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201
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Curious George learns the alphabet: Curious George has progressed from learning to wash dishes, clean windows, and ride a bike to learning his letters--with time out for fun, food, football, mischief, and a surprise at the end! Curious George's first day of school: It's the first day of school and George has been invited to Mr. Apple's class to be a special helper! George is just the right monkey for the job--that is, until he starts to make his usual...
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"Kids will build confidence all summer long as they master early literacy skills with interactive games, challenges, and storybooks. Summer Reading helps to: Stay motivated; maintain reading skills to avoid summer slide ; get excited about using the library ; and keep discovering and learning all summer long."
6) Little women
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For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...
12) Lost and found
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The Grayson twins are moving to a new town. Again.Although it's a drag to be constantly mistaken for each other, in truth, during those first days at a new school, there's nothing better than having a twin brother there with you. But on day one of sixth grade, Ray stays home sick, and Jay is on his own. No big deal. It's a pretty nice school, good kids, too. But Jay quickly discovers a major mistake: No one seems to know a thing about his brother....
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[2008]
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Imagine coming upon a fountain of youth in a forest. To live forever--isn't that everyone's ideal? For the Tuck family, eternal life is a reality, but their reaction to their fate is surprising. Newbury Honor-winner Natalie Babbitt (Knee-Knock Rise, The Search for Delicious) outdoes herself in this sensitive, moving adventure in which 10-year-old Winnie Foster is kidnapped, finds herself helping a murderer out of jail, and is eventually offered the...
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c2010
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100th day worries: Based on the book 100th day worries by Margery Cuyler: The 100th day of school is approaching, and Jessica's teacher wants each of the children to bring in a collection of 100 things. Jessica worries about everything, and now she has something new to worry about!
First grade takes a test: Based on the book First grade takes a test by Miriam Cohen: When the lady from the principal's office brings in a test for the first grade class,...
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[2011]
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Cloudy with a chance of meatballs: Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.
Pickles to Pittsburgh: Dozing off while contemplating Grandpa's unusual vacation, Kate dreams about Chewandswallow, where it snows popcorn and rains sandwiches and the fate of falling food intrigues her. This is the sequel to Cloudy with...
18) The husband list
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So many men, so little time...New York City, 1894. Heiress Caroline Maxwell would like nothing more than to join her brother and his friend, Jack Culhane, on their adventures. While they are off seeing the world, shes stuck at home, frightening off the list of men her mother hopes will ask for her hand in marriage. Caroline longs for adventure, passion, love, and most of all...Jack Culhane, an unconventional Irish-American bachelor with new money...
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Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...
20) Stealing air
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[2012]
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Three sixth-grade boys band together to build an experimental aircraft, enduring social and practical difficulties in the process.