Rachel Isadora
7) Say hello!
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A little girl greets people in her neighborhood in many different languages.
10) Luke goes to bat
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Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.
12) Rapunzel
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Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.
14) Peekaboo morning
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A toddler plays peek-a-boo throughout the day.
18) Golden Bear
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Golden Bear and his human companion learn to play the violin, talk to a ladybug, make mudpies, wish on stars, and dream together.
19) There was a tree
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A favorite children's song, "The Green Grass Grew All Around," becomes a colorful book filled with African wildlife.
20) Lili at ballet
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Lili dreams of becoming a ballerina and goes to her ballet lessons four afternoons a week.