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John Archambault
Chicka chicka boom boom
by Bill Martin
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52 editions published between 1989 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 4,008 libraries worldwide An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
Knots on a counting rope
by Bill Martin
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32 editions published between 1986 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 3,092 libraries worldwide A grandfather and his blind grandson, Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses, reminisce about the young boy's birth, his first horse, and an exciting horse race.
Barn dance
by Bill Martin
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8 editions published between 1986 and 2004 in English and held by 2,595 libraries worldwide Unable to sleep on the night of a full moon, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress.
Here are my hands
by Bill Martin
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28 editions published between 1985 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,949 libraries worldwide The owner of a human body celebrates it by pointing out various parts and mentioning their functions, from "hands for catching and throwing" to the "skin that bundles me in."
The ghost-eye tree
by Bill Martin
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8 editions published between 1985 and 2009 in English and held by 1,947 libraries worldwide Walking down a dark lonely road on an errand one night, a brother and sister argue over who is afraid of the dread Ghost-Eye tree.
Listen to the rain
by Bill Martin
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11 editions published between 1987 and 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,481 libraries worldwide Describes the changing sounds of the rain, the slow soft sprinkle, the drip-drop tinkle, the sounding pounding roaring rain, and the fresh wet silent after-time of rain.
Boom Chicka Rock
by John Archambault
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8 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 1,312 libraries worldwide Twelve mice that live in a cuckoo clock wander out to find birthday cake and have a party while Max the cat sleeps.
The magic pumpkin
by Bill Martin
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5 editions published between 1989 and 1996 in English and held by 1,131 libraries worldwide A Halloween jack-o-lantern leads a band of mischief makers before getting snuffed out.
White Dynamite & Curly Kidd
by Bill Martin
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2 editions published between 1986 and 1988 in English and held by 1,053 libraries worldwide Lucky Kidd watches her father ride a mean bull at the rodeo and thinks about becoming a bull rider herself.
A beautiful feast for a big king cat
by John Archambault
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5 editions published between 1989 and 1999 in English and held by 1,016 libraries worldwide A little mouse who habitually teases a cat must use his wits to avoid being eaten.
Up and down on the merry-go-round
by Bill Martin
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3 editions published between 1988 and 1992 in English and held by 938 libraries worldwide In this rhyming story, children describe the sights and sounds of riding on the merry-go-round.
Chicka chicka a b c
by Bill Martin
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3 editions published between 1993 and 2009 in English and held by 860 libraries worldwide All the letters of the alphabet try to follow A, B, & C up the coconut tree.
Counting sheep
by John Archambault
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6 editions published between 1989 and 1993 in English and held by 398 libraries worldwide Tired of counting sheep, a child counts other imaginative animals to fall asleep.
Chicka chicka boom boom -- and more fun with letters and numbers
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 388 libraries worldwide Chicka chicka boom boom: The letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Five creatures: In a house filled with two parents, one girl, and two cats, counting has never been so much fun. Wild about books: Librarian Molly McGrew introduces a zoo full of animals to reading and they go simply wild about books. Inch by inch: To avoid getting eaten, a resourceful inchworm must figure out how to measure a nightingale's song. Bonus stories: Blueberries for Sal: A little girl and a little bear mix up their mothers while picking blueberries. A story, a story: Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this African folk tale. Millions of cats: A gentle old man searches for one cat for his lonely wife, but returns with "millions and billions and trillions" of cats.
The birth of a whale
by John Archambault
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10 editions published between 1995 and 2003 in English and held by 348 libraries worldwide Simple poetic text describes the behavior of humpback whales and the birth of a baby humpback.
Chicka chicka boom boom
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7 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 346 libraries worldwide An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
Grandmother's garden
by John Archambault
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8 editions published between 1994 and 2003 in English and held by 275 libraries worldwide Grandmother Rose's garden provides a place for children of different backgrounds to meet and become friends.
Chicka chicka boom boom and other coconutty songs
by John Archambault
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3 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 271 libraries worldwide
Counting kittens
by David Plummer
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6 editions published between 1997 and 2003 in English and held by 206 libraries worldwide A counting book, with rhymed text, about ten mischievous kittens.
Chicka chicka abc
by Bill Martin
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4 editions published between 1989 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 137 libraries worldwide An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the entire alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. more
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Alphabet Alphabet books Alphabet rhymes Amusement rides Animals Audiobooks Barns Big books Blind Brothers and sisters Cats Children Children's poetry Clocks and watches Clowns Counting Country dancing Country life Dance English language--Alphabet Fathers and daughters Fear Fiction Films Ghost stories Grandfathers Halloween Human-animal relationships Human body Indians of North America Jack-o-lanterns Joy Juvenile works Merry-go-round Merry-go-round horses Mice Moon Music--Instruction and study People with disabilities Play Poetry Rain and rainfall Rhyme Rodeos Scarecrows Senses and sensation Sound Square dancing Stories in rhyme Time
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Spanish (15) No Linguistic content (9) Undetermined (5) Danish (2) Swedish (2) Korean (2) Japanese (1) Covers
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