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Books in Reading Railroad Books series

  • No Matzoh for Me!

    Nancy Krulik, Bryan Hendrix

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Sammy wants nothing more than to be cast as one of the ten plagues in his Hebrew school's Passover play. But when his teacher assigns him the role of the matzoh, Sammy can't believe his bad luck. No Matzoh for Me! presents the Passover story of the Jewish holiday in a humorous, accessible, and kid-friendly way.
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  • The First Dog

    Jan Brett

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, Oct. 10, 1988)
    Kip the Cave Boy offers to share all his woolly rhino ribs if Paleowolf will use his keen nose, fine ears, and sharp eyes to keep Kip from being eaten up. When Paleowolf agrees with a bark and a wag of his tail, Kip names his new friend Dog.
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  • Bionic Bunny Show

    Marc Brown

    Paperback (Little, Brown Young Readers, Sept. 30, 1985)
    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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  • Bus to Booville

    Wendy Wax

    Board book (Grosset & Dunlap, Aug. 25, 2003)
    These Halloween board books are the perfect treat for this fun holiday! Eye-catching, captivating photo-collage illustrations and rhyming text really make these books stand out. In Bus to Booville, a bus driver gets spooked when he picks up ghosts, witches, and skeletons on Halloween night. All the spooky characters are just kids in costumes on their way to a Halloween party...but it turns out that the normal-looking bus driver is a little monster, in a bus driver costume, and he's going to the party, too! You Can't Scare Me! is about a little girl whose friends keep trying to scare her with their spooky Halloween costumes. Nothing scares her...until she catches a glimpse of herself in the mirror, all dressed up in the spookiest costume of all! Written and illustrated by Wendy Wax.
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  • The Night Before Kindergarten

    Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Join the kids as they prepare for kindergarten, packing school supplies, posing for pictures, and the hardest part of all--saying goodbye to Mom and Dad.
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  • Wee Three Pigs

    Heidi Petach

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Sept. 23, 2002)
    A modern retelling of the classic fairy tale follows three pigs called Comet, Cupid, and Rudolph as they have a delightful Christmas adventure. Original.
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  • A Medieval Feast

    Aliki

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 25, 1986)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes the preparation and celebration of a medieval feast held at an English manor.
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  • The Furry News: How to Make a Newspaper

    Loreen Leedy

    Hardcover (Holiday House, March 1, 1990)
    Big Bear, Rabbit, and the other animals work hard to write, edit, and print their newspaper, "The Furry News." Includes tips for making your own newspaper and defines a number of newspaper terms.
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  • All Aboard Cars

    Catherine Daly Weir

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, March 19, 1996)
    Text and illustrations introduce various types of automobiles including race cars, emergency vehicles, and cars of the future
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  • Hooray for Grandparents Day!

    Nancy Carlson

    Paperback (Puffin, Aug. 5, 2002)
    Arnie doesn't have grandparents to come to school on Grandparent's Day, but it turns out he has a lot of people who can substitute.
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  • Uncle Willie And The Soup Kitchen

    Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, April 24, 1997)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Learning from his uncle Willie that there are less fortunate people in the world and the importance of helping them, a young boy volunteers for a day's work at a soup kitchen and learns how he can make a difference.
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  • Louis the Fish

    Arthur Yorinks, Richard Egielski

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1986)
    'One day last spring, Louis, a butcher, turned into a fish. Silvery scales. Big lips. A tail. A salmon'...Yorinks and Egielski work together as if they were one. Their joint pacing and a variety of verbal and visual viewpoints make Louis the Fish an outstanding and refreshingly unusual picture book. --Starred, School Library Journal
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