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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 Crayons’ Book of Feelings

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Everyone knows the crayons love to color, but did you know that crayons have feelings too? Sometimes...

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Home

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The Rat Prince: A New Twist on Cinderella

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Martha Speaks: Martha's Nose for News

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When Carolina starts Carolina's Town Crier, a newspaper with a kids' (and dogs')-eye view of the...
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Me and My Dragon: Scared of Halloween

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In this follow-up to Me and My Dragon, a boy runs into an unexpected problem when preparing to go...

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Pancakes, Pancakes!

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Clock Who Could Not Tock

Written by Pamela Chanke
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You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown

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It's finally summer and Amber Brown is going to London to visit her aunt Pam and then to Paris to...
2nd - 5th
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We're Sailing Down the Nile

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Set sail along the mighty Nile River to experience the wonders of Egypt. The lilting, rhyming story...
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Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach

Written and Illustrated by James Dean
Pete the Cat is having a great time at the beach, finding seashells and building sand castles. But...
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