Peter Reynolds
44) The dot
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"Vashti doesn't think she can draw, but her teacher encourages her to "just make a mark and see where it takes you." Vashti at first ventures one small and unremarkable dot, but is soon making big dots and small dots, red dots, blue dots, and purple dots. At the school art show, her entire collection of dots turns heads and wins praise"--Container insert.
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The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school. Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads-can it be?-three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is...
46) Sydney's star
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The malfunction of Sydney's mechanical star leads her to an unexpected happy ending.
47) El punto
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Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.
52) Di algo!
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Encourages readers to say something using their actions and words to show the importance and power of their voice.
54) Huck runs amuck
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The residents of North Skettykolk are no match for a visiting mountain goat with an enormous appetite for flowers.
56) Tess's tree
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When nine-year-old Tess invites her friends, family, and neighbors to celebrate her beloved maple tree's life before it must be cut down, she learns that it has meant a lot to other people, as well.
57) Antarctic antics
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A collection of poems first presented as songs that celebrate the habits and habitat of Emperor penguins.
59) SPF 40
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Zebrafish the band has disbanded, at least for the summer, but the members continue to try to make a positive difference in the world through different projects, including inspiring campers at Stickleback Arts Camp to seize the day.
60) Zebrafish
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When their rock band becomes popular, five middle schoolers use their new fame to generate awareness (and donations) for an important cause.