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Peter Hermann
When the letter S slips out of the word MOOSE, Cow has to locate missing letters. Cow's goal is to put Moose's name back together before he disappears. The plot treats letters as pieces that can come loose, be found, and be glued back into place. Its word-based predicament involves Cow, Moose, spelling, and a search for the letters needed to restore the name.
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In a Small KingdomTomie dePaolaIn a small kingdom, the death of a beloved king leaves his powerful Imperial Robe to a young prince. The king’s evil brother tears the robe into pieces, threatening its power. The kingdom’s townspeople are asked to sew a magic robe from the shredded material and restore what was lost. The story follows the prince’s inheritance, the destruction of the robe, and the townsfolk’s response.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 710LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Hidden City: Poems of Urban WildlifeSarah Grace TuttleA collection of short poems notices the wildlife and plant life that persist in city spaces. Its subjects include ants fighting on a sidewalk, a community garden growing in a vacant lot, birds and sunflowers, as well as raccoons and mice. Nature appears in parks, yards, pavement cracks, rooftops, beneath stairs, and tree branches, among buildings, traffic, and people. Bright digital illustrations accompany the poems, and end matter offers facts about the wildlife they mention. Together, the poems explore how living things adapt to urban environments.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lights! Camera! Alice!: The Thrilling True Adventures of the First Woman FilmmakerMara RockliffThis biography introduces Alice Guy-Blaché, an early filmmaker drawn to storytelling and to film’s unexplored possibilities. Her work developed narratives, camera angles, and techniques that surprised audiences. In the late nineteenth century, she became the first director of a sound movie and of a narrative fiction film. The account also describes daring scenes from her filmmaking, including a pirate ship explosion and entering a tiger’s cage.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details