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THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY
◆ Benjamin Bunny helps Peter Rabbit reclaim his coat and shoes from Mr. McGregor's garden. Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 7:05 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF THE FLOPSY
BUNNIES ◆ Benjamin Bunny's babies are caught by Mr. McGregor, but a mouse comes to the rescue.
Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 7:15 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF GINGER AND
PICKLES ◆ A terrier and a tom cat learn the hard way about running a small business.
Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 9:38 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF JEMIMA
PUDDLE-DUCK ◆ The story of a very gullible duck, a crafty old fox and a very astute collie dog. Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 12:25 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF JEREMY FISHER ◆
The amusing tale of a frog who goes fishing - and almost ends up being the bait. Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 7:55 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT ◆ The
classic story of a naughty little bunny who gets into big trouble for not minding his mother.
Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 6:00 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF THE PIE AND THE
PATTY-PAN ◆ A tea party goes terribly wrong when there's a mix-up about a pie's flavor and the patty-pan
used for baking. Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 19:17 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF SAMUEL WHISKERS Part 1 ◆ Tabitha Twitchet’s kittens get into some mischief and have an encounter
with some very bad rats. Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 5:30 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF SAMUEL WHISKERS Part 2 ◆ Tom Kitten is captured by the rats and almost ends up in the roly-poly
pudding. Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 7:10 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF SQUIRREL
NUTKIN ◆ The story of an impertinent little squirrel and his encounter with a stoic owl who doesn't find the
squirrel's antics amusing.
Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 8:48 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF MRS.
TIGGIE-WINKLE ◆ The tale of a very unusual laundress and a little girl who loses all her handkerchiefs.
Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 13:15 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF TIMMY TIPTOES ◆
A little gray squirrel named Timmy Tiptoes goes hunting for nuts and uncovers some very nutty neighbors.
Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 7:48 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF MRS.
TITTLEMOUSE ◆ The story of a very tidy little mouse and the problems she faces when messy, uninvited guests
drop in.
Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 11:34 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN ◆ Tom
Kitten and his brother and sister misbehave before their mother's tea party and end up losing all their nice clean
clothes.
Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 11:34 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE ◆
Another classic Beatrix Potter story about two mice who wreak havoc in a little girl's doll house.
Interactive Version You Read Version TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6, 6-8 | 7:24 | Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter |
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THESE KIDS ◆ A short poem about a
bunch of kids with big imaginations. |
2-4, 4-6 | 3:20 | Melody Key | Jupiter Images |
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THE TELEPHONE GAME ◆ Like
that old "Pass the Secret" game; but on a telephone, with animals involved, it really gets wild.
TEACH AND TEST |
4-6, 6-8 | 8:19 | Beverly Swerdlow Brown | Carol Koplan |
| THANKSGIVING ◆ Thanksgiving is all about food, family and friends, and it has been that way since the very first Thanksgiving. | 4-6, 6-8 | Communication 2U | Jupiter Images | |
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THE THREE LITTLE PIGS ◆
The classic tale of three little pigs and their encounters with a big, hungry wolf. Interactive Version You Read Version |
4-6, 6-8 | 7:15 | L. Leslie Brooke | |
| THREE LEPRECHAUNS ◆ Some very mischievous leprechauns escape and wreak havoc. | 4-6, 6-8 | 2:35 | By Daniel, age 11, Palisade, Colorado | Carla Castagno |
| THREE SHORT THANKSGIVING POEMS ◆ Short poems that capture the essence of Thanksgiving. | 3 and up | 1:15 | Anonymous | Art Clip |
| TIED UP IN KNOTS ◆ Nothing like a couple of mules to show stubborn... except, perhaps the children who own them. God thing Dad thought of the rope... | 4-6, 6-8 | 10:30 | Carl Sommer | Greg Budwine |
| THE TIME MACHINE ◆ We all dream of it... slipping back in time; but Mr Kidd seemed to get something wrong in the setup... | 6-8, 8-10 | 3:00 | Roger Carr | My Way in Education |
| TIPPIE KANOO AND TYLER, TOO ◆ There are not as may T's in a party as there are in this twisting tongue of a Tippie and Tyler trip to Timbuktu; so if you like teasing your tongue then this is just the trick. Try trit... oops! it... | 2-4, 4-6 | 3:12 | Tom Tittle | Hanna Lore Koehler |
| TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD ◆ It's a dream all kids have when they learn the world is round; and for a moment it seemed as if a backyard scheme to listen-in right through the globe was actually working... | 4-6, 6-8 | 7:30 | Matt Sterling | Grace Garton |
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TORTILLA ◆ Where do we get the
tortilla we love to eat? Why, from the farmer, of course.
(Spanish) TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6 | 2:15 | Melody Keyes | Cruz Puga |
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THE TORTOISE AND THE
HARE ◆ A condensed version of a classic Aesop fable with the moral: Slow and steady wins the race.
