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Books in Reading Rainbow Series series

  • Don't Laugh at Me

    Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin, Glin Dibley

    Hardcover (Tricycle Press, July 23, 2002)
    Do you wear glasses? Ever been picked last for the team? Afraid you’ll be called on in class?Don’t laugh at me. Don’t call me names.Have you laughed at someone else for the same reasons? Someone you thought was geeky or slow--someone different from you.Don’t get your pleasure from my pain.For anyone who’s ever been bullied--or been a bully themselves--it’s time to change your tune. This is not a book for whiners, but a new language that will give you the words you need to take charge and stop the cycle of teasing.Filled with inspiration and celebration, Don’t Laugh at Me is the anthem for a new bully-free world. Read it, sing it, and cheer! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Operation Respect “Don’t Laugh at Me” Project.
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  • Max

    Rachel Isadora

    Paperback (Aladdin, Aug. 1, 1984)
    ALA Notable Children's Book International Reading Association Classroom Choice A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Max is a crack baseball player. Saturday mornings he walks with his sister, Lisa, to her dancing school on his way to the park for his weekly game. One morning Max is early, and Lisa's teacher invites him to join the class. Max stretches at the barre. He struggles for a split. And before he knows it, he's having fun! Young ballplayers and ballet dancers will share Max's delight when he discovers that dance class is a great way to warm up for a home run.
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  • The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge

    Hildegarde H. Swift, Lynd Ward

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 1, 2003)
    Lighting up readers' hearts and imaginations since it was first published in 1942.
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  • Maps and Globes

    Jack Knowlton, Harriet Barton

    Paperback (Collins, May 23, 1986)
    This comprehensive look at geography and the environment, Maps and Globes, can take you anywhere—to the top of the tallest mountain on earth or the bottom of the deepest ocean. Maps tell you about the world: where various countries are located, where the jungles and deserts are, even how to find your way around your own hometown. If you take a fancy to any place on earth, you can go there today and still be home in time for dinner. So open a map, spin a globe. The wide world awaits you.Supports the Common Core State Standards
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  • Me On The Map

    Joan Sweeney, Annette Cable

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, July 13, 1998)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A young girl describes how her room, her house, her town, her state, and her country become part of a map of her world.
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  • Little Nino's Pizzeria

    Karen Barbour

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, March 15, 1990)
    This exuberant picture book tells the story of Tony, a little boy who helps his father in the family pizzeria. “The scenes are full of visually boisterous activity, with under-pinnings of humorous detail and a clear sense of family closeness so important to the story. A decidedly fresh-looking book.”--Booklist
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  • Cosmic Reading Cards: Activation Cards for the Soul

    Nari Anastarsia

    Cards (Rockpool Publishing, Sept. 1, 2017)
    The Cosmic Reading Cards activate your soul to the memory of its true creative potential with 36 visionary artworks containing daily healing messages for growth, clarity and direction.The joyous artworks and messages have been channeled by loving sages and teachers of our higher consciousness; and will assist you to move through the worlds within this realm of enlightenment with greater understanding and ease.Trust in the spirit that moves through these messages connecting you to your inner God/Goddess.
  • Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems

    Mary Ann Hoberman, Marylin Hafner

    Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2001)
    What is a family?Who is a family?Either a lot or a few is a family;But whether there's ten or there's two in your family,All of your family plus you is a family!There is something for everyone in this celebration of families - poems about families of all sizes and configurations, about brothers and sisters, adoptees and stepsiblings, parents and grandparents, even a special ode to the only child. Both poems and Hafner's warm expressive illustrations convey the sense of what makes family life at once so wonderful and so unpredictable. Told from a child's point of view, the poems are perfect for reading alone or in the classroom and for family story times as well.
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  • The Milk Makers

    Gail Gibbons

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 31, 1987)
    You probably drink milk at almost every meal. But have you ever wondered where it comes from? Cows eat special feed to make good milk. But after the cow is milked, there are still many steps the milk must go through before it reaches you. This book describes them all. And you'll be surprised to find how many other things you eat and drink come from milk, too. Gail Gibbon's unique style makes this a fascinating book for children and adults alike.
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  • TOOTH - GNASHER SUPERFLASH

    Pinkwater

    Paperback (Aladdin, Feb. 28, 1990)
    The Popsnorkle family test drives the Tooth-Gnasher Superflash, pleased with the car's ability to turn into several different animals.
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  • George Shrinks

    William Joyce

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Feb. 20, 1987)
    Undaunted at finding that he’s shrunk to the size of a mouse, George starts in on his household duties, from brushing his teeth to taking out the garbage and looking after his baby brother—all Herculean tasks for this tiny guy in an oversized world. ‘Paintings with realistic detail and perspective show a mouse-eye view of what high adventure boring chores become. Parents will root along with their kids for this unflappable Tom Thumb.’ —SLJ. Best Books of 1985 (SLJ)A Reading Rainbow Selection100 Favorite Paperbacks of 1989 (IRA/CBC)
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  • Angel Child, Dragon Child

    Michele Maria Surat, Vo Dinh Mai

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Aug. 1, 1989)
    In this story based on a young girl's true-life experiences, Ut, a Vietnamese child separated from her family, recounts her attempts to come to terms with a new country and a new life and to reunite her family
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