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2) Goosebumps
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Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah, living right next door, and makes a quick friend in Champ. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach's comes when he learns that Hannah's mysterious dad is in fact R.L. Stine, the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. As Zach starts learning about the strange family next door, he soon discovers that Stine...
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When young Bastian borrows a mysterious, ornately-bound book, he never dreamed turning a page would draw him into a shimmering fantasy world of racing snails, hang-glider bats, soaring luckdragons, puckish elves, a childlike Empress, the brave warrior Atreyu and a slab-faced walking quarry called a Rock Biter.
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Deep inside the Storybook Factory, where pictures, words, and imagination bring stories to life, Tad, Lily, Casey, and Dot decide to put a few new twists on a classic tale. The result is a fun-filled adventure that turns reading into a delightful game! Special features include sing-along songs to help little ones learn, complete with a string of read-along words that run across the screen.
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Reading rainbow volume 97
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A reading of the book, "If you give a mouse a cookie" by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Discusses chain reactions from a bowling alley, leading into the reading of the main story. Then it's off to a factory where bowling balls are made and a domino expert demonstrates how he designs chain reactons as he sets up a domino art event. Reviews: "This is the key to the kingdom" by Diane Worfolk Allison, "The house that Jack built" illustrated by Jebby Stow, and...
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Inspire a love of reading and enjoy tales featuring favorite PBS KIDS bookworms. Daniel Tiger and O the Owl read together at the library. Then, Alma shares books with her community. Plus, Buster reads to win prizes, Watt and Windy visit the library, Rosie helps Mom set up for story time at the bookstore and much, much more.
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As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest so they'll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play.
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To promote literacy, the library is giving out tee-shirts to young readers, and Franklin wants to be the first one in the neighborhood to wear one. Franklin succeeds in the challenge, but discovers he's read all his books so fast, he didn't get a chance to enjoy them.
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Title includes: Elmo's Animal Adventures: Animals are on the loose on Sesame Street! Elmo invites you to join him and his animal friends as they embark on three fun-filled adventures. Elmo and the Bookaneers: Everyone loves to read - even pirates! The 'Bookaneers, ' led by Tina Fey, have come ashore on Sesame Street, and they want to plunder Elmo's bookshelf. Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales: The Knights of Sesame Street...
15) One girl
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A small girl reads a book which lights a spark, which she shares with her class, and then share the gift of her own words that eventually lights up the whole world.
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Reading rainbow volume 004
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Presents a reading of a tale from the Nandi people of Kenya, Verna Aardema's Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain. Host LeVar Burton also plans a fun-filled day around rainy weather, including an aerial charge of a thunderstorm and puddle-hopping.
20) Owen
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Reading rainbow volume no. 119
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English
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Takes a humorous look at childhood. LeVar Burton explores positive ways that children can deal with changes in everyday life and growing up.