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January 2009

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George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell

Call Number:  e Fic Wor   AR. 2.7

George, the mouse unintentionally rids the kingdom of a ferocious dragon.

 

 

 

 

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Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer

Call Number: E Fic Fal     AR. 1.9

At school, Olivia tells about her vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick.  But she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady. Olivia the Lion Tamer, the Amazing Flying Olivia, and more.

 

 

 

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Tough Cookie by David Wisniewski

Call Number: E Fic Wis     AR 1.8

When his friend Chips is snatched and chewed, Tough Cookie sets out from the bottom of the jar to stop Fingers.

 

 

 

nancy.gifFancy Nancy Bonjour, Butterfly by Jane O'Conner

Call Number: E Fic O'C   AR. 2.6

Nancy is furious when she cannot to to her friend Bree's butterfly-themed birthday party, but her family's outing might just be extraordinary enough to make her feel better. The book  includes facts about butterflies.

 

 

 

madelinecats.gifMadeline and the Cats of Rome by John Bemelmans Marciano

Call Number:  E Fic Mar   AR 3.5

The Paris skies are gray, so Miss Clavel and the twelve little girls are leaving for brighter weather-spring in Rome.  Rome has wonderful sights to see and delicious things to eat, but Madeline also finds an unexpected adventure, involving a thief, a chase, and many, many cats.

 

 

 

ellison.gifEllison the Elephant by Eric Drachman

Call Number:  E Fic Dra  AR 3.5

Unable to make the normal trumpet blast, little Ellison gets teased by the other elephants, until his imaginary friend Weasel helps him find his own unique voice.

 

 

antrailroad.gifI saw an Ant on the Railroad Track  by Joshua Prince

Call Number:  E Fic Pri      AR 3.1

Jack, a railroad switchman, frantically tries to save an ant who is heading east on a westbound track, straight into the path of an oncoming freight train.

 

 

 

skippyjon.gifSkippyjon Jones and the Big Bones by Judith Byron Schachner

Call Number :  E Fic Sch     AR 3.5

Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat that wants to be a Chihuahua dog, goes hunting for dinosaurs.

 

 

 

oldteacher.gifI know an old Teacher by Anne Bowen

Call Number:  E Fic Bow    AR 2.4

In this take on the well-known cumulative rhyme, a teacher inadvertently swallows a flea, then follows it with an assortment of classroom pets while her students look on in surprise.

 

 

 

sheepsleep.gifWhen Sheep Sleep by Lara Joffe Numeroff

Call Number:  E Fic Num    AR 2.2

Rhyming text suggests other options when one tries to count sheep but discovers that they are all asleep.

 

 

 

 

readaboutit.gifRead All About It! by Laura Bush

Call Number:  E Fic Bus   AR 3.3

Tyrone and his friends rule the school except for the library, which he thinks is boring until strange happenings during story hour change his mind.

 

 

 

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