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  I CAN READ IT ALL BY MYSELF Beginner Books

  Green Eggs and Ham

  by Dr. Seuss

  Format: Easy Reader Genre: Modern FantasySummary: In this story Sam-I-am tries to convince a cynic that green eggs and ham are a delicious meal. Sam-I-am attempts to serve the dish in a variety of places in hopes that it will be enjoyed. The cynic finally agrees to try them only if Sam-I-am will leave him alone. To his surprise he likes the dish and claims that he would eat them... (more)
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  Eggs

  by Jerry Spinelli

  Nine-year-old David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Sarcastic and bossy 13-year-old Primrose lives with her childlike, fortuneteller mother, and a framed picture is the only evidence of the father she never knew. Despite their differences, David and Primrose forge a tight yet tumultuous friendship,... (more)
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  Confetti Girl

  by Diana Lopez

  Apolonia "Lina" Flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl who's just looking for answers. Even though her house is crammed full of books (her dad's a bibliophile), she's having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her, why her best friend's divorced mom is obsessed with making cascarones (hollowed eggshells filled... (more)
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  Dragon's Egg

  by Sarah L. Thomson

  It is a rare talent, and only she can care for the Inn's herd. She feeds them, gathers their eggs, and tends to their injuries. But Mella dreams about the dragons of legend, even though hardly anyone believes they still exist. Dragons are small farm animals, not huge fire-breathing monsters. Everyone knows that. Until one day changes everything. A Knight of the Order of Defenders arrives at the Inn. Signs... (more)
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  Shugo Chara!: Book 1

  Shugo Chara!, Volume 1

  Who Do You Want to Be?

  by Peach-Pit

  Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and super cool Amu has it all: But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu’s life is going to take more than wishes and dreams–it’s going to take a little magic! One morning, Amu finds a surprise in her bed: three strange little eggs. Each egg contains a Guardian Character, an angel-like being who can... (more)
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  An Egg Is Quiet

  by Dianna Hutts Aston, Sylvia Long

  Award-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed with up-and-coming author Dianna Aston to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to eggs. From tiny hummingbird eggs to giant ostrich eggs, oval ladybug eggs to tubular dogfish eggs, gooey frog eggs to fossilized dinosaur eggs, it magnificently captures the incredible variety of eggs and celebrates their beauty and wonder. The evocative text is sure to... (more)
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  Horton Hatches the Egg

  by Dr. Seuss

  When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards and waits until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.
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  Rechenka's Eggs

  by Patricia Polacco

  Preparing her eggs for the Easter Festival, Old Babushka takes in Rechenka, an injured goose, who shows her that miracles can really happen, in a story that is enhanced by illustrations of Ukrainian painted eggs. Reprint. Reading Rainbow. PW. AB. NYT.
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  The Odd Egg

  by Emily Gravett

  Duck is delighted to find an egg of his own to look after. It's the most beautiful egg in the whole world! But all the other birds think it's very odd indeed - and everyone's in for a BIG surprise when it finally hatches.
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  The Cow That Laid an Egg

  by Andy Cutbill

  Marjorie is an insecure cow who wishes she had some special talent. She can't ride a bicycle or do handstands like the other cows. Then one morning (thanks to a bunch of scheming chickens and a paintbrush), Marjorie is astonished to discover something extraordinary: shes laid an egg!Grades K-1Strategy: For this story I would have the students do a writing workshop. The teacher would give them... (more)
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  City of Thieves

  by David Benioff

  I liked this book a lot. As wise and funny as it is thrilling and original — the story of two young men on an impossible adventure.A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. His grandmother won’t talk about it, but his grandfather reluctantly consents. The result is the captivating odyssey of two young men trying to survive... (more)
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  Shugo Chara!: Book 2

  Shugo Chara!, Volume 2

  Friends in Need

  by Peach-Pit, Christina Weir

  Cute schoolgirl Amu has a secret: She has three magical companions. Only these enchanted Guardians know who Amu’s true self is, and they’ll do anything to help her unlock her heart! They’re searching for a magic egg, a powerful weapon that could mean trouble in the wrong hands. To find this egg, Amu will have to change her life–and finally learn to be true to herself.Includes special extras after the story!
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  Shugo Chara!: Book 3

  Shugo Chara!, Volume 3

  Can a Bad Guy Turn Good?

  by Peach-Pit, Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir

  Amu’s Guardian Characters have been stolen by her teacher, a bitter man whose dreams died when his own egg was smashed. When Amu goes to reclaim her Characters, the School Guardians are there to help. But can they get Amu’s eggs back and put the evil teacher’s egg together again?
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  except if

  by Jim Averbeck

  In the beginning, there is an egg. Which may become a baby bird, except if it becomes a baby snake instead. Except if the baby snake is really truly a dinosaur! In this young, clever, and whimsical picture book in the spirit of Not a Box and First the Egg , an egg is not just an egg, but a symbol of the potential a child's imagination holds. As each image melds smoothly, but unexpectedly, into the next,... (more)
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  Dimity Dumpty: The Story of Humpty's Little Sister

  by Bob Graham

  The world needs more quiet heroes! With whimsy and warmth, Bob Graham tells the lesser-known tale of a shy little soul who saves the day. What happened to Humpty Dumpty is the stuff of legend. But how many know of his brave little sister? While the Tumbling Dumpties, the family traveling circus troupe, is doing acts of spectacular daring, Dimity stays far from the spotlight, playing tunes on her tiny flute. But... (more)
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  Shugo Chara!: Book 4

  Shugo Chara!, Volume 4

  Character Swap!

  by Peach-Pit

  Amu has three Guardian Characters, reflections of her true self. But now a fourth egg has shown up at the start of a new school year. Everything has gone wrong, and Amu has no idea who she truly wants to be. Meanwhile, her rival Utau has rejected one of her own Guardian Characters. Is it time for the two to trade Guardians? Is that even possible?
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  Chicken Sunday

  by Patricia Polacco

  After being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian-American girl and her African-American brothers determine to buy their gramma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood."Polacco has... (more)
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  Flap Your Wings (Beginner Books(R))

  by P.D. Eastman

  When a strange egg appears in their nest, Mr. and Mrs. Bird kindly take it upon themselves to raise the "baby bird" inside. But when the egg hatches, the Birds are in for a big surprise--"Junior" is the oddest-looking baby bird they've ever seen--with big, long jaws full of teeth and an appetite to match. In fact, he looks more like a baby alligator than a baby bird! Nevertheless, the devoted Birds run... (more)
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  Chicken Big

  by Keith Graves

  On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg. And out of this egg came one big, humongous . . . something. "It's big!" clucked the little rooster. "It's enormous!" clucked the small chicken. "It's an elephant!" peeped the smallest chicken. "Run for your lives!" they cried. No matter how they try, these clueless chickens can't make sense of the gigantic new member of their... (more)
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  Foxy and Egg

  by Alex T. Smith

  The utterly charming Foxy DuBois has cooked up a cunning plan to turn her dinner guest, Egg, into breakfast in this hilarious picture book that hatches a surprise! Delightful hostess Foxy DuBois invites Egg over for dinner. While Egg is taking notice of Foxy s chicken-themed art, Foxy is in the kitchen devising her breakfast menu: Egg. Foxy serves an indulgent dinner she wants a big, delicious Egg. Then they play... (more)