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Some Good Reads
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| Big Momma Makes the World written by Phyllis Root and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury | |
| Everyone will enjoy the illustrations in
this very original creation myth. Winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book Award |
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| Billy's Bucket written by Kes Gray and illustrated by Garry Parsons | |
| All Billy wants for his birthday is a bucket. He warns his parents not to use it but of course - parents never listen! | |
| Olivia....and the Missing Toy written and illustrated by Ian Falconer | |
| Olivia the pig is at it again. This time she can't find her toy. | |
| Stanley's Party written by Linda Bailey and illustrated by Billy Slavin | |
| Stanley is such a good dog. Then one night he sneaks up on the couch. What will he try next? | |
Fiction |
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| Love that Dog written by Sharon Creech | |
| Jack does not want to write poetry - poetry is for girls. Once he starts writing he can't stop though. Nominated for the 2004 Black-Eyed Susan Award. | |
| The Prince of the Pond written by Donna Jo Napoli | |
| The prince gets turned into a frog and is rescued by none other than a little female frog. | |
| Seedfolks written by Paul Fleischman | |
| Thirteen voices tell one story of the flowering of a Cleveland vacant lot into a neighborhood garden, cultivated by a group of strangers -- old, young, Haitian, Korean, Hispanic, tough, haunted, hopeful. | |
| Skellig written by David Almond | |
| A mystery, an adventure and a family story all in one. Winner of the 1998 Whitbread Award | |
Non-Fiction |
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| First to Fly: How Wilbur & Orville Wright Invented the Airplane written by Peter Busby with paintings by David Craig | |
| Experience the Wright Brothers' adventure in words, paintings and pictures. | |
| Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women written by Catherine Thimmesh and illustrated by Melissa sweet | |
| What inspired these women, and just how did they turn their ideas into inventions? | |
| The Hindenburg : The Fiery Crash of a German Airship written by Kathleen W. Deady | |
| Why did this zeppelin explode and what have we learned from this disaster? | |
| Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Stephen Alcorn | |
| Stories of some of the women who battled for civil rights. | |
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