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ADDITIONAL READERS &
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BLAINE RAY READERS

Blaine Ray's easy readers for 1st or 2nd year ESL students.
BR4652 PATRICIA GOES TO CALIFORNIA $7.50 ISBN:9780929724652
BR4515 POOR ANA $7.50 ISBN:9780929724515
BR0205 THE EYES OF CARMEN $7.50 ISBN:9781603720205
SOUTHWEST AND NATIVE AMERICAN READERS

These splendid stories are accompanied by vivid, luminescent full-page art. All of these titles have either won awards or come highly
recommended by School Library Journal, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Children’s Book Review Service, etc.
Hardcover titles $15.95 Each
- RM7987 C IS FOR COYOTE
A southwestern alphabet book. ISBN:9780873587983
- RM7650 CHEWY LOUIE
An Entertaining tale about raising a mischievous puppy. ISBN:9780873587655
- RM7537 CLARENCE GOES OUT WEST AND MEETS A PURPLE HORSE
The original story of their friendship. ISBN:9780873587532
- RM8282 DO PRINCESSES WEAR HIKING BOOTS?
Humourous perspective of the acceptance of princess behavior. ISBN:9780873588287
- RM8258 FARMER MCPEEPERS AND HIS MISSING MILK COWS
Children will relish finding the cows in hilarious situations. ISBN:9780873588256
- RM5666 HOW JACKRABBIT GOT HIS VERY LONG EARS
This original pourquoi story has the flavor of a folktale and reads aloud well. ISBN:9780873585668
- RM7766 THE OLD MAN AND THE FLEA
The overstated portrayal of the characters keeps the story carefree and fun. ISBN:9780873587761
- RM7936 OVER IN THE GARDEN
This counting book gets snug with the bugs. ISBN:9780873587938
- RM8452 THE SEED & THE GIANT SAGUARO
A great book to build phonemic awareness and social studies. ISBN:9780873588454
RM7480 SOMEWHERE IN THE OCEAN
Ten different marine animal babies and their mothers teach the numbers 1-10. ISBN:9780873587488
RM5429 THE THREE LITTLE JAVELINAS
The Three Little Pigs set in the American Southwest! ISBN:9780873585422
RM5860 THE TORTOISE AND THE JACKRABBIT
A classic tale now recounted in a Southwestern setting. ISBN:9780873585866
RM6875 WAY OUT IN THE DESERT
A delightful Southwestern take-off on “Over in the Meadow.
ISBN:9780873586870
RM6425 THE WORRY STONE
An original folktale in the spirit of the peaceful Chumash tribe of California which conveys the power of storytelling in bridging and bonding the generations. ISBN:9780873586429
SOFTCOVER:
- RM7316 THE BUFFALO JUMP $8.95
Explains the importance of the buffalo to the Blackfeet and offers a brief history of buffalo hunt methodology and practice within a fi ctional setting. ISBN:9780873587310
- RM6271 THE FLUTE PLAYER $6.95
This Apache tale explains that the sound of wind echoing through the canyons comes from the flute of a young brave serenading his sweetheart. ISBN:9780873586276
- RM6948 GRANDMOTHER SPIDER BRINGS THE SUN $7.95
Cherokee story of Grandmother Spider, a miniature Prometheus. Humorous and colorfully illustrated, it is a great addition to a child’s mythology library. ISBN:9780873586948
- RM7588 MY NAME IS YORK $7.95
A slave describes the journey he makes with his master, Captain Clark, into the uncharted territory to fi nd a water passageway to the Pacific Ocean. ISBN:9780873587587
- RM8398 OLD JAKE’S SKIRTS $7.95
A humourous tale of how bright skirts brighten Jake’s life. ISBN:9780873588393
- RM6646 DANGER IN THE DESERT $6.95
A skillfully written story with intergration of survival tactics. ISBN:9780873586641

LEE & LOW BOOKS IN ENGLISH
This independent children’s book publisher specializing in multicultural themes. It is the company’s goal to meet the need for stories that children of color can identify with and that ALL children can enjoy. LEE & LOW titles have won a number of major awards and honors, including the Coretta Scott King Award, the Pura Belpré Honor Award, The Parents’ Choice Award; The Jane Addams Peace Award; Child Magazine’s Best Books; a Reading Rainbow Feature Title; American Bookseller “Pick of the Lists” honors; and “Choices” honors by the Cooperative children's book center.
