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Newton and Me

Written by Lynne Mayer and Illustrated by Sherry Rogers
A boy and his dog discover how the laws of force and motion affect their everyday lives. An example...
K - 3rd
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Pierre the Penguin: A True Story

Written by Jean Marzollo and Illustrated by Laura Reagan

Pierre the penguin has lost his feathers! Pam, an aquatic biologist, comes up with a clever way to...

K - 4th
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Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum

Written and Illustrated by Meghan McCarthy
It's the 1920s and the Fleer Corporation is trying to create a new kind of gum, but they aren’t...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness

Written and Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

Learn all about the parts that make up our bodies—and how important it is to keep them busy. Readers...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Thank You, Omu!

Written by Oge Mora
Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Corduroy

Written and Illustrated by Don Freeman
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1968. Corduroy has been on the department store shelf for a long time. Yet as soon as Lisa sees him, she knows that he’s the bear for her.
Pre-K - 2nd
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You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?

Written by Jean Fritz
"If only you'd been a boy," said Lizzie Cady's father when she won a prize for Latin. But Lizzie...
3rd - 7th
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Chrysanthemum

Written by Kevin Henkes
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1991. Chrysanthemum thinks her name is "absolutely perfect" until she is teased about it at school. A gentle and humorous look at childhood strife.
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Trumpet of the Swan

Written by E. B. White

"The eventful life of Louis, a voiceless trumpeter swan, from hatching to contented fatherhood...

4th - 5th

Hope in the Holler: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from Checked. Look for hints in the Word Bank...

Hope in the Holler: Word Search (Easy)

Look for vocabulary words from Checked. Circle or click on words across or down. You can print the...

Hope in the Holler: Word Search (Hard)

Look for vocabulary words from Checked. Circle or click on words across, down, or diagonally. You...

Hope in the Holler: Word Search (Medium)

Look for vocabulary words from Checked. Circle or click on words across or down. You can print the...
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Keena Ford: Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up

Written by Melissa Thomson
The foibles of spirited second grader Keena keep chapter book readers chuckling. "A likable new...
2nd - 3rd
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Look & Find Out: Desert Animals

Written by Alice B. McGinty
How do animals survive in hot and dry deserts? Their bodies have special features to help them stay...
K - 1st
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Look & Find Out: Rain Forest Animals

Written by Alice B. McGinty
How do animals survive in the hot and steamy rain forest? They have special ways to hide from...
K - 2nd
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Scholastic Junior Classics: The Jungle Book

Written by Jane B. Mason
An exciting retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale for beginning chapter-book readersMowgli is...
1st - 4th
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Flight #116 Is Down

Written by Caroline B. Cooney
The story of a young girl caught in a terrifying drama—working to save the victims of a plane crash...
9th - 12th
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Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy

Written by Barbara Park
Legions of devoted young readers can't get enough of this sassy, irrepressible first grader and her...
1st - 3rd
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The Family Under the Bridge

Written by Natalie Savage Carlson

The heartwarming and memorable Newbery Honor-winning book about finding family in the unlikeliest...

4th - 5th
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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Written by Barbara Park
Legions of devoted young readers can't get enough of this sassy, irrepressible first grader and her...
1st - 3rd
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The Animal Boogie

Written by Stella Blackstone and Illustrated by Debbie Harter
RIF Summer Camp: Reading Explorers Badge. Can you boogie? Down in the Indian jungle, the children and animals are learning about actions like leaping, stomping, shaking and flapping while meeting different jungle creatures.
Pre-K - 2nd
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Hope in the Holler

Written by Lisa Lewis Tyre

Right before Wavie's mother died, she gave Wavie a list of instructions to help her find her way in...

5th - 8th

Ferdinand Fox’s First Summer: Read Aloud Video

Video read aloud for Ferdinand Fox’s First Summer by Mary Holland. Read aloud by Ms.Michele Lepe.

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