long line causes a panic. In the end, an owlet is killed and the owl is too sad to wake the sun until the animals hold court and find out who is responsible. The mosquito is eventually found out, but it hides in order to escape punishment. So now it constantly buzzes in people's ears to find out if everyone is still angry at it.
$7.67 on Amazon

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Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)

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Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)

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Kindergarten
Using imagination and creative play
Introduce a new generation to Max's imaginative journey with this special anniversary edition. Let the wild rumpus continue as this classic comes to life like never before with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork.
$6.39 on Amazon

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First Grade
Good for beginner readers, humor stories!
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In There Is a Bird On My Head!, Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head-two birds on your head! Can Piggie help her best friend?
$59.99 for set of 6 books on Amazon

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Second Grade
Using resources and Imagination
Princess Elizabeth plans on marrying Prince Ronald, who is practically perfect. However, a dragon arrives who destroys her castle, kidnaps Ronald, and burns all her clothes, so she must look for something to wear, and her only option is a paper bag.
$1.79 on Amazon

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Third Grade
Friendship, Growing up, Family
Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter. E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come.
$6.29 on Amazon

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First Grade
Cause/Effect and Following directions
Strega Nona—“Grandma Witch”—is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical ever-full pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. Big Anthony is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden, but one day, when she goes over the mountain to visit Strega Amelia, he recites the magic verse over the pasta pot, with disastrous results.
$7.99 on Amazon

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Second Grade
Storytelling and Oral
history
Based on the true story of the Mexican-American author and educator Tomás Rivera, a child of migrant workers who went on to become the first minority Chancellor in the University of California system, this inspirational story suggests what libraries--and education--can make possible.  Raul Colón's warm, expressive paintings perfectly interweave the harsh realities of Tomás's life, the joyful imaginings he finds in books, and his special relationships with a wise grandfather and a caring librarian.
$7.99 on Amazon

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Kindergarten
Animal Survival
While out searching for food, fruit bat Stellaluna and her mother are attacked by a vicious owl. Stellaluna is separated from Mother Bat and taken in by a family of birds where she must put aside her bat habits to fit in with her new family.
$7.99 on Amazon

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First Grade
Creative Observation
A box is just a box . . . unless it's not a box. From mountain to rocket ship, a small rabbit shows that a box will go as far as the imagination allows.
$6.03 on Amazon

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Third Grade
Wordless book, teaches
illustration story telling
In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. After a ferocious lion spares a cowering mouse that he'd planned to eat, the mouse later comes to his rescue, freeing him from a poacher's trap.
$10.00 on Amazon

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Second Grade
Growth mindset
Like her classmates, builder Iggy and inventor Rosie, scientist Ada, a character of color, has a boundless imagination and has always been hopelessly curious. Not afraid of failure, Ada embarks on a fact-finding mission and conducts scientific experiments, all in the name of discovery. But, this time, her experiments lead to even more stink and get her into trouble!
$12.10 on Amazon

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Kindergarten
Creating Patterns
A gently humorous book in which groups of fish are described by their bobbing, gliding, swishing movements until...shark! But this is also a wonderfully on target math concept book. Kids are encouraged to recognize patterns, which are everywhere -- in the colors of the fish, the backgrounds, the text, and the borders. A note to readers in the back of the book identifies even more patterns to look for!
$12.28 on Amazon

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Fourth Grade
Animal habitats, Civil rights
Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaçao. War has always been a game to him, and he’s eager to glimpse it firsthand–until the freighter he and his mother are traveling to the United States on is torpedoed. When Phillip comes to, he is on a small raft in the middle of the sea. Besides Stew Cat, his only companion is an old West Indian, Timothy. Phillip remembers his mother’s warning about black people: “They are different, and they live differently.”  But by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip’s head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy.
$6.68 on Amazon

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On the First Day of Grade School (Emily Brenner)

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On the First Day of Grade School (Emily Brenner)

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First Grade
Recognizing number value
On the first day of grade school, the students love their teacher so much that they give her a python. On the second day, they give her two buzzing bees. On the third day she receives three fat rats. Emily Brenner’s classroom take on the classic "Twelve Days of Christmas" song.
10 cents on Amazon!

