Rosemary Wells
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Edward isn't ready to swim without his water wings Edward Bear is all excited to go to Georgina's birthday. It's a pool party, and Edward wants to wear his water wings. But Edward is the only one wearing wings and some guests tease him about it. Edward isn't quite ready for this kind of party. As we know, some of us need our water wings a bit longer than others. It's fine to swim in water wings as long as you feel safe. This story in the Edward Almost...
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Edward's classmates are all excited, but Edward isn't quite ready for school
Edward Bear is starting school. He's all dressed. He's had his breakfast. And he has his Bunny. At school everyone else is happy and busy. The teacher is all smiles. Everyone is ready for school…except Edward. He is just not quite ready yet. As we know, not everyone is ready for things at the same time. It's just fine to be Almost Ready. The Edward Almost Ready series is...
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Edward isn't ready to spend the night away from his parents Edward Bear is invited to play at Anthony's house. Edward's parents bring him to Anthony's, and promise to come back soon. But when it begins to snow, Edward's parents call Anthony's house. "We can't drive in the deep snow!" Edward's daddy says. Edward isn't quite ready for an overnight away from home-he can't eat, he can't sleep, and he wants to be rescued. This story in the Edward Almost...
6) Noisy Nora
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Feeling neglected, Nora makes more and more noise to attract her parents' attention.
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One day in a house at the end of Lucifer Street, on the Mississippi River side of Cairo, Illinois, eleven-year-old Oscar Ogilvie's life is changed forever. The Crash of 1929 has rippled across the country, and Oscar's dad must sell their home--with all their cherished model trains--and head west in search of work. Forced to move in with his humorless aunt, Carmen and his teasing cousin, Willa Sue, Oscar is lonely and miserable--until he meets a mysterious...
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Nothing-and no one-will stand in Kathy's way of winning the tennis championship. After all winning is everything... or is it? Kathy Bardy doesn't have the good looks and ease of her best friend, Julia. She doesn't have the grades of her little sister, Jody. What she has is tennis. Kathy's coach even says she's the most promising New England junior to come along in years. With tennis come trophies, free equipment, and tournament prize money-and all...
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It's going to be a brilliant summer for Dorothy-but suddenly, the sun hides behind the clouds and a secret she couldn't have imagined appears... While on a class trip to a museum, fourteen-year-old Dorothy Coughlin can't believe her luck: She practically falls into a summer job as a nanny for a wealthy family in Pennsylvania, in the biggest house she has ever seen. It doesn't even matter that she's not experienced with children, or that the family...
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Historians claim him as one of America's most revered presidents. But to his rambunctious sons, Abraham Lincoln was above all a playful and loving father. Here is Lincoln as seen by two of his boys: Willie, thrilled to be on his first train trip when Lincoln was deciding to run for president; Willie and Tad barging into Cabinet meetings to lift Lincoln's spirits in the early days of the Civil War, Tad accompanying him to Richmond just after the South's...
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Avoiding a group of bullies, Barney Pennimen and his friend Snowy discover a cave with an amazing secret Barney Penniman is afraid of his eighth grade friends at boarding school. Since they're the nastiest guys at school, Barney is safe from being teased, but the gang's bullying finally pushes Barney too far, and he finds himself alone. Then Snowy Cobb, an elf-like, ostracized younger boy, makes a sudden appearance in Barney's life. And when Snowy...
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No dream too big.No goal too great. With love and support anything is possible. Rosemary Wells, the acclaimed author of Max & Ruby and Voyage to the Bunny Planet, has once again brilliantly focused on the small moments in a child's life that matter most, celebrating the quiet love that gives every one of us the strength to succeed. A young bear finds its way in the world with the love and support of family. A perfect gift to celebrate the milestones...
13) Benjamin & Tulip
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Every time poor Benjamin passes feisty Tulip's house, she beats him up, again and again, until Benjamin finally takes the situation in hand and comes up with an unexpected truce.
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With so much to do on her first day of school, Emily feels like it will take forever to reach 100, when her teacher announces they will have a party after 100 days. As the days and weeks go by, Emily and her new classmates learn new ideas, expand their world, and grow closer together one day at a time.
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Rosemary Wells' books have garnered ALA and School Library Journal Best Book and Christopher Award honors. Praised by starred reviews, this carefully researched novel delivers an unforgettable story of determination and self-sacrifice in the face of incredible loss.
As the Civil War swirls closer to her home in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, 13-year-old India Moody is tutored by a young scholar who sparks her interest in biology, chemistry, and college....
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Young Freddy Bunny is having trouble learning in school, but he'd rather play video games and watch TV anyway. With encouragement and support from his teacher and the Book Fairy, his parents start reading to him twenty minutes a day, and in no time he becomes a happy book-loving super student.