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1777-1800 of 1942 results for All Resources

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Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins

Written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue Lagarrigue
There were signs all throughout town telling eight-year-old Connie where she could and could not go...
Pre-K - 3rd
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From Seed to Maple Tree

Written by Laura Purdie Salas and Illustrated by Jeff Yesh
This book takes children through the life cycle of one single organism: a maple tree. Using...
K - 4th
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From Tadpole to Frog

Written by Wendy Pfeffer and Illustrated by Holly Keller
This book uses simple and colorful drawings to describe the impressive physical transformation a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15539

How Do Birds Find Their Way?

Written by Roma Gans and Illustrated by Paul Mirocha
Many birds travel thousands of miles every year to escape the winter cold and then return in the...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15519

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale

Written and Illustrated by Margot Zemach
A poor man lives with his wife, mother, and six children in a crowded one-room hut. The children...
Pre-K - 3rd
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John Henry: An American Legend

Written and Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats
The story of John Henry and how he used his hammer to lay railroad tracks across prairies and...
Pre-K - 2nd
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15517

Little Red Riding Hood

Written and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
The classic story of Little Red Riding Hood is enhanced by the fine drawings accompanying the text...
Pre-K - 2nd
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15524

Mary McLeod Bethune

Written by Eloise Greenfield and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
An illustrated biography of Mary McLeod Bethune, the daughter of former slaves who wanted nothing...
1st - 5th
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15541

Monarch Butterfly

Written and Illustrated by Gail Gibbons
This book beautifully illustrates the metamorphosis of the monarch butterfly, from egg to...
K - 3rd
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15533

Paul Bunyan

Written and Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
Paul Bunyan is a lumberman who travels across America performing amazing feats. With his great blue...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15518

Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa

Written and Illustrated by Niki Daly
In this African version of Little Red Riding Hood, Granny sends Pretty Salma to the market with a...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett

Written and Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
The story is about Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind who was extraordinary from the minute she was...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15514

Seven Blind Mice

Written and Illustrated by Ed Young
Based on an Indian fable and told in verse, this story is about seven blind mice who try to figure...
Pre-K - 2nd
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15537

Sunshine Makes the Seasons

Written by Franklyn Branley and Illustrated by Michael Rex
This book uses colorful illustrations to explain the relationship between the Sun and seasonal...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15521

Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Freedom and Equality

Written by Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Craig Orback
A biography of Susan B. Anthony who worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the struggle to win women...
K - 4th
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15522

The Ballot Box Battle

Written and Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully
The year was 1880. The place was Tenafly, New Jersey. Cordelia lived next door to Elizabeth Cady...
Pre-K - 2nd
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15551

The Honey Makers

Written and Illustrated by Gail Gibbons
Explore how bees make their nectar. Then, find out how beekeepers collect honey without harming the...
K - 3rd
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15516

The Irish Cinderlad

Written by Shirley Climo and Illustrated by Loretta Krupinski
This twist on the story of Cinderella features Becan, a young boy with big feet who is happy until...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15538

The Reasons for Seasons

Written and Illustrated by Gail Gibbons
This book explains how the seasonal changes depend on the Earth’s position.
Pre-K - 3rd
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15515

The Story of Jumping Mouse

Written and Illustrated by John Steptoe
Based on a Native American legend, this story is about a mouse who goes on a long, dangerous journey...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15525

The Story of Ruby Bridges

Written by Robert Coles and Illustrated by George Ford
The story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in New...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15554

The Wednesday Surprise

Written by Eve Bunting and Illustrated by Donald Carrick
Every Wednesday Anna and her brother Sam work with their grandmother to make a surprise for Dad’s...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15543

What Happens to a Hamburger?

Written by Paul Showers and Illustrated by Edward Miller
This book explains to children what happens to food after it goes in your mouth. lt follows the...
K - 4th
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Aesop’s Fables

Written and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
More than 60 fables are included in this volume designed for children. Favorites in the book include...
Pre-K - 4th

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