The Great AAA-OOO!


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On his way home through the woods, Mouse hears a loud AAA-OOO! He thinks it's Owl, and Owl thinks it's Mouse. Bear grumbles, "Which one of you made that awful AAA-OOO?" Then Moose, Duck, and other animals hear it, too, and they're all afraid. Could it be a monster making that terrible noise?




Home Is Where the Heart Is


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A pitch perfect picture book with breathtakingly beautiful, textured illustrations and a heartwarming story from author-illustrator, Jonny Lambert. When Bear moves into a new home in the woods, his home feels empty, and Bear is a little bit lonely. With a RAT-A-TAT-TAT! on his neighbour's door, Bear quickly finds a warm smile and friendship with Hare. When a storm CRASHES through the wood, destroying Bear's home, the two friends discover that home is more than just a house . . . it's where the heart is. Exploring the true meaning of belonging, this is the perfect introduction into the joys and complexities of friendship. Another story to treasure for fans of Jonny Lambert's other books, Little Why, The Great Aaa-Ooo, The Only Lonely Pandaand The Big Angry Roar.




Blue Monster Wants It All!


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Blue Monster loves having brand-new things. A fancy hat...a shiny submarine...a fabulous carnival...and a paradise island, all his own. But he still wants more! Will he ever be happy? An unforgettable tale about getting what you want and those precious things that cannot be bought.




The Only Lonely Panda


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Panda is lonely. One day, he sees another panda and wants to make friends, but he doesn't know how to do it. He watches the flamingos make friends by dancing together, so he tries dancing-but that doesn't work. Then he sees lemurs bouncing and leaping together, so he tries bouncing and leaping-that doesn't work, either. Will he ever figure out a way to make a friend?




Little Why


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Little Why just cannot seem to stay in line with the other elephants. There's just too much to see; Giraffe's long-lofty leggy legs, Wildebeest's spiny-spiky horns, and even Crocodile's snippy-snappy teeth! Look out, Little Why!




How to Speak Chimpanzee


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Based on careful research at the Monkey World Chimpanzee Rescue Centre in England, a guide to chimpanzee body language enables children to recognize basic common sentiments such as "I'm hungry," and "Hi! Can I pick your hair?"




Let's Creep Through Crocodile Creek


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Mouse, Rabbit, and Shelly the tortoise are heading home when they decide to take a shortcut through the creepy, crooked creek. "Isn't that where the crocodiles live?" asks Rabbit. Mouse reassures Rabbit that he's never seen a crocodile there. Watch out!




The Ramped-Up Read Aloud


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In this remarkable resource, Maria Walther shares two-page read-aloud experiences for 101 picture books that tune you into what to notice, say, and wonder in order to bolster students’ literacy exponentially. A first-grade teacher for decades, Maria is a master of “strategic savoring.” Her lesson design efficiently sparks instructional conversations around each book’s cover illustration, enriching vocabulary words, literary language, and the ideas and themes vital to young learners. Teachers, schools, and districts looking to energize your core reading and writing program, search no further: The Ramped-Up Read Aloud delivers a formula for literacy development and a springboard to joy in equal parts.




A to Zoo


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Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.




Refuge Leaflet


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