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Candace isn't sure if she wants to be a ballerina and loves her own way of dancing, so when she and the other ballet dancers get stage fright on the night of their recital, she comes up with a solution to help them.
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Emma practices tirelessly to become a great diver, but as competition day approaches, her nerves get the better of her. When she picks up a penny for good luck, she has no idea that this little copper coin has dreamed of becoming a diver for his entire life!
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Janine is good at a lot of things like singing, cheering, and spelling big words. But she is not very good at sports--her body just doesn't work like the other kids'. On field day at school, Janine tries her best to finish each challenge.
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Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons. He's passed his swim test. It looks easy. It's just ... maybe he should do some stretches first. Gaia Cornwall makes her picture-book debut in a story about what it takes to work up the courage to make an important leap.
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Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons. He's passed his swim test. It looks easy. It's just ... maybe he should do some stretches first.
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Rhyming text describes the many ways to stretch.
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Karate Kakapo loves karate more than anything - more than kung fu, more than judo, more than taekwondo. No one at her dojo tries harder or practices more. The running kicks, the jumping kicks, the side kicks - she has mastered them all. But Karate Kakapo is at a disadvantage: kakapos can't fly, and it seems that no amount of practice can help her conquer that elusive flying kick. Karate Kakapo comes to discover that sometimes coming at a problem from a different perspective helps you to solve it.
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The perfect bedtime book for young soccer fans. From the opening kickoff to the final goal, a young girl says goodnight to her most beloved sport: soccer.
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Nina loves ballet, not sports, so when her mother signs her up to play baseball she sulks until the coach explains how baseball and ballet can go together - and when a timely plie in the outfield saves the game she realizes that "balletball" is really not so bad after all.
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Charlie the basset hound participates in a variety of sports on the ranch.
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Trying to teach your giraffe to ski can be difficult--especially when she only wants to fly down the Big Scary Slope.
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Caillou loves ice skating. He wants to play hockey with the big kids. After Daddy takes him to the store to buy equipment, Caillou is finally ready to start playing. But as soon as he enters the rink he realizes that the bigger kids are much more experienced than he is. Caillou can't keep up with them! Daddy explains that if he keeps practicing, he will be just as good as they are when he's older. Caillou goes to Leo's house to practice his hockey skills.
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It's a snowy day in the neighborhood and Daniel, Dad, and Prince Wednesday are going out for a wintry adventure. Daniel is going to try ice-skating and sled riding for the first time -- do you want to come along?
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Join Maisy and her pals for Field Day! First is the egg-and-spoon race (oops, