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Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter

Written by Aida Salazar and Illustrated by Molly Mendoza

Jovita dreamed of wearing pants! She hated the big skirts Abuela made her wear. She wanted to scale...

1st - 4th
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My Brother Charlie

Written by Holly Robinson Peete & Ryan Elizabeth Peete and Illustrated by Shane Evans

"Charlie has autism. His brain works in a special way. It's harder for him to make friends. Or show...

1st - 5th

Chillin' Activities for a Winter Day (en Español)

Print this Spanish-language activity guide full of STEM connections to make the best use of being...
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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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Lise Meitner: Had the Right Vision about Nuclear Fission ( Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors and Scientists )

Written and Illustrated by Mike Venezia
These books are without a doubt the definitive and most entertaining biographies of scientists for...
1st - 4th
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The Magic Finger

Written by Roald Dahl
An irate girl turns her duck-hunting neighbors into ducks and shows them how it feels to be hunted....
1st - 4th
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The Camping Trip that Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks

Written by Barb Rosenstock and Illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt joined naturalist John Muir on a trip to Yosemite. Camping by...

1st - 4th
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Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia

Written and Illustrated by Jeanette Winter
A man, his burros, and his books bring joy to children in remote Colombian villages in this...
1st - 4th
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18613

The Truth and Myths about Thanksgiving (History Busters)

Written by L. A. Peacock and Illustrated by Nick Wigsby

How much do you really know about the Pilgrims, Plymouth, Native Americans, and the first...

1st - 4th
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Lucky Stars: Wish Upon A Gift

Written by Phoebe Bright
Cassie has helped many wishes come true Now she just has to earn one more charm for her bracelet...
1st - 4th
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Lucky Stars: Wish Upon a Pet

Written by Phoebe Bright
Cassie doesn't know what her new magical charm does yet, but she's excited to find out. And when a...
1st - 4th
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Lucy the Littlest Puppy

Written by Holly Webb

Lauren can't wait for her dog, Baylee, to have her puppies. But when they're born, one is so tiny...

1st - 4th
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The Library's Secret/El secreto de la biblioteca

Written by Ana Galan and Illustrated by Rodrigo Lujan
In this beautifully illustrated bilingual book in rhyme, a young boy, unable to sleep, discovers the secret life of the library at night!
K - 4th
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Alfie the Apostrophe

Written by Moira Rose Donohue and Illustrated by Joann Adinolfi
Alfie the Apostrophe feels unsure of himself until he shows off his abilities for possessives and...
1st - 4th
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Chameleon!

Written by Joy Cowley and Illustrated by Nic Bishop
One brave chameleon ventures from the safety of his tree in search of a new home. On his journey, he...
1st - 5th
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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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Chicken Sunday

Written by Patricia Polacco
A young white girl and her two black "brothers" devise a plan to raise money to buy the boys'...
1st - 4th
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Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House, No. 8)

Written by Mary Pope Osborne

Three …two…one…BLAST OFF! The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to the moon—and the future...

1st - 4th
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Young Frederick Douglass: Freedom Fighter (First-Start Biography)

Written by Andrew Woods
A biography of the escaped slave who became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist...
1st - 4th
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Sky Color

Written and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Marisol has a big problem: she needs to paint a sky for her school mural, but there is no blue paint anywhere to be found. As she gazes out bus windows and watches the sky change from day to night, she starts to wonder if the sky really needs to be blue at all.
K - 4th
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Calendar Club Mysteries: The Case of the April Fool's Frogs

Written by Nancy Star
April Fool's Day is coming up fast, and Fruitvale is getting ready for its first-ever April Fool's...
1st - 4th
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An Alphabet of Dinosaurs

Written by Peter Dodson and Illustrated by Wayne Douglas Barlowe
Here are twenty-six dinosaurs as they have never been seen before. Dramatic paintings and...
K - 5th

Chillin' Activities for a Winter Day (English)

Print this activity guide full of STEM connections to make the best use of being stuck inside in the...
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The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks

Written by Joanna Cole and Illustrated by Bruce Degen
This first book in the Magic School bus series introduces Miss Frizzle and many of the children that...
Pre-K - 5th

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