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Book List

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


Five Little Monkeys With Nothing To Do cover

Be Responsible

Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do

By Eileen ChristelowClarion Books

Five little monkeys are not good at doing their chores. Can they work together to get it all done?

Flight School cover

Be Persistent

Flight School 

By Lita JudgeAtheneum Books for Young Readers

Little Penguin, who has the “soul of an eagle,” enrolls in flight school.

Flotsam cover

Be Curious

Flotsam

By David WiesnerClarion Books

A wordless book in which a boy finds a camera at the beach and the film inside reveals fascinating underwater pictures as well as children around the world.

Follow Me, Flo! cover

Be Responsible

Follow Me, Flo!

By JarvisCandlewick Press

Flo the duckling follows Daddy Duck to visit a relative’s new nest but she gets distracted along the way.

Froggy Goes to School cover

Be Prepared

Froggy Goes to School

By Jonathan LondonPuffin Books

Froggy is nervous about his first day of school, but, even though it’s hard to sit still, he has a wonderful time.

Fussy Flamingo cover

Be Healthy

Fussy Flamingo

By Shelly Vaughan JamesSourcebooks Jabberwocky

Lola, a young flamingo, knows that eating shrimp will make her feathers pink, but when her parents look away she tries different foods and turns a series of wild colors.

Giraffes Can't Dance cover

Be Yourself

Giraffes Can’t Dance

By Giles AndreaeOrchard Books

Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.

Give Please a Chance cover

Be Polite

Give Please a Chance

By Bill O'Reilly & James PattersonJimmy Patterson

A collection of artists each contribute a piece of art demonstrating why the word ‘please’ makes all the difference in the world.

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