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Amber is nervous about starting 4th grade and now that her best friend has moved away, she is more frightened. She is anxious about meeting her new teacher and troubled by her mother's relationship with a man she dislikes. But Amber begins to demonstrate that she is growing up! |
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This fascinating collection introduces readers to the amazing story of new life. Beautiful illustrations with detailed scenes from nature, and accurate, easy-to-read text are presented in a fun and novel format to capture children's imagination the pages grow as the creature grows! Each title contains tabs, picture captions, a glossary, an index, and graphs... the perfect "tool kit" to initiate young students in the reading of informational materials |
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This fascinating collection introduces readers to the amazing story of new life. Beautiful illustrations with detailed scenes from nature, and accurate, easy-to-read text are presented in a fun and novel format to capture children's imagination, the pages grow as the creature grows! Each title contains tabs, picture captions, a glossary, an index, and graphs, the perfect "tool kit" to initiate young students in the reading of informational materials. |
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In this book, Natacha writes Raffles a letter to tell him about her beach vacation. She also goes to a library with her classmates to do research on The Beatles, and she makes significant progress on her English homework. Natacha consults the I Ching and is advised to "cross the great waters." She also asks questions like “Mom, did you know we are supposed to be competing for Dad's attention?” |
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In this installment of the series, Natacha and her BFF, Pati, are learning Arab dance, solving computer problems, writing an essay on the human body, visiting a farm where “city animals” meet “country animals,” and chating with a famous writer. Oh! and lets not forget Raffles manages to turn situations into absolute madness. |
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Envious of freckle-faced Nicky, second grader Andrew pays 50 cents for a secret freckle juice formula hawked by an enterprising classmate, Sharon. But the concoction made from Sharon's recipe fails and Andrew turns green! |
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What else could a giraffe with a very long neck, a pelican with a bucket-sized beak, a dancing monkey, and Billy, a boy with a dream, be but the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company? When the group is invited to clean all 677 windows belonging to His Grace, the Duke of Hampshire, they have the most incredible adventures. |
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Did you know that colonies of flamingos have baby-sitters who take care of the little ones when their parents are away? This is just one of the amazing facts presented in this book about these endangered creatures. |
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Maria is an 11-year-old girl who was born in the USA but comes from a family of Mexican immigrants. She writes her autobiography to comply with a school assignment. Read Maria’s vibrant and warm story that promotes cultural and racial pride, self-acceptance, racial and gender equality, multiculturalism, self-understanding, and family ties.
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Paco is a 10-year-old boy who recently migrated to the USA. He writes his autobiography to comply with a school assignment. Read Paco’s humorous and candid story that promotes cultural and racial pride, persistence and determination to achieve personal goals, multiculturalism, and family ties.
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