Tony Johnston
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Sparky and Eddie volume 1
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English
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Even though they are not in the same class, two young friends are glad that they decided to give school a try.
23) Desert song
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As the heat of the desert day fades into night, various nocturnal animals, including bats, coyotes, and snakes, venture out to find food.
25) 10 fat turkeys
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The antics of ten fat turkeys on a fence illustrate counting from ten to one.
26) Odd jobs: story
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Three episodes in which Odd Jobs does all sorts of jobs, the odder the better.
30) Whale song
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Counting as they sing, whales use their mighty voices to pass on to one another the numbers from one to ten.
34) My abuelita
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With great gusto, a child's grandmother performs deep knee bends, consumes a breakfast of "huevos estrellados," and practices vocal exercises before going to work as a storyteller.
35) Ten owies
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"From ice-cream induced brain freezes to bee stings to stubbed toes and bruises, ten children get ten owies that can only be cured by the following: a kiss, a hug, lots of love, and as many colorful Band-Aids as possible"--
38) The quilt story
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A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.
39) The soup bone
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Looking for a soup bone on Halloween, a little old lady finds a hungry skeleton instead.
40) Big red apple
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The wind blows an apple off a tree, a worm eats a tiny hole in it, a bird pecks at it, and a boy eats it, spitting out the seeds--from which an apple tree grows.