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You Can't Smell a Flower With Your Ear
Joanna Cole, non-fiction
Learn how your senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch work.
Give Me Half
Stuart J. Murphy,
mathematics Introduces the concept of half when a brother and sister don't want to share.
Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss, fiction
Sam-I-Am tries to convince his friend to try green eggs and ham.
Henry and Mudge
Cynthia Rylant, fiction, series
Henry is lonely until he meets a big dog named Mudge. Mouse Soup
Arnold Lobel, fiction
A little mouse tells stories to keep the weasel from eating him.
Nate the Great
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, mystery,
Nate the Great solves the mystery of the missing picture.
I Am NOT Going to Get Up Today!
Dr. Seuss, fiction
A family struggles to get a sleepy boy out of bed.
Volcanoes: Mountains that Blow Their Tops Nicholas
Nirgiotis, non-fiction
Learn about the formation and activities of volcanoes.
Curious George
H. A. Rey, humorous fiction,
series A curious monkey gets into trouble.
Mother Goose Math
Emily Bolam, mathematics
Fun rhymes introduce simple math concepts.
Amelia Bedelia
Peggy Parish, humorous fiction
A new housekeeper causes problems when she tries to follow directions.
Arthur's Tooth
Marc Brown, fiction,
series Arthur can't wait to lose his first tooth.
Hoops
Robert Burleigh, poetry
A poetry book about basketball.
Tales of Oliver Pig
Jean Van Leeuwen, fiction, series
Oliver and his family turn everyday events into special occasions.
Man on the Moon
Anastasia Suen, non-fiction
Learn about the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Arnold Lobel, fiction, series
Frog and Toad have adventures in the woods.
George and Martha
James Marshall, humorous fiction
A hippopotamus pair find that friendship has both problems and rewards.