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Henri Sorensen

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1) I love you as much

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Language

English

Formats

Book - Regular Print, Child - Boardbook, Child - Picture Book

Description

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A variety of mothers tell their children how much they love them.

2) Jumbo's lullabye

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Publisher

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books

Pub. Date

1999.

Language

English

Description

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A mother elephant sings to her baby of the dreams of other animals, hoping to get her own little one to sleep. Includes information about Jumbo the elephant brought from London to America by P.T. Barnum.

3) The yellow star: the legend of King Christian X of Denmark

Author

Deedy, Carmen Agra

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

AD 780L

Language

English

Formats

Book - Regular Print, Child - Picture Book

Description

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Retells the story of King Christian X and the Danish resistance to the Nazis during World War II.

4) Grandaddy's highway

Author

Diller, Harriett

Publisher

Caroline House

Pub. Date

1993.

Language

English

Description

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Maggie and her grandfather enjoy a special trip by following Route 30 from Pittsburgh all of the way to the Pacific Ocean.

5) Christmas in the trenches

Author

McCutcheon, John

Publisher

Peachtree

Pub. Date

[2006]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

AD 520L

Language

English

Formats

Child - Read-Along, Kit

Description

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A World War I veteran tells his grandson of his experiences in 1914, when British and German soldiers declared a truce from fighting to celebrate Christmas together.

6) Robert Frost ; edited by Gary D. Schmidt ; illustrated by Henri Sorensen

Author

Series

Poetry for young people

Publisher

Sterling Publishing Co

Pub. Date

[1994]

Language

English

Description

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A collection of poems about the four seasons by one of the best-known American poets.

7) The printer

Author

Publisher

Peachtree

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

AD 640L

Language

English

Description

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A boy recalls the day his deaf father saved everyone's life when fire broke out at the newspaper printing plant where he worked.

8) Sun up

Author

Tresselt, Alvin

Publisher

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard

Pub. Date

1991.

Language

English

Description

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Follows the activities of a farmer and his son from sunrise to sunset on a hot summer day.

9) Footprints and shadows

Author

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

1992.

Lexile measure

420L

Language

English

Description

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Discusses where footprints and shadows go, as when footprints in the snow melt away or shadows are dispelled by light.

10) Wishes for you

Author

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

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A grandmother makes a series of wishes for the future of her grandchild.

11) When the rain stops

Author

Publisher

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books

Pub. Date

[1991]

Language

English

Description

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After a downpour a little girl and her father go out to pick blackberries, encountering a variety of wildlife on the way.

12) My love will be with you

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Publisher

HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

[2009]

Language

English

Description

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A variety of fathers tell their children how much they love them.

13) Robert Frost

Author

Series

Voice of the poet
Great American poets
Poetry for young people

Language

English

Formats

Audiobook on CD, Book - Regular Print

Description

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A collection of poems about the four seasons by one of best-known American poets.

14) River day

Author

Publisher

Macmillan

Pub. Date

[1994]

Language

English

Description

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Alex goes canoeing on the river with her grandfather, in the hope of seeing the bald eagle that is nesting nearby.