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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
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The story is about Carol Bird, a Christmas-born child, who as a young girl is unusually loving and generous, having a positive effect on everyone with whom she comes into contact. She is the youngest member of her family and has devoted older brothers. At about the age of 5, Carol contracts an unspecified illness (possibly tuberculosis), and, by the time she is 10, she is bedridden; physicians say that she does not have long to live. The novel primarily...
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She stooped once more to pick up something which had fallen out when the cover was jarred open. It was a pink papier-mâché angel, such as are often hung from the top of Christmas trees as a crowning symbol. Norah stood holding it between thumb and finger, staring amazedly. Who would think to find such a bit of frivolity in the house of Miss Terry! The Christmas Angel is a stirring reminder of what really matters at Christmas and throughout the year....
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It can be difficult for young people to understand that other kids their age often live vastly different lives than they do. Even when it comes to seemingly simple things, like celebrating holidays, many people do things quite differently. Give your readers a fun trip around the world looking at different celebrations and holidays. They'll see how holidays they're familiar with are celebrated differently than they're used to. Holidays they've never...
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This is no ordinary Nutcracker! This time, it's Fritz's story. The traditional Nutcracker tale gets turned on its head in this rollicking Christmas adventure, based on the hit musical A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas by the popular family music rock star Ralph Covert and playwright G. Riley Mills.
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Español
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En los Estados Unidos, la gente celebra muchas fiestas. Anime a los lectores principiantes a aprender sobre las fiestas nacionales y a desarrollar sus habilidades de lectura con este atractivo libro en español que presenta imágenes detalladas, texto simple, un glosario y un índice. Los estudiantes de kindergarten desarrollarán sus habilidades fundamentales de alfabetización a medida que aprenden sobre la importancia y el significado de las vacaciones...
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The story tells of how Prince Gregor, and his hero, the daring Winfried of England, journey through treacherous land to reach the heathen people of the forest on Christmas eve. When they arrive, Winfried rescues the heathen from an unspeakable evil, destroys the great oak tree where they worshiped their false god, and points to a young fir tree, "the tree of the Christchild," as the people's new sign of worship, symbolizing laughter, songs, and rites...
10) Hanukkah
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Updated for 2020, young readers learn about Hanukkah through simple text, photos, and activities.
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Español
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Halloween es una época emocionante del año. La gente adorna sus casas y jardines con calabazas y figuras aterradoras. En la noche de Halloween, algunos niños se disfrazan y salen a pedir dulces. Otras personas organizan una fiesta de Halloween. Este divertido libro muestra a los niños algunas tradiciones estadounidenses de Halloween a través de llamativas ilustraciones. El lenguaje apropiado para la edad hace que este libro sea una lectura fácil...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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Christmas is an important Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. Readers will learn that people celebrate it by going to Mass, decorating a Christmas tree, giving gifts, and spending time with family and friends. Complete with simple text and colorful photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Sadie runs to show her mother the Hanukkah menorah she made in school, she trips, the menorah shatters, and she is devastated. But she finds that the shammash candle is unbroken, and a new family tradition is born.
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Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday known as the "festival of lights." Read about this holiday as you add all the latkes and doughnuts there are to eat! This nonfiction math book combines math and reading skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject-area content. The dynamic images, detailed sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning addition easy and fun. Text features include a table of contents, a glossary,...
15) Celebrate!
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Pumpkins for Halloween, fireworks for the 4th of July, and cake for a birthday. These are things that we use to celebrate holidays and special events. Perfect for 1st grade students, this book teaches these 7 high-frequency words from Fry's First 100 words list: she, said, time, there, a, is, and for. The short sentences and clear images support the text to help with memorization. The rebus pictures and simple text build grade 1 reading comprehension...
17) Hannah's Way
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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 Saturday class picnic, Hannah is upset. Her Jewish family is observant, and she knows she cannot ride on the Sabbath. What will she do? A lovely story of friendship and community.
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Nia and Sam think they have Christmas gifts all figured out until their big brother Sj make them rethink what they know. It is up to their big brother Sj to tell them about God's love!
Share the story of the birth of Christ with family and friends. Follow the sibling as they discover the meaning of gifts at Christmas. This book will inspire readers to learn more about God's Love. An Awesome Christmas Gift will engage all readers.
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