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Thank you! Over 5,000 people helped us select books for the students of Morwakee School. Now, Books for Asia is helping stock the shelves of Morwakee’s new library.
We asked you to help, and you delivered. Now it's our turn.
The Little Engine That Could is one of the greatest tales of motivation and the power of positive thinking ever told. In this well-loved classic, a little train carrying oodles of toys to all of the good boys and girls is confronted with a towering, seemingly impassable mountain.
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Inspirational yet honest, and always rhythmically rollicking, Oh, the Places You'll Go! is a perfect sendoff for children, 1 to 100, entering any new phase of their lives. Kindergartners, graduate students, newlyweds, newly employeds--all will glean shiny pearls of wisdom about the big, bountiful future. The incomparable Dr. Seuss rejoices in the potential everyone has to fulfill their wildest dreams.
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It's not easy for duck parents to find a safe place to raise their ducklings, but during a rest stop in Boston's Public Garden, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard think they just might have found the perfect spot. When Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings are stuck at a busy street in downtown Boston, their policeman friend Michael rushes in to stop traffic and make way for them. This classic won the Caldecott Award in 1942.
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Kenny and Kathy Bear and their Busytown friends introduce new and familiar names for objects grouped by subject, theme, and setting, in the city and on the farm, at the dentist and at the grocer's, in the kitchen and at the circus and all the places they frequent.
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Max, a wild and naughty boy, is sent to bed without his supper by his exhausted mother. In his room, he imagines sailing far away to a land of Wild Things. Instead of eating him, the Wild Things make Max their King.
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Books for Asia puts one million new books and resources into the hands of students, educators, and community leaders each year through the generous contributions of our partner publishers and private donors.
Now we’re inviting everyone to share in the spirit of giving. Simply vote for your favorite title from the selection of classic storybooks, pass the word along to your friends (even tell them to vote for your favorite if you’d like!), and we’ll do the rest. Once voting ends, we will deliver the storybook that wins the most votes to each of the children of Morwakee School. When the books have been delivered, we’ll send you a link to a video showing the children receiving their new books.
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