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Book List

We’ve carefully curated book lists to go with each lesson.


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Be a Neighbor

Horton Hears A Who!

By Dr. SeussRandom House Books for Young Readers

A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton’s friends that Whos really exist.

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Be Polite

How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?

By Jane YolenBlue Sky Press

Children learn how they should behave when eating their food, teaching table manners through well-behaved dinosaur guests.

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Be Kind

How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad?

By Jane YolenBlue Sky Press

Young dinosaurs demonstrate ways in which we should (and should not) express our emotions.

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Be Polite

How Do Dinosaurs Show Good Manners?

By Jane YolenBlue Sky Press

In rhyming text, naughty dinosaurs learn the importance of having good manners, saying “please” and “thank you,” and never, ever making a mess.

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Be Safe

How do Dinosaurs Stay Safe?

By Jane YolenThe Blue Sky Press

A young dinosaur learns to take precautions for safety at home and at school.

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Be Kind

How Do you Feel?

By Anthony BrowneCandlewick Press

A young chimp describes a variety of emotions he experiences.

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Be Curious

How To Code A Sandcastle

By Josh FunkViking Books for Young Readers

A little girl and her trusty, rust-proof robot, who use code to break down a building design into the smaller steps that result in the creation of an impressive sandcastle.

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Be Prepared

How to Get Your Teacher Ready

By Jean ReaganKnopf Books for Young Readers

Explains how to help your teacher get ready for events in the school year.

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