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Elf Owl and His Ecosystem by Megan Noel

Elf Owl and His Ecosystem

By Megan Noel
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
5

Ella in the Garden of Giverny

By Daniel Fehr
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
4

Escape from Slavery

By Doreen Rappaport
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Explore the Ocean Floor by Ileana Board

Explore the Ocean Floor

By Ileana Board
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
5
Facts About Cats & Dogs by Jenny Phillips & Sue Stuever Battel

Facts About Cats & Dogs

By Jenny Phillips & Sue Stuever Battel
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
1
Educational
5
Literary
4
Facts abut Frogs & Snakes by Sue Stuever Battel

Facts About Frogs & Snakes

By Sue Stuever Battel
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
1
Educational
5
Literary
4
Famous Floods by Shannen Yauger

Famous Floods

By Shannen Yauger
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
5

Fighting For Yes

By Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Five True Dog Stories by Margaret Davidson

Five True Dog Stories

By Margaret Davidson
Level 4
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
Four Centuries of American Education by David Barton

Four Centuries of American Education

By David Barton
Level 12
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4

From Seed to Plant

By Gail Gibbons
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Galileo by Rebecca B. Marcus

Galileo

By Rebecca B. Marcus
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4

Goldfish on Vacation

By Sally Lloyd-Jones
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
4

Green Light Readers

By Various Authors
Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
3.5
Himalayan Adventures by Penny Reeve

Himalayan Adventures

By Penny Reeve
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

How Do You Lift a Lion?

By Robert E. Wells
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
1
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower

By Emma Bland Smith
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3
How Stuff Works by Marshall Brain

How Stuff Works

By Marshall Brain
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
0
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

I Can Read Readers

By Various Authors
Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
3.5
I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters, Lauren Tarshis

I Survived—Five Epic Disasters

By Lauren Tarshis
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
3
If You (Series), Various

If You . . . Series

By Various Authors
Level 5
Entertainment
3
Moral
2.5
Educational
5
Literary
3
In a Garden by Tim McCanna

In a Garden

By Tim McCanna
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
1
Educational
4
Literary
3
Insect Detective by Steve Voake

Insect Detective

By Steve Voake
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3

Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin

By Tracy Newman
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
3

James Herriot’s Treasury for Children

By James Herriot
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Along Came Galileo

Jeanne Bendick Science Biographies

By Jeanne Bendick
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2.5
Educational
5
Literary
3

Let’s Read and Find Out Science Series

By Various Authors
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

Little Dandelion Seeds The World

By Julia Richardson
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
3

Mae Makes A Way

By Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5

Malala’s Magic Pencil

By Malala Yousafzai
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
3

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