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FOR KINDERGARTEN (not AR ) At night, a host of woodland creatures plays with a child's red sled. AR: --- LEXILE: ---. Neighbors gather on the roof after the power goes out on a hot night in the city and start having so much fun not everyone is happy when the lights go back on. AR 1.0.
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FOR KINDERGARTEN (not AR ) At night, a host of woodland creatures plays with a child's red sled. AR: --- LEXILE: ---
Neighbors gather on the roof after the power goes out on a hot night in the city and start having so much fun not everyone is happy when the lights go back on.AR 1.0
Pen pals Elliott and Kailash discover that even though they live in different countries--America and India--they both love to climb trees, own pets, and ride school buses. AR: 1.9 0.5p LEXILE: 320
When Sylvie the pink flamingo learns her color comes from the little pink shrimp she eats, she decides to expand her choices, trying everything under the sun and, unfortunately, overdoing it. AR: 1.9 0.5p LEXILE: - - -
A first-grade girl--who does not like to read--stubbornly resists her school librarian's efforts to convince her to love books until she finds one that might change her mind. AR: 2.4 0.5p LEXILE: 470
A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden. AR: 2.5 0.5p LEXILE: 360
"A book about nothing!";"Christy Ottaviano Books." Zero believes that he is a hero, but the counting numbers think he is worthless until they get into trouble with some Roman numerals, and only Zero can help. AR: 2.7 0.5p LEXILE: - - -
While newer, fancier robots are quickly purchased, Clink, an old-fashioned robot who can only make toast and music, gathers dust and feels downhearted until a young boy enters the shop looking for something special. AR: 3.1 0.5p LEXILE: ---
A circus ship has an accident off the coast of Maine which leaves the animals stranded, but they are soon taken in by the citizens of a small island who grow fond of the new residents and fight to protect them. AR 3.7 0.5p
Morris Lessmore loves words, stories and books, and after a tornado carries him to another land, dreary and colorless, he finds a single book in color that leads him to an amazing library where, he learns, the books need him as much as he needs them. AR: 3.7 0.5p LEXILE: 650
A poor boy named Jack struggles to deliver a birthday present worthy of the princess. AR 3.8 0.5p Lexile: 600
Agnes Morley describes growing up on her family's ranch in New Mexico, attending school at Stanford University, and participating in the first basketball game played between two women's college teams on April 4, 1896. AR: 3.9 0.5p LEXILE: 700
Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders." AR: 4.0 0.5 LEXILE: 660
At the end of the Civil War, young Gabe meets many other former slaves getting a feel for freedom whose kindness helps him in his quest to find his mother, who was sold away. AR: 4.1 0.5p LEXILE: 910
When Mai feeds the caged birds at a Buddhist temple in Vietnam, her simple act of kindness starts a chain of thoughtful acts that ultimately comes back to her. Includes author's note explaining the Buddhist concepts of karma and samsara, or the wheel of life. AR: 4.2 0.5p LEXILE: 760
When a new baby princess accidentally changes places with a piglet, both of their lives are forever changed. AR: 4.2 0.5p LEXILE: 810
Young Elsie must find a way to adapt to her new home on the Nebraska prairie after she and her father leave their comfortable city life in Boston. AR: 4.3 0.5p LEXILE: 890
When haughty King Hugo tangles with a sorceress, she causes him to see himself in a more realistic light. AR: 4.6 0.5p LEXILE: 920
In 1938 Berlin, Germany, a cat sees Rosenstrasse change from a peaceful neighborhood of Jews and Gentiles to an unfriendly place where, one November night, men in brown +hirts destroy Jewish-owned businesses and arrest or kill Jewish people. Includes facts about Kristallnacht and a list of related books and web resources. AR 4.7, .5p
An illustrated introduction to the life and accomplishments of professional boxer Joe Louis. AR: 4.9 0.5p LEXILE: NP
Having moved to Montana from Tennessee in the 1830s, fearless Angelica Longrider--also known as Swamp Angel--changes the state's landscape, tames a wild horse, and captures some desperadoes. AR: 5.2 0.5p LEXILE: 900
Includes bibliographical references. Verse and narrative describe the ecological and social transformation resulting from the work of Dr. Gordon Sato, a Japanese American cell biologist who made saltwater and desert land productive through the planting of mangrove trees in the tiny African country of Eritrea. Includes afterword, photographs, glossary, and author's sources. AR: 6.4 0.5p LEXILE: 1190
HAPPY READING IN THE NEW YEAR ! ~ E N D ~