Eve Bunting
101) The baby shower
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When news spreads that Ms. Brindle Cow is having her baby, many animals travel to share her joy, only to be greeted with a big surprise.
102) My red balloon
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A young boy waits with both excitement and apprehension for his father to disembark from the aircraft carrier returning to port after many months at sea.
104) Riding the tiger
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Ten-year-old Danny is bored and lonely when he hops on the back of the exciting and somewhat scary tiger that offers him a ride, but he soon discovers that it's easier to get on the tiger than it is to get off.
105) Baby can
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Every time his family gets excited over something Baby James can do, big brother Shane demonstrates that he can do even better, from burping to rolling over to walking.
106) Dandelions
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Young Zoe searches for a way to make her mother happy after the family moves to its new home in the Nebraska Territory.
108) Pop's bridge
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Robert and his friend Charlie are proud of their fathers, who are working on the construction of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
109) Jin Woo
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Davey is dubious about having a new adopted brother from Korea, but when he finds out that his parents still love him, he decides that having a baby brother will be fine.
110) Swan in love
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Despite the ridicule of the other animals, Swan persists in his adoration for a swan-shaped boat named Dora.
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A unique retelling of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral, focusing on the cart used to transport his coffin through the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, from Ebenezer Baptist Church to Morehouse College. The text also features the large number of people who walked the funeral route and were buoyed by MLK's positive influence, as well as Ada and Belle, the mules that pulled the cart.
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Callie's family can't stay in their house, so they're moving to an apartment in the city. The new place is small but nice, Mom says, and most of their things won't fit. So, today, almost everything Callie's family owns is spread out in their front yard-their furniture, their potted flowers, even Callie's bike. And it's kind of hard to watch people buy your stuff, even if you understand why it has to happen. With sensitivity and grace, Eve Bunting...