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Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller Author: Doreen Rappaport A biography about the life of Helen Keller who lost her ability to see and hear at an early age due to an illness. Annie Sullivan became Helen’s teacher and taught her how to speak using her hands, write using a special board and read using braille.

Creepy Carrots! Author: Aaron Reynolds Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school. He eats them going to Little League. He eats them walking home. Until the day the carrots start following him...or are they?

Some Cat! Author: Mary Casanova SLIDESHOW

I Need My Own Country Author: Rick Walton This story follows a girl who decides she wants to live on her own in her room so she creates her own country. As the story progresses you see her realizing that having others around is not so bad.

One Cool Friend Author: Toni Buzzeo BOOK TRAILER

The Quiet Place Author: Sarah Stewart When Isabel and her family move to the United States, Isabel misses all the things she left behind in Mexico, especially her Aunt Lupita and hearing people speak Spanish. But she also experiences some wonderful new things--her first snow storm and a teacher who does not speak Spanish but has a big smile. Even better, Papa and her brother Chavo help her turn a big box into her own quiet place, where she keeps her books and toys and writes letters to Aunt Lupita. As she decorates and adds more and more on to her quiet place, it is here that Isabel feels the most at home in her new country while she learns to adjust to the changes in her life.

Each Kindness Author: Jacqueline Woodson Chloe and her friends won't play with the new girl, Maya. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her friends, they reject her. Eventually Maya stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe is stung by the lost opportunity for friendship, and thinks about how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya.

The House on Dirty-Third Street Author: Jo S. Kittinger A mother and child move into an old house and are overwhelmed by the repairs necessary. They both learn that when you reach out, you can find help for yourself and others as well as a real sense of home.

Lost and Found Author: Bill Harley When Justin loses the special hat his grandmother made for him, he looks everywhere he can think of to find it. Everywhere, that is, except the lost and found. Mr. Rumkowsky, the old school custodian, is the keeper of all the lost and found items, and everyone is afraid of him.

Jangles: a Big Fish Story Author: David Shannon BOOK TRAILER

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