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Spots

From the Series Real Kids Readers — Level 1

What happens when a girl goes gaga over spots? Big spots and little spots, spots of all colors, on her lamp and on her rug, on her toys and on her mug, on her hats and on her dresses -- she… Read More →

  • Lexile: 160
  • ATOS: 0.8
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1998

The Tin Can Man

From the Series Real Kids Readers — Level 1

Nan had a plan and one tin can. She got more and more cans. Then just see what she and her dad made! Read More →

  • Lexile: 220
  • ATOS: 1.2
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1998
Cover: What Is a Scientist?
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What Is a Scientist?

From the Series What Is...?

Simple text and full-color photographs depict children engaged in various activities that make up the scientific process: asking questions, noticing details, drawing what they see, taking… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 502.3
  • Copyright: 1998

All About Rosh Hashanah

With its delightful folktales, songs, and blessings, this illustrated introduction to Rosh Hashanah captures the essence of the holiday of renewal. Read More →

  • Dewey: 296.4'315
  • Copyright: 1997

Booker T. Washington

From the Series On My Own Biography

More than anything, nine-year-old Booker T. Washington longed to go to school, but he had to get a job to earn money for his family. Though the Civil War had freed them from slavery, Booker's Read More →

  • Lexile: 560
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: 370'.92
  • Copyright: 1998

Cracking the Wall: The Struggles of the Little Rock Nine

From the Series On My Own History

In 1957, nine teenagers were chosen to be the first black students to attend all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. A small group of people in Little Rock, including the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: 379.2'63'0976773
  • Copyright: 1997

Double Trouble in Walla Walla

It was an ordinary Monday morning in Walla Walla—until Lulu walked up to her English teacher's desk. "Mrs. Bell, I feel like a nit-wit. My homework is all higgledy-piggledy. Last night it was Read More →

  • Lexile: 860
  • ATOS: 3.8
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1997

Sammy Spider's First Shabbat

Sammy Spider yearns to celebrate Shabbat. He watches Josh set the festive table, and is especially fascinated when Mrs. Shapiro braids the challah. As the family gathers to welcome Shabbat,… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1997

The Copper Lady

From the Series On My Own History

The boat creaked and moaned as the storm's waves smashed into the ship. Down in the hold, Andre‚ sat between crates that held the great copper lady, the Statue of Liberty. They were on their… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1997

Sammy Spider's First Rosh Hashanah

Sammy Spider wants to taste the golden honey the Shapiros set out for a sweet New Year. Mom tells him to stick to spinning webs, but will curious Sammy listen? Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1996

The Snow Walker

From the Series On My Own History

One morning in March 1888, twelve-year-old Milton Daub awoke to find the world buried in snow. The blizzard was like nothing Milton and his neighbors in the Bronx had ever seen. No one dared… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: 974.7'275
  • Copyright: 1996

Everybody Bakes Bread

In this sequel to the enormously popular Everybody Cooks Rice, young Carrie is sent on a mission by her mother: to search the neighborhood for a "three-handled rolling pin." While on her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 670
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1995
Cover: I Am an Artist
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I Am an Artist

Are you an artist? Do you see the world around you in a special way? I Am an Artist shows you how simply observing the delights of nature can inspire you to create. Can you name the colors… Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • Dewey: 701.15
  • Copyright: 1994
Cover: Clouds of Terror
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Clouds of Terror

From the Series On My Own History

Helga and Erik could not believe their eyes. There were grasshoppers everywhere, and they were eating the crops! In the 1870s, when grasshoppers destroyed farms in Minnesota and other… Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1994

Sammy Spider's First Passover

When Sammy Spider's web gets swept away during the Shapiro family's Passover cleaning, his mother decides spring is a perfect time to make a new web. As Sammy learns to spin, he gets… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1994

Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad

From the Series On My Own History

Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • ATOS: 3.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 1993

Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah

Sammy Spider watches longingly as Josh Shapiro lights another candle and receives another brightly-colored dreidel each night of Hanukkah. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1993

An American Army of Two

From the Series On My Own History

The war of 1812 is raging, and from the lighthouse where their father works, Rebecca Bates and her sister Abigail can see a British ship coming. But the American troops are nowhere near!… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • ATOS: 2.9
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1992
Cover: Wonderful Worms
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Wonderful Worms

From the Series Linda Glaser's Classic Creatures

"A celebration and natural history of the helpful 'underground gardeners'."—Kirkus Reviews Wonderful Worms encourages an appreciation for the small creatures of the earth by explaining the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 390
  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: 595.1
  • Copyright: 1992

Everybody Cooks Rice

"Nifty neighborhood. Nifty book"—The New York Times Book Review In this multicultural picture book, Carrie goes from one neighbor's house to the next looking for her brother, who is late for… Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • ATOS: 3.8
  • Dewey: 641.6'318
  • Copyright: 1991

Fire at the Triangle Factory

From the Series On My Own History

Six days a week Minnie and Tessa sit, shoulder to shoulder, bent over sewing machines in a big room overflowing with piles of fabric, patterns, and lace. There is no fresh air, the light is… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1996

Shabbat: A Family Service

Simple poetry brings to life the structure and the central concepts of the Shabbat service. Read More →

  • Dewey: 296.4'1
  • Copyright: 1991

Will and Orv

From the Series On My Own History

Johnny Moore watched as the amazing airplane moved along the track. He wondered if the Flyer would make it off the ground and if the pilot would be able to stay in control. then suddenly it… Read More →

  • Lexile: 560
  • ATOS: 2.9
  • Dewey: 629.13'0092'2
  • Copyright: 1991

How Do Bears Sleep?

Artist and storyteller E. J. Bird describes the habits of hibernating bears in this endearing rhymed picture book. Children will wonder along with the author if bears dream, how bears stay… Read More →

  • Dewey: 599.74'44604543
  • Copyright: 1990