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RL 9 - Compare & Contrast: Fiction & Fiction

Olivia by Ian Falconer
Call Number: PZ1000.F165 Ol 2000

ISBN: 9780689829536

Publication Date: 2000-10-01

Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.

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Eloise by Kay Thompson; Hilary Knight (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ1000.T3716 El 1983

ISBN: 9780671223502

Publication Date: 1969-04-30

Depicts the exciting life and adventures of a little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
When Lightning Comes in a Jar by Patricia Polacco
Call Number: PZ1000.P75186 Wh 2002

ISBN: 9780399231643

Publication Date: 2002-06-03

A young girl describes the family reunion at her grandmother's house, from the food and baseball and photos to the flickering fireflies on the lawn.
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The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant; Stephen Gammell
Call Number: PZ1000.R982 Re 1985

ISBN: 9780027772203

Publication Date: 1985-10-01

When a carload of their relatives pay a visit, a beleaguered family cannot tell one cousin from another.
The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson; Earl Lewis (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ1000.W868 Oth 2001

ISBN: 9780399231162

Publication Date: 2001-01-15

Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town.
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Freedom on the Menu by Carole Boston Weatherford; Jerome Lagarrigue (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ1000.W353 Fr 2005

ISBN: 9780803728608

Publication Date: 2004-12-29

The 1960 civil rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, are seen through the eyes of a young Southern black girl.
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
Call Number: PZ1000.C41995 Gr 1990

ISBN: 9780152005207

Publication Date: 1990-03-15

The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
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The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Call Number: PZ1000.G276 Lo 1971

ISBN: 9780394823379

Publication Date: 1971-08-12

Long before "going green" was mainstream, Dr. Seuss's Lorax spoke for the trees and warned of the dangers of disrespecting the environment.
The Hat by Jan Brett
Call Number: PZ1000.B7559 Hat 1997

ISBN: 9780399231018

Publication Date: 1997-09-29

When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out, Hedgie ends up wearing a stocking on his head, to the amusement of the other animals.
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The Mitten by Jan Brett
Call Number: PZ400.B73 Mi 1989

ISBN: 9780399219207

Publication Date: 1989-10-05

When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, several animals sleep snugly in it . . . until the bear sneezes.
The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaola
Call Number: PZ400.D43 Le 1983

ISBN: 9780399209376

Publication Date: 1983-03-25

Thick clusters of vivid blue flowers cover the Texas hills. This retelling of the Comanche Indian legend of how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called bluebonnet to Texas.
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The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola
Call Number: PZ400.D43 Leg 1988

ISBN: 9780399215346

Publication Date: 1988-04-05

The hills and meadows of Texas and Wyoming are ablaze with the reds, oranges, and yellows of the Indian Paintbrush. How this plant received its name is told in an old Indian legend.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin; Eric Carle (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ1000.M3643 Br 1992

ISBN: 9780805017441

Publication Date: 1992-04-15

Beginning with Brown Bear, children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and finally, a teacher looking at them.
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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin; Eric Carle (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ1000.M3643 Po 1991

ISBN: 9780805017595

Publication Date: 1991-10-15

Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper.

RL 9 - Compare & Contrast: Within 1 Fiction Book

Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles; Peter Parnall (Illustrator); Patricia Miles Martin
Call Number: PZ1000.M5944 An 1971

ISBN: 9780316571203

Publication Date: 1985-05-30

Annie is a young Navajo girl who refuses to believe that her grandmother, the Old One, will die. Sadly, Annie learns that she cannot change the course of life.
City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems; Jon J. Muth (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ1000.W65 Cit 2010

ISBN: 9781423103004

Publication Date: 2010-06-08

Through the seasons, whenever City Dog visits the country he runs straight for Country Frog's rock to play games with him, but during the winter things change for them both.
Black and White by David MacAulay
Call Number: PZ1000.M1197 Bl 1990

ISBN: 9780395521519

Publication Date: 1990-04-30

Four stories are told simultaneously, with each double-page spread divided into quadrants. The stories do not necessarily take place at the same moment in time, but are they really one story?
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Call Number: PZ1000.C1725 St 1993

ISBN: 9780152802172

Publication Date: 1993-04-30

After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
Through Grandpa's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan; Deborah Kogan Ray (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.M2225 Th 1980

ISBN: 9780060240431

Publication Date: 1980-04-01

John's Grandpa is blind. But Grandpa has his own way of seeing. And for John this makes a day spent with Grandpa an adventure -- of new sounds and smells and ways of doing everyday things.

RL 9 - Compare & Contrast: Fiction & Nonfiction

Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
Call Number: PZ1000.M478415 Mi 1992

ISBN: 9780399221309

Publication Date: 1992-10-21

Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
Call Number: CT4300.P49 G47 2003

ISBN: 9780761328681

Publication Date: 2003-09-05

A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.

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RL 9 - New Versions of Old Tales (Folktales)

Rubia and the Three Osos by Susan Middleton Elya; Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ400.E514 Ru 2010

ISBN: 9781423112525

Publication Date: 2010-09-07

Retells the story of Goldilocks and the three bears in rhyming text interspersed with Spanish words, which are defined in a glossary.
Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne; Giselle Potter (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ400.O82 Kat 2000

ISBN: 9780689825507

Publication Date: 2000-10-01

In this version of the classic tale, a girl climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where she uses her quick wits to outsmart a giant and make her and her mother's fortune.
The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Call Number: PZ1000.E7323 Gi 2006

ISBN: 9780525476672

Publication Date: 2006-09-21

Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox, the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people who would like to eat her but also has a plan to escape her sibling's fate.
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
Call Number: PZ1000.B7559 Gi 1999

ISBN: 9780399234446

Publication Date: 1999-10-04

A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man.
Lon Po Po by Ed Young
Call Number: PZ400.Y84 Lo 1989

ISBN: 9780399216190

Publication Date: 1989-11-01

In this Red-Riding Hood story from China, three sisters staying home alone are endangered by Lon Po Po, a hungry wolf disguised as their grandmother.