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Way Too Many Latkes: A Hanukkah in Chelm

Faigel makes the best Hanukkah latkes in Chelm, but somehow, this year she's forgotten how to make them! She sends her husband, Shmuel, to ask the rabbi for help. And in Chelm, the village of Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017
Cover: On One Foot
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On One Foot

An impatient young man comes to Jerusalem looking for someone to teach him the Torah - while standing on one foot! The city is full of learned rabbis, but none of them can help him until he… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016
Cover: Hannah's Way
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Hannah's Way

After Papa loses his job during the Depression, Hannah’s family moves to rural Minnesota, where she is the only Jewish child in her class. When her teacher tries to arrange carpools for a… Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.4
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2012
Cover: Brilliant Bees
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Brilliant Bees

From the Series Linda Glaser's Classic Creatures

This delightfully simple lyrical text about the life of the honey bee is enhanced by bold, beautiful illustrations. Brilliant Bees includes an easy-to-read text, picture book art, and a… Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: 595.79
  • Copyright: 2003

Fabulous Frogs

From the Series Linda Glaser's Classic Creatures

With simple text and full-color illustrations, Fabulous Frogs describes the physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle of the frog. The book includes a separate question-and-answer… Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • ATOS: 1.8
  • Dewey: 597.8'9
  • Copyright: 1999

It's Summer!

From the Series Celebrate the Seasons

Simple text and bold, beautiful paper sculpture convey the animal life, plant life, weather, and clothing, as well as the colors and feelings, associated with the summer season. Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.2
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2003

Not a Buzz to Be Found: Insects in Winter

Buzz! Zip! Zoom! When the weather is warm, insects are everywhere. But what do they do in winter? Honeybees huddle in their hive. Monarch butterflies fly south. Woolly bear caterpillars hide… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 4.2
  • Dewey: 595.7
  • Copyright: 2012
Cover: Spectacular Spiders
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Spectacular Spiders

From the Series Linda Glaser's Classic Creatures

With simple text and full-color illustrations, Spectacular Spiders describes the physical characteristics, habits, and environment of the garden spider. Read More →

  • Lexile: 590
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: 595.4'4
  • Copyright: 1999
Cover: Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story
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Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story

What is that garbage doing next to the garden? It’s not garbage. It’s compost! Amazing things happen inside a compost bin. In go banana peels, grass clippings, and even an old… Read More →

  • Lexile: 670
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: 635'.048975
  • Copyright: 2010

Singing Crickets

From the Series Linda Glaser's Classic Creatures

Cricka crick, cricka crick! This is the song papa crickets sing when they rub their wings together. Follow along as wingless baby crickets grow into singing adults. Read More →

  • Lexile: 310
  • ATOS: 2.9
  • Dewey: 595.7'26
  • Copyright: 2009

Dazzling Dragonflies: A Life Cycle Story

From the Series Linda Glaser's Classic Creatures

A dragonfly lays her clutch of eggs and the life cycle of dragonflies has begun. Watch as the little nymphs change over time into beautiful adults who can move through the air like an acrobat. Read More →

  • Lexile: 450
  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: 595.7'33
  • Copyright: 2008
Cover: Hello, Squirrels!: Scampering through the Seasons
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Hello, Squirrels!: Scampering through the Seasons

From the Series Linda Glaser's Classic Creatures

Scamper alongside gray squirrels as throughout the seasons of the year-- as helpless newborns in the spring, as playful youngsters in the summer, as busy gatherers in the autumn, and as… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.6
  • Dewey: 599.36'2
  • Copyright: 2006

It's Fall!

From the Series Celebrate the Seasons

Simple text and bold, beautiful paper sculpture convey the animal life, plant life, weather, colors, clothing, and feelings associated with the fall season. Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2001

It's Spring!

From the Series Celebrate the Seasons

Simple text and bold, beautiful paper sculpture convey the animal life, plant life, weather, colors, clothing, and feelings associated with the spring season. Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2002

It's Winter!

From the Series Celebrate the Seasons

Simple text and bold, beautiful paper sculpture convey the animal life, plant life, weather, colors, clothing, and feelings associated with the winter season. Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2002
Cover: Our Big Home: An Earth Poem
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Our Big Home: An Earth Poem

Young children usually think of their home as the structure in which they live. In Our Big Home, the author and illustrator present a much larger vision of home as the planet Earth. Linda… Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.8
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2000

Magnificent Monarchs

From the Series Linda Glaser's Classic Creatures

Describes, in simple text and full-color illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle of the monarch butterfly. Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.4
  • Dewey: 595.78'9
  • Copyright: 2000
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