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A to Z Mysteries: The Invisible Island

Written by Ron Roy
One beautiful day, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose pack up a basket and wade out to Squaw Island for a...
2nd - 4th
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Chalk

Written and Illustrated by Bill Thomson

On a rainy day, three children discover a bag of magic chalk that brings their drawings, from warm...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3

Written by Bill Martin Jr.& Michael Sampson and Illustrated by Lois Ehlert
1 told 2 and 2 told 3, "I'll race you to the top of the apple tree." One hundred and one numbers...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Los musicos de Bremen ( Bremen Town Musicians ) ( Read It Readers En Espanol: Fairy Tales Green )

Written by Eric Blair and Illustrated by Bill Dickson
While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find...
K - 3rd
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Tractor Mac Saves Christmas

Written by Billy Steers
Every year, the whole town looks forward to the Christmas tree lighting, but this year, a blizzard...
Pre-K - 2nd

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on definitions of the vocabulary words from It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor...

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw: Memory Match

After reading It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw, use this Memory Matching puzzle...

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw: Word Search

Look for vocabulary words from It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw. Circle or click...
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Knots on a Counting Rope

Written by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault and Illustrated by Ted Rand
A boy grows up by coming to terms with his blindness and his beloved grandfather's impending death...
Pre-K - 3rd

Wild About Reading

Extend reading and learning fun after a trip to the zoo with these activity ideas.

Tootle: Word Search

After reading Tootle by Gertrude Crampton use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to...

A Light in the Attic: Word Search

After reading A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein use this printable and Word Search puzzle to...

It Jes’ Happened: Lee & Low Teacher's Guide

This printable and downloadable Teacher's Guide from Lee & Low Books for It Jes' Happened provides...

It Jes' Happened: Extension Activities for Educators

It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw's printable extension activities for educators...

It Jes' Happened: Guide for Community Coordinators

It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw's printable community coordinator guide is...

It Jes' Happened: Guide for Families

It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw's printable guide for parents and families...

It Jes' Happened: Vocabulary Scaffold

It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw's printable vocabulary scaffold guide pairs 10...

It Jes' Happened: Guide for Educators

It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw's printable guide for educators provides...
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Pecos Bill

Written by Steven Kellogg and Illustrated by Laura Robb
Born in New England, Pecos Bill falls out of his family’s covered wagon during their journey west as...
Pre-K - 3rd
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A Light in the Attic

Written and Illustrated by Shel Silverstein
This volume of Shel Silverstein's illustrated poetry presents a cast of characters including...
1st - 4th
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Tootle

Written by Gertrude Crampton and Illustrated by Tibor Gergely
Tootle is learning about being a young train from Engineer Bill, but has to be reminded of how to...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer

Written by Bill Wise and Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth

On a Maine summer day in 1884, twelve-year-old Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis first fell in love...

1st - 5th
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Buffalo Song

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
By the late 1800s, American buffalo (bison) were nearly extinct. Drawing on Native Indian history...
1st - 6th
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It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

Written by Don Tate and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

The inspiring biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age...

1st - 6th

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