Karen Backstein

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Dive into this retelling of the classic fable about six blind men who are only allowed to feel one part of an elephant before having to guess the animal!

Six blind men have learned about the world through sound and touch. When the prince gets an elephant, the men decide to go to the palace and touch it. How is it they come up with such different impressions of what an elephant is like? Young readers will laugh at the answer! One man feels the side, one the trunk, one the tusk, one the ear, one the tail, and one the leg. They argue among themselves until the wise prince kindly tells them that they are all right, but that each man has felt only a part of the elephant. They just need to put their heads - and all the parts - together.

Part of the acclaimed "Hello Reader!" series for beginning readers, this retelling of a classic tale uses simple language and charming illustrations to entertain children while building reading skills. An introductory letter from an education specialist offers advice to parents on helping their children learn to read.

The Blind Men and the Elephant, Level 3

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Lisa Bullard

Inside and Out

Alex is a marvelous little boy who is just like other people in some ways, such as getting angry sometimes, but also unique because of his special laugh, his grizzly hugs, and his own interesting thoughts. Includes activities.

Marvelous Me

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Ann Morris

History

"Shoes is loosely organized into categories such as working shoes, dancing shoes, shoes for ice or snow, and anytime-at-all shoes. It's an interesting way to take an armchair tour, and could be used to spark a geography, social studies, or multicultural unit." --School Library Journal.

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes

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Rukhsana Khan

Although confined to a wheelchair, Malik, a Pakistani boy, captures the most kites, including those of the bully next door, during the annual spring kite-flying festival of Basant and becomes "King" of the festival for the day. Full color.

King for a Day

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Mary Ann Hoberman

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Where does everyone and everything live? A House Is a House for Me is a rollicking rhyme about houses. Some of the houses are familiar, such as an anthill and a dog kennel, while others are surprising, such as a corn husk and a pea pod. This longtime favorite is filled with pictures that parents and children will want to look at again and again in a beautifully produced, deluxe full-sized edition.

A House Is a House for Me

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Juanita Havill

Jamaica thinks her classmate Russell is a pest who is always getting into trouble, but then she discovers he is moving away.

Jamaica's Blue Marker

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Jamaica doesn't want a younger child to play with her, until she remembers how she felt when her older brother excluded her from his games.

Jamaica Tag-Along

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Margie Palatini

Earthquack!

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Kate Banks

Going to the job site with Dad

When darkness falls and bedtime comes, Papa tucks Alex in, then puts on his hard hat and goes to work. Papa is an engineer who works at night. "Take me with you," Alex says. "Not tonight," says Papa. But one night Papa has a surprise -- a hard hat for Alex! He takes Alex with him to the construction site, where excavators rumble and cement mixers hum. As his dream comes true, Alex gets to be a night worker just like Papa. Kate Banks's evocative text and Georg Hallensleben's colorful paintings combine to make a unique bedtime book that will delight all children, especially those who are fascinated by big machines.

The Night Worker is a 2001 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

The Night Worker

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Laya Steinberg

Encourage children to explore synonyms using the adorable Thesaurus Rex. Rex, a dinosaur who has an irresistible way with words, will "slither, skid, slide and glide" his way into children's hearts. Paired with Debbie Harter's vibrant watercolours, Laya Steinberg's energetic text will engage even the youngest of audiences.But Thesaurus Rex is more than just fun: the alliteration and end rhyme foster phonemic awareness, the action-verb synonyms strengthen young readers' vocabulary and the succinct text builds pre-literacy skills.

Thesaurus Rex

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Anna McQuinn

How does your garden grow? Book-loving Lola is inspired by a collection of garden poems that she reads with her mommy. She wants to plant her own garden of beautiful flowers, so she and Mommy go to the library to check out books about gardening. They choose their flowers and buy their seeds. They dig and plant. And then they wait. Lola finds it hard to wait for her flowers to grow, but she spends the time creating her own flower book. Soon she has a garden full of sunflowers and invites all of her friends for cakes and punch and a story amongst the flowers.

Lola is a beloved character that continues to shine for young readers. Her curiosity and love of books is infectious. Parents and children love sharing Lola's stories.

Rosalind Beardshaw's beautiful illustrations highlight Lola's close-knit family and how they use stories and books to interact with their world. Lola's brightly colored and growing garden is the perfect surrounding for this bright little girl.

Lola Plants a Garden

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Tish Rabe

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

All about Insects

Catch the bug buzz and learn all about insects with the Cat in the Hat--a perfect gift for little scientists on Earth Day and every day! The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library is a nonfiction picture book series that introduces beginning readers ages 5-8 to important basic concepts.

Find out all you ever wanted to know about insects when the Cat in the Hat and friends get an up-close view of life as a bug. Kids will learn how insects -- from the spittlebug to the honeybee to the moth -- see, smell, communicate, and pollinate, as well as sometimes pester and amaze and generally make life better for us humans.

Featuring beloved characters from Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat, the Learning Library are unjacketed hardcover picture books that explore a range of nonfiction topics about the world we live in and include an index, glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

On Beyond Bugs

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The Digging-est Dog

Robert Lopshire

Put Me in the Zoo

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Bad Kitty School Daze 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The Drowning Kind

Velvet Was The Night 

The Ingenue

Within These Wicked Walls 

James McBride

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

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Katherine Applegate

"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"--

Wishtree

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Karen Backstein

The Blind Men and the Elephant, Level 3

Lisa Bullard

Marvelous Me

Ann Morris

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes

Rukhsana Khan

King for a Day

Mary Ann Hoberman

A House Is a House for Me

Juanita Havill

Jamaica's Blue Marker

Juanita Havill

Jamaica Tag-Along

Margie Palatini

Earthquack!

Kate Banks

The Night Worker

Laya Steinberg

Thesaurus Rex

Anna McQuinn

Lola Plants a Garden

Tish Rabe

On Beyond Bugs

Al Perkins

The Digging-est Dog

Robert Lopshire

Put Me in the Zoo

Nick Bruel

Bad Kitty School Daze

Jennifer McMahon

The Drowning Kind

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Velvet Was The Night

Rachel Kapelke-Dale

The Ingenue

Lauren Blackwood

Within These Wicked Walls

James McBride

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

Katherine Applegate

Wishtree

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