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Illustrates the concept of big, bigger, and biggest by comparing the physical measurements of such large things as a blue whale, a mountain, a star, and the universe.
A blue whale is big; it's the BIGGEST animal alive. But it isn't the biggest thing there is. After all, a blue whale would look small sitting on top of a mountain. And though a mountain is large, it's no more than a pebble in relation to the whole earth. So is the earth the biggest...
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AVø fiction readalong volume 13
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Too sick to perform his once-a-year job, Groundhog interviews other animals to come out of his hole on Groundhog Day.
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In this version of the classic folktale, an Argentine wide-mouthed frog sets out through the rain forest to brag about his fly-eating abilities and encounters a toco toucan, a coati, a capybara, and a jaguar. Includes a note about the South American rain forest animals featured in the story.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 25
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When Jouha counts the ten donkeys carrying his dates to market, he repeatedly forgets to count the one he is riding on, causing him great consternation. Includes numbers written out in Arabic and in English transliteration, as well as the numerals one through ten, and a note on the origins and other versions of the story.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 29
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Shares the story of the African American poet Phillis Wheatley who wrote a poem of encouragement for George Washington.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 12
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"Squirrel hears about making New Year's resolutions on the radio, but she doesn't know what they are. So she visits her friends to find out what they resolve to do in the new year. Bear wants to help others learn to read. Porcupine decides to be less grumps. What will Squirrel choose to do for her resolution?" -- Page [4] cover.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 2
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Left by the side of the road just before Christmas, three puppies are brought to a shelter where an older dog tells them how to get adopted, but the two boys decide to misbehave to assure that their sister will find a home.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 42
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Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the terrible ways monsters may behave in one's home, on crowded sidewalks, on a bus, or at school as they do what they wish without thinking of others.
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