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Scholastic Discover More Reader Level 3: Where in the World?

Written by Laaren Brown
These readers introduce early readers to the world around them with exquisite photographs and...
1st - 3rd
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Flat Stanley

Written by Jeff Brown and Illustrated by Scott Nash
A flat boy can do almost anything! p Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy. At least he was, until the...
2nd - 4th
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Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon

Written by Paula Danziger
Amber's best friend Justin learns he has to move away, and Amber discovers how hard it is to say...
2nd - 4th
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Encyclopedia Brown: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer Scheme

Written by Donald J. Sobol
The exciting, award-winning chronicles of everyone's favorite 10-year-old detective Middle graders...
3rd - 5th

You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown Guide for Educators

You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown printable guide for educators provides suggestions for...
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I Funny: I Even Funnier

Written by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein and Illustrated by Laura Park
Middle-schooler Jamie Grimm is excited. He's just won the state finals in New York for the Planet's...
4th - 7th
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Arthur's Pet Business

Written and Illustrated by Marc Brown
Arthur wants a dog all his own, so he starts a pet-sitting business to prove to his parents he can...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Maniac Magee

Written by Jerry Spinelli
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee's life took a strange turn after his parents died and left him an...
4th - 7th
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The Wrong Side of Magic

Written by Janette Rallison
Hudson Brown stopped believing in magic long ago. That is, until the day he is whisked away to the...
4th - 6th
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You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown

Written by Paula Danziger and Illustrated by Tony Ross
It's finally summer and Amber Brown is going to London to visit her aunt Pam and then to Paris to...
2nd - 5th
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The Magic Misfits

Written by Neil Patrick Harris and Illustrated by Lissy Marlin

From award-winning actor, Neil Patrick Harris, comes the magical first book in a new series with...

3rd - 7th
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The House That Jane Built

Written by Tanya Lee Stone and Illustrated by Kathryn Brown
This is the story of Jane Addams, who transformed her house in Chicago into a community center...
1st - 4th
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Once a Mouse

Written and Illustrated by Marcia Brown
This fable begins when a mouse is rescued by a generous hermit after nearly being eaten. Luckily for...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear

Written by Lindsay Mattick and Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
The beloved bear we call Winnie the Pooh is based on the relationship between a real person and a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Shadow

Written by Blaise Cendrars and Marcia Brown and Illustrated by Marcia Brown
This eerie tale based in African folklore tells of the Shadow, a mystical creature that is present...
K - 3rd
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Little Red Riding Hood

Written and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
The classic story of Little Red Riding Hood is enhanced by the fine drawings accompanying the text...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Waiting for the Biblioburro

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by John Parra
Ana loves to read, but she has already read all the books in her small village in Colombia. Then one...
K - 3rd
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Starry River of the Sky

Written by Grace Lin
Rendi runs away from home and finds himself in a village where the Moon is missing. He works at the...
4th - 7th
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The Runaway Bunny

Written by Margaret Wise Brown and Illustrated by Clement Hurd
A bunny decides to run away and imagines that he turns into a fish, a rock, a crocus, a sailboat...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Written and Illustrated by Grace Lin
A poor girl named Minli lives in a rundown shack with her parents in the valley of Fruitless...
3rd - 7th
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The Mitten

Written and Illustrated by Jan Brett
When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in; first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and what happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax.
Pre-K - 2nd
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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

Written by Katheryn Russell-Brown and Illustrated by Frank Morrison
Ever since she was a little girl, Melba Doretta Liston loved music. One day, her momma bought her a...
1st - 3rd
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Imani's Moon

Written by JaNay Brown-Wood and Illustrated by Hazel Mitchell
Imani is teased by the other children in her tribe for being so small. With the love and...
1st - 4th
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Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol (English & Spanish Edition)

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by Randy Gutierrez

Pelé goes from playing soccer for fun with his father and friends to being the King of Soccer. He...

Pre-K - 3rd

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