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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.
5) Baker makers
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A young boy is determined to create the perfect cake, but when his baking doesn't go quite as planned, he learns to embrace the unexpected"--
6) Jabari tries
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jabari is making a flying machine all by himself, but when it doesn't work the way he imagined, he learns about perserverance and problem-solving.
Author
Series
Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose's Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help.
9) Big Choo
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Choo wants to be just like his father Papa Pufferbelly, but pulling a line of freight cars up a steep mountain might be a little too much for the small engine.
10) Gumption!
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Peter goes on an African adventure with his beloved Uncle Nigel, who hopes to spot a rare gorilla, the oblivious Nigel urges Peter on by telling him to have gumption, while Peter keeps his eyes open and uses his ingenuity.
Author
Series
Clorinda the cow books volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Using determination and vision, Clorinda the cow and her friend Hop the pig build a variety of flying machines, hoping to fulfill her desire to take flight.
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Betty the school bus is upset over making mistakes on her very first day, but Tractor Mac and the farm animals provide tips and encourage her to practice and try again.
13) Oh, Panda
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Panda tries to follow a butterfly over a mountain, but the slippery, snowy slope makes it difficult to climb.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This comical companion to Ross Burach's "The very impatient caterpillar" pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again."--Back cover.
15) Hang in there!
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
One thing after another goes wrong on Cat's cat-astrophic day -- but with reassuring support from her friends and a paws-itive outlook, she just may be able to keep things in purr-spective.
Author
Series
Isaiah Dunn volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories...
Author
Series
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Confident Frannie convinces cautious Pepper to give skateboarding a try, but Pepper's attempts are not all smooth sailing. Luckily, she has a supportive and enthusiastic friend to cheer her on and help her realize her potential"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Hugo the hamster wants to be a firefighter, and although he worries he is too small to fight fires, he learns that just because something is difficult, it doesn't mean he shouldn't try his hardest to achieve his dream.
20) SumoKitty
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
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