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Kristie and Angus discover a mysterious egg that hatches a strange creature. Their grandfather knows it is a kelpie or water horse from Scottish legend. Crusoe quickly outgrows the bathtub, the pond out back, and must be taken to Loch Ness where it soon becomes famous all over the world.
Even if you know what happens, [...]

Elijah is the first child born in the town of Buxton, Canada, founded as a home for slaves who have escaped on the Underground Railroad. His parents try to protect him from the horrible life they led as slaves in the United States. Elijah learns to read and write. His parents even worry that he [...]

Kindergarten

Numeroff. If You Take a Mouse to the Movies.

First Grade

dePaola. Legend of Old Befana.

Second Grade

McDonald. Stink and the World’s Worst Super Stinky Sneakers.

Third Grade

Medearis. Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story. (394.26 Med)

Kindergarten

Balian. Bah! Humbug?
Zalben. Papa’s Latkes.

First Grade

Hobbie. Toot & Puddle: Let it Snow.
Zalben. Papa’s Latkes.

Second Grade

McDonald. Stink and the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers.

This week and next week in media we put on our lab coats to investigate the meaning of those numbers on the spine labels of our nonfiction books. We learned that Melvil Dewey was a librarian in the 1800s who solved the problem of how to arrange his books with a numbering system based on [...]

Kindergarten

Monroe. A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree.

First Grade

Martin. Snowflake Bentley. (921 Bentley)

Second Grade

McDonald. Stink and the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker.