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Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Go big or go home! Meet the biggest weirdos on Earth in this colosally cool collection from the team that brought you Pink Is For Blobfish. It's a big wide world, full of critters that are larger than life! Sure, there are the usual suspects: blue whales, polar bears, elephant seals . . . but others will take you by surprise. The giant snail, for instance, or the ginormous Atlas moth. Like Pink Is for Blobfish and Cute as an Axolotl, Big as a Giant...
45) Codzilla
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Bertie, a giant codfish, is tired of being bullied about his size, but when the other fish at school start calling him Codzilla, it really hurts. Being big isn't easy, but when a shark comes around with his mouth wide open, Bertie becomes everyone's hero..." --
46) Now I'm big!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A little girl contrasts all of the amazing things she can do for herself that had to be done for her when she was a baby, from dressing herself to reading to her baby sister.
47) Get a hit, Mo!
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mo Jackson is excited for his baseball game, but Coach Marie tells him he is batting last and playing right field, again. Will Mo ever get a hit?"--
48) Spike it, Mo!
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Mo and his dad join in a volleyball game at the beach and the score is tied, it is up to Mo, the smallest boy on the team, to secure the game-winning point.
49) What will fit?
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Olivia searches the farmers market for something that will fill her basket. The apple is too small, and the zucchini is too long. What will fit just right? Engages young children in the math of spatial sense."--
50) Sorting by size
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and color photographs introduce basic concepts of sorting by size"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The fascinating lives and puzzling demise of some of the largest animals on earth. Until a few thousand years ago, creatures that could have been from a sci-fi thriller--including gorilla-sized lemurs, 800-pound birds, crocodiles that weighed a ton or more--roamed the earth. These great beasts, or "megafauna," lived on every habitable continent and on many islands. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone. What caused the disappearance of these...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Everyone knows that tigers are sleek, silent, and totally terrifying... most tigers, that is. But no one is afraid of Little Tiger. He s just too small and clumsy to frighten anyone.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This sturdy board book edition of Clifford the Small Red Puppy brings readers along as Clifford grows into the big red dog we all know and love! When Emily Elizabeth first meets Clifford, he is just a small puppy. His collar and food bowl are too big, and he is always getting lost. But soon, her love helps him grow bigger, and bigger, and BIGGER!"--
Author
Series
Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 2
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Small for his age but artistically talented, twelve-year-old Jeremy Thatcher unknowingly buys a dragon's egg.
56) Her body can
Author
Publisher
East 26th Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Her body is beautiful--strong, kind and wise. All bodies are lovely no matter their size. A book of poetic declarations of body positivity and self-love for all young girls."--Back cover.
Publisher
Trafalgar Square
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"It can be hard to find a pattern for a cardigan or sweater that makes it easy to knit larger sizes--but now the search is over! This collection from Éditions Marie Claire includes 20 designs in Sizes 38-54 (M-XXL), from comfortable everyday wear to refined, classic looks that are perfect for an evening out. Clean lines, soft yarns, a variety of colors and styles, and stitch combinations designed to drape beautifully all come together to ensure that...
59) Mouse is small
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Mouse is small, and tortoise is big. But what animal makes the most impact? This charming and funny book about size reminds us that sometimes the biggest surprises come in the smallest packages!"--Back cover.
60) Tiny Cedric
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A tiny king rids his palace of everyone bigger than himself, except for the babies."--
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