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Books in Hello Reader series

  • Fluffy Grows A Garden

    Kate McMullan, Mavis Smith

    Paperback (Cartwheel, April 1, 2002)
    When Fluffy guards the class garden, he learns how helpful bees, worms, and ladybugs are--but where are the carrots?Ms. Day's class is planting a garden and Fluffy is happy that Emma and Jasmine are planting carrots and peas. Fluffy's job is to guard the garden, and he takes it very seriously. So when some bees fly by, he tells them to buzz off! Then the bees tell him how they help his garden, and Fluffy lets them stay. He then meets ladybugs and worms, also beneficial to his garden. But when he finds slugs, Fluffy sends them packing--they're not good for any garden. Soon, harvest time comes, and Fluffy and Ms. Day's class enjoy a veggie feast!
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  • Fluffy And The Fire Fighters

    Kate McMullan, Mavis Smith

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Oct. 1, 2001)
    After firefighters visit Ms. Day's classroom, Fluffy the classroom guinea pig gets a chance to see what they do firsthand. Original.
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  • Growl! A Book About Bears

    Mel Berger

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Feb. 1, 1999)
    A simple primer with full-color photographs explains what bears look like, how they hunt, what they eat, how they sleep during the winter, and how their cubs are born and raised. Original.
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  • Mixed-up Magic

    Joanna Cole

    Paperback (Scholastic, Nov. 1, 1987)
    Maggie meets a kindly boastful elf who never quite fulfills the wish he means to grant
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  • The biggest snowman ever!

    Elizabeth Bennett

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 15, 2002)
    The biggest, best snowman: "Little Nell's family thinks she's too small to really accomplish anything. But one snowy winter day, while Nell is playing with her forest friends Reindeer, Hare, and Bear Cub, her friends encourage her to build a snowman. Though Nell is unsure of herself at first, with the support and help of her friends, she creates a marvelous snowman. Nell's wondrous creation shows everyone that she IS capable of accomplishing anything she puts her mind to
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  • Witch Goes To School, The

    Norman Bridwell

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Aug. 1, 1992)
    A normal day at school becomes special when a witch comes for a visit and uses her magic
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  • Hello Reader! Picture Dictionary

    Staff, Various Artists

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Oct. 1, 1999)
    Featuring more than five hundred words and vivid, multicultural artwork from four favorite Hello Reader! illustrators, an essential visual reference provides an abundance of words from the Hello Reader! series, as well as common words children use. Original.
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  • Octopus Under The Sea

    Peter Roop, Connie Roop

    Paperback (Cartwheel Books, July 1, 2001)
    A fascinating easy reader filled with rythmic text and vibrant illustrations delves into the underworld realm of sea creatures and provides facts about their environment, their eating habits, and their survival instincts. Original.
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  • Great Snakes!

    Fay Robinson, Jean Day Zallinger

    Paperback (Cartwheel, June 1, 1996)
    Introduces children to the wonderful world of reptiles with easy-to-read rhymes and detailed illustrations that describe many colorful varieties, from identifying marks to their habits and habitats. Original.
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  • Great Black Heroes: Five Bold Freedom Fighters

    Wade Hudson, Ron Garnett

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Jan. 1, 2003)
    An easy-to-read collection of brief biographies of five Black freedom fighters: Richard Allen, Harriet Tubman, Mary Church Terrell, Medgar Evers, and Fannie Lou Hamer.This easy-to-read biography describes the early lives of Richard Allen, one of the founders of the Free African Society, the first formally organized African American group in the United States; Harriet Tubman, a major conductor of the Underground Railroad; Mary Church Terrell, a founding member of the NAACP and a leading figure in the women's suffrage movement; Medgar Evers, the first field secretary for the NAACP; and Fannie Lou Hamer, a leading civil rights activist who gained national attention when she tried to vote in rural Mississippi.
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  • Scholastic Reader Level 3: First Thanksgiving, The

    Garnet Jackson, Carolyn Croll

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Oct. 1, 2001)
    Culminating in the great harvest feast shared between the English and the Natives, this easy reader teaches children about the Pilgrims' arrival in the New World, their harsh first winter, and their relationship with Samoset, Squanto, and other Native Americans. Original.
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  • A Bad, Bad Day

    Kirsten Hall, Laura Rader

    Paperback (Scholastic, Feb. 1, 1996)
    A humorous rhyming story shows young readers how the worst of days can still turn out all right, in a simple first reader that is accompanied by sturdy flash cards and six pages of vocabulary-reinforcing activities. Original.
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