- LLB1597 ARRORRÓ, MI NIÑO $17.95
Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games,
Interest Level 0-4, Bilingual text, ISBN:9781584301592
- LLB0450 FIRST DAY IN GRAPES $17.95
L King Pérez, Interest Level 2-5, ISBN:9781584300458
- LLB0590 THE ROAD TO SANTIAGO $16.95
D H Figueredo,
Interest Level Grade 1-4, ISBN:9781584300595
- LLB0124 BÉISBOL! Latino Baseball Pioneers & Legends $16.95
Jonah Winter, Interest Level Grade 1-6, ISBN:9781584300120
- LLB0253 CONFETTI / Poems for Children $16.95
Pat Mora, Interest Level Grade K-4, Commended Lists, Americas Award, ISBN:9781880000250
- LLB0280 AMERICA A BOOK OF OPPOSITES / Un Libro de Contrarios $6.95
W Nikola-Lisa, Interest Level Grade PreK-2, ISBN:9781584300281
- LLB0310 DAVID'S DRAWINGS $17.95
Cathryn Falwell, Interest Level Grade K-2, Best Children’s Books of the Year, ISBN:9781584300311
- LLB054X DOS AÑOS Translated from Toddler Two $6.95
Anastasia Suen,
Interest Level Grade PreK-1, ISBN:9781584300540
- LLB092X SAY HOLA TO SPANISH AT THE CIRCUS $16.95
S. Middleton Elya, Interest Level Grade K-5 ISBN:9781880000922
- LLB0598 SAY HOLA TO SPANISH, OTRA VEZ (AGAIN!) $16.95
Susan Middleton Elya, Interest Level Grade K-5 ISBN:9781880000595
- LLB0884 JANNA AND THE KINGS $16.95
Patricia Smith, Interest Level Grade 1-4 Best Books About Real Life/LEE & LOW New Voices Award ISBN:9781584300885
- LLB0442 ESTELA'S SWAP $16.95
Alexis O’Neil, Interest Level Grade 1-4
Best children’s Books of the Year ISBN:9781584300441

LEE AND LOW BOOKS IN SPANISH
LLB2453 ESTELA EN EL MERCADO DE PULGAS $16.95
Alexis O’Neill, Ages 6+, ISBN:9781584302452
LLB2399 PRIMER DIA EN LAS UVAS $16.95
Reading Level 2-3, ISBN:9781584302391
LLB0825 DIRECTO AL ARO / Strong to the Hoop $16.95
J. Coy, Level 1-4, ISBN:9781584300823
LLB0873 RECIÉN NACIDO / Baby Born $8.95
A. Suen, Level Pre K-1, ISBN:9781880000878
LLB1805 RICHARD WRIGHT Y EL CARNÉ DE BIBLIOTECA / Richard Wright and the Library Card $16.95 Level 2-5,
William Miller, ISBN:9781584301806
LLB1678 SAM Y EL DINERO DE LA SUERTE / Sam and the Lucky Money $16.95
Karen Chinn, Level K-3, ISBN:9781584301677
LEE AND LOW BOOKS OF AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN INTEREST $16.95, Unless otherwise Noted
READING LEVEL: GRADES 1-2
- LLB0221 DESHAWN DAYS
Tony Medina, Paterson Prize for Books for Young Readers, ISBN:9781584300229
- LLB0059 BEING WITH YOU THIS WAY $17.95 W. Nikola-Lisa, Pick of the Lists, ISBN:9781880000052
READING LEVEL: GRADE 2 $16.95 Each
- LLB0601 THE BUS RIDE
William Miller, United Methodist Reading Program Selection, ISBN:9781880000601
- LLB0768 THE PALM OF MY HEART Davida Adedjouma, Illustrator Award Honor, ISBN:9781880000410
- LLB0989 THE PIANO
William Miller, Notable Books for a Global Society, ISBN:9781880000984
- LLB040X SINGING WITH MOMMA LOU
Linda Jacobs Altman,
Best Children’s books of the Year, ISBN:9781584300403
READING LEVEL: GRADE 2-3 $16.95 Each
- LLB0385 ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM Barbara E. Barber, ISBN:9781880000380
LLB0485 BLACK ALL AROUND Patricia Hubbell, ISBN:9781584300489
LLB061X DEAR MRS. PARKS
Rosa Parks, A Dialogue with Today’s Youth, NAACP Image Award, ISBN:9781880000458
LLB0709 ELIZABETI'S DOLL
Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, ALA Notable children’s Book/Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, ISBN:9781880000700
- LLB0434 ELIZABETI'S SCHOOL
Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen,
Best Children’s Books of the Year, ISBN:9781584300434
