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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
Elizabeti's Doll by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen

Elizabeti’s Doll

By Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
3

Ella in the Garden of Giverny

By Daniel Fehr
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
4
Ellie's People (SERIES) by Mary Christner Borntrager

Ellie’s People

By Mary Christner Borntrager
Level 10
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
3

Emeline Series

By Kathy J. Perry
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4
Emmanuel's Dream

Emmanuel’s Dream

By Laurie Ann Thompson
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
4
Encyclopedia Brown (SERIES) by Donald J. Sobol

Encyclopedia Brown Series

By Donald J. Sobol
Level 4
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2
Educational
1
Literary
3.5

End of the Spear

By Steve Saint
Level 10
Entertainment
4
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5

Enemy Brothers

By Constance Savery
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5

Energy Island

By Allen Drummond
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Escape Across the Wide Sea by Katherine Kirkpatrick

Escape Across the Wide Sea

By Katherine Kirkpatrick
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Escape by Night by Laurie Myers

Escape by Night

By Laurie Myers
Level 4
Entertainment
3
Moral
2.5
Educational
3.5
Literary
3.5

Escape from Slavery

By Doreen Rappaport
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Escape to Freedom by Ruth Fosdick Jones

Escape to Freedom

By Ruth Fosdick Jones
Level 8
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4.5

Esperanza Rising

By Pam Muñoz Ryan
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
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

Fair Wind to Virginia

By Cornelia Meigs
Level 8
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
5
Fairchild Family Story (SERIES) by Rebecca Caudill

Fairchild Family Series

By Rebecca Caudill
Level 4
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
5
Famous Floods by Shannen Yauger

Famous Floods

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

Farmhouse

By Sophie Blackall
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
1
Literary
5
Fearless Mary

Fearless Mary—Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver

By Tami Charles
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
4

Fighter in Velvet Gloves

By Annie Boochever
Level 8
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
5

Fighting For Yes

By Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4

Finding Wild

By Megan Wagner Lloyd
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
1
Literary
3

Fishing With Grandma

By Susan Avingaq & Maren Vsetula
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
3

Five Little Peppers Series

By Margaret Sidney
Level 9
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
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

Flag in Hiding

By Trella Lamson Dick
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
5

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Literary Value

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