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The Jolly Phonic Readers are designed for children who have learned to read and write with Jolly Phonics. There are three series: 'Inky Mouse and Friends', General Fiction and Nonfiction. In all three, the vocabulary is carefully controlled, so children can apply their new reading skills. At the Yellow Level (the second level), most words are spelled regularly. In addition to the 42 letter s…
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- 9781903619926
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- 12 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Yellow Level Inky Mouse and Friends
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Millions of cats
Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman who were very lonely. They decided to get a cat, but when the old man went out searching, he found not one cat, but millions and billions and trillions of cats! Unable to decide which one would be the best pet, he brought them all home. How the old couple came to have just one cat to call their own is a classic tale that has been loved for …
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- 0142407089
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
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- G
The fox went out on a chilly night : an old song
A timeless folk song provides inspiration for some of the funniest, brightest drawings Peter Spier has ever produced. In the song, a fox forages for food in the village to bring to his family back in the den. The music is also included so everyone can sing along.
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- 9780440408291
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- F22
Black and white
Four stories are told simultaneously, with each double-page spread divided into quadrants. The stories do not necessarily take place at the same moment in time, but are they really one story?
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- 9780618636877
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- M
Snow White in New York
Pulsating with the rhythm and vibrancy of the Jazz Age, this dazzling picture book is set in New York City in the 1920s. The story may be familiar, but the cast of characters will surprise you. Snow White is a beautiful jazz baby, protected by seven hot jazzmen. Instead of a wicked stepmother, her arch-enemy is the Queen of the Underworld. And her Prince Charming is a crack reporter from the Ne…
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- 0192722107
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- F15
The relatives came
In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars. When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer.
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- 9780689845086
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- R
Time of wonder
Out on the islands that poke their rocky shores above the waters of Penobscot Bay, you can watch the time of the world go by, from minute to minute, hour to hour, from day to day . . . So begins this classic story of one summer on a Maine island from the author of One Morning in Maine and Blueberries for Sal. The spell of rain, the gulls and a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet…
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- 0140502017
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- 63 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- MC
Rose meets Mr. Wintergarten
Rumour has it that Rose's neighbour, Mr. Wintergarten, has a pet crocodile. Rumour has it he eats children. So when Rose's ball flies over his fence, she's scared to retrieve it. But when she bravely sets out to go where no child has gone before, she discovers the startling truth about her neighbour: he's friendly! Bob Graham's illustrator add humour and vitality to a story that shows how very …
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- 0140544925
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- F61
Hachiko waits
What a good dog you are. What a fine dog you are. Hachi, you are the best dog in all of Japan." Professor Ueno speaks these words to his faithful dog before boarding the train to work every morning. And every afternoon just before three o'clock, Hachi is at the train station to greet his beloved master. One day, the train arrives at the station without the professor. Hachi waits. For ten year…
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- 9780545071826
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- 96 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- N
Have you seen my duckling?
An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.
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- 0590443852
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- 28 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- F71
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