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Books in Reading Rainbow Book series

  • Perfect the Pig

    Susan Jeschke

    Paperback (Scholastic, June 1, 1985)
    A tiny pig is granted his wish which leads to an almost perfect life.
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  • Fireflies

    Julie Brinckloe

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1986)
    A young boy is proud of having caught a jar full of fireflies, which seems to him like owning a piece of moonlight, but as the light begins to dim he realizes he must set the insects free or they will die.
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  • Don't Laugh at Me

    Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin, Glin Dibley

    Hardcover (Tricycle Press, July 23, 2002)
    Do you wear glasses? Ever been picked last for the team? Afraid you’ll be called on in class?Don’t laugh at me. Don’t call me names.Have you laughed at someone else for the same reasons? Someone you thought was geeky or slow--someone different from you.Don’t get your pleasure from my pain.For anyone who’s ever been bullied--or been a bully themselves--it’s time to change your tune. This is not a book for whiners, but a new language that will give you the words you need to take charge and stop the cycle of teasing.Filled with inspiration and celebration, Don’t Laugh at Me is the anthem for a new bully-free world. Read it, sing it, and cheer! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Operation Respect “Don’t Laugh at Me” Project.
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  • Duncan And Dolores

    Barbara Samuels

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 31, 1989)
    Dolores learns to curb some of her more smothering tendencies and wins the affection of her new pet cat, Duncan.
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  • Archibald Frisby

    Michael Chesworth

    Paperback (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), March 11, 1996)
    Archibald Frisby, mad about science and wise beyond his years, is sent to camp to have fun and ends up broadening the horizons of his fellow campers.
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  • Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies

    Ann Turner, James Graham Hale

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Nov. 19, 1992)
    A little boy living in a distant country is lonely. He needs a bed of his own, a room of his own, a house of his own -- and most of all, a momma and poppa of his own. But he must travel far to get them. He must fly for a day and a night through blue skies and clouds and stars before he comes to a place he can call home... with his loving new adopted family.
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  • The Gift of the Sacred Dog: Story and Illustrations

    Paul Goble

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval, Oct. 1, 1984)
    Book by Goble, Paul
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  • Galimoto

    Karen Lynn Williams, Catherine Stock

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-10-01, Oct. 16, 2008)
    "Kondi, a seven-year-old African boy, decides to make a galimoto -- a toy vehicle -- out of scraps of wire. He finds some wire...but it's not enough, so Kondi searches out more....Gentle text and...soft watercolors capture the essence of life in a contemporary African village.
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  • I Have a Sister--My Sister Is Deaf

    Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson, Deborah Kogan Ray

    Paperback (HarperCollins, May 23, 1984)
    A young deaf child who loves to run and jump and play is affectionately described by her older sister. ‘Can give young children an understanding of the fact that deaf children . . . share all the interests of children with normal hearing.' 'C. ‘A friendly, affirmative look [at the everyday experiences of the two sisters].' 'BL. 1979 Coretta Scott King Award Honor BookA Reading Rainbow SelectionChildren's Books of 1977 (Library of Congress)
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  • An Enchanted Hair Tale

    Alexis De Veaux, Cheryl Hanna

    Paperback (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Sudan suffers from the general ridicule of his strange-looking hair, until he comes to accept and enjoy its enchantment.
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  • Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message

    Jake Swamp, Erwin Printup Jr.

    Hardcover (Lee & Low Books, Inc., Sept. 1, 1995)
    The Native American Thanksgiving Address, offered to Mother Earth in gratitude for her bounty and for the variety of her creatures, including human beings, is presented by a contemporary Mohawk chief who has delivered the address around the world.
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  • Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo

    William Joyce

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Feb. 18, 1995)
    Proclaimed "the most adorable of dinos" by The New York Times, Bob is grander and greener than ever in a definitive new edition of modern picture book classic. This deluxe volume features seven new illustrations, an additional adventure, and a song ("The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob"), with easy-to-play arrangements.
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