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Llama Llama Loves Camping

Written and Illustrated by Anna Dewdney
Llama Llama goes camping for the very first time and learns a valuable lesson: what seems scary can actually be super-duper FUN!
Pre-K - K
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How to Train Your Amygdala

Written by Anna Housley Juster and Illustrated by Cynthia Cliff

Your amygdala works hard to protect you from danger, but what about when it gets things wrong? This...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood

Written by Linda Elovitz Marshall and Illustrated by Anna And Elena Balbusso

Marie Curie has long been a well-known name around the world. Though Marie made extraordinary...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Hero Next Door: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another...

3rd - 7th
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers Edition)

Written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer and Illustrated by Anna Hymas

When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of...

5th - 9th
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Salma the Syrian Chef

Written by Danny Ramadan and Illustrated by Anna Bron
All Salma wants is to make her mama smile again. Between English classes, job interviews, and...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite

Written by Anna Harwell Celenza and Illustrated by Don Tate
It's a challenge to transform the "Nutcracker Suite's" romantic orchestra into jumpin' jazz melodies...
1st - 4th

Leveled Reading Passages Supporting The Wednesday Surprise

This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book The Wednesday Surprise....
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Anna & Natalie

Written by Barbara H. Cole and Illustrated by Ronald Himler
Anna is determined to win the honor of laying the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in...
1st - 4th
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Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys

Written by David A. Adler and Illustrated by Anna Raff

Machines make work easier— helping break things apart, lift heavy objects, and change the power and...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Lola Loves Stories

Written by Anna McQuinn and Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Lola loves to go to the library with her daddy. Every night she reads a new story, and the next day...
Pre-K - 1st
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Once Upon a Cruise

Written by Anna Staniszewski
Ainsley never wanted to spend her summer on a fairy tale cruise—especially since, instead of...
5th - 8th
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Anna, Banana, and the Puppy Parade

Written by Anica Mrose Rissi
This simple chapter book explores the challenges and cheers of elementary school friendships...
1st - 5th
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A New Coat for Anna

Written by Harriet Ziefert and Illustrated by Anita Lobel
Anna's mother decides to trade the few valuables she has left for wool and for the services of a...
Pre-K - 2nd
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At the Farmers Market (All Around Me)

Written by Anna W. Bardaus
The farmers market is fascinating—all throughout the year Discover which fruits and vegetables you...
Pre-K - K
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Fierce Reads Kisses and Curses

Written by Various
Every page more fierce than the last! Enjoy a good monster love story? Or a dark, Russian-style...
7th - 12th
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Joyride

Written by Anna Banks
Carly Vega lives with her older brother, studies hard, and works the graveyard shift at a...
7th - 9th
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Where You'll Find Me

Written by Natasha Friend
The first month of school, thirteen-year-old Anna Collette finds herself. . . .Dumped by her best...
7th - 12th

Leveled Reading Passage: How to Ruin a Surprise Party

After reading The Wednesday Surprise, choose from three leveled reading passages that relate in some...
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The Wednesday Surprise

Written by Eve Bunting and Illustrated by Donald Carrick
Every Wednesday Anna and her brother Sam work with their grandmother to make a surprise for Dad’s...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Sarah, Plain and Tall

Written by Patricia MacLachlan
When Sarah Wheaton answers widower Jacob Whiting’s ad for a mail-order bride, she leaves her home in...
1st - 5th

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