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In this story based on a Japanese folktale, an impoverished boy named Yohei shares his dinner with a cat that appears on his doorstep. When Yohei faces a crisis, the cat remembers his generosity and brings help. Full color.

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Young Flats and his elderly friend, Caleb, are two Mississippi junkyard dogs who belong to a vicious man. Flats comforts himself by playing the blues on his guitar accompanied by Caleb playing the bones. Finally, forced to fight or flee, they flee, migrating north and taking their blues sound with them. A 2000 Parents' Choice( Gold Award winner. Full-color illustrations.

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Recounts the colonists' stand to control their own destinies, detailing the protest meetings at Old South Church, the defiant act of dumping the tea into the harbor, and the reaction from the British.

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The capital letters in Mr. Wright's classroom require immediate medical attention! They are suffering from severe neglect, which causes problems. A companion to "Punctuation Takes a Vacation, Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day, Silent Letters Loud and Clear, " and "Happy Endings." Full color.

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Most days Cammie is tired of being the daughter of the first female president of the United States and just wants her real life back. That's why she's thrilled when her very favorite group, the famous teenage sensation called the Song Boys, is scheduled to perform at the White House. But when a treasured White house object disappears, the event is in jeopardy.

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Full of sorrow yet persistent in its belief that humans can triumph over evil, this memoir of a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to the brave and devoted adults who helped the children of Terezin. Illustrations.

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Virginia and her brother are never allowed to pick first from the donation boxes at church because their father is the priest. Virginia is heartbroken when another girl gets the beautiful coat that she covets. Based on the author's memories of life on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

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Youngsters are invited to join in the froggy fun with this hopping and bopping version of a favorite song and game. Full color.

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Pauline the hen lays unusual eggs, but Mrs. Pennywort, her owner, thinks they're beautiful, and she and Pauline work together to open an Easter egg farm.

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In the prison-like school that is his last chance, 13-year-old Robbie tries to recover from events that brought him there, including his uncle's war injuries and the death of a classmate who may have been his friend.

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Born into a famous family of exceptionally talented people, 15-year-old Claire Walker has deliberately chosen to live an average life. But everything changes the night of the Spring Fling, when her parents decide it's high time she transferred to Cambial Academy--the prestigious boarding school that her great-grandfather founded for students with supernatural abilities.

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Have you ever wondered how your favorite sports began The history of sports is surprising--the original soccer ball was a skull: bowling was part of an early religious ritual; and lacrosse games initially stretched for miles and lasted for days. Includes a time line of sports history.

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A fly enters a concert hall and causes a commotion among the audience and performers alike. In the wake of the fly's flight, a wig flips, eyeglasses fall, and a lollipop is launched. Musicians "bang" and "boom" as they try to get that fly. Full color.

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A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of animals until he meets a clever fox.

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Based on a Cinderella story from Iraq called "The little red fish and the clog of gold" in Inea Bushnaq's Arab folktales.

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This compelling book reveals the story of how French Muslims' courage, faith, and devotion to justice saved the lives of so many Jews. Glossary, bibliography, and recommended books and films.

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Brian the leprechaun enjoys his solitary life--until a human builds a stone cottage above Brian's underground home.

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This color-drenched interpretation of Aesop's fable features illustrations byCaldecott Award winner Ed Emberley. Full color.

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A guide to eating healthy, being active, and feeling great for monsters and kids.

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When her father begins a long-distance romance with a zookeeper in Washington, D.C., 12-year-old Frankie sends fabricated e-mail letters to the zookeeper in an attempt to end the relationship, in this story about family, friendship, and growing up.

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Henrietta is a chicken that loves to read, so naturally she now wants to write a book. With the help of her three aunties, she hatches a plot. But when Henrietta publishes her story, the critics say she's laid an egg. Is this the end of Henrietta's career as an author Full color.

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Henrietta is a chicken that loves to read, so naturally she now wants to write a book. With the help of her three aunties, she hatches a plot. But when Henrietta publishes her story, the critics say she's laid an egg. Is this the end of Henrietta's career as an author Full color.

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A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves that she is a real princess.