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Books in Av2 Fiction Readalong 2016 series

  • Yikes - Lice!

    Donna Caffey, Patrick Girouard

    Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, Sept. 15, 2013)
    Here's a light way to talk to children about that old nuisance head lice. Rhyming verses describe how one little girl gets head lice and how she and her parents get rid of them. Kids will enjoy the rollicking cartoon "cooties" playing hide-and-seek and having a party in the girl's hair until they are sent packing. Notes on each page provide detailed, factual information about head lice.
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  • The Lion Who Had Asthma

    Jonathan London, Nadine Bernard Westscott

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Sean's nebulizer mask and his imagination aid in his recovery following an asthma attack. Includes information on childhood asthma and how to control its symptoms.
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  • Cheers for a Dozen Ears: A Summer Crop of Counting

    Felicia Sanzari Chernesky, Susan Swan

    Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, Aug. 1, 2014)
    A family goes to a farm stand to buy--and count--a variety of fresh produce, from one watermelon to twelve ears of corn.
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  • Hello, I Am Max from Sydney

    Stephane Husar, Mark Sofilas

    Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, Aug. 15, 2014)
    None
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  • Hello, I Am Fiona from Scotland

    Mark Graham, Mark Sofilas

    Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, Aug. 15, 2014)
    None
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  • Round the Turkey: A Grateful Thanksgiving

    Leslie Kimmelman, Nancy Cote

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2012)
    As they gather to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, members of an extended family take turns describing, in rhyme, the things that make them feel grateful.
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  • Mabela the Clever

    Margaret Read MacDonald, Tim Coffey

    Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, July 15, 2014)
    An African folktale about a mouse who pays close attention to her surroundings and avoids being tricked by the cat.
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  • When Daddy's Truck Picks Me Up

    Jana Novotny Hunter, Carol Thompson

    Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, July 15, 2014)
    A little boy eagerly waits for his father to pick him up from school in his big tanker truck.
    K
  • How Do You Know What Time It Is?

    Robert E. Wells

    Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, July 30, 2013)
    What would life be like with no clocks and no calendars? How would you know when to get up in the morning? How would you know when baseball season was about to start? Long, long ago, all people could do was watch the sun and moon and try to figure things out. Eventually, they made simple clocks like sundials. And as time marched on, people came up with more ways to measure it. Today, quartz crystal watches and atomic clocks tell us EXACTLY what time it is, at any moment, all over the world.
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  • Looking for Easter

    Dori Chaconas, Margie Moore

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Little Bunny searches for Easter among the signs of spring in the forest.
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  • Hoppy Hanukkah!

    Linda Glaser, Daniel Howarth

    Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, July 15, 2014)
    Two young bunnies learn about the customs of Hanukkah from their parents and grandparents before they light the menorah, eat potato latkes, and play dreidel.
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  • Peter, The Knight with Asthma

    Janna Matthies, Anthony Lewis

    Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, Aug. 15, 2014)
    When he begins to cough and wheeze while pretending he is a knight slaying dragons, Peter is taken to the doctor and learns he has asthma and what he can do to control its symptoms.
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