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Beanie Boxed Set

By Ruth and Latrobe Carroll
Level 4
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier

Beatrice’s Goat

By Page McBrier
Picture Books
Moral
3.5
Educational
3
Literary
3.5

Beauty

By Robin McKinley
Level 7
Entertainment
5
Moral
4.5
Educational
3
Literary
5
Beginner Books Box A by Various Authors

Beginner Books Box A

By Various Authors
Beginner Books
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4
Beginner Books Box B by Various Authors

Beginner Books Box B

By Various Authors
Beginner Books
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4
Beginner Books Box C by Various Authors

Beginner Books Box C

By Various Authors
Beginner Books
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Beginner Books Box D by Various Authors

Beginner Books Box D

By Various Authors
Beginner Books
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Benjamin Banneker, Pioneering Scientist by Ginger Wadsworth

Benjamin Banneker—Pioneering Scientist

By Ginger Wadsworth
Level 3
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
2

Benjamin in the Woods

By Eleanor Clymer
Level 2
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry

Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin

By Marguerite Henry
Level 7
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Berenstain Bears - Level 2 Books (selected books) by Stan & Jan Berenstain

Berenstain Bears (Level 2 Books)

By Stan & Jan Berenstain
Level 2
Moral
4
Educational
1
Literary
3
Best Friends Forever! by Amy Shields

Best Friends Forever!

By Amy Shields
Level 3
Moral
2.5
Educational
3.5
Literary
3
Best Pals Matt and Rusty by Heather Horn

Best Pals Matt and Rusty

By Heather Horn
Level 1B
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4
Betsy Books (SERIES) by Carolyn Haywood

Betsy Series

By Carolyn Haywood
Level 4
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4.5
Beyond the Orphan Train

Beyond the Orphan Train Series

By Arleta Richardson
Level 6
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Big John's Secret by Eleanore M. Jewett

Big John’s Secret

By Eleanore M. Jewett
Level 7
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4

Big Snow

By Jonathan Bean
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
2
Literary
5
Billy and Blaze (SERIES) by C.W. Anderson

Billy and Blaze Series

By C.W. Anderson
Level 3
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Birth of an Island by Millicent E. Selsam

Birth of an Island

By Millicent E. Selsam
Level 4
Moral
1
Educational
5
Literary
4
Black Beauty, Anna Sewell

Black Beauty

By Anna Sewell
Level 7
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Black Fox of Lorne by Marguerite de Angeli

Black Fox of Lorne

By Marguerite de Angeli
Level 8
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Black Hawk by Arthur J. Beckhard

Black Hawk

By Arthur J. Beckhard
Level 9
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell

Black Star, Bright Dawn

By Scott O'Dell
Level 7
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
Blake the Brave by Jenny Phillips

Blake the Brave

By Jenny Phillips
Level 1B
Moral
3
Educational
1
Literary
5

Blitz

By Hetty Burlingame Beatty
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
5
Blizzard by Jim Murphy

Blizzard

By Jim Murphy
Level 7
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

Blueberry Acres

By Alice Geer Kelsey
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
4.5
Literary
4
Booker T. Washington by Thomas Amper

Booker T. Washington

By Thomas Amper
Level 3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
2
Bound for Oregon

Bound for Oregon

By Jean Van Leeuwen
Level 6
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming

Boxes for Katje

By Candace Fleming
Picture Books
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4

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Literary Value

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