- LLB0679 GETTIN' THROUGH THURSDAY
Melrose Cooper, Best Children’s Books of the
Year, ISBN:9781880000670
- LLB0318 IN DADDY'S ARMS I AM TALL
African American Celebrating Fathers, Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award/ ALA Notable Chilren’s Book, ISBN:9781880000311
READING LEVEL: GRADE 2-3
- LLB0477 THE JONES FAMILY EXPRESS $17.95
Javaka Steptoe, 2004 Best of the Best List, ISBN:9781584300472
- LLB0256 RENT PARTY JAZZ $16.95
William Miller, Best Children’s Books of the Year/Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, ISBN:9781584300250
- LLB0345 SUMMER SUN RISIN' $16.95 W. Nikola-Lisa, ISBN:9781584300342
- LLB0612 SWEET POTATO PIE $16.95 Kathleen D. Lindsey, ISBN:9781584300618
- LLB0493 UP THE LEARNING TREE $16.95
M. Vaughan, Best Children’s Books of the Year 2004/2004-2005 Children’s Book Award Masterlist, ISBN:9781584300496
READING LEVEL: GRADE 2-3 $16.95, Unless noted
- LLB0884 JANNA AND THE KINGS
P. Smith, LEE & LOW New Voices Award/Best Books About Real Life, ISBN:9781584300885
- LLB1651 SWEET MUSIC IN HARLEM $17.95 Debbie A. Taylor, ISBN:9781584301653
- LLB0148 ZORA HURSTON AND THE CHINABERRY TREE
William Miller, Pick of the Lists, ISBN:9781880000144
READING LEVEL: GRADE 3
- LLB0016 BASEBALL SAVED US $16.95 ISBN:9781880000014
Ken Mochizuki, Parents’ Choice Award/Pick of the Lists
- LLB0329 FLOWERS FROM MARIKO $16.95 ISBN:9781584300328
Rick Noguchi
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LEE AND LOW BOOKS OF NATIVE AMERICAN INTEREST
- LLB0946 Crazy horse’s Vision $18.95 Joseph Bruchac, ALA Notable Children’s Book /
Parents’ Choice Award, ISBN:9781880000946
- LLB166X Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path $18.95 Joseph Bruchac, ISBN:9781584301660
- LLB1627 Sky Dancers $16.95 Connie Ann Kirk, ISBN:9781584301622
- LLB0272 Bowman’s Store / A Journey to Myself $9.95
Joseph Bruchac, Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, ISBN:9781584300274
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Biographies
LEE AND LOW BIOGRAPHIES OF MULTICULTURAL NOTABLES
- LLB0124 Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends $16.95
J. Winter, 40 Recommended Books About Sports, ISBN:9781584300120
- LLB0272 Bowman’s Store / A Journey to Myself $9.95
Joseph Bruchac, ISBN:9781584300274
- LLB0946 Crazy Horse’s Vision $18.95
Joseph Bruchac, ISBN:9781880000946,
ALA notable Children’s Book/ Parent’s Choice Award
- LLB1708 Knockin’ on Wood $16.95
Lynne Barasch, ISBN:9781584301707
- LLB16X Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path $18.95
Joseph Bruchac, ISBN:9781584301660
- LLB0148 Zora Huston & the Chinaberry Tree $16.95
William Miller, ISBN:9781880000144
GENTE QUE HAY QUE CONOCER/People to Know Series $22.00 Each
Weekly Readers are correlated to national and state curriculum standards for Science and Social Studies. This series of biographies is designed for beginning readers. Each book introduces one of the most important individuals in recent times and explains what makes
them so remarkable. These books develop literacy skills by promoting all fi ve of the
essential components of scientifi cally based reading programs: phonemic awareness,
phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fl uency. Teacher’s Guides include detailed lesson
plans for shared, read-aloud, guided, and independent reading activities that are
reproducible and have performance-based assessments. They build a pedagogical foundation
for guided reading as part of the Balanced Literacy classroom.
