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3) Sweet dreams
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Rhyming text depicts a mother preparing her child for bed by telling her about the different animals that live nearby and their nighttime activities.
7) Things to do
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Told in rhyming text, the story takes us through a child's day, focusing on the animals and objects around the child.
10) Where's Rodney?
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Rodney was inside, but always wanted to be outside. His class takes a field trip to the park.
11) Once, a bird
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"In this wordless picture book, a bird emerges after winter to find the world has gone quiet. As she settles on a tree outside an apartment building, its residents notice her through their windows and find hope in her resilience and the continued rhythms of nature."--
12) Fishbone's song
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"Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he's raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone's Song, this boy reminisces about the magic of the man who raised him and the tales that he used to tell--all true, but different each time"--
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Gravediggers volume 1
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English
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During a class trip to the Montana woods, three sixth-graders, athletic Ian, sensitive PJ, and brainy Kendra, are separated from their group and must rely on each other to survive as they encounter zombies and more.
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The rain clouds are long gone and the dry season scorches the land. Everything is new for the baby giraffe. As she bounds ahead and lags behind, her mother patiently explains the ways of the grasslands. And until she grows a little taller, older, and wiser, her mother reminds her: you're strong with me.
16) Turtle pond
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"In Turtle Pond, a boy and his family visit the local public gardens throughout the year to see the turtles. A Red-eared Slider is featured in the story.
17) Maybe a whale
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English
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"After Grandpa dies, a girl and her mother take the trip he had planned for her, kayaking along the Pacific west coast to look for the whales that he loved. The trip will do them good, Mom says, but the girl isn't sure. How can that be true when grandpa isn't there? And how will they find a whale in all that water, anyway? There is so much to see as they paddle through white-tipped waves and calm coves: glowing moon jellies, fluttering anemones and...
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Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 142
Pub. Date
1994.
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English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work The Call of the Wild, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
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