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Orangutanka: A Story in Poems

Written by Margarita Engle and Illustrated by Renee Kurilla
All the orangutans are ready for a nap in the sleepy depths of the afternoon . . . all except one...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Scrapkins Junk Re-Thunk Amazing Creations You Can Make from Junk!

Written by Yanish and Brian
Welcome to Scrap City, home of an inventive tribe of creatures called ScrapKins. Using materials...
2nd - 5th
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Bee Dance

Written by Chrustowski and Rick and Illustrated by Chrustowski
A honeybee searches for nectar, then returns to the hive to tell the other bees. She does a waggle...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Big Friends

Written by Sarah and Linda and Illustrated by Davies
Birt and Etho are best friends. Together they play outside in big cardboard boxes. Sometimes they're...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bossy Flossy

Written by Bogan and Paulette and Illustrated by Bogan
Flossy is the bossiest girl around. She's bossy at home and she's bossy in school. She's bossy with...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bunjitsu Bunny Jumps to the Moon

Written by Himmelman and John and Illustrated by Himmelman
Isabel is the best bunjitsu artist in her class. She can throw farther, kick higher, and hit harder...
2nd - 3rd
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Deadliest Creature in the World

Written by Guiberson and Brenda Z and Illustrated by Spirin

Which creature is the deadliest? Is it the insect that bites, the ostrich that kicks, the snake that...

1st - 8th
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Dear Hank Williams

Written by Holt and Kimberly Willis
It's 1948 in Rippling Creek, Louisiana, and Tate P. Ellerbee's new teacher has just given her class...
3rd - 4th
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Elvis The Story of the Rock and Roll King

Written by Christensen and Bonnie and Illustrated by Bonnie
An only child, a mama's boy―Elvis was a shy kid who struggled to make friends and found comfort...
2nd - 3rd
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Fab Four Friends The Boys Who Became the Beatles

Written by Reich and Susanna and Illustrated by Gustavson
In 1957 in Liverpool, England, a young lad named John Lennon and his band played music at a local...
2nd - 3rd
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First Light First Life A Worldwide Creation Story

Written by Fleischman and Paul and Illustrated by Julie
Combining elements of the creation story from different traditions, this narrative weaves together...
3rd - 4th
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Pinocchio

Written by McMullan and Kate and Illustrated by Lemaitre
When a woodcutter discovers a piece of wood that speaks, he is quick to sell it to a poor puppet...
2nd - 3rd
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Skunked! Calpurnia Tate Girl Vet

Written by Kelly and Jacqueline and Illustrated by Jennifer L, Teagan ; Meyer and White
From Newbery honor author Jacqueline Kelly comes a new illustrated chapter book series for younger...
2nd - 4th
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Another Night at the Museum

Written and Illustrated by Milan Trenc
Larry is a night guard at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He is also late...
K - 4th
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Antsy Ansel: Ansel Adams, A Life in Nature

Written by Cindy Jenson-Elliott and Illustrated by Christy Hale
As a child, Ansel Adams just couldn't sit still. He felt trapped indoors and never walked anywhere-...
K - 4th
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti

Written and Illustrated by Gerald McDermott
Adapted from a folktale from Ghana, in West Africa, the story is about how Anansi the spider is...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Calypso Alphabet

Written by John Agard and Illustrated by Jennifer Bent
A poet and a Jamaican artist collaborate using the alphabet, rhythmical cadences, and vivid pictures...
1st - 3rd
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Hanukkah in Alaska

Written by Barbara Brown and Illustrated by Stacey Schuett
What's a girl to do? A moose is parked in her backyard, eating the tree near her favorite blue swing...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The House That Jane Built

Written by Tanya Lee Stone and Illustrated by Kathryn Brown
This is the story of Jane Addams, who transformed her house in Chicago into a community center...
1st - 4th
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Sam, Bangs & Moonshine

Written and Illustrated by Evaline Ness
Sam, the daughter of a fisherman, much prefers made-up tales and fibs, or “moonshine,” rather than...
2nd - 7th
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Through Georgia's Eyes

Written by Rachel Rodriguez and Illustrated by Julie Paschkis

From roaming the prairie as a young child with a sketch pad in her hand, to art school in the city...

K - 3rd

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