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The Walking Fish

The Walking Fish Grades 6-8 ISBN-13: 978-0990782933 Tumblehome Learning, Inc., 2015   Recommended Reading Imagine you are in 7th Grade and plan to spend the summer with your parents at a cabin on the lake. Imagine you pack all your new fishing gear, a gift from Grandpa, only to find out the lake water is… Read more »

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Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World’s Favorite Treat

Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World’s Favorite Treat Grades 6-8 ISBN-13: 9780544175662 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015   Recommended Reading For thousands of years, chocolate has been used as a comfort, a treat, a cure, a currency, and even a sacred symbol. Explore the social, economic, and environmental angles of chocolate production with… Read more »

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Wild Ones, Observing City Critters

Wild Ones, Observing City Critters Grades K to Grade 5 ISBN-13: 978-1584695547 Dawn Publications, 2016   Recommended Reading A new children’s picture book called Wild Ones, Observing City Critters offers readers a tour of wildlife that can thrive in urban areas.  The main character is Scooter, a dog who wanders away from home. Readers are invited… Read more »

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Over and Under the Snow

Over and Under the Snow Grades K to Grade 4 ISBN-13: 978-0811867849 Chronicle Books LLC, 2011   Recommended Reading Even if children do not live in an area that experiences seasonal change, videos and books about snow can help students imagine and understand something they have never experienced first-hand.  In this book, a young girl… Read more »

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The Three Questions

The Three Questions Grades K to Grade 3 ISBN-10: 0439199964 Scholastic Press, 2002   Recommended Reading A young boy named Nikolai seeks the answers to three essential questions. He immediately turns to his three animal friends and asks them: When is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is… Read more »

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Flashlight

Flashlight Grades PreK to Grade 2 ISBN-10: 1452118949 Chronicle Books, 2014   Recommended Reading What happens when a little boy leaves the comfort and security of his tent to explore the unfamiliar and unpredictable environment that surrounds his camp… in the dark? Armed with only his flashlight, the main character of this book takes readers… Read more »

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Welcome To The Neighborwood

Welcome To The Neighborwood Grades PreK to Grade 3 ISBN-10:  0763665940 Candlewick, 2015   Recommended Reading Learn about forest habitats and micro-communities as artist-turned-author, Shawn Sheehy, takes readers from neighborhood to neighborwood. In his stunning pop-up book, Welcome to the Neighborwood, he introduces readers to seven woodland animals and insects.  In this book, readers investigate how… Read more »

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Hi, Koo!

Hi, Koo! Grades PreK to Grade 3 ISBN-10: 0545166683 Scholastic Press, 2014   Recommended Reading Join a panda bear named Koo and two human siblings as they challenge readers to stretch their minds with twenty-six haikus about the four seasons. Starting with fall, readers of all ages can enjoy not only the fun and frivolous… Read more »

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Leaves

Leaves Grades K to 2 ISBN-10: 0399246363 Putnam Juvenile, 2007   Recommended Reading This book’s warm and vibrant colors invite early childhood listeners to enjoy the topic of the season. The author, David Stein, takes the viewpoint of a first-year bear cub as he encounters this seasonal change for the first time, such as leaves… Read more »