Marion Dane Bauer
1) Sunshine
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
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For most of Ben's life, he has been a kid without a mom. He has his dad, who knows Ben doesn't like oatmeal and always hugs Ben before bed. And he has Sunshine, his loyal little dog, who is never far from his side. But his mom, who left when he was young, has just been a story, faint in his memory. Now he's about to spend a whole week with her on her remote island in the middle of the northern Minnesota wilderness. Though he's nervous about bears...
2) Runt
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Runt, the smallest wolf cub in the litter, seeks to prove himself to his father King and the rest of the pack and to earn a new name.
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Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was ... nothing. But then ... BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. And into us. In a poetic text, Marion Dane Bauer takes readers from the trillionth of a second when our universe was born to the singularities that became each one of us, while vivid illustrations...
5) Winter dance
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A fox wonders how he should prepare for the coming winter, but what other animals advise will not work for him until another fox comes to his aid.
6) On my honor
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Newbery honor book: 1987.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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In Anchorage, Alaska, two lonely boys make a connection--a brown bear injured just after his mother sends him out on his own, and a human whose father is a new keeper at the Alaska Zoo and whose mother and sister are still in Minnesota.
10) An Early Winter
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Tim is distressed to learn that his mom, new stepfather, and grandmother are sure Granddad has Alzheimer's disease. Refusing to accept the possibility that they may be right, Tim persuades Granddad to run away with him on a fishing trip, convinced this will prove that Granddad is still capable of taking care of himself. But on the way to the lake, Granddad keeps forgetting things: their equipment, the soft drinks, even how to make change at the roadside...
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Long ago and even today, the story is told of how all the animals in the world, at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, speak. With their newfound power of speech, the animals rejoice at the birth of Jesus, born humbly in a manger and surrounded by animals. Singing in treetops, braying in stables, barking in yards--the animals all rejoice and proclaim, "The Child is come."
With rich illustrations and lyrical text, Newbery Honor Award-winner...
13) Touch the Moon
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Jennifer is disappointed on her birthday when her father gives her a little china horse and the promise of riding lessons instead of the real horse she's been expecting.
14) Rain
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This companion book to CLOUDS describes how drops of water in the clouds form into rain, then highlights the benefits of rain, and explains how the process begins again.
15) Clouds
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Cirrus, stratus, and cumulus-simple text explains how clouds are formed and how they benefit us in this delightful story.
16) Snow
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The excitement of a snowfall provides the perfect backdrop to describe how snow is formed, and how helpful the snow can be when it melts.
17) Wind
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Find out where the wind comes from when it blows in the easy to understand account of a weather wonder.
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Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was...nothing. But then...BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets, into our Earth, and into us. Using poetic text, Marion Dane Bauer takes viewers from the trillionth of a second when our universe was born to the singularities that became each one of us, while vivid illustrations by...