1st and 2nd grade
Terrific books for kids entering 1st or 2nd grade.
Abe Lincoln at last!
by Mary Pope Osborne
Ages 4 - 8
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The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to Washington D.C. in the 1860s where they meet Abraham Lincoln and collect a feather that will help break a magic spell.
Can we save the tiger?
by Martin Jenkins
Ages 5 - 10
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Tigers are pretty special — and so are ground iguanas and partula snails and even white-rumped vultures. But these and many other animals are in danger of disappearing altogether, joining the dodo, the marsupial wolf, the great auk, and countless other animals we will never see again.
Crafty Chloe
by Kelly DiPucchio
Ages 4 - 8
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Chloe is very good at sewing and crafts and when her best friend's birthday approaches, she creates a fabulous gift but also saves the day for a classmate who had been unkind to her. Check out CraftyChloe.com to learn how to make the cool crafts featured in the book!
Flying feet
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Ages 4 - 8
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Charlie often thinks of inventions that seldom work, but his latest idea just might be able to help Jake the Sweeper get rid of a big pile of trash and save "Come as a Character" day, too.
Hatch!
by Roxie Munro
Ages 4 - 8
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Read about several types of birds and their different eggs and nests.
King Jack and the dragon
by Peter Bently & Helen Oxenbury
Ages 4 - 8
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Jack, Zack, and Caspar build a castle fort, then spend a day fighting dragons and beasts.
Levi Strauss gets a bright idea
by Tony Johnston
Ages 4 - 8
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Retells, in tall-tale fashion, how Levi Strauss went to California during the Gold Rush, saw the need for a sturdier kind of trouser, and invented jeans.
Randy Riley's really big hit
by Chris Van Dusen
Ages 4 - 8
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Randy Riley, a science genius who loves baseball but is not very good at it, needs to use both his interests to save his town from a giant fireball that is heading their way.
Stink : solar system superhero
by Megan McDonald
Ages 4 - 8
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Judy Moody's younger "bother" stars in this funny, out-of-this-world adventure to reinstate his favorite celestial orb, Pluto, which has flunked out of the Milky Way for being too shrimpy.
Tales for very picky eaters
by Josh Schneider
Ages 4 - 8
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A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like.
The Jellybeans and the big art adventure
by Laura Numeroff
Ages 4 - 8
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The Jellybeans are ready for an art adventure when Bitsy enlists the other girls to help her paint a mural at their favorite place: the candy shop!
The cazuela that the farm maiden stirred
by Samantha R Vamos
Ages 4 - 8
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A cumulative tale of a farm maiden who, aided by a group of animals, prepares "Arroz con Leche," or rice pudding. Includes recipe and glossary of the Spanish words that are woven throughout the text.
Two for One
by Kate DiCamillo
Ages 5 - 8
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The state fair is in town, and now Bink and Gollie - utter opposites and best friends extraordinaire - must use teamwork and their gray matter while navigating its many wonders.
