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It's the last day of second grade, and Song Lee's having a party at the amusement park to celebrate. Harry can't wait to go on all the rides, except for one--THE DROP OF DOOM. Will Harry face his fear, or will he have to put up with Sidney's teasing all through third grade?

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Perry the Penguin needs 9 clams to buy an ice scooter -- but he's not very good at saving. As Perry earns, spends, finds, loses, and borrows clams, a simple line graph demonstrates the concept of negative numbers.

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Vestirse para ir a retozar en la nieve no es tan fácil como parece . . . especialmente para una ranita que no está acostumbrada a salir en invierno. Hay que ponerse botas, gorra con orejeras, guantes, bufanda, camisa, chaqueta, pantalones . . . ¿Llegará Froggy alguna vez a ponerse todo?Los niños de todas las edades se deleitarán con el pegadizo ritmo del texto y apaudirán con entusiasmo a esta olvidadiza y divertida ranita en sus esfuerzos por aprender una tarea comú a todos los niños pequeños.

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Froggy's mother knows that everyone's nervous on the first day of school. "Not me!" says Froggy, and together they leapfrog to the bus stop—flop flop flop. Froggy's exuberant antics will delight his many fans and reassure them that school can be fun."This is a great read-aloud with sounds and words that encourage active participation...A charming story to calm those pre-school jitters."—School Library Journal

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Froggy has a ball visiting Grandma!When Froggy and his family go to visit Grandma, they look forward to all kinds of fun: a baseball game, a trip to the amusement park, a visit to the museum to see the Frogga Lisa. But best of all is cooking with Grandma and learning to make her specialty, spaghetti with fly sauce.Froggy's antics everywhere he goes will delight his many fans.

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Froggy loves the library in this twenty-fifth book in the Froggy series! When Froggy and Mom and Pollywogilina set out for the library, Froggy brings a wheelbarrow to hold all the books he plans to borrow. There are so many to choose from: Dinosaur books! Books about Space Frog! Froggy is so excited that he forgets to use his indoor voice. Still, readers enjoy Froggy’s antics, and so does Miss Otterbottom, the librarian. “Come again soon, Froggy,” she says."Another uproarious adventure. . . Remkiewicz’s brightly colored, cartoonish scenes, which depict lots of bouncy action, are a great complement for London’s energetic text and irrepressible character. A natural fit for a fun library storytime."—Booklist

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It's slimy. It's smelly. Its green and it's gooey. It's seaweed soup -- and its Turtle's favorite lunch! Turtle has made enough seaweed soup for everyone. But it looks awful and smells worse! Nobody wants to even taste it. How can they tell Turtle without hurting his feelings? As Turtle serves lunch to his reluctant guests, young readers can learn about matching sets (also called one-to-one correspondence) by keeping track of all the different bowls, cups, spoons, and napkins on the table. Lighthearted art and a surprise ending make this a story readers will eat up.

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