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Racing Around
Murphy, Stuart 5 2 F
Harper Collins Publishers, 2002
Mike wants to compete in the 15-kilometer bike race, but his brother and sister say he’s too young. Mike doesn’t give up
and learns important lessons along the way. Part of the MathStart series (level 2 for ages 6 and up), the math concept
covered is “perimeter”, or the distance around a shape. With clever text and humorous illustrations, this book entertains
as it teaches. It also includes two pages of additional information and activities.
Raising Cows on the Koebels’ Farm
Flanagan, Alice K. 1 2 N
Children’s Press, 1999
Part of the Our Neighborhood series, this book features a contemporary farm family in Michigan. Large, colored
photographs and simple text present basic information about how a dairy farm works, especially the care provided to the
cows. It describes how farmers use computers to keep important records on the farm.
Rap A Tap Tap: Here’s Bojangles - Think of That!
Dillon, Leo & Diane 5 3 F
Scholastic Inc., 2002
This picture book celebrates the greatest tap dancer of all times, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. Bold, cut-paper illustrations
and simple text with a rhyming refrain dance across the page. The last page provides a brief summary of Robinson’s life
and why “He talked with his feet.”
Red Are the Apples
Harshman, Marc and Cheryl Ryan 2 2 F
Gulliver Books, 2001
This richly-illustrated picture book guides us through a lush fall garden with a colorful scarecrow and an abundance of
fruits and vegetables that will make your mouth water. The book also includes illustrations of apples being pressed into
cider. Written in rhyming verse, this book appeals to both our eyes and ears.
Rice Is Life
Gelman, Rita Golden 2 2 N
Henry Holt and Company, 2000
This picture book uses both poetic and informative texts to describe and celebrate the importance of rice to life on the
island of Bali. A traditional Balinese family eats rice for every meal along with small amounts of vegetables and proteins.
The richly colored illustrations add to the sense of what life is like on a tropical island.
Round the Garden
Glaser, Omri 2 3 N
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999
Written as a cyclic tale, children learn how a tear forms a puddle, that becomes a cloud, that makes rain, that waters the
garden, that grows the onion, that makes the gardeners cry. With simple text and large, digitally-created illustrations,
this picture book conveys basic information about the water cycle in an appealing manner.
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