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Mallory McDonald books volume 2
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Summer is over and that can only mean one thing for eight-year-old Mallory McDonald (like the restaurant, but no relation)-she has to go back to school. But not just any school, a new school with all new kids in it. To make matters worse, her mom is going, too! She's the new music teacher, and Mallory can't think of anything that could...
2) Shark Girl
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A teenager struggles through physical loss to the start of acceptance in an absorbing, artful novel at once honest and insightful, wrenching and redemptive. (Age 12 and up)
On a sunny day in June, at the beach with her mom and brother, fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood went for a swim. And then everything — absolutely everything — changed. Now she's counting down the days until she returns to school with her fake arm, where she
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Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped from the colossal battle on the Burning Plains. With more adventure at hand, Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, he must make choices that will take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifices.
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This book teaches early readers about the many things that are found in a grocery store. Engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension and literacy skills and learn basic concepts. Featuring exciting TIME For Kids content, this full-color Spanish book will keep students engaged in reading and learning. Aligned to state and national standards, this text introduces students to simple informational text features including a glossary,...
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It is fun to go to the grocery store. But you have to make a lot of smart choices. Look at your shopping list. Decide what to buy and how much to buy. Students will read about an educational trip to the grocery store as they are engaged in learning. With TIME For Kids content, this e-book features exact text-to-image relationships to help beginning readers develop their foundational literacy skills. Text features include a glossary and bold font to...
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"From the dynamic team that brought you Duck! Rabbit! (2009) comes this introduction to the most exuberant punctuation mark of all: the exclamation point. At first, !, a round circle with a face, doesn’t like standing out in a crowd; in a line-up of seven smiling faces, which look like period marks, he’s the only one with a line above his head. ! tries clever ways to fit in (flipping himself upside down, thereby squashing his tail) and even thinks...
10) The worst witch
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Worst witch volume 1
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Mildred Hubble is a trainee witch at Miss Cackle's Academy, and she's making an awful mess of it. She's always getting her spells wrong and she can't even ride a broomstick without crashing it. Will she ever make a real witch?
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Represente la historia de Sophia, una joven que está nerviosa por mudarse a una nueva ciudad y que su vida cambie. Al escuchar la historia de su abuela sobre la inmigración a Estados Unidos, Sophia aprende que hacer un cambio y seguir adelante puede conducir a cosas muy buenas. Los roles en este guión traducido al español están escritos en diferentes niveles de lectura. Esta característica permite a los maestros usar estrategias de diferenciación...
12) Paco Tries
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Watch Paco as he works toward the goal of getting his wheels under him to learn how to ride a bicycle. Pairs with the nonfiction title Setting Goals.
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As the new kid at school, Jesse knows making friends will be hard. When he gets accepted by the kids sitting at the cool table at lunch, Jesse feels on top of the world. But that feeling doesn't last long when his new friends start pulling mean pranks on other students. Fifth grade students will enjoy this realistic fiction story that features full-color illustrations, compelling text, and chapter format to build reading comprehension, vocabulary,...
14) How to Bird
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Birding for everyone, everywhere.
Birding is a joyful, wonder-filled activity that anyone can do. Featuring the skyline and natural spaces of New York City, How to Bird invites children to explore birdwatching, with each page featuring a new birding strategy. A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that seeing and hearing birds makes us happier, and this book shows how everyone, wherever they live, can be a birder.
Birding is a fun and...
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Recognizing our own strengths is not always easy. This is very true for Nelephant, who is an adorable stuffed elephant who isn't quite sure what she likes to do-or even what her name is at first! However, with the help of a group of fuzzy friends, she learns about identity and shares what makes her special. This delightfully illustrated story reinforces essential social emotional learning concepts, including self-awareness, recognizing one's strengths,...
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It begins with Lily navigating boys who are striving for her attention. Lily, however, doesn't show them any interest because unlike some of the other ninth-grade girls, including her best friend, Hadley, Lily isn't allowed to date until she turns sixteen.
During her sophomore year, things get a little more complicated for Lily. She gets invited to the senior prom by J.R., her other best friend and football star. But she is fifteen and the...
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Delve into the captivating world of a three-year-old as he navigates the bewildering realm of adults in Kinderbarton. In this heartwarming tale, Stephen Barton, a typical toddler with a vivid imagination, observes the humorous and unpredictable actions of grown-ups. Expecting the world to align with his own understanding, Stephen's playtime adventures can take unexpected turns, sometimes leading to tears.
Living with his parents and older sister,...
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A bank is an important place in a community, and English language learners discover why in this bilingual book. Using a fictionalized approach, this book explains how banks work through the engaging story of one child's visit. Easy-to-follow text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish helps beginning readers learn about saving their own money at their local bank. Colorful illustrations guide them through this fun and educational...
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Chipper the Clown tells the story of a man who remembers his childhood dreams of only wanting to make people laugh. So he packs up his things and goes off to join the circus as a clown. Then he is embarrassed when he finds out he isn't good at it. Nobody thinks he's funny. Who ever heard of a clown in a pinstriped suit? So what will Chipper do? He turns to the older, more experienced clowns for some good advice. This story is about the benefits of...
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Readers join Asher and his best friend, Mateo, as they take a trip to a farm. Mateo's uncle makes sure Asher's first trip to a farm is fun and full of new sights. Readers will enjoy coming along on the journey as the main characters see wide-open spaces, cows, horses, and more. This exciting story ends with a traditional hayride around the farm. Charming illustrations and manageable text make this the perfect book for emerging readers and young story-time...
