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Dancing Turtle

The Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil

Written by Pleasant DeSpain and Illustrated by David Boston
The Dancing Turtle is a vibrant children's picture book that retells a classic indigenous Brazilian folktale about a music-loving turtle captured by a hunter. To escape becoming turtle stew, the clever protagonist must use her wit and the help of the hunter's children to find her way back to the rainforest.
Pre-K - 4th
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Think BIG (The Live Big Series, Book 3)

Written by Kat Kronenberg and Illustrated by David Miles

Now we travel back to the wilds of the African savanna. Giraffe, Kudu, and more are in danger...

Pre-K - 4th
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Love BIG (The Live Big Series, Book 2)

Written by Kat Kronenberg and Illustrated by David Miles

In the second book of the Live Big series, the African savanna has turned dry and desolate. The...

Pre-K - 5th

Four In A Row Level 3 b/d

After introducing the sounds of b and d, use this game to practice reading the spelling pattern at...

Sink-the-Ship Level 3 b/d

After introducing the sounds of b and d, use this game to practice reading the spelling pattern at...

Level 3 b/d: Go Fish!

After introducing b/d, use this game to practice reading the spelling pattern at school or home.

Level 3 b/d: Word Sort

After introducing b/d, use this interactive Word Sort to practice the spelling pattern in school or...

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Maya's Blanket: La manta de Maya

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by David Diaz

Little Maya has a special blanket that Grandma stitched with her own two hands. As Maya grows, her...

K - 4th

After Dark: Poems about Nocturnal Animals: Discussion Guide for Families

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

After Dark: Poems about Nocturnal Animals: Word Search

After reading After Dark: Poems about Nocturnal Animals by David L. Harrison use this printable and...

After Dark: Poems about Nocturnal Animals: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive criss cross puzzle aligns with After Dark: Poems about Nocturnal...

After Dark: Poems about Nocturnal Animals: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

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After Dark: Poems about Nocturnal Animals

Written by David L. Harrison and Illustrated by Stephanie Laberis
This collection of twenty-two poems explores the fascinating lives of North American nocturnal animals.
K - 4th
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A Kids Book About Change

Written by David Kim

Change is impossible to avoid because it happens ALL the time! In this book, the author speaks on...

K - 8th
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The Library

Written by Sarah Stewart and Illustrated by David Small
Elizabeth Brown doesn't like to play with dolls and she doesn't like to skate. What she does like to...
K - 4th
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Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman

Written by Kathleen Krull and Illustrated by David Diaz

A young reader's introduction to champion athlete Wilma Rudolph follows her development of polio at...

K - 4th
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Barefoot Books Children of the World

Written by Tessa Strickland and Kate DePalma and Illustrated by David Dean
Innovative and inclusive, Barefoot Books Children of the World empowers young readers to learn about...
K - 6th
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Cities of the World Memory Game

Written and Illustrated by David Dean
Sharpen your memory skills and discover some of the world's greatest cities and buildings.
K - 5th

The Harlem Nutcracker by Duke Ellington

Jazz up the holiday season with a sample from Duke Ellington's version of the Nutcracker Suite...
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Are You An Echo? The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko

Written by David Jacobson, Sally Ito and Michiko Tsuboi and Illustrated by Toshikado Hajiri
In early-1900s Japan, Misuzu Kaneko grows from precocious bookworm to instantly-beloved children’s...
1st - 5th
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Smoky Night

Written by Eve Bunting and Illustrated by David Diaz
This book describes in an eloquent and matter-of-fact manner what was happening during the 1992 Los...
1st - 4th
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A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt

Written by David A. Adler and Illustrated by Robert Casilla
Eleanor Roosevelt started out as a quiet, shy girl, but she grew up to become someone who cared deeply about people everywhere. She married Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1904, and later became America’s First Lady when he was president from 1932 to 1945.
1st - 4th
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A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

Written by David A. Adler and Illustrated by Robert Casilla
The story of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama...
1st - 4th
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Iggy Peck, Architect

Written by Andrea Beatty and Illustrated by David Roberts

Iggy Peck loves to build things and solve problems, sometimes out of the strangest materials. His...

K - 4th

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