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Kindergarten
Recognizing geography and map locations
Illustrated in full color. In this playful introduction to maps and geography, step by simple step, a young girl shows readers herself on a map of her room, her room on the map of her house, her house on the map of her street--all the way to her country on a map of the world.
$7.99 on Amazon

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First Grade
Introduction to measurement
With the Queen's birthday only days away, the King is concerned that the royal carpenters will not be able to build her a bed because they do not know how to measure.
$5.99 on Amazon

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Kindergarten
Word families and chunks
This illustrated easy reader blends a phonic-based text with a funny story and is designed to help children crack the reading code with ease.
1 cent on Amazon!

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin Jr.)

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin Jr.)

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Kindergarten
Rhymes and repetition with alphabet
When all the letters of the alphabet race one another up the coconut tree, will there be enough room?
Of course there is always enough room for this rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children’s favorite for more than twenty years! Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault’s rhythmic text keeps the beat with Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert’s bold, cheerful art.
$5.64 on Amazon

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Kindergarten
Finding your talents in everyday things
Tommy knows he wants to be an artist when he grows up. He can't wait to get to school and have real art lessons. When Tommy gets to school and finds out that the art lessons are full of "rules", he is surprised and dismayed. How the wise art teacher finds a way to give Tommy the freedom to create and stay within the "rules" makes a wonderfully perceptive picture book about growing up and keeping one's individuality.
$6.99 on Amazon

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Kindergarten
Family traditions – age
appropriateness
In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man.
$7.67

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First Grade
Patriotic Study
This spirited tribute to Old Glory will inspire readers, young and old, to take a new look at the greatest emblem of the United States of America. With patriotic verse and historical facts, THE FLAG WE LOVE explores how our flag has become an enduring part of our nation's proud history and heritage. From its earliest designs to its role in peace-time and war, the Star-Spangled Banner will take on a whole new meaning for all readers.
$7.95 on Amazon

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Alexander, Who Use to Be Rich Last Sunday (Judith Viorst)

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Alexander, Who Use to Be Rich Last Sunday (Judith Viorst)

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First Grade
Money and Value
Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar—and he was rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money! He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie, if he saved enough. But somehow the money began to disappear?
$7.99 on Amazon

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Ron Barrett)

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Ron Barrett)

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First Grade
Compound Words
The beloved, bestselling tale of edible weather is brought to life! If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? It could, after all, be messy. And you'd have no choice. What if you didn't like what fell? Or what if too much came? Have you ever thought of what it might be like to be squashed flat by a pancake?
$4.39 on Amazon

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First Grade
Differences/Positive Self-Esteem
With crooked knees and thin legs, it's harder for a giraffe than you would think. Gerald is finally able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend. With light-footed rhymes and high-stepping illustrations, this tale is gentle inspiration for every child with dreams of greatness.
$5.09 on Amazon

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First Grade
Sequencing/Black History
This picture-book biography is an excellent and accessible introduction for young readers to learn about one of the world's most influential leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Doreen Rappaport weaves the immortal words of Dr. King into a captivating narrative to tell the story of his life.
$6.39 on Amazon

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First Grade
Finding roles and Identity
Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when she gets a chance to play a part in Peter Pan, she knows exactly who she wants to be. Remarkable watercolor illustrations give full expression to Grace's high-flying imagination.
$13.97 on Amazon

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Second Grade
Production, Goods and
Services
The ox-cart man, his wife, his daughter, and his son worked all year to gather, grow, and make goods to sell at the market. The man used the money he made to purchase things they needed.
$7.83

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Second Grade
Measurement
This favorite classic picture book introduces children to a winning, winsome inchworm who can measure anything under the sun, from a robin’s tail to a toucan’s beak. When a hungry nightingale threatens to eat him for breakfast unless he can measure her song, the inchworm will have to cleverly solve the dilemma. This is a whimsical and sweet picture book that asks, “Can a song be measured?”
$14.54 on Amazon

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Second Grade
Story writing
Henrietta loves to read. When she clucks buk, buk, buk at the library, the librarian knows exactly what to recommend. Then Henrietta decides to write a book. With the help of her three aunties, she hatches a plot. But when Henrietta publishes her story, the critics say she's laid an egg! Is this the end of Henrietta's career as an author?
$7.92 on Amazon

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Second Grade
Humorous poetry with
pronunciation guide, good for using phonics cues
Some of the animals in this book are real. They include: the hippopotamus (she's missing), the elephant (he's artistically talented), the octopus (it's great at multitasking). Others may not be quite so real. These include: the wiguana (very hairy, for a lizard), the halibutterfly (there's something fishy about it), the gludu (quite clingy).
$10.44 on Amazon

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When I Was Young in the Mountains (CynthiaRylant)

