Eve Bunting

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Texas

In this heartwarming story about family and multigenerational relationships, a Mexican-American boy and his grandfather, who struggles to speak English and find work, reconnect through gardening.



Francisco, a young Mexican-American boy, doesn't know how to connect with his grandfather who doesn't doesn't speak English. But when the opportunity to help his grandfather find a job comes along, Francisco helps his grandfather learn about gardening. They get to learn about gardening, and each other, along the way.

A Day's Work

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Marianne, heading west with fourteen other children on an Orphan Train, is sure her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. When her mother left Marianne at the orphanage, hadn't she promised she'd come for her after making a new life in the West? Stop after stop goes by, and there's no sign of her mother in the crowds that come to look over the children. No one shows any interest in adopting shy, plain Marianne, either. But that's all right: She has to be free for her mother to claim her. Then the train pulls into its final stop, a town called Somewhere . . .

Train to Somewhere

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Patricia Polacco

"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night.
And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdress and an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world.
In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

The Keeping Quilt

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Allen Say

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Early one morning a boy comes into town looking for work. He meets a sign painter who takes him on as a helper, and they are commissioned to paint a series of billboards in the desert. Each billboard has only one word, Arrowstar. They do not know its meaning. As they are about to paint the last sign, the boy looks up and sees in the distance a magnificent structure. Is it real? Together, they go to find out.


Here Allen Say tells a haunting story of dreams and choices for readers of all ages. It is a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Read-Aloud Story).

The Sign Painter

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Chicken Sunday

Eileen Spinelli

One wintry day, a postman delivers a mysterious package with a big pink bow to a lonely man named Mr. Hatch.

"Somebody loves you," the note says.
"Somebody loves me!" Mr. Hatch sings as he dusts his living room.
"Somebody loves me!" Mr. Hatch whistles as he does his errands in town.
"But who," Mr. Hatch wonders, "could that somebody be?"

After some time, Mr. Hatch discovers just who his secret admirer is and, in doing so, enjoys the biggest surprise of his life!

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

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Insectlopedia

Sherry Garland

When she is forced to leave Vietnam, a young girl brings a lotus seed with her to America in remembrance of her homeland. "Exquisite artwork fuses with a compelling narrative--a concise endnote places the story effectively within a historical context--to produce a moving and polished offering."--Publishers Weekly


The Lotus Seed

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Robert Frost

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Color illustrations enhance Robert Frost's familiar evocation of the quiet delights of winter and the thoughts that they provoke.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

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Little Red Writing

Craig Smith

While walking down the road, the narrator sees a donkey that he shares more about as the story progresses.

The Wonky Donkey

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African Traditions

Ashanti to Zulu

Monster Motel

Janell Cannon

Stellaluna

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Isabella Hatkoff

Craig Hatkoff

Peter Greste

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship

Owen and Mzee

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Emily Sands

Social Studies

A Course in the Wonders of Egypt

Lift-the-flaps, fold outs, side notes, and detailed illustrations provide readers with a comprehensive guide to the wonders of ancient Egypt through a review of its culture, history, amazing structures, archeological finds, and more!

The Egyptology Handbook

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Marcus Pfister

Marianne Martens

This exciting sequel to Marcus Pfister's best-selling Milo and the Magical Stones picks up where the happy resolution to that alternate-ending book left off. Winter is over and Milo sets out to explore. But Milo knows every nook and cranny of his small island and he is restless and bored. How wonderful it would be, he thinks, to see what lies over the horizon. He shares his dream with the other cliff mice, and together they build a giant raft and set out on a voyage of discovery. Their voyage takes them to a lush tropical island inhabited by friendly striped mice. What kind of explorers will the cliff mice be? Will their discovery lead to good or evil? It's up to the reader to decide. Halfway through the story, the book splits into two sections, each offering a different ending. From Marcus Pfister, creator of ""The Rainbow Fish,"" comes a thought-provoking story that, with the book's unique format, actively involves children in the decision-making process.

Milo and the Mysterious Island

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Robin Pulver

When the children in Mr. Wright's class have a field day, nouns and verbs in the classroom make their own fun.

Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day

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The Brand New Kid

Diane deGroat

It's the last day of school! Gilbert is excited about summer vacation, but first there's the class party, and Mrs. Byrd will give out the end-of-the-year awards. But will Gilbert even get one? Patty's the best speller. Philip's the best reader. What is Gilbert best at? Humorous and reassuring, this story by Diane deGroat perfectly captures the bittersweet emotions of the last day of school. As Gilbert's class says good-bye to Mrs. Byrd, she reminds each of them how special they really are. And that she will miss them very, very much!

No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teacher's Dirty Looks!

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Deb Lund

Dinosailors

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Marion Dane Bauer

As the sun sets, a father puts his child to bed. Weaving images of mice, of birds, and of polar bears, he tells her that sleep nibbles the last crumb of day; sleep gathers her beneath its feathery wings; and that sleep holds her tight in the furry dark. And as the images of sleep grow larger and larger, the father hopes that sleep will come to his child very soon. In this glorious companion to If You Were Born a Kitten, Marion Dane Bauer and JoEllen McAllister Stammen have created a classic lullaby, as warm and loving as any child and parent at bedtime.

Sleep, Little One, Sleep

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Judy Sierra

Students, heed this little rhyme:
When it's science project time,
Do not make goop,
or glop,
or grime,
And never mess with
mutant slime.

The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School

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Judi Barrett

An imaginative story of amazing food weather that inspired the hit movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a favorite of grown-ups and children everywhere.

The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town--except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers.

Life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. The food got larger and larger and so did the portions. Chewandswallow was plagued by damaging floods and storms of huge food. The town was a mess and the people feared for their lives.

Something had to be done, and in a hurry.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

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Pamela

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Eve Bunting

A Day's Work

Eve Bunting

Train to Somewhere

Patricia Polacco

The Keeping Quilt

Allen Say

The Sign Painter

Patricia Polacco

Chicken Sunday

Eileen Spinelli

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

Douglas Florian

Insectlopedia

Sherry Garland

The Lotus Seed

Robert Frost

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Joan Holub

Little Red Writing

Craig Smith

The Wonky Donkey

Margaret Musgrove

Ashanti to Zulu

Douglas Florian

Monster Motel

Janell Cannon

Stellaluna

Isabella Hatkoff; Craig Hatkoff; Peter Greste

Owen and Mzee

Emily Sands

The Egyptology Handbook

Marcus Pfister; Marianne Martens

Milo and the Mysterious Island

Robin Pulver

Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day

Katie Couric

The Brand New Kid

Diane deGroat

No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teacher's Dirty Looks!

Deb Lund

Dinosailors

Marion Dane Bauer

Sleep, Little One, Sleep

Judy Sierra

The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School

Judi Barrett

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

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