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Age Range
3 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1993-01-01
Page Count
16
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780590728805
Themes
kenya
animals

The Crocodile and the Ostrich

Written by Verna Aardema and Illustrated by Marti Shohet
This big book, designed for shared reading, tells a story from the Akamba people of Kenya about how the ostrich got its long neck.
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Age Range
3 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1993-01-01
Page Count
16
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780590728805
Themes
kenya
animals
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The bees are on strike!

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The Night Before the 100th Day of School

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The 100th day of school is almost here and one student is desperate to find 100 of anything to bring...

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Verdigris Pawn

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The Soda Bottle School: A True Story of Recycling, Teamwork, and One Crazy Idea

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A Guatemalan village is overrun with trash. A young student named Fernando and his teacher come up...
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Camping Catastrophe! (Ready, Freddy #14)

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Max, the biggest bully in first grade, just can't believe that Freddy Thresher and his best friend...
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Lola Plants a Garden

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After reading a book of garden poems, Lola is inspired to plant her own flower garden. Join Lola as...
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Written and Illustrated by Mo Willems
A book that engages the young reader in following the bus driver’s instructions not to let the...
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Private I. Guana

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Making Friends #3: Face Facts, Sky

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Are You Ready to Play Outside?

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Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that...
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