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IN SPANISH
- GST3533 Jackie Robinson ISBN:9780836843538
- GST3517 Anne Frank ISBN:9780836843514
- GST3525 Bill Gates ISBN:9780836843521
- GST3541 Oprah Winfrey ISBN:9780836843545
- GST355X Tiger Woods ISBN:9780836843552
- GST5811 Amelia Earhart ISBN:9780836845815
- GST5846 Eleanor Roosevelt ISBN:9780836845846
- GST582X Henry Ford ISBN:9780836845822
- GST5838 Martin Luther King Jr ISBN:9780836845839
- GST5862 Venus y Serena ISBN:9780836845860
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- IN ENGLISH
- GST3118 Jackie Robinson ISBN:9780836843118
- GST3096 Anne Frank ISBN:9780836843095
- GST310X Bill Gates ISBN:9780836843101
- GST3126 Oprah Winfrey ISBN:9780836843125
- GST3134 Tiger Woods ISBN:9780836843132
- GST3568 The Wright Brothers ISBN:9780836843569
- GST4653 Amelia Earhart ISBN:9780836844658
- GST4688 Eleanor Roosevelt ISBN:9780836844689
- GST4661 Henry Ford ISBN:9780836844665
- GST467X Martin Luther King Jr ISBN:9780836844672
- GST470X Venus & Serena ISBN:9780836844702
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READ AND DISCOVER PHOTO BIOGRAPHIES ENGLISH ONLY $22.95 Each
Young readers will enjoy learning about these great Americans who have changed history. Along with an easy-to-read text, numerous photographs, and inspiring quotations, useful addresses and internet sites provide access to further study.
Grades 2-3, Interest Level: 2-4
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CSP2024 Alexander Graham Bell ISBN:9780736802024
- CSP7477 Amelia Bloomer ISBN:9781560657477
- CSP3424 Benjamin Franklin ISBN:9781560653424
- CSP5690 Cesar Chavez ISBN:9781560655695
- CSP1101 Davy Crockett ISBN:9780736811101
- CSP2055 Florence Nightingale ISBN:9780736802055
- CSP4538 Franklin Roosevelt ISBN:9781560654537
- CSP340X G.W. Carver ISBN:9781560655169
- CSP6052 Helen Keller ISBN:9780736816052
- CSP2237 Henry Ford ISBN:9780736822237
- CSP2251 Louis Pasteur ISBN:9780736822251
- CSP6076 Rosa Parks ISBN:9780736816076
- CSP5186 Sojourner Truth ISBN:9781560655183
- CSP2268 Walt Disney ISBN:9780736822268
LIVES OF SPORTS LEGENDS / LEYENDAS DEL DEPORTE Each title $21.50
Featuring popular athletes, these bilingual high interest / low reading level are perfect
for elementary -middle school students in ESL, bilingual or Spanish as a second language class.
