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I'm Growing!
Author: Aliki
Description: The boy in this story looks back at pictures of when he was younger and compares how his features and his limbs have grown.
Grade Level: K-1
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Matthew's Dream
Author: Leo Lionni
Description: A visit to an art museum inspires a young mouse to pursue his dream of becoming an artist.
Grade Level: 1-2
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Margaret, Frank, and Andy: Three Writers' Stories
Author: Cynthia Rylant
Description: This book profiles the lives of Margaret Wise Brown, L. Frank Baum, and E.B. "Andy" White. It details these authors' struggles and successes, fears and joys, and the special moments that helped shape the minds, hearts, and ultimately the stories of these literary figures.
Grade Level: 3-4
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The Real McCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor
Author: Wendy Towle
Description: This book reconstructs the life and achievements of Elijah McCoy, a pioneering African-American inventor in the mid-1800s.
Grade Level: 3-4
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Canadian Postal Workers
Author: Paulette Bourgeois
Description: Gordon sends his grandmother a birthday card, and its journey is traced from the mail drop box all the way to his grandmother's hands.
Grade Level: K-3
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Jackie Robinson: He Was the First
Author: David A. Adler
Description: Jackie Robinson was the first African- American man to play major league baseball. He was a talented and determined athlete who broke the color barrier in 1947 by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Grade Level: 1-2
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Author: Mark Tetro
Description: This beautiful book gives the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who helped create and protect the country of Canada.
Grade Level: K-1
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People and Things I Might Someday Like to Be (I Believe In Me Books)
Description: The older and younger versions of this book introduce children to variety of adult professions.
Grade Level: K-2
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