(Spanish) TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6 | 1:55 | Aesop | Sona & Jacob |
| TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY ◆ There are many ways to get from place to place when you live in a city. | 4-6, 6-8 | 3:58 | ||
| TREE SONG ◆ A young girl befriends a tree who tells her stories of the ages. | 4-6, 6-8 | 2:05 | By Hannah, age 15, Plattsburg , New York | Carla Castagno |
| A TRIP TO THE ZOO ◆ And after reading it, your children will want to make the trip, too. | 2-4, 4-6 | 4:32 | Mae Sue Leslie and Bobby Bang | Vuthy Kuon |
| TWO LITTLE KITTENS ◆ Two little kittens discover it’s not a good idea to to make trouble on a cold winter’s night. | 2-4, 4-6 | 1:18 | Anonymous | Carla Castagno |
| UPSIDE DOWN FAIRY TALE ◆ Here’s a story like Rapunzel from a totally different point of view. | 4-6, 6-8 | 2:34 | Erica, Age 12, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Sona & Jacob |
| VACATION There’s so much to see and do on summer vacation. | 4-6, 6-8 | 1:28 | Communication 2U | Jupiter Imagesn |
| VALENTINE’S DAY ◆ It’s a day to show how much we care for family and friends. | 4-6, 6-8 | 2:31 | Communication 2U | Jupiter Imagesn |
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VALIANT CHRIS
JAMES ◆ Ah, a dragon and a knight in shining armour! Brave deeds! An odd twist... Mm... A very odd and
intresting twist.
TEACH AND TEST |
6-8, 8-10 | 9:05 | Lynn Katulka | Christine Gibson |
| VETERAN'S DAY ◆ This American holiday honors all members of the United States armed forces. | 4-6, 6-8 | 1:55 | Communication 2U | Jupiter Imagesn |
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VOICE MANNERS ◆ A
story told in rhyme about the importance of not talking in the classroom without raising your hand. Interactive Version |
4-6 | 3:05 | Diane Major | Cruz Puga |
| WEATHER AND MOTHER NATURE ◆ You'll be surprised to learn how Mother Nature invented weather. | 4-6, 6-8 | 1:55 | By Andrew, age 10, Beachwood , Ohio | Sona & Jacob |
| WINTER ◆ When winter comes, the weather turns cold and changes everything. | 4-6, 6-8 | 1:45 | Communication 2U | Jupiter Imagesn |
| WHAT CLOUDS REALLY HOLD ◆ Older children will relate to this story; kinda things they think and wonder about... | 6-8, 8-10 | 4:05 | Kate Frasca | VyVy Tran |
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WHAT DO I SEE? ◆ A book
about the color and shape of things.
TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6 | 2:00 | Melody Keyes | My Way in Education |
| WHAT DO WE SEE ON THE FARM ◆ Not only do kids see what's on the farm, they also hear the sounds they make. | 4-6, 6-8 | 1:59 | Communication 2U | Courtesy Jupiter Images |
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WHAT THE DINOSAURS WORE ◆ A cute counting
poem that also includes vocabulary words.
TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6 | 1:00 | Tom Tittle | Aija Jasuna |
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WHAT WILL YOU BE? ◆ A short poem
about the different things kids might grow up to be.
Interactive Version |
2-4 | 1:24 | Renee Dufy | Art Clips |
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WHAT'S IN THE SMALL GREEN BOX
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What is it? Just about every animal you can imagine came by and tried to figure it out. Nope. Well, not until...
TEACH AND TEST |
2-4, 4-6 | 0:00 | Beverly S. Brown | Margot J. Ott |
| WHAT'S KINDERGARTEN, MOMMY? ◆ Nice little introduction to kindergarten which will have children eager for their first day. | 4-6, 6-8 | 4:16 | Lori Howard | My Way in Education |
| WHEN COWS EAT GRASS ◆ Guess what happens when cows eat grass? Naturally. | 4-6, 6-8 | 0:45 | Tom Tittlel | Aija Jasuna |
| WHO SAID THAT ◆ A book dedicated to Dr. Seuss and some of the most memorable lines from his books. | 4-6, 6-8 | 4:53 | Richard Eaves | Public Domain |
| WHY SNOW FALLS IN WINTER ◆ A large and happy family; a lot of dogs; and some problems with the size of the family fridge... | 6-8, 8-10 | 9:00 | Tiffany Johnson | Susan Spellman |
| WINTER CLOTHES ◆A book about all the clothes we should wear to stay warm in winter. | 4-6, 6-8 | 3:52 | Communication 2U | Jupiter Images |
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YOU, YEW, AND EWE ARE HOMONYMS TOO ◆
Oh, yes! Amusing, educational, and demonstrating just what an infuriating language English can be.
TEACH AND TEST |
6-8, 8-10 | 5:11 | Thesaurus Rhymewrite | Jeffrey Maraska |
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ZERO THE HERO ◆ Neat example
of the importance of "zero" in numbers; and something of an insight for young minds.
TEACH AND TEST |
4-6, 6-8 | 5:54 | Jane Lester | My Way in Education |