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1) The growing story

Author

Krauss, Ruth

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A little boy worries throughout the summer that he's not getting bigger, but at the end of the season he tries on his winter clothes and realizes that he has grown

2) Little apple: a book of thanks

Author

Weninger, Brigitte

Publisher

North-South

Pub. Date

2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

3) It's going to be perfect

Author

Carlson, Nancy L

Series

Nancy Carlson Picture Book

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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A mother and her young daughter reflect on the daughter's growing up, including her infancy, potty training, first words, and starting school

4) My big boy bed

Author

Bunting, Eve

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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A little boy celebrates all the things he can do now that he has a big boy bed

5) Leaving the nest

Author

Gerstein, Mordicai

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

2007

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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The lives of a baby jaybird, a young girl, a kitten, and a small squirrel intersect as they venture out into the world

6) How you got so smart

Author

Milgrim, David

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

c2010

Language

English

Description

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Loved ones remind a little boy of how far he's come and how much he's learned and accomplished along the way

7) Growing like me

Author

Rockwell, Anne F

Publisher

Silver Whistle

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Explains how plants and animals of the meadow, woods, and pond grow and evolve, such as caterpillars changing into butterflies, eggs hatching into robins, and acorns becoming oaks

8) On the way to kindergarten

Author

Kroll, Virginia L

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

2006

Language

English

Description

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A mother describes the increasing accomplishments of her five-year-old, from crying and sleeping, to riding a tricycle, then preparing for school

9) Do you know which ones will grow?

Author

Shea, Susan A

Publisher

Blue Apple Books

Pub. Date

2011

Language

English

Description

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Poses rhyming questions about what grows and what does not using flaps to cover parts of items

10) The growing up tree

Author

Rosenberry, Vera

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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The life of an apple tree, planted by Alfred's mother when he was a baby, parallels Alfred's life as he and his children and grandchildren grow older together

11) I know a lot!

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Series

Empowerment

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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Celebrates a toddler's increasing knowledge of the world, such as that rocks are heavy and flowers are light

12) Trust me, Mom!

Author

McAllister, Angela

Publisher

Bloomsbury Children's Books

Pub. Date

2005

Language

English

Description

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Ollie tries to be safe and polite on his first walk to the corner store alone, even when scary creatures appear on the way

13) Your own big bed

Author

Bergstein, Rita M

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

2008

Language

English

Description

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Introduces how different animals and even human babies grow from being newly-hatched or born, through being carried everywhere, to having their own special place to sleep

14) Big time Olie

Author

Joyce, William

Series

Rolie Polie Olie series

Publisher

Laura Geringer Books

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Frustrated when his parents tell him he is too little for some things and too big for others, Olie decides to use the shrink and grow-a-lator

15) Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen

Author

Best, Cari

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

c2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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When Sally Jean outgrows her beloved bicycle, Flash, she experiments with various ideas for acquiring a new, bigger one

16) Bye-bye, crib

Author

McGhee, Alison

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

c2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A big boy and his best stuffed friend seek the courage to move to a gigantic new bed

17) Little Bear's little boat

Author

Bunting, Eve

Publisher

Clarion Books

Pub. Date

2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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When Little Bear can no longer fit into his boat he finds someone else who can use it

18) In the fiddle is a song: a lift-the-flap book of hidden potential

Author

Bernhard, Durga

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

2006

Language

English

Description

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By lifting the flaps, readers can reveal the extraordinary things that are hidden inside of everyday items like acorns and stalks of wheat

19) Ruby in her own time

Author

Emmett, Jonathan

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Ruby, the last of Mother Duck's and Father Duck's eggs to hatch, is slower to develop than her four siblings, until the day that she flies further and higher than any of them

20) Once upon a memory

Author

Laden, Nina

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2013

Language

English

Description

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"A journey through the various cycles of growing up, from a garden that began as a single seed to a child remembering that he was once small"--

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1) The growing story

2) Little apple: a book of thanks

3) It's going to be perfect

4) My big boy bed

5) Leaving the nest

6) How you got so smart

7) Growing like me

8) On the way to kindergarten

9) Do you know which ones will grow?

10) The growing up tree

11) I know a lot!

12) Trust me, Mom!

13) Your own big bed

14) Big time Olie

15) Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen

16) Bye-bye, crib

17) Little Bear's little boat

18) In the fiddle is a song: a lift-the-flap book of hidden potential

19) Ruby in her own time

20) Once upon a memory

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