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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Longer Arthur adventures written at a third grade level for kids who are ready to read on their own. ... Read more

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Approximately sixty safety tips are demonstrated by dinosaurs in situations at home, during meals, camping, in the car, and in other familiar places. ... Read more

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Officer Friendly meet dinosaur town
My preschoolers love this book.It has quite a few safety lessons in it presented in a visually interesting and non-threatening way.A picture speaks 1000 words in this book, the illustrations are great!

Safety with a touch of humor
This "safety guide" is a perfect all around book for parents to read and review with children. The text is simple and covers 1-2 page reviews of common places and events that require safe practice. Topics include home, yard, meals, fire, animals, on wheels, playground, camping, car, beach, trips, first aid, cold weather and night safe practices. The illustrations are humorous and make some of the potentially scary ideas not so scary, yet the book still has a serious tone. The pictures clearly illustrate (and parents can certainly discuss them) what the text is saying for both younger nonreaders and the older elementary age readers. And the dinosaur topic is sure to appeal to a broad range of ages. I have purchased or checked out from the library several specific topic safety books (strangers, fire) but this one is a great addition because it includes many subjects not necessarily worthy of an individual book.

Amazingly Awesome Book
This is a awesome book for kids.First of all it has great safety tips for your children.Also it has cute,funny pictures of dinosaurs.Most important it will educate your kids on what to do in case of a fire or if something happens on a camping trip.This book gives you safety rules for wateremergencies to car safety.Plus this book is great for the whole family.Soif you are looking for a great book on safety for your kids this book isdefinitely for you.

Great Investment in your child's safety
This is a great book for the whole family!It teaches kids about safety in different situations. This book will educate your children by telling themrules like what to do in case of a fire.Also, it will teach your kids aboutcamping safety to water safety.Another thing this book countains is cute,funny pictures of dinosaurs. So if you are looking for a great book toeducate your kids about safety this book is for you. ... Read more

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Calander, a collector of magic, finds himself involved in more than he bargained for when he goes on a quest for a mysterious scepter. ... Read more

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Together, Lionel and his friends discover aliens, search for the perfect sandwich, and play a baseball game Lionel will never forget. ... Read more

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Lionel and His Friends
Among the four stories, the first story, the Imposter, shows how delicate the children's worlds are. Lionel is confused when Max is very nice to others, so he wonders this Max is real Max that he has known.After a question and answer period, they reach a conclusion. "Maybe it's adisease. The kind you only catch at other people's houses." I knowthey always catch this disease. I like the writer's sense of humor in thispart. The languages are short and clear, and the soft watercolor picturesare warm and bright. It's a good choice for beginning readers. ... Read more

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Poor Milo. All he wants is to be like the other bunnies. But he's a little different. Actually, there's nothing little about him. He is the biggest bunny any bunny has ever seen.

And when you're an enormous purple bunny in a sea of snowy white little bunnies, it's hard to find a place where you fit in.

So when the Easter Bunny announces he needs a helper, Milo hopes this will be his chance to find his place at last. And maybe this time everyone will realize that good things can come in BIG packages. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Do you know where the werewolf legend started? Do you know how a person transforms into a werewolf? Learn more about the history and popular culture surrounding this hairy, scary beast. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Do you know how the Mummy become a mummy? Or the origin of the pharaoh's curse legend? Did you know that mummies have been found all over the world? Read about the history and popular culture surrounding this legendary monster. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When Arthur's class takes part in a race to raise money for literacy, Fern has no interest in participating, so she does not get involved in her classmates' training strategies. ... Read more

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The new school year brings lessons for Lionel to explore with his class. But Lionel has to find out some things by himself. For example, what will his teacher tell his parents on Back-to-School Night? Can the new boy really wrestle polar bears? And how can Lionel make classtime go by as quickly as recess? Readers will be quick to identify with Lionel and his friends-and to wonder what Lionel will discover next. ... Read more

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The animals of the grasslands have a problem. A very hungry lion wants to eat them all! To keep the lion happy, they agree to send one animal for him to eat every day. When the hare learns it's his turn to be the lion's dinner, he is not happy! Can this clever hare save himself--and all the other animals--from the lion? ... Read more

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Five short stories describe the lives of woodland plants and animals. ... Read more

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Just Beautiful
After years of searching, was finally able to restore this treasured storybook back to our library.(Thank you, Amazon.com, for not giving up in your search to find it for me.) ... Read more

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While visiting their Aunt Celia in Boston, the five Wynd children are determined to foil the army of ghosts intent on helping an unscrupulous developer acquire some of the best property in the city. Sequel to "The Dragon Circle" and "The Witching Hour." ... Read more

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Just in time for back-to-school book bags, here is a collection of limericks about a very unusual school. From the superjock who is so shy he can barely say hello to the weird teacher whose students are mysteriously turning into statues, readers will laugh themselves silly at all the fun that makes up one very odd school year. ... Read more

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There Once Was a Very Odd School
This clever rhyming book is full of delightful laughter and brings a new twist to sometimes monotonous school experiences. The book's bright and colorful illustration adds to the silliness that author Stephen Krensky depicts in his limericks.The focus of the book is on goofy things that kids often dream up, such as a never ending recess or the mystery food served in the cafeteria. This is a great book for adding humor to any classroom reading experience.

