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Meet Lutricia Clifton, author of FREAKY FAST FRANKIE JOE, a Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List title.
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I HAVE A GARDEN
An I Like to Read® Book

by Bob Barner


In this I Like to Read® Level B book, an energetic dog guides new readers, along with his animal friends, through a bright and lush garden.

"Barner's amusing artwork done in paper collage, gouache, pastel, and pencil radiates off the pages. . . . Simple sentences, repetition, and a large font assure success for children just learing to read. This leveled series supports core standards, helping beginning readers understand characters, setting, and plot while building reading fluency. Super choices for the very earliest readers."—School Library Journal

I LIKE TO READ® PICTURE BOOK

Ladybugs
by Gail Gibbons
Gail Gibbons, Illustrator

In her clear and kid-friendly style, nonfiction master Gail Gibbons introduces young scientists to these beautiful beetles: their life cycles, what they eat, how they protect themselves, and lots more.

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NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK

The Wing Wing Brothers Carnival De Math
by Ethan Long
Ethan Long, Illustrator

Those wacky birds, the Wing Wing brothers, are back running amok at the carnival while learning about counting, adding, and subtracting by tens. A companion to The Wing Wing Brothers Math Spectacular."

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MATH PICTURE BOOK

Freaky Fast Frankie Joe
by Lutricia Clifton

In this heart-warming debut novel, resourceful Frankie Joe needs all his incredible resilience and the loving support of his new, blended family to survive a devastating loss. Named to three child-voted state award master lists--Texas, South Carolina, Nebraska!

Check out the educator's guide.

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MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION

Out in Left Field
by Don Lemna

The companion to When the Sergeant Came Marching Home offers more feel-good, laugh-aloud adventures of eleven-year-old Donald growing up in post-World War II Montana.

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MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION

Classroom Picks . . . Informational Books and the Common Core

Look!
An I Like to Read® Level D Book
by Ted Lewin
Ted Lewin, Illustrator

Look! An elephant eats. Look! Giraffes drink. Look! A warthog digs. A gorilla hides, wild dogs listen, zebras run, monkeys sit, hippos splash, and a rhino naps in this tribute to the natural world.

Classroom activity guide with CCSS connections and Ted Lewin photographs.

For a peek inside the making of LOOK!, check out this Q&Awith Ted Lewin!

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CCSS:

K: RF.3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 4
1: RF.1, 1a, 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3g, 4, 4a, 4b, 4c

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
New activity guide for Ted Lewin's LOOK!
illustrates science and language arts connections to the Common Core State Standards. Check out more of this month's Classroom Picks here.