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Jack Prelutsky has created mythical half-animal, half-object creatures as subjects of his delightful poems. Read about Alarmadillos, ballpoint penguins, the eggbeaturkey, tweasels of the forest and the bold umbrellaphant.

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Barbara Robinson, author of the Best Christmas Pageant Ever, follows the story of the Herdman kids--the outlaws of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School. In Best School Year Ever a school project assignment for the year forces each student to think of compliments for each of their classmates. Is there anything good about Imogene Herdman?

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This is the 1978 Newbery Medal-winning book about true friendship between Jess Aaron and Leslie Burke and of the magical kingdom they create just for themselves---Terabithia.

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Paul Fleischman has recreated the first great battle of the Civil War from the points of view of sixteen participants, Northern and Southern, male and female, white and black, old and young. History comes alive as one reads the short 1 or 2 page accounts of each participant as they share their early battle anticipation and their changing perspective as they become involved in the Battle of Bull Run.

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A farm boy surprises his dad on Christmas morning with a special Christmas gift.

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Chester, a cricket, Tucker, a mouse, Harry Cat, and a little boy named Mario manage, between escapades in New York City, to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand belonging to Mario's parents.

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In 1881 twelve-year-old Renny, who resists his father's efforts to turn him into a rough, tough, brawling boy, earns the disapproval of the entire mining camp when he befriends a newly arrived Chinese boy.

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This is the historical fiction account of one young girl's survival against the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 when it hit her hometown of Philadelphia, killing 10 per cent of the population.

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1980 Newbery Medal-Winner, A Gathering of Days tells, in journal form, Caherine's story of growing up in nineteenth-century New Hampshire. She recounts both the hardships and the many joys of pioneer life. For ages 8 - 12.

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Rosie and her best friend, Bailey, are in a stew of their own making. With wise words and tales of her own youth plus some shared soup-making, Granny Torrelli helps set things right.

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Hoping to earn a trip to an amusement park, the three Morgan children agree to take care of a chicken that their father plans to give their mother as a birthday surprise.

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In the winter of 1941 Piet, a young Dutch boy from Sluis, has the important and frightening assignment of accompanying two Dutch children as they skate along the canals of the Netherlands into free Belgium.

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Stanley Yelnats finds himself handcuffed and on his way to Green Lake, a place where "bad boys" are sent. For recreation the residents of Green Lake dig holes. Why the warden makes them dig holes and what they discover is the subject of this often humorous, often heartrending, and always gripping story. This is both a Rebecca Caudill and 1999 Newbery award winning book.

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After escaping the orphanage where they have spent their lives together, two boys become assistants to a con artist, and while Possum objects to the lying, stealing, and cheating, Billy only cares about making money and taking life easy.

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"Since Summer was six years old she lived with dear Aunt May and Uncle Ob. Now, six years later, Aunt May has died. Summer, who misses May with all her might, is afraid something will happen to Ob." Life seems to have stopped at her house in Deep Water, West Virginia until Cletus, a strange boy from school, begins visiting, bringing life, curiosity, and strength back to Summer and Uncle Ob.

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Mrs. Frisby is a widow mouse and thus must protect her family against weather, the cat, and the farmer and his plow. This is a charming tale full of adventure and some insight, as well. The rats of NIMH are highly intelligent creatures who become Mrs. Frisby's means to safety. She, in turn, saves their lives. This is a 1972 Newbery award winning book.

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.."a Little Girl journeys to find the ancient wise one known as Old Turtle. With words both simple and profound, Old turtle helps the Little Girl to hear again the language of breezes...and passes on the precious piece of wisdom that will mend the people's broken truth." --the Publisher

This copy of Old Turtle and the Broken Truth is signed by illustrator, Jon Muth.

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Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends but they weren't. Weeks after a tragic accident, all that is left are eerie connections that Martha can't understand. This is a 2004 Honor Newbery award-winning story about Martha's summer at the ocean, of her growing-up, and of her learning of the secret both Martha and Olive shared unknowingly.

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Newly orphaned Emily Luccock travels to San Francisco to live in her beloved aunt and uncle's white-pillared mansion. She is met at the train staion by a drab woman with sunken eyes and a deathly-pale face. This woman turns out to be her Aunt Twice. This is only the beginning of Emily's horrors and of things not being what they seem. Emily needs all her wits and courage to discover the secrets of Sugar Hill Hall.

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Replay by award-winning author, Sharon Creech is alternately funny and tender. Leo, the teller of the story, dreams he is the biggest star on broadway. (It is his escape from the reality of his life in a large family where he is ignored.) Ms. Creech writes with true compassion and insight about family and sibling relationships and of a boy's maturing

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Sammy Keyes gets more than she bargained for on Halloween night. Trick-or-treating at the Bush house, she encounters the skeletan man and Mr. Bush in a Frankenstein mask, almost dead. A whirlwind Halloween mystery story begins in which Sammy discovers a long-held grudge, a robbery that is more than it appears, and the truth about Mr. Bush.

