Marion Dane Bauer
2) Wind
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Illustrations and simple text explain what wind is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and how wind can become a storm.
3) Winter dance
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A fox wonders how he should prepare for the coming winter, but what other animals advise will not work for him until another fox comes to his aid.
4) Snow
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Simple text and illustrations explore the wonders of snow.
5) Rain
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Illustrations and simple text explain what rain is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and the importance of clean water.
6) Sunshine
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Set in the northern Minnesota wilderness, this novel about a boy and his imaginary dog explores a legacy of guilt and blame, and what really constitutes a family.
10) The night sky
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Simon Spotlight
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2023.
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"From planets and stars to constellations and meteor showers, readers will discover the amazing sights that can be seen in our night sky in this stellar Level 1 Ready-to-Read"--
11) An Early Winter
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Tim is distressed to learn that his mom, new stepfather, and grandmother are sure Granddad has Alzheimer's disease. Refusing to accept the possibility that they may be right, Tim persuades Granddad to run away with him on a fishing trip, convinced this will prove that Granddad is still capable of taking care of himself. But on the way to the lake, Granddad keeps forgetting things: their equipment, the soft drinks, even how to make change at the roadside...
12) Runt
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In this beautifully written story set in the north woods of Minnesota, four healthy wolf pups-Leader, Sniffer, Runner, and Thinker-are born one spring. And then one final, undersized pup emerges-Runt.
Despite his size, Runt manages to keep up with his brothers and sisters and learn the ways of the pack. But he finds it impossible to please his father, the pack's leader, and gradually withdraws from the others. When he ventures into forbidden human...
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Ten-year-old Jonathan practically lives at the Anchorage Zoo, where his father is a keeper. He loves animals, and even imagines himself inside their bodies, seeing what they see, feeling what they feel.
Meanwhile, a young brown bear is wandering through the woods near Anchorage, alone and hungry. One night, while searching for food, the bear crosses paths with Jonathan, who eagerly follows him onto the zoo grounds.
But when the bear accidentally...
18) Touch the Moon
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Jennifer is disappointed on her birthday when her father gives her a little china horse and the promise of riding lessons instead of the real horse she's been expecting.
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Long ago and even today, the story is told of how all the animals in the world, at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, speak. With their newfound power of speech, the animals rejoice at the birth of Jesus, born humbly in a manger and surrounded by animals. Singing in treetops, braying in stables, barking in yards--the animals all rejoice and proclaim, "The Child is come."
With rich illustrations and lyrical text, Newbery Honor Award-winner...
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A rhyming story about a parent's unlimited love for a child -- in the same format as the bestselling book I Love You Through and Through, and with pictures by the same illustrator.
"How do I love you? Let me count the ways.I love you as the sun loves the bright blue days . . ."In this padded board book, a parent declares her love...as the bees love a flower, a duck loves a shower, a bird loves to sing, a bear loves the spring. Written by Newbery-award-winning...