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Watch the Stars Come Out

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Copies: 6

In this warm, poignant story, a little girl hears how, long ago, another little red-haired girl--her grandmother--sailed across the sea with her older brother to join their immigrant parents in a strange new land called America.

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460L
Watch the Stars Come Out

Raccoons and Ripe Corn

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The corn is ripe...and the raccoons are hungry. As the moon rises a mother raccoon and her two young begin an all night feast in a cornfield. Acclaimed nature artist Jim Arnosky gives young children an unforgettable wildlife-watching experience.

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690L
Raccoons and Ripe Corn

A Three Day Hat

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Copies: 6

R. R. Pottle the Third has a truly wonderful, extra-extraordinary collection of hats. But happiness eludes him. He is lonely and dreams of meeting a perfect wife ' who will, of course, be wearing a perfect hat.

One day, a day so bad that R. R. Pottle wears not one, not two, but three hats at once, his dream comes true in the best possible way.

This warm, comical story by talented new author Laura Geringer is crowned with full-color illustrations by Caldecott Medal winner Arnold Lobel.

Notable Children's Books of 1985 (ALA)
A Reading Rainbow Featured Selection

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370L
A Three Day Hat

A Chair for My Mother

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Copies: 6

Acclaimed author/illustrator Vera Williams tells of a young girl, who along with her waitress mother, saves coins in a big jar in hopes that they can someday buy a big, new, comfortable chair for their apartment, the kind of chair her mother deserves after being on her feet all day in the Blue Tile Diner. Into the jar also goes the money Grandma saves whenever she gets a bargain at the market.

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640L
A Chair for My Mother

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

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Dr. Seuss' classic of a jungle elephant named Horton teaches us what it means to be a true friend. Hearing a faint cry for help from a floating speck of dust, Horton finds a tiny planet of Whos living there. Though he can't see them, he hears them for sure--and puts his safety on the line for the microscopic inhabitants. Thanks to Dr.

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Primary
Elementary
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00:26
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

Race to the Treasure

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The race is on! Can you beat the Ogre to the treasure? It's your job to make a path from START to the treasure and collect the three keys that will open the treasure's locks before the Ogre gets there. Strategize, cooperate, and build the path together.

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Primary
Elementary
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Business/Technology
Play Time: 
20 min.
Race to the Treasure

Robogem

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A programming game, designed to teach kids (6+) to program. Players try to collect gems by programming a robot on the board. The robot takes three commands: move forward, turn left and turn right. Players string these commands to guide the robots.

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Primary
Elementary
Content Area: 
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
25 min.
Robogem

The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

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Copies: 6

In 1847, a young African American girl named Sarah Roberts was attending a school in Boston. Then one day she was told she could never come back. She didn't belong. The Otis School was for white children only.

Sarah deserved an equal education, and the Roberts family fought for change. They made history. Roberts v. City of Boston was the first case challenging our legal system to outlaw segregated schools. It was the first time an African American lawyer argued in a supreme court.

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770L
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

LightUp Electricity Kit

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Learn about electronics and programming with this circuitry kit. Build circuits in seconds with these magnetically snap-together blocks. Use the FREE iPad app to take a picture of your project and it will help you see how it works, and will help with the next steps. You can also program the Microcontroller using Codebender.

This Curriculum Kit includes:

  • 2 Edison Kits
  • 2 Tesla Kits
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LightUp Electricity Kit

Aaron and Alexander

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Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were both orphaned at a young age, and they both became successful lawyers. They both fought in the Revolutionary War. But the politics of the young United States of America put these Founding Fathers in constant conflict. Theirs is a story of passion, patriotism, and pride, which culminates in the most famous duel in American history. Despite their similarities, it seemed the world was not big enough for both Aaron and Alexander, yet the outcome of their rivalry forever links their names.

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890L
Aaron and Alexander

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