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Mother's Day is a delightful story about a boy who, with the help of his father, prepares a special breakfast for his mom on Mother's Day. Illustrations reinforce the repetitive text pattern. (f)
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The residents of the White House include not only presidents and their families, but also their pets. This informational text introduces readers to some of the interesting pets that have lived in the White House and to some of the animals that were given to presidents as gifts. Students will learn that the White House has been home not only to dogs and cats, but also to farm animals, woodland creatures, and even an alligator. (nf)
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How is the Weather Today? introduces readers to various types of weather that occur during each season. The text discusses typical activities and clothing for each type of weather. Supportive illustrations accompany the text. (nf)
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Two crows decide to rest for the night in a cornfield. Students learn about cause-and-effect relationships from the crows' reactions when the scarecrow begins to move. The text features supporting illustrations and character dialogue. (f)
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Even students who have never been camping will enjoy this story of a family's overnight camping trip. Told in first-person point of view and cleverly illustrated by 'photographs' taken by the young boy, Our Camping Trip uses simple dialogue and repetitive text to ensure readers' success. (f)
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Where Is Cub? is about a mother bear who awakens to find her cub missing. She goes to her animal friends to find out if they know where it has gone, but no one knows. Finally she asks the buzzing bee. The mother bear finally finds her cub in a tree eating the bees' honey. (f)
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Josh Gets Glasses is a story about a boy named Josh who finds out that he needs to get glasses. Josh is not happy about the prospect of wearing glasses and thinks that he will look silly. Fortunately, his eye doctor tells him that many people wear glasses, which help them to do all sorts of amazing things. (f)
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Glassblowing introduces readers to the art of blown glass. This informational book, told from the first-person point of view of a glassblower, takes the reader through the process of making a glass bowl. Descriptive words and action verbs, together with step-by-step photographs, make this an enjoyable book for early readers. (nf)
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The Food Chain features five items in the food chain: a plant, a grasshopper, a frog, a fish, and a bear. The book describes how each link in the food chain is consumed by the link that follows it. The end of the book poses a challenge for readers, asking them to retell the story using the photo illustration on the last page as a guide. (nf)
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A Clown Face is about a clown putting on her makeup. Children will enjoy recounting each step the clown takes in getting ready for a performance. They might even use the book as a guide to becoming clowns themselves!
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