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When I Was Young in the Mountains (CynthiaRylant)

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Second Grade
Appalachian childhood – social studies inclusion
For twenty years, Cynthia Rylant's story of childhood in the Appalachian Mountains has been an enduring favorite. Growing up in the mountains is depicted with a spare, lyrical text and beautiful, tender illustrations by Diane Goode. The book was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal.
$6.99 on Amazon

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Second Grade
Using imagination and Finding beauty in everyday experiences
When young Trisha finds out her class at the new school is known as "The Junkyard," she is devastated. She moved from her old town so she wouldn't be in a special class anymore! But then she meets her teacher, the quirky and invincible Mrs. Peterson, and her classmates, an oddly brilliant group of students each with his or her own unique talent. And it is here in The Junkyard that Trisha learns the true meaning of genius, and that this group of misfits are, in fact, wonders, all of them.
$14.46 on Amazon

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America Votes: How Our President is Elected (LindaGranfield)

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America Votes: How Our President is Elected (LindaGranfield)

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Third Grade
Voting Process
Kids shouldn't have to wait until they're old enough to vote to get caught up in the excitement of presidential elections! From the first primaries, through the party conventions, to the final count at the polls, the race for the presidency is a whirlwind of passionate speeches, sensational campaigns and new beginnings that every American can be a part of!
$4.99 on Amazon

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Bartholomew and the Oobleck  (Dr. Seuss)

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Bartholomew and the Oobleck  (Dr. Seuss)

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Third Grade
Designing solutions to weather-related hazards
Bored with rain, sun, fog, and snow, King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky. What he gets is a storm of sticky green globs called Oobleck, which soon causes a royal mess. But with the assistance of the wise page boy Bartholomew, the king (along with young readers) learns that the simplest words can sometimes solve the biggest problems.
$13.59 on Amazon

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A Very Improbable Story (Edward Einhorn)

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A Very Improbable Story (Edward Einhorn)

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Third Grade
Probability
Ethan wakes up one morning to find a very strange cat stuck on his head. The cat, Odds, refuses to budge until Ethan wins a game of probability. Without looking, Ethan must pick out a dime from his coin collection or two matching socks from his dresser, or do something else improbable. If he doesn't, Odds is there to stay, and Ethan has a 100% chance of missing his big soccer game.
$7.95 on Amazon

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Muddy As a Duck Puddle and Other American Similes (Laurie Lawlor)

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Muddy As a Duck Puddle and Other American Similes (Laurie Lawlor)

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Third Grade
Similes
This collection of similes from A to Z is as zany as a chigger chased around a stump. It includes rib-tickling folk expressions from Americans of all walks of life and all parts of the country in a bodacious tribute to both our country's diversity and pioneer heritage. There is a funny simile and uproarious illustration for each letter of the alphabet.
$6.07 on Amazon

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Third Grade
Concrete(visual) poetry to convey
meaning and homophones
Concrete poems startle and delight the eye and mind. The size and arrangement of words and letters can add or alter meaning — forming a poem that takes the shape of crows that fly off the page or becoming a balloon filled with rhyme, drifting away from outstretched hands.
$7.99 on Amazon

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Noah Webster and His Words (Jeri Chase Ferris)

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Noah Webster and His Words (Jeri Chase Ferris)

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Third Grade
Study of dictionaries
This clever, hilariously illustrated account shines a light on early American history and the life of a man who could not rest until he’d achieved his dream. An illustrated chronology of Webster’s life makes this a picture perfect bi-og-ra-phy [noun: a written history of a person's life].
$6.99 on Amazon

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Girl With 500 Middle Names (Margaret Peterson Haddix)

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Girl With 500 Middle Names (Margaret Peterson Haddix)

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Third Grade
Finding identity, Peer pressure
It's hard enough being the new kid in school. It's even tougher when all of your new classmates live in big houses and wear expensive clothes, while your parents have little and are risking everything just to give you a chance at a better life.
Now Janie's about to do something that will make her stand out even more among the rich kids at Satterthwaite School. Something that will have everyone wondering just who Janie Sams really is. And something that will mean totally unexpected changes for Janie and her family.
$5.99 on Amazon

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In Their Own Words: Paul Revere (George Sullivan)

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In Their Own Words: Paul Revere (George Sullivan)

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Fourth Grade
Social Studies standards, biography of Paul Revere and that time period
This book brings Paul Revere's legendary midnight ride to life, and reveals that Revere was active in many of the events that led to the Revolution. Readers will also learn about other famous Americans of the time, including John Hancock and Sam Adams.
$4.99 on Amazon

