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  • The Mud Pony

    Caron Lee Cohen, Shonto W Begay

    Library Binding (Scholastic, Aug. 1, 1989)
    A Native American legend about a young boy and his magical pony. Splendidly illustrated . . . An excellent addition to folklore collections.--Kirkus Reviews. A Reading Rainbow Selection.
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  • Just Us Women

    Jeannette Caines, Pat Cummings

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1984)
    "No boys and no men-just us women," Aunt Martha tells her niece. And together they plan their trip to North Carolina in Aunt Martha's brand-new car. This is to be a very special outing-with no one to hurry them along, the two travelers can do exactly as they please.
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  • The Bionic Bunny Show

    Marc Tolon Brown, Laurene Krasny Brown

    Hardcover (Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1984)
    As an ordinary rabbit in real life is portrayed as a bionic bunny on his television series, the reader views all the production efforts that provide that illusion.
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  • The Night Before Thanksgiving

    Natasha Wing, Tammie Lyon

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-02-12, Feb. 12, 2008)
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  • The Night Before Summer Vacation

    Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, April 29, 2002)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In an effort to pack everything that will be needed for their summer vacation, a little girl and her family are bound to overlook something, in a meter-perfect ""twist"" on Clement C. Moore's classic Christmas poem.
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  • A Chair For My Mother

    Vera B. Williams

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 23, 2007)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
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  • When I Was Young in the Mountains

    Cynthia Rylant

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 1, 1985)
    A gentle story evoking the love of a way of life, of a place, and a family in the Appalachian Mountains.
    K
  • The Night Before Valentine's Day

    Natasha Wing, Heidi Petach

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Dec. 28, 2000)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. As a classroom engages in parties and games, a surprise visitor brings a Valentine's gift for the wholeclass!
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  • Grandfather Counts

    Andrea Cheng, Ange Zhang

    Hardcover (Lee & Low Books, Oct. 15, 2000)
    When her maternal grandfather comes from China, Helen, who is biracial, develops a special bond with him despite their age and language differences. by the illustrator of The Stoneboat.
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  • The Reading Pig Goes to Music Class

    Nicholas I Clement, Judy Nostrant

    Paperback (Teachers Change Brains Media, Dec. 18, 2019)
    The Reading Pig ventures into Music Class with Amanda and Cole. Mr. B is the instructor and turns the kids into marching and playing experts. As class goes on, they are greeted by a surprise guest. The Reading Pig himself gets in on the action and does double duty as an instrument.
    K
  • Caps for Sale

    Esphyr Slobodkina

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Oct. 1, 1987)
    "Caps for Sale" is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in following the peddlers efforts to outwit the monkeys in this new, enlarged, and redesigned edition, and will ask to read it again and again.
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  • Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt

    Lisa Campbell Ernst

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, April 1, 1992)
    When Sam Johnson inadvertently discovers how much fun sewing can be, he tries to join the Rosedale Women's Quilting Club. "Don't be silly," the club president says. "We can't have a man here bungling everything!" But Sam Johnson won't take no for an answer. He organizes a rival sewing circle -- and no women need apply.
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