Lou Fancher

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1) Star climbing

Author

Fancher, Lou

Publisher

Laura Geringer Books

Pub. Date

c2006

Language

English

Description

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When he cannot sleep, a little boy imagines himself on a nighttime journey across the sky where he can run and dance with star constellations.

2) Bambi

Author

Salten, Felix

Series

Bambi

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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Retells the adventures of a young deer growing up and learning about life in the forest.

3) The beautiful lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe

Author

Mora, Pat

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Grandma Lupita tells her granddaughter Rose and Rose's friend Terry the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a miracle that occurred near Mexico City in 1531. Includes facts about the event and its influence.

4) The king's taster

Author

Oppel, Kenneth

Language

English

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K-3 Read Alouds Featuring Food 11.22

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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The royal chef takes Max the dog, the royal taster, on several international journeys to find a dish for the land's pickiest king.

5) Jim Henson: the guy who played with puppets

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Biography of a young man who wanted to make people happy with puppets and he did.

6) The boy on Fairfield Street: how Ted Geisel grew up to become Dr. Seuss

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Introduces the life of renowned children's author and illustrator Ted Geisel, popularly known as Dr. Seuss, focusing on his childhood and youth in Springfield, Massachusetts.

7) Good morning, snowplow!

Author

Bruss, Deborah

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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As the town goes to sleep, a snowstorm begins, and the man who drives the snowplow goes to work, keeping the streets clear throughout the night.

8) A poem for Peter: the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The snowy day

Author

Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Language

English

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Book List for SOU Education Courses

Formats

Book - Hardback, eAudiobook

Description

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"A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day. The story of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite Keats's obvious talent, his father worried that Ezra's dream of being an artist was an unrealistic one. But Ezra was determined. By high school he was winning prizes and scholarships. Later,...

9) Cat, you better come home

Author

Keillor, Garrison

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

1995

Language

English

Description

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Dissatisfied with her life, Puff the cat leaves home and becomes a rich and glamorous model, but eventually returns having found out that it's better to be who you are.

10) It's milking time

Author

Alsdurf, Phyllis

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

c2012

Language

English

Description

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A young girl spends a day helping her father milk their cows, as she does throughout the year.

11) The first night

Author

Hennessy, B. G

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

c1993

Language

English

Description

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A simple retelling of the birth of Jesus with emphasis on the quiet time before the arrival of the shepherds, angels, and kings.

12) Dolley Madison

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Series

The women who broke the rules

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

Description

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Learn about Dolly Madison's life, including her time as First Lady of the United States.

13) Momma, will you?

Author

Chaconas, Dori

Publisher

Penguin Group

Pub. Date

c2004

Language

English

Description

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As they make their way around the farm, a young boy asks his mother a series of questions about the animals found there, to which she answers "yes," "no," or "maybe" and explains why.