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Rainy-day music

Dad enlivens a boring, rainy day by playing "ghost fiddle, " a musical activity involving water-filled glasses.

The frog in the pond

A simple introduction to antonyms taught through the story of a boy who brings a frog home from a pond.

Silent Kay and the dragon

A simple introduction to words with silent letters presented through the story of Kay and her adventures with a friendly dragon.

Sam and Dasher

When next-door neighbor dogs Dasher and Sam start to visit back and forth by ripping a screen, Sam's owner Rosie solves the problem by putting in a doggie door.

All kinds of kids

Children may be different in how they look, what they like to do, and even what they like to eat, but they all have great smiles.

Old Mo

Rhyming text and drawings about a little boy and his cat, Mo, that contains forty-six vocabulary words.

Fast-draw Freddie

Freddie draws many different kinds of pictures, including pictures of Mom, Dad, and Grandma.

Eat your peas, Louise!

Illustrations and simple text tell a story about Louise and all the reasons she is given for eating her peas.

Firehouse Sal

Fire Companies 1, 2, 3, and 4 rush across town to Fire Company 5, where the firehouse dog is having puppies.
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Memorial Day

Introduces the history of Memorial Day and explains how it is observed today.

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