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The mitten : a Ukrainian folktale
A Ukrainian boy named Nicki wants his grandmother Baba to knit snow-white mittens for him. She warns her grandson that a white mitten will be hard to find if he loses it in the snow, but of course he promptly does just that! What happens next is the surprising part, as a mole takes refuge in the lost mitten, then a rabbit, then a hedgehog, an owl, a badger, and a fox. If you think the mitten mi…
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- 0590440152
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- F71
Curiosity
Curiosity is a love of learning, and is found in historys greatest scientists and thinkers, from Benjamin Franklin to Marie Curie, to Apples Steve Jobs. Students will learn how curiosity fuels motivation and is reinforced by traits such as zest and grit. They will also explore other ways to foster a sense of curiosity in both their schoolwork and in their extracurricular lives.
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- 9781448896837
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Character Strength
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- F71
Curiosity
Without curiosity, the world does not move forward. Curiosity is what drives ingenuity and innovation. Curiosity is a habit of mind and an approach to life that can be practiced, nurtured, and sustained. The benefits of curiosity, especially among teens, are many and great, including greater engagement in school; better study habits, grades, and test scores; a richer range of extracurricular ac…
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- 9781448895427
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- The 7 Character Strengths of Highly Successful Students
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- F71
Tillie and the wall
All her life Tillie the mouse has wondered what lies on the other side of the wall. Imagining all sorts of fantastic possibilities, she digs a tunnel to get to the other side, where she discovers . . . other mice, just like her! Together, Tillie and her friends work to bring down the wall and unite mouse-kind. Written just before the fall of the Berlin wall, this seemingly simple fable has a po…
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- 9780679813576
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- F71
Eyewitness music : discover the world of sound and the amazing variety of ins…
Discover the world of musical sound and the amazing variety of instruments that create music. Here is an original and exciting look at the fascinating world of sound and music. Superb real-life photographs of instruments ranging from zithers and panpipes to electric guitars and synthesizers offer a unique "eyewitness" view of ancient and contemporary music. See how strings vibrate to make a no…
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- 9780329561819
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- 72 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books
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- 780 ARD
This zoo is not for you
When a platypus stops by the zoo one day, all the animals assume he wants to join their zoo, and he is swiftly taken through a rigorous interview process. But the platypus is far too bland for the chameleons, he’s not nearly graceful enough for the flamingos, and his tricks will never impress the monkeys. After he leaves, the animals soon regret their behavior, but . . . what’s this? The pl…
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- 9781536200157
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- C
Pigsty
A messy room springs to life in this award-winning story from New York Times-bestselling author Mark Teague Wendell Flutz's room isn't a mess. It's a total pigsty. But Wendell's mother can't get him to clean it up. Wendell doesn't think the mess is so awful. In fact, he doesn't even mind it when one day he discovers a real pig sitting on his bed!
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- 9780439598439
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- F74
Messy Bessey
Rookie Readers "RM" have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Every new title contains a Word List and a color-coded reading-level key on the back cover.
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- 0516270036
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 17 cm
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- A Rookie reader
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- F74
Who's in my family? : all about our families
Join Nellie and Gus and their family — plus all manner of other families — for a day at the zoo, where they see animal families galore! To top off their day, Nellie and Gus invite friends and relatives for a fun dinner at home. Accessible, humorous, and full of charming illustrations depicting families of many configurations, this engaging story interweaves conversations between the sibling…
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- 9780763636319
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 306 HAR
Fritz danced the fandango
A fresh, funny ode to friendship and individuality, written by exciting new author Alicia Potter and illustrated by bestselling author-illustrator of TICKLE THE DUCK Ethan Long. Fritz is just like every other mountain goat, except for one small difference: He likes to dance the fandango. Unfortunately, Fritz finds himself the object of ridicule among the other goats, so he sets out to find …
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- 9780545075541
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- F73
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