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STORYTIME @ HOME
Youth Services staff has created special resources to help facilitate a fun storytime experience in your home. We’ve outlined early literacy activities to help keep kids reading, singing, playing, writing, and talking every day.
81) Orangutans
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Learn all about orangutans-big primates that swing from tree to tree. Easy-to-read text and vibrant, full-color photos captivate young readers and make learning fun. Plus, quick stats sections and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in and learn more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
83) Tarantulas
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Learn all about tarantulas-hairy spiders that can be the size of a dinner plate. Easy-to-read text and vibrant, full-color photos captivate young readers and make learning fun. Plus, quick stats sections and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in and learn more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
84) RollerSnake
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Snake is upset that he is slower than the other animals in the jungle. He slithers around across the ground and wiggles from his tail to his nose. He wishes he had feet so that he could jump and leap and run like the wind blows, and be as fast as the other jungle animals. Snake's lifelong dream is to compete in an annual jungle race which he has never been able to do. But this time around, snake had an idea. An idea so brilliant that maybe, just maybe,...
85) Vicious Monkeys
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Monkeys are some of the most popular animals at the zoo, and with good reason. They're mischievous, funny, and endearing, but these charming beings can be very dangerous, too. Like all animals, when they feel threatened, they lash out. Monkeys have large, piercing teeth they can use as deadly weapons. They're also surprisingly strong. There's so much to learn about these primates, and this accessible volume contains the most important facts readers...
86) Africa / Africa
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Lions and elephants and rhinos--oh my! Take a walk through the African savannah with this these brilliantly photographed animals. Designed without distractions for babies and toddlers--your little ones will love the bright colors, interesting animals and the chance to discover new things. Used as a jumpstart for interaction, Discover Picture Books are a great way to introduce African animals, their sounds and colors to kids.Leones y elefantes y rinocerontes...
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The jungle is an exciting place to visit, and readers are invited to explore jungle and rain forest biomes in this fresh and fun take on a common life science curriculum topic. As readers learn facts about these habitats, they also discover some of the amazing animals who call them home-from huge elephants to dangerous tigers. Colorful illustrations of these animals are included, and they're paired with fun activities that encourage readers to play...
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Find all kinds of Wild Animals in this beautifully illustrated First Words book by artist Lisa M. Gardiner, perfect for your youngest reader discovering the joy of books. They can look inside and learn that in the wild they might see a tiger, monkey, toucan, and so much more!
89) Tigers
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Learn all about strong and striped tigers! This book captivates young readers through simple and easy-to-read text combined with vibrant, full-color photographs. Plus, quick stats sections and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in and learn more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
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Being a heavyweight champion is just one of the things that make rhinoceros beetles superstars! Did you know a rhino beetle can lift about 850 times its weight or that their shell is like an armor of protection? This fact-packed title with high-impact visuals, including maps and infographics, will keep kids engaged as they learn all about rhinoceros beetles. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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En este episodio de Los Animaselva, en la Tierra ya no quedan más bananas. Y solo hay una forma de conseguirlas. Unos austronautas plantaron un árbol de bananas en la Luna en su último viaje. Kiki el mono va por él pero, al llegar a la Luna, se encuentra con unos extraterrestres que andan en busca de la Tierra para invadirla.
¿Será Kiki capaz de ayudar a la humanidad a evitar el desastre y traer de regreso la última banana?
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Dans ce livre de la collection des Junglidoux, il n'y a plus de banane sur Terre. Et il n'y a qu'un seul moyen de produire de nouvelles véritables bananes: des astronautes ont laissé un bananier sur la Lune quand ils s'y sont rendus et il faut maintenant le récupérer. Sim accepte d'aller le chercher mais lorsqu'il arrive sur la Lune, il rencontre des extraterrestres qui veulent prendre le contrôle de la Terre.
Sim sera-t-il capable d'aider l'humanité...
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"Banna and Bree Blown to Rwanda", is a children's junior novel aimed for children 7-9 years. The story begins in the Okavango Delta in Botswana where Banna and Bree live, but is set in the stunning jungle of The Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. While Banna and Bree are in Rwanda they learn first-hand of the plight of the mountain Gorillas and the constant threat of poachers in the Park. Banna and Bree live with the Park families and create friendships...
95) The Safari Cup
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The Cheeky Monkeys have won the Safari Cup for the last five years, they are the best football team in the world. This season the Old Tortoises, the Enormous Elephants, the Speedy Cheetahs, the Jumping Kangaroos, the Mighty Tigers, the Giant Giraffes and the Hungry Wolves will try to stop them.
Is there anyone in the animal kingdom who can stop the Cheeky Monkeys on their path to victory?
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The jungle is a wild place that's perfect for animals to hide in. This accessible nonfiction book and it's fiction pair Hide and Seek in the Jungle explore how jungle animals use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings. This important early elementary science topic is explained using age-appropriate text, which is enhanced by full-color photographs on each page. Readers will enjoy learning why crocodiles hide underwater and why tigers have...
97) Jaguars
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Learn all about jaguars-big cats that use camouflage to hide in trees. Easy-to-read text and vibrant, full-color photos captivate young readers and make learning fun. Plus, quick stats sections and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in and learn more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Monkeys have tails. Leopards have spots. Toucans have brightly colored beaks. Many animals have features that make them easy to identify. This exciting nonfiction book, which is paired with the fiction title "Have You Every Wondered?," takes readers on a jungle adventure where they'll learn about animal identification. Age-appropriate text helps young students grasp this important early elementary science topic. Dazzling full-color photographs highlight...
99) Dwayne's Safari
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Readers count along with Dwayne as he sees new animals on safari. Dwayne and his family notice the long necks on the giraffes and their long black tongues. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title "The Life of a Giraffe" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.
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Discover Reading Early Reader Watch out! Read all about deadly animals in this Discover Reading Beginning Reader. Black widow spiders, polar bears, cobras and more are featured in manageable sentences for kindergarten, first, and second graders. Discover Reading titles feature short sentences, word lists, and questions at the end of each book to further the learning process.
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