Sky World

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Air is All Around You by Franklyn M. Branley Air is everywhere. But since you can't see, smell, or feel air, how do you know it's there? There are some cool experiments you can do to prove it for yourself. Amy Loves the Rain by Julia Hoban Amy and her mother drive through the rain to pick up Daddy. Amy Loves the Sun by Julia Hoban Amy picks some flowers on a sunny day and gives them to her mother. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. The Gift of the Sacred Dog by Paul Goble In response to an Indian boy's prayer for help for his hungry people, the Great Spirit sends the gift of the Sacred Dogs, horses, which enable the tribe to hunt for buffalo. Her Seven Brothers by Paul Goble Retells the Cheyenne legend in which a girl and her seven chosen brothers become the Big Dipper. Iktomi and the Boulder by Paul Goble Iktomi, a Plains Indian trickster, attempts to defeat a boulder with the assistance of some bats, in this story which explains why the Great Plains are covered with small stones. Little Cloud by Eric Carle A little cloud becomes all sorts of things--a sheep, an airplane, trees, a hat--before joining other clouds and raining. The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen A poor boy becomes a powerful leader when Mother Earth turns his mud pony into a real one, but after the pony turns back to mud, he must find his own strength. Papa Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle Monica's father fulfills her request for the moon by taking it down after it is small enough to carry, but it continues to change in size. Some pages fold out to display particularly large pictures. Pecos Bill Rides a Tornado by Wyatt Blassingame The fabled hero of cattle country tames a tornado and turns it into an obedient breeze. Pecos Bill and the Wonderful Clothesline Snake by Wyatt Blassingame Pecos Bill and his wife Sluefoot Sue search for the right snake to be Sue's clothesline. Starry Night by David Spohn Nate and Matt have a peaceful evening camping out with their father in the woods behind their house. The Story of Jumping Mouse by John Steptoe The gifts of Magic Frog and his own hopeful and unselfish spirit bring Jumping Mouse finally to the Far-Off Land where no mouse goes hungry. Where the Buffaloes Begin by Olaf Baker After hearing the legend retold by the tribe's oldest member, Little Wolf hopes to someday witness the beginning of the buffaloes at the sacred lake. Will It Rain? by Holly Keller When the clouds darken and the wind hums and blows, all the animals living in and around the pond wonder if it will rain.

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