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  • Fall Literacy Screener Now Available!

    Check out our latest FREE literacy screener for grades 3-12! The Adolescent Assessment of Literacy (AAL) is an online adaptive screener developed by NCIL to be used during the fall semester. Follow the link below to learn more and access the screener.

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  • Electric Company Half Pipe Hoverball

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    Electric Company Half Pipe Hoverball

    Source: PBS Kids

    Author: Not available

    Ages: 5,6,7,8

    Genre: Not available

    Theme(s): Not available

    This fast-paced game has children practicing vowel sounds and consonant groups in a fast paced game. Each of the rounds focuses on two different vowel sounds.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Squish!

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    Squish!

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Holly Hartman

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Realistic Fiction

    Theme(s): Colors, Vocabulary

    Find out what happens when colors mix together, with a surprise ending.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • We Can Do Anything!

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    We Can Do Anything!

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Jean Anne Clyde

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Realistic Fiction

    Theme(s): Fun with Friends

    A group of friends make their own outdoor fun together.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • My Family

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    My Family

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Gwen Lawrence

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Nonfiction

    Theme(s): Family Togetherness

    This is a simple languge learner, about the most important people in a child’s life. Use each page to talk about your own family members, and how your family is alike and different from the family in the book.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Reptiles

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    Reptiles

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Skyler Glenn

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Nonfiction

    Theme(s): Types of Reptiles

    Learn the names of a variety of snakes, lizards and turtles.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Can You See the Wind?

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    Can You See the Wind?

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Rachael Martinez

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Nonfiction

    Theme(s): Reading for Pleasure

    Windmills, chimes and sailboats make the air come alive in this book. Lively language helps children use their senses to fully experience wind.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Our Trip to Denver Zoo

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    Our Trip to Denver Zoo

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Molly Maloy

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Nonfiction

    Theme(s): Zoo Activities, Denver Zoo

    Come along on a trip to see many animals who live at Denver Zoo.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Underneath the Juniper Tree

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    Underneath the Juniper Tree

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Zaiga Cress

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Realistic Fiction

    Theme(s): Trees, Outdoor Activities

    A family explores nature together in their own backyard.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Amazing Amphibians

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    Amazing Amphibians

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Rachel Rommel-Crump

    Ages: 7, 8, 9

    Genre: Nonfiction

    Theme(s): Amphibians, Animals, Animal Habitats

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    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • If I Could Be Purple

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    If I Could Be Purple

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Phoebe McGuffee

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Fantasy

    Theme(s): Colors, Imagination

    Do you know someone who loves the color purple? This book might help you understand why!

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Big Storms

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    Big Storms

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Will McKay

    Ages: 7, 8, 9

    Genre: Nonfiction

    Theme(s): Types of Weather, Storms

    Are you a weather watcher? This book helps name and describe different kinds of storms that come our way.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Monarchs and Milkweed

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    Monarchs and Milkweed

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Mackenzie Mathur and Laura Batt

    Ages: 7, 8, 9

    Genre: Nonfiction

    Theme(s): Butterfly Lifecycle, Animals

    Monarchs have a special relationship with the milkweed plant. Learn how this common wildflower helps these special butterflies survive.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Three Sisters Soup

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    Three Sisters Soup

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Holly Hartman

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Realistic Fiction

    Theme(s): Food Preparation, Recipes

    Growing your own food is a great way to help your child connect with nature and learn patience. This book tells about a very old way of growing plants together.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Where is the Vaquita?

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    Where is the Vaquita?

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Sandra Elvin and Debborah Luke

    Ages: 7, 8, 9

    Genre: Nonfiction

    Theme(s): Vacquita, Animal Habitats

    Learn about the habits and habitat of the smallest and most endangered marine mammal.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Where Do You See Letters?

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    Where Do You See Letters?

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Holly Hartman

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Realistic Fiction

    Theme(s): Letter Recognition

    Young children need help to distinguish numbers from letters, and this book is a great starting place!

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Farm Tractors at Work

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    Farm Tractors at Work

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Bill Bremer

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Nonfiction

    Theme(s): Types of Machines, Vocabulary

    Do you wonder what it’s like to drive a big, brightly colored tractor around the field all day? Read about all the jobs these hard working machines can do

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Go Fish

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    Go Fish

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Bill Bremer

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Nonfiction

    Theme(s): Fishing, Outdoor Activities

    Fishing is a great way to get the family outside; all you need is a line, a pole and a fishing hole. Go Fish!

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • Parts of Me

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    Parts of Me

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Holly Hartman

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Realistic Fiction

    Theme(s): Body Parts, Vocabulary

    Learn the names of different parts of your body, along with a lively friend.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • How Many Friends Can You Count?

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    How Many Friends Can You Count?

    Source: Unite For Literacy

    Author: Holly Hartman

    Ages: 4, 5, 6

    Genre: Realistic Fiction

    Theme(s): Friendships, School Activities

    Practice counting along with these friends who play and learn together.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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