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The Most Magnificent Thing (Ashley Spires)

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The Most Magnificent Thing (Ashley Spires)

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Fourth Grade
Introductions of engineering and concepts of design
This funny book offers a perfect example of the rewards of perseverance and creativity. The girl's frustration and anger are vividly depicted in the detailed art, and the story offers good options for dealing honestly with these feelings, while at the same time reassuring children that it's okay to make mistakes. The clever use of verbs in groups of threes is both fun and functional, offering opportunities for wonderful vocabulary enrichment.
$11.46 on Amazon

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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale (Demi)

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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale (Demi)

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Fourth Grade
Algebraic concepts and patterns
A rajah who believes himself to be wise and fair uses his hungry people's rice for himself year after year, until a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan using the surprising power of doubling to win a billion grains of rice from the rajah.
$16.95 on Amazon

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Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems (Marilyn Singer)

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Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems (Marilyn Singer)

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Fourth Grade
Point of view
Once upon a time, Mirror Mirror, a brilliant book of fairy tale themed reversos–a poetic form in which the poem is presented forward and then backward–became a smashing success. Now a second book is here with more witty double takes on well-loved fairy tales such as Thumbelina and The Little Mermaid.
$13.50 on Amazon

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Fourth Grade
Introduction to different types of poetry
A Light in the Attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to again and again. Come on up to the attic of Shel Silverstein and let the light bring you home.
$12.39 on Amazon

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Fourth Grade
Easy to read and understand, use in presidents/first ladies projects
A series of illustrated biographies for young readers featuring significant historical figures, including artists, scientists, presidents, inventors, etc..
$59.99 for 10 book set

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Fourth Grade
Retelling history, Finding facts
within fiction
So when Lucas's parents decide the sport is too dangerous and he needs to quit, Lucas has to talk to his biggest fan. So the next morning, Lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. It's a bright, beautiful day in New York. But just as Lucas arrives at his uncle's firehouse, everything changes -- and nothing will ever be the same again.
$4.49 on Amazon

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis)

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis)

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Fourth Grade
Personification, Imagery, Allegory, Character, Setting
Four adventurous siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice.
$6.99 on Amazon

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Kindergarten
Element of Design: Texture Practice using media crayons.
This story of a small teddy bear waiting on a department store shelf for a child’s friendship has appealed to young readers generation after generation.
$4.80 on Amazon

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If The Dinosaurs Came Back (Bernard Most)

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If The Dinosaurs Came Back (Bernard Most)

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Kindergarten
Collages, Element of Design: Value and Line
Practice using scissors/glue
A small boy imagines a world where dinosaurs perform public services. Bold lines accentuate imaginative, humorous ideas. An overwhelming favorite in the early grades.
$7.63 on Amazon

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Kindergarten
Element of design: Dot: shape and texture, Ish: Line
Children will sympathize immediately with Vashti first, angry little dot and then cheer her subsequent discovery that even a dot can be art when it springs from inspiration. Before long, Vashti has found many ways to create many dots.
$10.69 on Amazon

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First Grade
Collages and mixed media.  Practice using glue and scissors along with the media oil pastels
Element of design: texture and shape

In this classic and heartwarming story, a very lonely firefly finally finds the friends he is seeking at the end of a tireless search for belonging. Carle's rich, collage-like art and gentle text will be comfortingly familiar to his millions of fans. An accessible Level 2 reader, The Very Lonely Firefly is one that parents and children will read over and over again.
$3.99 on Amazon

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Second Grade
Portraits: how we are all different  Practice using colored pencils
Element of design: line and color
Just savor these bouquets of babies—cocoa-brown, cinnamon, peaches and cream. As they grow, their clever skin does too, enjoying hugs and tickles, protecting them inside and out, and making them one of a kind. Fran Manushkin’s rollicking text and Lauren Tobia’s delicious illustrations paint a breezy and irresistible picture of the human family—and how wonderful it is to be just who you are.
$15.19 on Amazon

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Third Grade
Element of design: Line
Imaginative landscapes
Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty.
$13.46 on Amazon

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Fourth Grade
Watercolor painting and painting skills
Element of design: Shape

A flower is told through the adventures of a tiny seed. This mini-book includes a piece of detachable seed-embedded paper housed on the inside front cover. Readers can plant the entire piece of paper and watch as their very own tiny seeds grow into beautiful wildflowers.
$7.99 on Amazon