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Kamishibai Man

by Say, Allen

After many years of retirement, an old Kamishibai man--a Japanese street performer who tells stories and sells candies--decides to make his rounds once more ev...

The Next-Door Dogs

by Rodowsky, Colby

Although terrified of dogs, nine-year-old Sara forces herself to face a labrador retriever and a dalmatian when she must help her next-door neighbor, who has f...

My Best Friend

by Rodman, Mary Ann

Six-year-old Lily has a best friend all picked out for play group day, but unfortunately the differences between first-graders and second-graders are sometimes...

Big Surprise in the Bug Tank

by Horowitz, Ruth

Two brothers get two giant hissing cockroaches as pets and then must figure out a way to deal with the resulting population explosion.

The Champ

The Story of Muhammad Ali

by Bolden, Tonya

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Hachiko

The True Story of a Loyal Dog

by Turner, Pamela S.

Relates the true story of a dog who accompanied his master to and from a Tokyo train station for a year and, after his master died, continued to wait for him t...

The Beach Patrol

by O'Brien, John & Bilkins, Max

Describes the beach patrol's typical day on a crowded beach, including the equipment, terminology, characteristics of the ocean, and behavior of beach goers wi...

Millions to Measure

by Schwartz, David M.

Marvelosissimo the Magician explains the development of standard units of measure, and shows the simplicity of calculating length, height, weight, and volume u...