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This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer

Written by Joan Holub and Illustrated by Daniel Roode

Learn all about influential women who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book...

Pre-K - K
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Me and My Amazing Body

Written by Joan Sweeney and Illustrated by Ed Miller

What is under your skin? Why do you have bones? What do your muscles do? Where does the food that...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Matzah Ball Soup

Written by Joan Rothenberg

Every year at Passover, Rosie's grandmother puts four matzah balls in each bowl of chicken soup, but...

Pre-K - 3rd
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What Is A Friend?

Written by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong

To learn to be a good friend, kids need models of friendship. The 41 poems in this book guide us in...

3rd - 7th
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What Is A Family?

Written by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong

DNA can tell us who our family members are, but we all know that family means more than just...

3rd - 7th
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This Little Rainbow: A Love-Is-Love Primer

Written by Joan Holub and Illustrated by Daniel Roode
Learn all about important leaders who represent, empower, and support the LGBTQIA+ community in this...
Pre-K - K
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The Christmas Wreath

Written by James Hoffman & Joan Hoffman
On Christmas Eve, after sending Santa off in the sleigh once again just in the nick of time, the...
3rd - 5th
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Picnic! A Day in the Park

Written by Joan Holub
Summer is the perfect time for a picnic -- and everyone knows that ants love a good picnic...
Pre-K - K
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The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School

Written by Joan Holub
A silly twist on the classic tale. The school principal bakes a gingerbread cookie and brings it to...
1st - 2nd
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Zero the Hero

Written by Joan Holub
"Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada." That's what all the other numbers think of Zero. He doesn't add anything...
K - 2nd
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My First Book of Sign Language

Written by Joan Holub
Learning to fingerspell and sign is fun and easy! With practice, readers will learn the alphabet as...
K - 2nd
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Who Was...: Who Was Babe Ruth?

Written by Joan Holub
These fun and engaging biographies open the door to the lives and accomplishments of famous and...
3rd - 6th
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Grimmtastic Girls: Gretel Pushes Back

Written by Joan Holub
Gretel joins the Grimmtastic quest for justice in a world where the E.V.I.L. Society must be stopped...
3rd - 5th
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Grimmtastic Girls: Sleeping Beauty Dreams Big

Written by Joan Holub
Welcome to Grimm Academy, where beloved fairy tale characters are BFFs—and saving the world from the...
3rd - 5th
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Grimmtastic Girls: Rapunzel Cuts Loose

Written by Joan Holub
Welcome to Grimm Academy, where Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Snow White, and Rapunzel are BFFs --...
3rd - 5th
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Me on the Map

Written by Joan Sweeney
In a playful introduction to maps and geography, a girl shows her location on a map of her room, of...
1st - 3rd
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Fiesta Femenina

Written by Mary-Joan Gerson and Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalex
Eight Mexican folk heroines come to vibrant life in this fascinating anthology illustrated by Pura...
K - 5th
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Zoo Babies (Scholastic Reader – Level 2)

Written by Joan Emerson
Learn about the cutest zoo babies ever: pandas, lions, and penguins, to name a few. The book will...
Pre-K - 1st
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Buildings In Disguise: Architecture That Looks Like Animals, Food, and Other Things

Written by Joan Marie Arbogast
Check out some of the funnest forms of architecture in the United States, with real buildings in...
2nd - 4th
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A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832

Written by Joan W. Blos
A novel about New England between 1830 and 1832, written in the form of a journal by a girl named...
3rd - 7th
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Knights Before Christmas

Written by Holub and Joan and Illustrated by Magoon
Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in for the night when out on the...
K - 3rd

Robert the Rose Horse: Word Search 1

After reading Robert the Rose Horse by Joan Heilbroner, use this printable and Word Search puzzle to...

Robert the Rose Horse: Word Search 2

After reading Robert the Rose Horse by Joan Heilbroner, use this printable and Word Search puzzle to...
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Robert the Rose Horse

Written by Joan Heilbroner and Illustrated by P.D. Eastman
An allergy to roses causes this city horse many problems until, one time, his sneezes save the day.
Pre-K - 2nd

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