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Mrs. Welko's Book Talk Selections December 2018
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The marigold mess
by Jacqueline Jules
Instead of the usual dusting, Sofia volunteers to wash the car--but when she leaves the hose on her mother's marigolds get flooded and she calls on her sisters to save the situation.
Lexile: 540 Grade Level: 1-2
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Stay : a girl, a dog, a bucket list
by Kate Klise
An aging dog, who has been with his young mistress since the latter's birth, is given a bucket list of experiences that the girl thinks he would find fun before he conveys to her that what he most wants is to share time together for as long as they have.
Lexile: 520 Adult-directed text Grade Level: K-2
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Game changer : John Mclendon and the secret game
by John Coy
Relates the story of a basketball game in segregated 1944 North Carolina when a team from a white college played Coach John McLendon's North Carolina College of Negroes team.
Lexile: 1170 Nonconforming text Grade Level: 1-4
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The secret subway
by Shana Corey
A picture book introduction to the story of New York City's first subway describes how the city was challenged by overcrowding and pollution in the mid-19th century and how Alfred Ely Beach's underground train innovations met key infrastructure and transportation challenges.
Lexile: 810 Adult-directed text Grade Level: K-3
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Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions
by Chris Barton
An introduction to the life and creative achievements of NASA engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson describes his childhood in a house full of siblings, the problem-solving talents that inspired his career and his accidental invention of the Super Soaker.
Lexile: 820 Grade Level: 2-5
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Nonfiction 600: applied science, domesticated animals, cookbooks
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A monster cookbook : simple recipes for kids
by Sarah L. Schuette
"Provides instructions and close-up photos for making a variety of simple snacks and drinks with a monster theme."
Lexile: 670 Nonconforming text Grade Level: 2-3
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Reindeer crunch and other Christmas recipes
by Kristi Johnson
"Provides fun and unique recipes for Christmas including reindeer crunch, triple chocolate fudge, and gumdrop soda pop cupcakes. Includes easy instructions and a helpful tools glossary with photos."
Lexile: 830 Grade Level: 4-6
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Cooking camp disaster
by Carolyn Keene
Nancy and her friends are excited to spend part of their summer at a cooking camp, but when the recipes start making kids sick, they must find out who is sabotaging the food.
Lexile: 610 Grade Level: 3-4
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Cooking club chaos!
by Veera Hiranandani
When their friend eats the same lunch every day and refuses to try new things, Phoebe and Camille organize a cooking club to introduce him to a range of exciting different foods.
Lexile: 670 Grade Level: 1-2
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Full, full, full of love
by Trish Cooke
For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all kinds of fishes, happy faces, and love.
Grade Level: PreK-1
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Gingerbread Christmas
by Jan Brett
"Gingerbread Baby and his friend, Matti, take his gingerbread band to the Christmas Festival where they are a hit--until the aroma of gingerbread reaches the children, signaling the time to run away."
Lexile: 590 Adult-directed text Grade Level: PreK-2
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Granny Torrelli makes soup
by Sharon Creech
With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door.
Lexile: 810 Grade Level: 4-7
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Pig the elf
by Aaron Blabey
The award-winning creator of Pig the Pug and the Bad Guys series follows the world's greediest pug as he attempts to stay up all night on Christmas Eve to get his presents only to find himself wreaking havoc in Santa's sleigh.
Lexile: 530 Grade Level: K-3
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A very Fuddles Christmas
by Frans Vischer
Believing the entire world exists for his happiness, a pudgy, overly indulged feline awakens to the tantalizing sights and smells of Christmas and irritates his human family by trying to climb the tree and sniff at a juicy turkey before accidentally running outside into a snowy world.
Grade Level: PreK-2
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What's cooking, Moo Moo?
by Tim Miller
When Moo-Moo decides to open up her own restaurant, her best friend Mr. Quackers is there to support her, though neither friend knows how to cook.
Lexile: 530 Adult-directed text Grade Level: PreK-2
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