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Actual
Size
by Steve Jenkins
How
big is an elephant? What's the biggest thing a Goliath
frog can eat? Is your face bigger than the face of a Siberian
tiger? Come read this awesome book to see how animals
and you compare in size! (Nonfiction, Ages 4-8)
The
Sizes of Living Things
Compare
the Sizes of Brains
Does
Eye Size Matter?
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What
do you do
with
a tail like this?
by
Steve Jenkins
Every
part of an animal has a different job! If you were a monkey,
which part would help you hang from a tree? If you were
a horned lizard, which part of you would squirt blood?
If you were a cricket, where would your ears be? Come
see more than tails! (Nonfiction, Ages 4-8)
Match
Animal Tails
All
About Animal Tails
Why
Do Animals have Tails?
Compare:
TAILS |
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Teeth,
Tails, and Tentacles
by
Christopher Wormell
This
interdisciplinary counting book is also a science book
with animals as the center of attention. (Nonfiction,
Ages 3-6)
Match
Animal Tails
All
About Animal Tails
Why
Do Animals have Tails? |
Magic
Thinks Big
by
Elisha Cooper
Magic
the cat sits in a doorway and considers all the things
he could, but can he ever manage to put his thoughts into
action? (Fiction, Ages 4-8)
Idea
Hatchery
Visualization:
Daydreaming with a Purpose
Daydreaming
on Paper |
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Goose
Moon
by Carolyn Arden
A
grandfather tells his granddaughter that the geese will
return with the goose moon. Together they watch for the
signs through the winter into the spring. (Realistic Fiction/Moon,
Ages 4-8)
Internet
Extensions:
Canada
Goose
Geese
Migration
Snow
Geese
Classroom
Game on Migration |
Kitten's
First Full Moon
by
Kevin Henkes
Kitten
sees the full moon for the first time and thinks it is
a bowl of milk. He struggles through the funny story to
get it. (Realistic Fiction/Moon, Ages 2-6)
Lunar
Phases
Earth's
Moon
Lunar
Exploration |
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The
Beeman
by Laurie Krebs
Modeled
after “The House that Jack Built”, this story
tells of a young girl who helps her beekeeper grandfather
with his bees and honey. Beautiful and informative! (Realistic
fiction, Ages 4-8)
Internet
Extensions:
Bee
Alert
Insecta Inspecta
Enter
the Hive
Wild
Bee Honeycomb |
 
Buster
by Denise Fleming
Buster
is a happy dog until the day a cat moves in. What can
he do except run away? What happens when he gets lost?
(Animal
Fiction, Ages 3-6)
Dogs
and Cats who Don't Get Along
DVD
Comparison: Dogs
and Cats
VHS
Comparison: Dogs
and Cats |
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Armadilly
Chili
by
Helen Ketteman
The
Little Red Hen is told in Texas style with Billie Armadilly
doing all the work to make chili while the desert critters
play. (Folktale Spinoff, Ages 4-9)
Internet
Extensions:
Armadillos
Online
Armadillo
Central |
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Down
on the Farm
by
Merrily Kutner
A
playful little goat butts into the lives of all of the
farm animals. The rhyming text invites audience participation!
(Fiction/Farm, Ages 2-5)
Compare:
Farmer
Brown Shears His Sheep
The
Scarecrow's Hat
A
Lucky Thing
Millie
Wants to Play
The
Great Pig Search |
 
Millie
Wants to Play!
by
Janet Pedersen
Millie
the calf wants to play but the “rise and shine”
sound hasn’t been heard yet. (Farm, Ages 4-8)
Compare:
Farmer
Brown Shears His Sheep
The
Scarecrow's Hat
A
Lucky Thing
Down
on the Farm
The
Great Pig Search
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How
Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight?
Varsha
Bajaj
Animal
parents ask their young how many kisses they want. A special
counting book.
(Fiction, Ages 2-5)
Compare:
Mommy's Best Kisses |
Little
Raccoon’s Big Question Miriam
Schlein
Little
raccoon wants to know when his mother loves him the most.
Can you guess his mother's answer?
Compare:
Raccoon on His Own |
Rooster=Gallo
by
Jorge Luján
In this 9-line poem, figurative
language is born at dawn as the rooster clears the night
sky and calls out the day. Beautifully metaphoric with
a touch of Spanish woven in. |
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