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Books in A Rookie reader series

  • A Buzz Is Part of a Bee

    Carolyn Lunn, Tom Dunnington

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1990)
    Enumerates a series of words and the greater things of which they are a part, such as leaf and tree, elbow and arm, candle and cake, and tail and kite.
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  • Thunder Doesn't Scare Me!

    Lynea Bowdish, John Wallace

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 2001)
    When thunder makes a young boy and his dog afraid, they decide to make as much noise as the storm.
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  • Messy Bessey

    Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack, Dana Regan

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A Rookie Reader Level C titles are perfect for the emergent reader. The Level C Rookie includes longer sentences and more complex concepts. Simple text makes reading easy while describing familiar ideas, objects, actions, and vocabulary. This special set of Level C Rookies is a collection of our best-selling Messy Bessey titles.
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  • Hi, Clouds

    Carol Greene, Gene Sharp

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1983)
    Two children watch clouds become fat and thin, white and gray, then turn into dogs, sheep, dragons, and castles.
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  • Paul the Pitcher

    Paul Sharp

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Jan. 1, 1985)
    Paul loves to throw a baseball, pitching high and low, fast and slow in order to strike out the batter
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  • Ice Is...Whee!

    Carol Greene, Paul Sharp

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, May 1, 1983)
    Ice is cold, slippery, pretty, and a lot of fun for children.
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  • Animal Babies

    Bobbie Hamsa

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1985)
    Provides drawings and names of baby animals, including a kitten, a fawn, a piglet, and a lamb.
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  • Flying Butter

    Patricia Trattles, Gary Swift

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 2005)
    Using simple text and illustrations, presents compound words and shows how their meaning changes when they are not spelled as one word.
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  • A Whisper Is Quiet

    Carolyn Lunn

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Nov. 1, 1988)
    Presents pairs of things with contrasting qualities, such as the hot sun and cold ice cream, or a quiet whisper and a loud band
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  • Oh No, Otis!

    Julie E. Frankel, Jackie E. Frankel, Clovis Martin

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1991)
    A two-year-old boy gets into and opens everything except the birthday present that his parents want him to open
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  • Bonk!: Goes the Ball

    Philippa J. Stevens, Clovis Martin

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1990)
    A ball is hit, kicked, chased, passed, and sent through a goal during a soccer game.
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  • Who Is Coming?

    Pat McKissack

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Dec. 1, 1986)
    A little African monkey runs away from all the dangerous animals except one
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