There Once Was a Very Odd School
I thought this book was very funny. I thought its use of limericks was a very good way to get information across. It not only provided the reader with some laughs, it would also provide the audience some good laughs as well. There is some realism in this book, but it always keeps you on your toes. The illustrations went well the book. They go along with the humor. I enjoiyed this book thoroughly.

Good Book to Read Aloud
There Once was a Very Odd School and Other Lunch Box Limericks is actually a really funny book that needs to be read aloud.The book is full of limericks that talk about school, the good, the bad, and the ugly.Some of the limericks are realistic, like the one about the shy boy at school who is only outspoken during guym.Others are very fictional, like the one about the teacher from another planet who turns students into statues.While the book is not organized in any particular way, the poems are still humorous and would be fun to read all at once, or individually.

There once was a very odd school
There once was a very odd school. Written by Stephen Krensky, Illustrated by Tamara Petrosino. As a parent of two young children and a teacher in training. I really liked this book. The pages were well done and creative. I liked the rhyming that Stephen Krensky placed into the story. The story has indidvual rhymes that are short and fun, but all are related to school. I can understand why this book received the "Childrens Choice" award. I recommend this book not only to children, but to parents and teachers as well. ... Read more

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Ghosts
I beleive is ghosts, and this book examines them well, though pales to other books on ghosts. The fear factor is gone, as the updated D & D got rid of most things supernatural. I wouldn't recommend purchasing this book. ... Read more

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Since the beginnings of the city in 1630, Boston has been a hub of new ideas that have led America and the world in new directions.Innovations have ranged from the smallpox vaccine to the invention of the telephone.Even toll=house cookies and personal computers got their start in Boston.Photos, paintings, and engravings - and lots of cool facts - bring to life some of the people, places, and events that changed the course of history. ... Read more

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There is mud
from the rug
all the way
to the tub.
Oh, what a mess!
Who did it?

Someone is tracking muddy footprints through the house. Is it little Ben? (No, he's just scribbling on the walls.) Is it Sarah? (No, she's playing dress-up with clothes scattered eveywhere.) Kid after kid says, "Not me!" -- until we finally track the culprit all the way to the bathtub. The surprise ending is the icing on the cake in this fun beginning reader. ... Read more

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Not In My House!
To quote a line from the book: "Uh-oh!" is right. I frequently choose Early Readers such as What A Mess! (a STEP Into Reading book intended for Preschool to Grade 1) even though my girls (ages 3 ½ and 2) are not yet learning to read.The patterned text + playful kids + pets seemed ideal for my own little mess makers.

BUT...I thought two of the illustrations were irresponsible."Dennis" is drawing pictures on the wall with his crayons."Lee" is using Mama's lipstick to paint a clown face.I've got enough problems without giving my girls the impression that such behavior is acceptable.

That said, I am sure your emergent reader is old enough to know better and will enjoy solving the mystery of the muddy footprints - right down to the surprise ending!

Great for beginners!
I bought this book for my 5 year old, and he was able to read the entire thing himself the very first time - and he was so proud of himself!It contains many of the "sight words" they are teaching him in Kindergarten, and the other words are all easy to sound out. The story line itself very cute and 3 year old couldn't wait until his brother got to the end to see what happens! ... Read more

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What are girls good for?

Nellie Bly wasn't always Nellie Bly. First she was Elizabeth Cochrane, a shy girl from Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania. All her life Elizabeth had been told, "girls can't do this" and "girls can't do that." Even the newspaper the Pittsburgh Dispatch said that all girls were good for was getting married and taking care of their families.

But Elizabeth didn't believe it. She knew girls could take care of their families -- but they could also do much, much more. So one day she set out to prove it, and became Nellie Bly -- a name to be reckoned with. ... Read more

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Bokuden was a great swordsman who liked to travel. One day, while riding a ferry, a bully started bothering the other passengers. He took the best spot on the boat and waved his sword around. Bokuden was not impressed. The bully challenged him to a fight. Bokuden agreed but said he would not need to use his sword to win. Can Bokuden live up to his amazing claim? ... Read more

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Stories drawn from mythology and folklore are perennially popular with young readers
Stories drawn from mythology and folklore are perennially popular with young readers. "Bokuden And The Bully" is a Japanese folktale as adapted for young readers by Stephen Krensky and impressively illustrated by Cheryl Kirk Noll. A famous swordsman, Bokuden was riding on a ferry when a bully started harassing the other passengers. Although the man was armed with a sword, Bokuden challenged him to a fight and vowed not to use his own sword to defeat him. How can Bokuden make good his challenge? Part of the outstanding Millbrook Press 'On My Own Folklore' series, this wonderful story is highly recommended for family, school, and community library Folklore/Folktale collections for young readers.
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AMessage of Acceptance of Others
This is a fun book with great illustrations.It is fairly seasonal in nature with the Easter Bunny involved. Milo, as a giant bunny, didn't feel accepted, but he learned he was a great bunny with the help of the Easter Bunny.

Hilarious adventures are enhanced by zany drawings by Melissa Suber in this winner
In Stephen Krensky's Milo The Really Big Bunny Milo just wants to be like the other bunnies, but he's the biggest bunny any bunny has ever seen and he just doesn't fit in. Plus, he's purple. Milo feels badly, until the Easter Bunny announces he needs a helper...and he's determined to be that helper, no matter what! Hilarious adventures are enhanced by zany drawings by Melissa Suber in this winner. ... Read more