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Marty Preston, an eleven-year-old West Virginia boy discovers a beagle, Shiloh, lost in the woods. When it appears the dog has been mistreated, Marty determines to make Shiloh his even though the dog legally belongs to the hard-drinking, dog-mishandler, Judd Travers.

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Spoon Gilmore spends his summer searching for something special by which he could remember his Gram. What he finds is closer than he could imagine. A story of family ties written by Caldecott and Newbery award-winning author Kevin Henkes.

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A blessing or a curse? The Tuck family has drunk water from a spring in the woods that causes them to live forever. When Winnie Foster stumbles across Jesse Tuck at the spring, the Tuck family must impress upon Winnie the importance of keeping the spring a secret. Complications arise when a yellow-suited stranger overhears the story of the Tuck family. An ALA Notable Book

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Fifth grader Mark Chelmsley learns to survive at his new school, Hardy Elementary, and to survive the much touted Week in the Woods. Survival doesn't come easily though. Mark must make some choices and learn to adapt in a completely new envionment.

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This is a complete "how to" acting and stagecraft book for any young performer who wants to get up on stage.

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Explore the wonderful world of poetry. You can read some of the most famous poetry from time of the Greeks to present day, read about the poet's lives, learn about poetry styles, like haiku, sonnet, and villanelle. You can also listen to the poetry, on the accompanying CD, being read by professional actors.

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Over fifty activities, sidebars on every page, and varied craft activities teach children how to care for and create a more loving relationship with their dog.

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35 hands-on activities help children experience and connect with the ancient cultures of Philistine, Israel, and Phoenicia and discover how ancient civilizations have influenced present day. The history/activity book also presents the religious beliefs of each ancient culture. Readers will gain a perspective on present-day struggles and current events.

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Within Kids Camp! are more than 100 hands-on activities and games to help children learn about nature, to explore and discover, to enjoy nature's great beauty. Carlson shows how to identify animal tracks, to create a sun clock out of rocks, to discover the age of a tree, how to make berry juice ink. There are over 100 hands- on activities and games that teach kids the basics for safe, fun camping while showing them how to really explore the tiny things in nature.

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With clarity and wit, David Schwartz and Marissa Moss have created a Math alphabet book to enthrall both those who love and those who disdain Mathematics.

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Using black-and-white photographs and well-written instructions, Let's Grow introduces 72 gardening adventures. The projects range in complexity from those suitable for very young children to those a 12-year-old can tackle. This is a wonderful book to purchase for Earth Day or for the beginning of the growing season.

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Monet and the Impressionists for Kids discusses the nineteenth-century French art movement known as Impressionism,focusing on the works of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cassatt, Cézanne Gauguin, and Seurat. Also includes 21 related projects and activities.

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Gathered together in one book are directions for making bead clay, salt and starch goo, and gingerbread architecture. There are ideas from simple to complex for both children and adults. ...an ideal book for a day care, pre-school or homeschool teacher.

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A student of George Balanchine, Suki Schorer passes on her insights on how to dance, how to learn, and how to grow. Ms. Schorer says, "the approach they take to learning ballet is the approach they take to life itself.

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Written by the author of G is for Googol, David Schwartz applies his humor and knowledge about science to write Q is for Quark. Each letter of the alphabet explores a scientific topic: A is for Atom, J is for Jet Propulsion, M is for Music. Published in 2001 its engaging, often humorous illustrations and the fact-filled text make this a must-have educational book for the 21st century junior high student.

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If you long for Spring, read "Birches" or "Mending Wall". All of your senses will be stimulated in poems for Summer, such as "The Pasture or Rose Pogonias." Autumn poetry includes the well-known "The Road Not Taken" and "After Apple-Picking." Snuggle up with Winter poems such as, "A Patch of Old Snow" or "The Wood-Pile." Schmidt offers a brief explanation after each poem. This is an added feature to help young first-time poetry readers understand the poetry they are reading.

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Discover science concepts through the art experiences. Projects include Magnetic Rubbing, Stencil Leaves, Paint Pendulum, Ice Structures, Bottle Optics, and many more. Projects are divided by difficulty level as well as by adult oversight needed. This is a great teaching tool to encourage a love of science.

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Within these pages are over 200 easy and open-ended independent art experiences. This Benjamin Franklin Award-Winning Book is a book for all ages.

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With the enclosed CD The Story of the Orchestra presents the biographies and music of some of the best-loved composers--from Bach to Bernstein. It also introduces the individual instruments of the orchestra and the families to which they belong. ---a great overview of classical music, the composers, and the orchestral instruments that produce the music.

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Textiles introduces the reader to the textile artists who design and make artworks with fibers and fabrics. You will learn how artworks are created using natural and synthetic fibers and using traditional and new techniques. You will meet well-known artist, Annemieke Mein. And, you can try your hand at textile artwork by making a piece of felt.