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  • Black Beauty

    Anna Sewell, Mary Sebag-montefiore, Alan Marks

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Presents an abridged version of Black Beauty's experiences with both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.
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  • Gingerbread Boy

    Ladybird

    Paperback (Ladybird, Jan. 6, 1981)
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  • The Carousel

    Liz Rosenberg, Jim LaMarche

    Paperback (Voyager Books, Sept. 15, 1998)
    Two sisters remember their mother saying, "The carousel horses sleep all winter and wake in the spring." But one gray-skied February twilight, as the girls make their way home from school, they hear strange whinnying noises coming from the carousel in the park. Peeking inside the carousel canvas, the sisters step into the unknown. Could it be that the horses are moving . . . clopping their hooves . . . alive?
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  • Jesus the Helper

    Hilda I. Roston

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books, June 1, 1987)
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  • Tomie dePaola's Rhyme Time

    Tomie dePaola

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Aug. 28, 2000)
    Take 30 or so wonderful poems for children, add Tomie dePaola's trademark artwork, and you have this charming poetry collection with works by A.A. Milne, Dorothy Aldis, Eve Merriam, and many others.
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  • Mama Don't Allow

    Thacher Hurd

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, July 1, 1985)
    Saxophone-playing Miles and his Swamp Band find a bevy of sharp-toothed, long-tailed alligators who love to listen to their music. But little do Miles and his band know what the alligators plan for them at the close of their jubilant all-night ball! Inspired by a traditional song, this vibrant picture book is "ebullient, fast-paced, and funny." 1985 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for IllustrationA Reading Rainbow Featured SelectionChildren's Books of 1984 (Library of Congress)
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  • How Many Stars in the Sky?

    Lenny Hort, James Ransome

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 1997)
    Mama's away one night, and her son can't sleep. He tries to relax by counting stars, but the more of them he sees, the more determined he is to count every single one. Then the boy finds that Daddy can't sleep either. Together, the two of them set off on an unforgettable all-night journey of discovery.
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  • Read About Kangaroos - Reading Fun for Kids

    Elle Simms

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Oct. 31, 2017)
    Get ready for some hopping, Down Under action... get ready to Read About Kangaroos, Australia's most famous animal!Read About Books are educational children's readers designed to inspire your young reader to learn about their favourite science topics while practicing their reading skills.- Simple words- Introducing new words- Simple sentence structure- Engaging color photos- Manageable length for young readers- Large printIncluded in Read About Kangaroos are Fun Kangaroo Facts and a short quiz to test your knowledge.This Read About Kangaroos book is a suitable reading level for grades 1-3, however this book will appeal to younger kangaroo lovers as well.If you are searching for informative books about kangaroos, wallabies or macropods, kids readers level 1-3, or science readers about kangaroos or Australia, Read About Kangaroos is the reader for you!
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  • The Night before Valentine's Day

    Natasha Wing, Heidi Petach

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Dec. 28, 2000)
    Kids dream of candy hearts in another funny take-off on Clement C. Moore's beloved poem. The next day at school is a day of parties and games-and a surprise visitor bearing a Valentine gift for the whole class!
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  • Maps and Globes

    Jack Knowlton, Harriett Barton

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 23, 1986)
    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.
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  • Jack And the Beanstalk

    Katie Daynes, Paddy Mounter

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2006)
    After climbing to the top of a huge beanstalk, a boy uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and gain a fortune for himself and his mother.
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  • Jessica Jacobs Did What

    Nancy Ellen Hird, Andy Stiles

    Paperback (Standard Pub, June 1, 1994)
    Jessica Jacobs is so forgetful that one day she actually forgets her head, just as her mother had warned she would.
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