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Verse

By Kate Rietema ⋆ Art by Monika Filipina

Tractor huffing, tractor puffing,

pulling a wagon filled with hay.
Children bumping, children laughing,
On this sunny autumn day.

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 By Saskia Lacey ⋆ Art by Emiliano Migliardo Rhyme Time

Box of Socks
This box
Fox, what is has socks!
in that box?

The socks Yes!

have clocks?
I rock
clock socks.

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Tex and Indi
Just
Have
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By Lissa Rovetch ⋆ Art by Deborah Melmon

“Look!” said Tex. “This envelope has my

name on it: T-E-X!”
“And this one’s for me!” said Indi. “I-N-D-I!”
They eagerly opened their envelopes to see
what was inside.
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 Welco
Kinder me to
garten
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“They’re letters from your new

kindergarten teacher,” said Dad.

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 The twins rushed into the living room,
each with a gigantic tower of books.
“They’re all my favorite,” said Tex.
“And these are mine,” said Indi. “How do I
choose just one?”
“I’ll teach you my magic choosing trick,”
said Arizona. “You spread them out, close
your eyes, touch a book, and that’s the one!”
Indi tried first. “Yes! The Best Ever
Dinosaur Book!”

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 “Hmmm,” Indi said as she drew. “My picture
doesn’t look like the picture in the book.”
“Mine either,” said Tex. “But Ms. French said
the picture doesn’t have to be perfect.”
“I think I’m gonna like Ms. French,” said Indi.
“Me too!” Tex smiled.

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 My First

Cars Take a Rest

Domino Popcorn Heart Moon Ruler
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 Art by Rob McClurkan

Find the objects hidden in the picture!

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 Nonfiction

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HUGE
Helpers
By Lindsay Bayer

Tractors are HUGE

machines that help farmers
take care of their fields. Special
tools are attached to tractors to
do different types of work.

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 Plows turn the soil. Plows
have long blades that dig into
the ground and loosen the dirt.
This makes it easier for crops
to grow.

A harrow uses sharp, spinning

disks to cut into the surface of the
ground. It smooths out the soil
and removes weeds.

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 This tractor is towing a
planter. It plants the seeds
in the field. Soon the crops
will grow.

WHAT
WOULD Y
OU
GROW IN
YOUR FIE
LD?
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 Look and Look Again Art by Denis Angelov

How Grammy

How are these pictures the same?

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and I Roll

How are they different?

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 That’s Silly! Art by Gina Perry

So Many
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Sunflowers!
What silly things do you see?
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 Fiction
It’s not bedtime,

It’s
Fredtime! By Christine Rivera Creque ⋆ Art by Daniel Wiseman

It’s not time for pajamas,

it’s time toJAM ON
THE
DRUMS!

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 It’s not time to brush teeth,
it’s time to
CLIMB
TREES!

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 It’s not time to read a book,

RIDE
it’s time to

BIKES!

It’s not time to play rough,

it’s time to snuggle close.

It’s not time to jump on the bed,

it’s time to lay down your head.
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 It’s not time to sing songs,
it’s time to yawn.
It’s Fredtime, and it’s bedtime.

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 Laugh Day
By Samantha Berger ⋆ Art by Marina Verola and Jeff Harvey

This is Blooper the Bearded Dragon.

His favorite sound in the world is laughter.
Today he is trying HARD to hear that sound.

SQUEAK-A!
SQUEAK-A! ...

WHOOP!
WHOOP!
WHOOP! ...

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 ooh!
PHOOOo

...

Finally, Blooper hears that laughter.

What a gift.

WHOA!
OP! TEE
P HEE
HEE!

Can you find the laughs in this picture?

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 English and Spanish

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 Getting
Ready for
SchoolBy Ana Galán ⋆ Art by Francesca Assirelli
Pronunciation by Linda Elman, Ph.D.

Lola Chick was so excited.

Tomorrow would be her first day of
preschool! Tonight she needed to
get her backpack ready.
Necesito mi osito Lola Chick went to her bedroom
neh-seh-SEE-toh and looked around.
MEE oh-SEE-toh
“Necesito mi osito,” she said,
I need my bear
putting her teddy bear in the
backpack.
. . . mi cobijita “Necesito mi cobijita,” she said,
MEE coh-bee-HEE-tah
trying to stuff her blankie in the
. . . my blankie
backpack.

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 Then Lola Chick went to the
living room.
“Necesito mis crayones,”
she said, adding her crayons.
Lola Chick kept collecting all
her favorite things: her dinosaur
collection, her notebook, and
her pink bouncy ball. But when she
tried to put them in her backpack,
they didn’t fit!

. . . mis crayones
MEES crah-YOH-nehss
my crayons

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 Lola Chick went to Grandma Hen.
“Necesito una mochila más
grande,” said Lola Chick.
. . . una mochila más grande
“Hmm,” said Grandma Hen.
. . . oo-nah moh-CHEE-lah
“Before we get you a bigger MAHSS GRAHN-deh
backpack, let’s go over what . . . a bigger backpack
you’ll really need for school . . .”
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 Move It! By Bridget Anderson � Art by Charlotte Bruijn

How m
an
ways c y
a
you do n
this
move?

Touch Three
Touch the ground with three parts of your body.

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 Art by Teresa Bellón Whoops!

Ready for school

Dressed? Check. Breakfast? Check.

Backpack? Check. Flippers?

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 Craft

You Need
Ǵ‌ Cornstarch Ǵ‌Sock
Ǵ‌‌ Plastic wrap Ǵ‌‌ Paint or markers
Ǵ‌‌ T wo mini rubber bands Ǵ‌‌ Scissors

1 Scoop. 2 Wrap.
Scoop some cornstarch Make a ball and secure with a
into the center of a piece of mini rubber band. Wrap with
plastic wrap. another piece of plastic wrap.
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Buddies
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By Amanda Kingloff � Photos by Dish Works

3 Place. 4 Decorate.
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rubber band. sock to create hair.
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 Recipe By Kate Rietema � Photos by Dish Works Studio
You Need

Apple
Ǵ‌ 1/2 cup butter, melted
Ǵ‌ 1 cup sugar
Ǵ‌ 1 egg
Ǵ‌ 1/2 teaspoon baking

Muffins
soda
Ǵ‌ 1 cup flour
Ǵ‌ 1 cup oats
Ǵ‌ 2 cups peeled
apple, finely diced

Before You Begin Adult: Preheat oven to 350°F.

1 Place. 2 Mix.
Place muffin liners in a Add the ingredients together,
muffin tin. stirring after each one.

3 Spoon. 4 Bake.
Spoon the batter into Adult: Bake 15-20 minutes or until
the muffin liners. cooked through. Muffins may be
flat. Cool for 5 minutes.
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