POWER PLAYERS / Deportistas del Poder
PB32X Sammy Sosa ISBN:9780823961320
PB338 Marc McGwire ISBN:9780823961337
PB435 Grant Hill ISBN:9780823961436
PB427 Kobe Bryan ISBN:9780823961337
HOT SHOTS / Grandes Idolos
PB354 Cobi Jones ISBN:9780823961351
PB46X Dale Earnhardt Jr. ISBN:9780823961467
PB370 Alexi Lalas ISBN:9780823961375
PB478 Jeff Gordon ISBN:9780823961474
PB486 Evander Hollyfield ISBN:9780823961481
PB494 Oscar de la Hoya ISBN:9780823961498
SUPERSTARS of SPORTS / Superestrellas del Deporte
PB346 Derek Jeter ISBN:9780823961344
PB389 Venus Williams ISBN:9780823961382
PB397 Wayne Gretzky ISBN:9780823961399
PB400 Hulk Hogan ISBN:9780823961405
PB419 Marion Jones ISBN:9780823961412
PB362 Mia Hamm ISBN:9780823961368
CULTURAL READERS
BT4995 American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners in the United States $27.95
Gary Althen, Softcover, 294pp., ISBN:9781877864995
In clear language and with numerous examples, this book describes the basic characteristics of American culture: values, style of communication, patterns of thinking, customary behaviors, and underlines how they are different from the ways of other cultures. “American Ways” also offers concrete suggestions on how to learn more about American culture and how to respond most effectively.
BT7628 The Legend of Mahaduta: A Tale of Cause & Effect $9.95
By members of the Buddhist Text Translation Society. 96 pp., ISBN:9780881397628
Mahaduta is the evil and unkind slave of a rich jeweler. Little do they know that their lives will be changed forever when the jeweler offers a ride to a wise Buddhist monk. Based on Buddhist folklore, this legend teaches lessons about cause and effect, good and evil, greed and generosity, as well as kindness and compassion.
BT1676 Las Paredes Hablan: Cuentan Mas Historias $8.95
ISBN:9780884481676
Introduce young readers to different cultures and different issues around the world by telling the stories of walls and how they can hold a community together or separate it. Featured walls include the Great Wall of China, the murals of Diego Rivera, Nelson Mandela's prison walls, a Holocaust memorial in Poland. This book will spark the curiosity of young readers as they learn about their world and its amazing diversity.
BT1683 Teacher's Guide ISBN:9780884481683 $9.95
BT1591 Quien es de aqui? $8.95
Softcover, ISBN:9780884481591
Who Belongs Here? tells the story of Nary, a young boy fleeing war-torn Cambodia for the safety of the United States. To some of his new classmates, however, he is a "chink" who should go back where he belongs. But what if everyone whose family came from another place was forced to return to his or her homeland? Who would be left? This story shares the history of immigration in America and some of the important contributions made by past immigrants.
BT1119 Who Belongs Here Teacher's Guide ISBN:9780884481119 $9.95
CHILDREN OF THE WORLD
CHILDREN OF THE WORLD $6.95 Each Title
Each volume in this series brings to life the characteristics, similarities and diversity of children in different countries . Color photographs illustrate children with their families, at school, at play, and in their community. The accompanying text describes their lives, traditions and dreams. Included are reference sections that offer a wealth of information about the nation's history, geography, language, education, culture, industry and natural resources.
- STK1623 New Zealand ISBN:9781555321628
- STK2131 West Germany ISBN:9781555322137
- STK2158 USSR ISBN:9781555322151
- STK2190 Yugoslavia ISBN:9781555322199
- STK1593 Burma ISBN:9781555321598
- STK1607 Malaysia ISBN:9781555321604
- STK0697 Czechoslovakia ISBN:9780836870695
- STK1057 Tanzania ISBN:9780836871050
- STK1189 Nicaragua ISBN:9780836871180
- STK1138 Turkey ISBN:9780836871135
- STK1170 Guatemala ISBN:9780836871173
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