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AV² fiction readalong volume 83
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Gus the turkey has loved growing up on a farm, but when the other animals tell him he will soon become Thanksgiving dinner, he decides to go south to find a place of safety.
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It's almost Thanksgiving, and Tuyet is excited. There's just one problem: her Vietnamese American family is having duck for Thanksgiving dinner--not turkey! What will her teacher and her classmates think? To her surprise, Tuyet finds out there is more to Thanksgiving than turkey, and she starts to see the holiday in a whole new way.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 147
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When Miss Blue's class goes on a field trip to a pumpkin patch, the students find many ways to have fun, and a lot of things to count.
It's time to pick pumpkins! Mrs. Blue's class is on its way to the pumpkin patch. Count down from 20 name tags to 12 animals in the petting zoo. Next count 8 orange pumpkins, tall. 7 yellow pumpkins, bumpy. 6 pumpkins, green and white. And lots that are just right! Finally, the day is done and the children line up...
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AV² fiction readalong volume 79
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Harvey the bear searches for the perfect Father's Day present and decides that thanking his dad is the best gift of all.
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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 116
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When Roy G. Biv, a leprechaun, appears and asks Colleen's help in saving the St. Patrick's Day parade, she offers items of different colors to rebuild his lost rainbow, but is reluctant to part with a special gift from her grandfather.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 109
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During a harvest hayride at Pumpkin Farm, a famly finds circles, squares, ovals, and other shapes all around.
Fall is here, with all its visual delights--not just colors, but shapes. Follow a family on a trip to a pumpkin patch and pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery, including apple bushel circles, square hay bales and diamond kites in the autumn sky.
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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 119
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"After moving from a small village in Mexico to a town in the United States, Eduardo is sure it will never feel quite like home. The other children don't speak his language and they do not play fútbol. His family promises him that he will feel right at home by the time Christmas comes along, when "your words float like clouds from your mouth" and "trees will ride on cars." With whimsical imagery and a sprinkling of Spanish vocabulary, Gretchen Griffith...
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AV² fiction readalong volume 118
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Describes in rhyme the activities of a young boy and his extended family as they share a special Thanksgiving.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 138
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Grandma Lena believes that something worth doing is worth doing right. So she takes good care of the turnips she plants in her garden. One turnip grows to an enormous size Baby Pearl thinks it s a big potato! It is big enough to feed half the town. And it s so big that Grandma can t pull it out of the ground! Even when Grandpa, Uncle Izzy, Aunt Netty, and the dog help Grandma yank and tug, the big ol turnip doesn t budge. Still, this African-American...
12) Pumpkin Jack
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In the course of one year, a jack-o-lantern, discarded after Halloween, decomposes in the backyard and eventually grows new pumpkins from its seeds.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 149
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"Big Witch said to Little Witch, "We must have Skeleton for dinner." But what does that mean? Skeleton's not sticking around to find out! And so begins a spooky, silly chase as all the creepy creatures in the haunted forest find out what's cooking. But there's one forest neighbor who can help save Skeleton--and dinner too!" -- Page [4] cover.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 148
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When Shanté is sent to find black-eyed peas for her family's New Year's celebration, she learns about each of her neighbor's New Year's traditions in their home countries.
15) Madame Martine
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AV² fiction readalong volume 184
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On a chase to retrieve her new dog, a longtime resident of Paris ascends the Eiffel Tower for the first time, discovering how much beauty she has been missing all these years and deciding to try something new each week.
16) Señorita Gordita
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AV² fiction readalong volume 97
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Resets the tale of the Gingerbread boy in the southwest, where the scrumptious Gordita eludes her pursuers until she meets a clever owl. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a gorditas recipe.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 122
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During the day on an unusual farm, Daisy the lazy cow would rather eat jelly than grass, Frankie the cranky dog watches television instead of sheep, and the other animals behave equally oddly but at night, all are good at sleeping.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 171
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Rejected by all of the other royal families she meets, it takes an encounter with a humble court jester, who declares her the queen of his heart, for the princess to discover where her kingdom really lies.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 113
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Pete and Gabby, two curious and rambunctious bear cubs, leave the park campground and explore a school.
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AV² fiction readalong volume 170
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A donkey's loud musical instruments annoy Farmer Gruff--until he discovers that the music keeps away the pesky crows that have been eating his corn crop.