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Books in Bright Idea Book series

  • Baby Animals!

    Ruth Thomson, Ian Fry

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Nov. 1, 1985)
    Introduces baby animals of Africa, the polar ice caps, and North America, and suggests activities for readers to find out more about non-domestic animals
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  • Old Farm, New Farm!

    Felicia Law

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, March 1, 1986)
    Describes the animals, crops, machinery, and buildings that make up a farm and the philosophy that underlies running it.
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  • The Bright: Smart is Their Superpower

    S. M. Shea

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, May 25, 2016)
    11-year-old Gauss wakes up to find that his friend has been kidnapped. Little does he know that this event is just the beginning. Evil is coming to the small town of Franklin, and itโ€™s coming for a very specific reason. Gauss and his friends donโ€™t possess the physical strength to overcome the opposition. Instead, they will have to rely on brainpower. What has brought this danger to their town? Can they piece together the clues in time? Can they outsmart evil?
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  • Your Favorite Fairy Tales!

    Bridget Tomlinson, Heather Dew

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, March 1, 1986)
    A collection of five fairy tales: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Tin Soldier, Hansel and Gretel, and Jack and the Beanstalk, includes suggestions for discussion and projects
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  • Old farm, new farm

    Felicia Law

    Unknown Binding (G. Stevens Pub, March 15, 1986)
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  • Animal ABC!

    J. Douglas Lee

    Unknown Binding (G. Stevens Pub, March 15, 1985)
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  • It's fun to cook!

    Jennifer Fellows

    Unknown Binding (G. Stevens Pub, March 15, 1986)
    Book by Fellows, Jennifer
  • It's Fun to Cook!

    Jennifer Fellows

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, March 1, 1986)
    An introduction for children to basic cooking and meal-planning principles presents recipes and menus with favorite ingredients
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  • On Wheels!

    Philippa Algeo

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, March 1, 1986)
    Presents a brief history of transportation that is based on the wheel, with humorous illustrations and related activities for the reader's further enrichment.
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  • Geography

    Alistair Ross, Merryn Hutchings, J Cunningham-Craig, J Fisher, Sue Lines

    Paperback (Scholastic, June 1, 1991)
    A Little Pigeon Toad (1988), written and illustrated by Fred Gwynne, uses homophones to create amusing pictures. Themes: Homophones; Humor Ways to use this book with children: *This would be a great introduction to a discussion of homophones. *Have students come up with silly pictures to illustrate some other homophones. Additional Info: Yes, this is the Fred Gwynne who played Herman Munster.
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  • Dressing Up!

    Felicia Law

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, March 1, 1986)
    An activity book encourages the reader to use imagination to create costumes, such as butterfly, monster, dragon, and robot
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  • Lights Out!

    None

    Paperback (Dalmatian Press, )
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