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These books are great early readers for those who can read independently. Please note that these titles can be found in the Early Reader, Easy, and Juvenile sections of the library. |
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Kaya Rides To The Rescue
by Emma Carlson Berne
Taking pride in helping out and supporting the tribe, Kaya, a Nez Perce girl in 1764, must earn her tribes respect after choosing to race her horse over taking care of family responsibilities.
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Spike It, Mo!
by David A. Adler
Mo and his dad play volleyball for the first time while enjoying a day at the beach.
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Geraldine Pu and Her Cat Hat, Too!
by Maggie P. Chang
Geraldine Pu thinks her hair is boring and uses her cat shaped hat to cover it, but after she tries to copy her grandmother's hair with disastrous results, Geraldine learns to embrace her individuality.
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Frank and Bean Food Truck Fiasco
by Jamie Michalak
Unlikely friends Frank and Bean are back, in this hilarious story involving a food truck, donuts and oatmeal as they compete at Food Truck Friday, where they decide to work together to beat out the competition.
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Fenway and the Frisbee Trick
by Victoria J. Coe
Determined to learn how to catch a frisbee, Fenway discovers it is harder than it looks, but he keeps trying and amazes everyone with a special trick of his own!
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Shona Finds Her Voice
by Liz Kessler
Too nervous to sign up for the Shiprock School talent show, Shona Silkfin, who loves to sing, finally summons the courage to take the stage with the help of best friend Emily Windsnap, who is her biggest fan.
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Lunch Box Bully
by Hans Wilhelm
When none of his friends’ suggestions for outwitting a lunch-stealing bully work, Max decides to bring lunches that the bully will not enjoy while responding with friendship, in a skill-building reader that includes bonus material for children and adults on how to find help with bullying.
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I am Eleanor Roosevelt
by Brooke Vitale
When Xavier Riddle gets assigned to hand out maps in the museum--the most boring job there is--Eleanor Roosevelt helps him learn to take every chance he has to help others.
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Interrupting Cow and the Chicken Crossing the Road
by Jane Yolen
A skill-building sequel to Interrupting Cow depicts the hilarious hijinks that ensue when the Interrupting Cow meets the Chicken who crossed the road. By the Caldecott Medal-winning author of How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
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Narwhal's Otter Friend : Narwhal's Otter Friend
by Ben Clanton
A collection of three stories featuring Narwhal and Jelly, including one in which they meet Otty, a super-adventurous otter, who causes Jelly to worry that she will take his place as Narwhal's best friend.
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Find Fergus
by Mike Boldt
A riotous interactive story features loveable bespectacled bear, Fergus, who invites children to “search” for him on high-detail spreads as he haplessly hides among little bunnies and squirrels, before a final panoramic spread poses a genuine seek-and-find challenge.
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I Believe I Can
by
Grace Byers
The team behind the best-selling I Am Enough presents an empowering tribute to the limitless potential of children from every background that conveys messages about believing in themselves.
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Smell My Foot!
by
Cece Bell
An early reader told through comic panels shares the giggle-inducing interactions of the rule-following Chick and the absent-minded Brain, whose burgeoning friendship is tested by miscommunications and misunderstandings about good manners.
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Saturday
by
Oge Mora
A follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning Thank You, Omu! finds a specially planned mother-and-daughter Saturday upended by a series of disappointments that end in the daughter comforting her mother and the pair realizing that being together was the most important thing.
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Let's Mooove!
by
Courtney Sheinmel
On the last day of second grade, twins Finn and Molly discover a magical camper in their driveway that takes them from Ohio to Colorado, where they must save a famous cow.
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Jada Jones: Rock Star
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Kelly Starling Lyons
Fourth-grader Jada's best friend moved away, but a class project on rocks and minerals, her favorite topic, could mean new friends, if only one of her teammates would stop being mean.
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Nala
by Ellen Miles
Spotting a beautiful but frightened stray collie on his way to school, Charles, a boy who helps foster puppies along with his parents and sister, endeavors to win the skittish little dog's trust so that she can find a home with Charles' family.
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Frog and Toad Together
by Arnold Lobel
Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery.
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Great Explorers
by James Buckley
Targeting newly fluent readers, a Level 2 introduction to the stories and achievements of history's ancient through modern explorers blends carefully selected photographs with coverage of such subjects as Marco Polo's Silk Road, Hillary and Norgay's ascent of Mount Everest, and Armstrong and Aldrin's lunar landing.
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Women in Science
by Jen Green
Introductory profiles of women pioneers in the fields of science, technology, architecture and mathematics trace their backgrounds and world-changing contributions, in a skill-building reader that includes entries for such luminaries as Marie Curie and Hedy Lamarr.
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