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Age Range
3 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1993-01-01
Page Count
16
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780590728805
Themes
kenya
animals

The Crocodile and the Ostrich

Written by Verna Aardema and Illustrated by Marti Shohet
This big book, designed for shared reading, tells a story from the Akamba people of Kenya about how the ostrich got its long neck.
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Age Range
3 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1993-01-01
Page Count
16
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780590728805
Themes
kenya
animals
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A young boy on a crowded bus discovers that, after some wiggles and giggles, there’s room for...

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Saggy Baggy Elephant

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Sooki was a carefree elephant who enjoyed dancing in the jungle, until a parrot came along and...
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Cleversticks

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Ling Sung dreads going to school. There are too many things the other kids can do that he can't...

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The Midnight Mitzvah

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Hanina Chipmunk's favorite thing to do is gather nuts and share them with her hungry friends. But...

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Nerdy Babies: Ocean

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Follow our intrepid infants into the watery depths. Check out animals, plants, and fish that live in...
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The 5th Wave: The 5th Wave

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3rd - 7th
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Friday Barnes Under Suspicion

Written by Spratt and R A and Illustrated by Gosier

Getting arrested was the last thing Friday expected after solving the swamp-yeti mystery at her...

4th - 6th
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Rookie Read-About® Science—Animals: Giant Pandas. Gifts from China

Written by Allan Fowler
Learn about the giant panda of China, an endangered species, in this photograph-filled text. An...
2nd - 2nd
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Wringer

Written by Jerry Spinelli
In Palmer LaRue's hometown of Waymer, turning ten is the biggest event of a boy's life. But for...
3rd - 7th
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Ox-Cart Man

Written by Donald Hall and Illustrated by Barbara Cooney
This is a tale of a self-reliant farmer and his family who depend on the goods they grow and the...
Pre-K - 2nd
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If You Want to See a Whale

Written by Julie Fogliano and Illustrated by Erin E. Stead
If you want to see a whale, you will need to know what not to look at. Pink roses, pelicans...
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