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The Missing Bag
by Elsie Nelley and Nathalie OrtegaNIMAC-sourced textbook
I was so happy! Sofu and Sobo, my grandparents, were coming all the way from Japan to stay with us. But when we met them at the airport, Sobo looked upset! What could be the matter with her?
The Mighty Mississippi
by Patricia KummerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Mississippi is a mighty river. Read this book to find out all about it.
Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm
by Jon KatzNIMAC-sourced textbook
Welcome to Bedlam Farm! Meet Rose, Izzy, Frieda, and Lenore, four dogs that work hard on the farm doing various jobs. They're good friends now, but it wasn't always this way. Just as each dog has a different role on the farm, each has a unique story.
Mango, Abuela, and Me
by Meg Medina and Angela DominguezNIMAC-sourced textbook
Mia’s abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can’t read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English (“Dough. Masa”), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it’s still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories. Then Mia sees a parrot in the pet-shop window and has the perfectoidea for how to help them all communicate a little better. An endearing tale from an award-winning duo that speaks loud and clear about learning new things and the love that bonds family members.
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
by Tomie DePaolaNIMAC-sourced textbook
In spring, the hills and meadows of Texas and Wyoming are ablaze with the reds, oranges, and yellows of the Indian Paintbrush. How this striking plant received its name is told in an old Indian legend. Many years ago, when the People traveled the Plains, a young Indian boy had a Dream-Vision in which it was revealed that one day he would create a painting that was as pure as the colors of the evening sky at sunset. The boy grew up to become the painter of the tribe, but although he found a pure white buckskin for a canvas and made paints from the brightest flowers and the reddest berries, he could not capture the sunset.
How the young Indian artist finally fulfills his Dream-Vision is lovingly told and illustrated by Tomie dePaola, in words and pictures that capture the spirit and beauty of this dramatic legend.
Kali's Story
by Jennifer Curtis and John GomesNIMAC-sourced textbook
Follow the photographic journey of orphaned polar bear Kali (pronounced Cully) as he is rescued and whisked away to the Inupiat village of Kali (Point Lay in English). Villagers care for him until a plane flies him to the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage. There,he grows and learns skills from zookeepers filling in for his mother. Since young cubs need companionship, animal experts find a friend for Kali, Luna, a female polar bear, at the Buffalo Zoo in New York.
I Wonder… Reasons Why You Sneeze and More
by Maureen Mecozzi and Lisa ChestersNIMAC-sourced textbook
Have you ever wondered why you sneeze or get the hiccups? To find out, read these questions and answers about the body.
It's Only Stanley
by Jon AgeeNIMAC-sourced textbook
Fans of Jon Klassen and Oliver Jeffers will love this mischievously funny read-aloud from award-winning author/illustrator Jon Agee
Mysterious noises keep waking up the Wimbledon family. "That's very odd," says Mr. Wimbledon each time, but when he returns from checking on the sounds, he's always reassuring: "It's only Stanley; he's fixing the oil tank." "It's only Stanley; he's clearing the bathtub drain."
But what Stanley the dog is actually doing while his oblivious family goes back to bed is deliciously absurd: he's turning the house into a rocket ship to zoom himself and his family to another planet for an alien encounter. This is a perfect rhyming read-aloud for fans of irreverent tales like Click Clack Moo and I Want My Hat Back.
Into Reading™ [Grade 2] MyBook 5
by Alma Flor Ada and Kylene Beers and F. Isabel CampoyNIMAC-sourced textbook
Into Reading™ [Grade 2] MyBook 4
by Alma Flor Ada and Kylene Beers and F. Isabel CampoyNIMAC-sourced textbook
Into Reading™ [Grade 2] MyBook 3
by Alma Flor Ada and Kylene Beers and F. Isabel CampoyNIMAC-sourced textbook
Into Reading™ [Grade 2] MyBook 2
by Alma Flor Ada and Kylene Beers and F. Isabel CampoyNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Important Book
by Leonard Weisgard and Margaret BrownNIMAC-sourced textbook
Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the perennial classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny, asks children to think deeply about the importance of everyday objects, from apples to spoons. With lyrical words and vivid illustrations by Caldecott winner Leonard Weisgard, The Important Book shows children just how important everyday objects can be.
What is the most important thing about a spoon? The fact that you can eat with it? What about an apple? Or a shoe? This book helps curious preschoolers notice important details about their everyday surroundings, like daisies are white, rain is wet, and a spoon is used for eating.