The Band-Aid Chicken

by Becky Henton (1998, MarCo, 7.95)
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Band-Aid Chicken enters the barnyard excited and eager to make new friends. However, she discovers that she must endure the painful initiation of being pecked by the other chickens. She does survives the ordeal...and is accepted into the group. But, when a new chicken enters the yard, the Band-Aid Chicken refuses to participate in the pecking initiation and convinces the others to do the same. A great story to read to your students. Grades K-2. [8.5” x 7.5”...32 pages]

The Colors of Us

by Karen Katz (1999, Henry Holt, 7.95)
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Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a brief walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many shades. Color. Grades K-3. [8” x 10”...32 pages]

What If the Zebras Lost Their Stripes?

by John Reitano (1998, Paulist Press, 16.95/hardback)
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If zebras lost their stripes and some turned white and some black, would they fight each other and stop living as loving friends? This book will inspire your students to find their own identities, and have compassion toward other students not like them. Color. Grades K-3. [10” x 10”...32 pages]

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