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The Hundred Dresses

$16  Ages: 8-12
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Wanda wears the same faded blue dress to school every day, but she tells her friends she has one hundred beautiful dresses at home "all lined up." So begins a game that ends in two girls learning about kindness and generosity of spirit.  A Newbery Honor Book with a timeless message  by Eleanor Estes.  8-12years.

Hardcover, 80 pages. ISBN: 0152052607  Publisher: Harcourt

L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z

Poems by Howard Schrager
Illustrations by Bruce Bischof

$18.95  Ages: 5-7
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The alphabetical poetry of Howard Schrager is nicely showcased by the illustrations of Bruce Buschof in LMNOP and All the Letters A to Z, an engaging and original alphabet book for beginning readers. Each letter of the alphabet is featured with a warm color illustration and a unique, catchy, alliterate poem perfect for reading aloud.  See a representative page.

Waldorf Alphabet Book

$12.95  Ages:5-7
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In this delightful, best-selling alphabet and game book for young children, each consonant and vowel comes to life in vivid pictures that show each letter’s unique qualities in the world.  Written and illustrated by Famke Zonneveld, with an Afterword on how to teach reading in Waldorf schools by William Ward.  See representative illustrations from the book:
Letter R
Letter M

Elmer and the Dragon

$6.50  Ages: 8-12
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A stand-alone sequel to My Father's Dragon, in which Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon help the king of the canaries find treasure.

ISBN: 0394890493;  format: Paperback, 86pp
Pub. Date: September 1987. Random House, Incorporated

My Father's Dragon

$7.95  Ages: 8-12
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A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.

ISBN: 0394890485; Format: Paperback, 88pp
Pub. Date: September 1987. Knopf Publishing Group

The Dragons of Blueland

$7.99 Ages: 8-12
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Elmer must come once again to the aid of his flying baby dragon when men discover its retreat and begin to hunt it.

ISBN: 0785799680; Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: November 1987. Sagebrush Education Resources

Am I Really Different

 A story by Evelien Van Dort, illustrated by Gerda Westerink.  From Floris Press.

$14.95  Ages: 3-6
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Sometimes it's hard to feel part of the crowd. Why are people looking at me? Am I different? Every person is unique and special. A delightful story about ladybugs--and about humans as well.

Imagine a Better World

$14.95  All Ages
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Designed and written by Monterey artist/photographer Monica Small, the prints that illustrate this book are also available from the artist as gallery quality prints. Ten percent of the profits from sales of Imagine are donated by the artist to the Oprah Wish Fund.

The Real Tooth

 $6 All Ages
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Just who is the real tooth fairy? Parents and children alike delight in the surprising explanation for the mystery that has puzzled every child who has hidden a tooth beneath a pillow.

Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Voyager Books

Throw Your Tooth on the Roof

$5.95 All Ages
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Children from countries on each continent explain what they do when they lose a tooth, including throwing their teeth on the roof.
 Paperback: 32 pages
 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

America the Beautiful

$26.95

Read to: all ages  Self-read: 3+

0689847440  Order

Master paper engineer Robert Sabuda has interpreted the classic American anthem "America the Beautiful" in dazzling dimension.  From the Golden Gate Bridge to Mount Rushmore to the Statue of Liberty, America has never looked more spectacular.  For inside view: Open A read-to book for pre-schoolers. A joy for all ages.  Hardcover, 14 pp.  Publisher: Little Simon, Pop-up Edition, 2004. Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches.