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Kindergarten

Berenstain Bears: Sister Bear Learns to Share
Berenstain, Stan
0060574240
Sister Bear learns that sharing means more fun for everyone!

Mice and Beans
Muñoz Ryan, Pam 0439183030
In this rhythmic cumulative tale, Rosa Maria spends the week getting ready for her granddaughter's birthday party and trying to avoid attracting mice--unaware that the mice in her walls are preparing for a party of their own.

Stop That Pickle!
Armour, Peter
039566375X
When Mrs. Elmira Deeds waddles into Mr. Adolph's deli and asks for a pickle, chaos erupts!

First Grade

All around Me, I See
Steinberg, Laya
1584690690
With eyes wide open to the mysteries of nature, a child on a hike discovers that a leaf is a boat for a beetle and that a nest is a cradle for eggs. This planet that is home to so many creatures is magical when seen through the eyes of wonder.

Siesta
Guy, Ginger Foglesong
0060560614
Come join in the fun - in English and Spanish - and make an ordinary afternoon extraordinary.

Violet The Pilot In Canada
Bathe , Bettina Jenkins
1412032156
Violet the pilot loved to fly wherever adventures might be found. One summer, she flew floatplanes in Kenora, Ontario.

Second Grade

In the Small, Small Night
Kurtz, Jane
0066238145
In the middle of the night the world can seem huge and frightening, especially when you've just moved far from home.

Sunpainters: Eclipse of the Navajo Sun
Whitethorne, Baje
1893354334
Explaining a solar eclipse, a Navajo tells his grandson that when the sun dies, the children of Mother Earth are called to repaint the universe in all the colors of the rainbow.

Bad Bears and a Bunny: An Irving and Muktuk Story
Pinkwater , Daniel
0618339264
Trouble is brewing at the zoo. When Irving and Muktuk are invited to a party, they assure Roy that they can be trusted. But trust doesn't come easily, and when the bears arrive at the party, they are soon put to the test.

Third Grade

Theodore Roosevelt: The Adventurous President (TFK Biographies Series)
Editors of TIME for Kids
0060576065
This book describes Roosevelt's childhood; health problems, and love for animals, nature, and learning. Sidebars focus on Roosevelt's home museum, Mount Rushmore, his Big Stick policy, and the story of the Teddy bear.

Let's Talk about Race
Lester, Julius
0060285966
This stunning picture book introduces race as just one of many chapters in a person's story.

Amos and Boris
Steig, William
0374302782
A mouse named Amos builds a boat and sets off to sea. In one unfortunate moment, he finds himself cast overboard in the middle of the ocean. As he contemplates the potential of drowning, Boris the whale emerges.

Fourth Grade

Secret of the Ruby Ring, The
MacGrory, Yvonne
0915943921
Lucy, a rather spoiled almost-eleven-year-old, gets a very special birthday present from her grandmother. The evening before her birthday, Lucy accidentally discovers the magical secret of the ring.

Fifth Grade

Warriors Fire and Ice Vol 2
Hunter, Erin
0060525592
Fireheart is a ThunderClan warrior cat now, but danger still lurks in the forest — and possibly closer than he thinks.

Loser
Spinelli, Jerry
0060540745
Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over his own feet, and falls down with laughter over a word like Jabip. He doesn't know he's not like everyone else. And one winter night, Zinkoff's differences show that any name can someday become hero.

Sixth Grade

Magyk (Septimus Heap Series #1)
Sage, Angie
0060577312
The first part of this enthralling new series leads readers on a fantastic journey filled with quirky characters, clever charms, potions and spells, and a yearning to uncover the mystery at the heart of this story...who is Septimus Heap?