Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
John Coltrane's Giant Steps John Coltrane's Giant Steps Christopher Raschka John Coltrane's musical composition is performed by a box, a snowflake, some raindrops, and a kitten. OL11634288W
The blushful hippopotamus The blushful hippopotamus Christopher Raschka Though Roosevelt the hippopotamus's sister teases him because he blushes a lot, his best friend helps him feel better about himself. OL15051081W
Elizabeth imagined an iceberg Elizabeth imagined an iceberg Christopher Raschka By visualizing an iceberg and remembering how strong it can be, Elizabeth finds the inner strength to say, "Get away from me!" to a strange woman who is bothering her. OL15051085W
Lamby Lamb Lamby Lamb Christopher Raschka Lamby Lamb is told how not to get dressed. OL15051089W
Sluggy Slug Sluggy Slug Christopher Raschka Sluggy Slug will not go because he is sluggy. OL15051095W
Snaily Snail Snaily Snail Christopher Raschka Snaily Snail is loved all the time, no matter what he is doing. OL15051096W
Talk to me about the alphabet Talk to me about the alphabet Christopher Raschka Illustrations and simple text for each letter of the alphabet demonstrate the sounds made by that letter. OL15051097W
Whaley Whale Whaley Whale Christopher Raschka Simple text and illustrations show the reader a whale hiding in the ocean. OL15051099W
Wormy Worm Wormy Worm Christopher Raschka As Wormy Worm wiggles and woggles, it is hard to tell which end is front and which end is back. OL15051100W
Little black crow Little black crow Christopher Raschka A boy thinks about the life of a little black crow that he sees, wondering where it goes in the snow, where it sleeps, and whether or not it worries like he does. OL15051102W
Give and take Give and take Christopher Raschka In his apple orchard, a farmer meets a little man named Take and follows his advice, which does not turn out well, and the next day meets a little man named Give, whose advice is just as bad. OL17882017W
Cowy cow Cowy cow Christopher Raschka Cowy Cow has one hundred ideas, and some might even be good ones. OL17906630W
The doorman's repose The doorman's repose Christopher Raschka "Some of us look up at those craggy, mysterious apartment buildings found in the posher parts of New York City and wonder what goes on inside. The Doorman's Repose collects ten stories of the doings … OL20055879W
Yearning Yearning Bell Hooks,Christopher Raschka "For bell hooks, the best cultural criticism sees no need to separate politics from the pleasure of reading. Yearning collects together some of hooks's classic and early pieces of cultural criticism … OL31122W
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop Charlie Parker Played Be Bop Christopher Raschka Introduces the famous saxophonist and his style of jazz known as bebop. OL79895W
Like likes like Like likes like Christopher Raschka Two cats fall in love in a rose garden. OL79897W
New York is English, Chattanooga is Creek New York is English, Chattanooga is Creek Christopher Raschka New York City, though a bit boastful, decides to throw a party to make new friends of other unique cities like Chattanooga and Minneapolis. OL79899W