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• Swim, Jim!

  Windness, Kaz, 1974-

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  Pre-Readers. With the help of his sisters and some borrowed floaties, a fearful crocodile learns to swim. Includes information about crocodiles.

• A Boy Named Isamu

  a Story of Isamu Noguchi

  Yang, James, 1960-

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  Pre-Readers. Imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi, while wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, seeing things Isamu sees through the eyes of a young artist.

• Bubbles...up!

  Davies, Jacqueline, 1962-

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  Pre-Readers. A day at the community pool is full of unwater magic--dunking and diving with friends; somersaulting, walking on your hands, and bursting up through the surface like a tortoise. But when a thunderstorm comes and a little…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mabel

  a Mermaid Fable

  Watkins, Rowboat, 1967-

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  Pre-Readers. A picture book about a mermaid named Mabel, who unlike the rest of her family does not have a moustache, and the seven-armed octopus who becomes her friend and helps her see that she is just right the way she is.

• Summer Song

  Henkes, Kevin,

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  Pre-Readers. Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce the colors, songs, and activities of summer.

• Sunrise Summer

  Swanson, Matthew, 1974-

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  Pre-Readers. Each summer, a young girl and her family travel to remote Egegik, Alaska, where they join a salmon fishing crew.

• Swim Swim Sink

  Harney, Jenn,

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  Pre-Readers. When one little duck keeps sinking, it relies on duckling ingenuity to stay afloat.

• Friends

  Valério, Geraldo, 1970-

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  Pre-Readers. When a girl and a frog go to the beach to fish, they are frustrated to find that the fish aren't biting. Instead, they stare into the water and make faces at their reflections. Then, something spectacular happens. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Lullaby of Summer Things

  Ziarnik, Natalie Reif,

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  Pre-Readers. Sights and sounds of a summer twilight mingle with recollections of a lovely day at the beach as a household settles in for the night.

• Flora and the Flamingo

  Idle, Molly Schaar

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  Pre-Readers. In this wordless book with interactive flaps, a friendship develops between a girl named Flora and a graceful flamingo, as they learn to dance together.

• All the World

  Scanlon, Elizabeth Garton

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  Pre-Readers. Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.

• Wave

  Lee, Suzy

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  Pre-Readers. A wordless picture book that shows a little girl's first experiences at the beach, as she goes from being afraid of the roaring waves to playing on the shore.

• Second Chance Summer

  Kapit, Sarah,

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  Readers. When twelve-year-old former best friends Maddie and Chloe arrive at camp and discover they are cabin mates, they must decide if they want to continue staying mad at each other or give their friendship another go.

• Forever This Summer

  Youngblood, Leslie C.,

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  Readers. When eleven-year-old Georgie and her sister Peaches relocate to Bogalusa, Louisiana, with their mother to help their Great Aunt Vie, Georgie becomes involved in the search for the truth about her new friend Markie's mother.

• The Last Last-day-of-summer

  Giles, Lamar, 1979-

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  Readers. When adventurous cousins Otto and Sheed Alston accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they find the secrets between the unmoving seconds are not as much fun as they expected.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid

  the Getaway

  Kinney, Jeff,

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  Readers. Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous creatures all threaten their vacation.

• The Firefly Summer

  Matson, Morgan,

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  Pre-Teens. When her estranged grandparents invite her to stay with them in the Poconos for the summer, Ryanna meets many relatives on her late mom's side of the family and discovers a whole new side of herself--and a place where she really…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gossamer Summer

  Bouwman, H. M.,

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  Pre-Teens. Four sisters find their summer vacation taking a magical turn when they stumble into the world of some rather unexpected fairies in this moving middle grade story that’s perfect for fans of The Penderwicks.

• Shark Summer

  Marcks, Ira,

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  Pre-Teens. When a Hollywood director starts filming a blockbuster action film on the otherwise sleepy island of Martha's Vineyard, thirteen-year-old Gayle and her friends set out to make their own film and solve an island mystery.

• The Water Bears

  Baker, Kim,

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  Pre-Teens. A quirky, empowering story about a boy recovering from a bear attack with the help of his friends and maybe, some magic. Tackling themes of survival and self-acceptance, Newt's story illuminates the magic in our world, where…Read moreRead more of this annotation