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Volcanoes

Kirk, Bill.


"557 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. Mount Saint Helens -- How a volcano forms -- Volcanoes under the sea -- Volcanoes and people -- Studying volcanoes.
Date Published:2009

All about astronauts

Kirk, Bill.


"580 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. Walking on the Moon -- Becoming an astronaut -- Astronaut training -- On the spacecraft -- Space camp. Explains how astronauts are trained and where and how they do their work.
Date Published:2009

The hot day

Bridger, Maggie.


"647 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. Jesse and Sam's efforts to amuse themselves on a hot day make it hard for Papa to make ice cream.
Date Published:2009

The scream

Blackaby, Susan


"509 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. The day before Lizzy's appointment with the doctor, her grandmother accidentally teaches Lizzy a good way not to feel the shot she dreads.
Date Published:2009

From milk to ice cream

Christopher, Michael.


"365 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. Beginning with milk at the dairy farm, explains how ice cream is made.
Date Published:2009

How Bear lost his tail

Bok, Hannah


"491 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. A retelling as both a story and a play of the Iroquois tale about how Bear lost his beautiful long tail to the jealous Fox.
Date Published:2009

All about African elephants

Christopher, Michael.


"326 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. Text and illustrations provide information about the physical characteristics and behavior of the African elephant.
Date Published:2009

The hare and the tortoise

Ross, Linda B.


"531 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. A retelling of Aesop's fable about a race between a boastful hare and a persevering tortoise.
Date Published:2009

The wise blackbird

Gadzikowski, Ann


"507 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. A wise blackbird corrects a bragging bluebird who thinks he is more beautiful than others because he is the color of the sky.
Date Published:2009

The singing duck

Berman, Luka


"391 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. A young duck who is dissatisfied with his quack and wants to learn to sing receives help from a kind bluebird.
Date Published:2009

Plants that eat bugs

Ray, Liz


"143 total running words"--Cover verso. A simple introduction to carnivorous plants.
Date Published:2009

Meli at school

Sigman, Margie.


"207 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. Ron takes Meli to obedience school.
Date Published:2009

At the beach

Bridger, Maggie.


"231 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. On a trip to the beach with Papa and Sam, Jesse worries about being attacked by sharks.
Date Published:2009

All about sharks

Herbek, Stephanie.


"130 total running words." Simple illustrated text provides facts about the physical characteristics of sharks.
Date Published:2009

The cold

Blackaby, Susan.


Lizzy and Kim share a cold.
Date Published:2009

The birthday song

Samuels, Dana.


"183 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. When Willy, Dad, and Spot visit the farm on Willy's birthday, all the animals sing a birthday song with Dad.
Date Published:2009

The red pajamas

Benman, Emma Rose.


"98 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. Unable to go to bed without his red pajamas, Froggy finds them in a very unusual place.
Date Published:2009

A picnic in the rain

Fear, Sharon.


"158 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. Moosling comes to the rescue when Rabbit, Mouse and Skunk want a dry place to picnic.
Date Published:2009

The sea

Dobeck, Maryann.


"63 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. Children show off their paintings of ocean animals.
Date Published:2009

Fishing

Atkinson, Mary, 1966-


"100 total running words"--P. [2] of cover. As a girl and her father prepare for their fishing trip, his equipment and meals are large, and hers are little, but she catches the biggest fish.
Date Published:2009