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61) Sunday shopping
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Every Sunday night a young girl and her grandmother go on an imaginary shopping trip using play money and the advertisements in the newspaper as a guide for their 'purchases.'"--
62) How to find gold
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Anna and her friend Crocodile set off on an adventure to find sunken gold, even though it is a dangerous and difficult quest.
63) The typewriter
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this picture book with few words, three children find a typewriter on a carousel, and begin an adventure that helps them discover the wonder of words.
64) Ninja!
Author
Series
Ninja! (Arree Chung) volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A ninja must be strong, courageous, and silent! He creeps through the house on a secret mission. There may be obstacles! But have no fear--a true ninja can overcome all challenges.".
66) Superhero Joe
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Five-year-old Joey uses his super powers to help his parents out of a sticky situation.
67) I'm bored
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedious, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do, from turning cartwheels to using their imaginations.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A carpenter ant drills a hole to see what is outside his stump, worrying his fellow ants, and when new holes reveal different colors they fabricate a story about the horrible beast that will soon attack.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rose wakes up one morning feeling royal and, donning jewels and a crown, she seeks her parents who behave as her royal subjects, causing Rose to wonder what they would think if the queen traded places with their daughter.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Ducks growing out of bananas? A mouse catching a cat? What's wrong with this book? Yes, there's something strange, something funny, and even downright preposterous on every page of this book. But it's not a mistake--it's nonsense! And it's also surrealism"--
72) Press here
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Using no special effects other than the reader's imagination, a series of dots multiplies, grows, or changes color by pressing, tilting, or blowing on the previous page.
73) Mix it up!
Author
Publisher
Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Using no special effects other than the reader's imagination, simple directions lead the reader to experiment with mixing and changing colors on the printed page.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discovering a magical door in her bedroom that leads her to the zoo, a little girl is tempted to bring one little bear back to her room, and then a menagerie of smaller animals, and then a medley of big animals, until pandemonium ensues.
77) Little big
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A little boy imagines what it would be like to be big, with long legs like a giraffe, big hands like a gorilla, or a big mouth like a crocodile, but realizes that there are advantages to being perfectly little.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"What could be more wonderful than sharing bedtime with beloved friends? This little boy loves to talk to his stuffed animals at the end of the day, and share with them all the things that happened to him that day--and to hear about their day, too"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Ally roars off to her first day at school, she hopes she'll meet lots of other dinosaur-mad kids in class. Instead, she's the only one chomping her food with fierce dino teeth and drawing dinosaurs on her nameplate. Even worse, a group of would-be "princesses" snubs her! Will Ally ever make new friends?".
Author
Series
Nino (Yuyi Morales) volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Lucha Libre champion Niño has no trouble fending off monstrous opponents, but when his little sisters awaken from their naps, he is in for a no-holds-barred wrestling match that will truly test his skills.
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