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Richard Wright and the library card
As a young black man in the segregated South of the 1920s, Wright was hungry to explore new worlds through books, but was forbidden from borrowing them from the library. This touching account tells of his love of reading, and how his unwavering perseverance, along with the help of a co-worker, came together to make Richard's dream a reality An inspirational story for children of all backgrou…
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- 0590706489
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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What a morning! : the christmas story in black spirituals
Five illustrated spirituals dealing with the birth of Christ on the first Christmas morning. Includes printed music for voice and piano.
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- 0689808070
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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Hopping mad!
Fred has five frogs. Finn has five frogs. And when ten frogs get together, it's party time! Hopping Mad! is from Level 2 of Ready Steady Read! a fantastic graded reading scheme with four reading levels from Little Tiger Press. Ready Steady Read! makes learning to read fun. Each book contains games and activities to reinforce learning and test comprehension in a way developing readers will enjoy…
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- 9781845066673
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Ready Steady Read
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Cricket's storm
As the sounds of a storm approach, all the insects tremble in fear. But Cricket just knows everything will be alright. For ages 3 and over. "Never!" said cricket, spinning around. "Never let the weather get you down." All the creatures in the garden fear the coming storm but cricket stays cheerful and not afraid to get a little wet.
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- 1869434587
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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Goose on the loose
Full of easy words to rhyme and repeat, plus the colour-drenched artwork of favourite illustrator Stephen Cartwright, this first phonics story will delight newcomers to reading. Developed in consultation with educational psychology expert Dr. Marylynne Grant, it introduces children to the everyday sounds which make up written language. This entertaining story full of comical characters is guara…
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- 9781474920483
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- 16 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- Usborne Phonics Readers
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Piggybook
Illus. in full color. "Mr. Piggott and his sons are a male chauvinist lot who, outside of yelling for their dinner, don't exercise themselves much around the house. When Mrs. Piggott finally tires of the endless chores that sandwich her workday, she leaves the menfolk on their own, with a note saying, 'You are pigs.' With the cooking and housework untended, they soon turn genuinely porcine, a t…
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- 9780758796523
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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The scarecrow's hat
In this classroom favorite, a resourceful chicken enlists her farm friends to get a coveted hat from Scarecrow. A delightful circular tale and fall read-aloud! "Great for storytelling, with big beautiful pictures for a topper." ―Kirkus Reviews Chicken really admires Scarecrow's hat. Scarecrow would gladly trade his hat for a walking stick to rest his tired arms. Chicken doesn't have a w…
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- 0439355478
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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Handa's surprise
Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend, Akeyo. Which fruit will Akeyo like best, she wonders — the yellow banana, the sweet guava, the juicy orange, the ripe mango, the spiky pineapple, the creamy avocado, or the tangy passion fruit? As Handa makes the long walk to the next village, carrying the basket on her head, a monkey, ostrich, zebra, elephant, giraffe, ante…
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- 0744536340
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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Handa's hen
In the sequel to the modern classic, Handa's Surprise, two girls count all of the exotic and exciting animals they discover as they search for their grandma's hen. Learn to count with Handa in the sequel to the bestselling Handa's Surprise. Every morning, Handa, a young girl from the Luo tribe of Kenya, feeds breakfast to Mondi, her grandma's black hen. This morning, however, Mondi is nowhere t…
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- 9780744598155
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I like books
Who better than Anthony Browne — and one of his most personable chimps — to celebrate all the fun to be found in the world of books? Do you like books? Funny books or fairy tales? Scary books or song books? Books about dinosaurs or pirates or ABCs? This simple, inviting ode to the pleasures of reading stars an obliging chimp sampling books of all sizes and shapes, vividly and humorously …
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- 0590675028
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- 20 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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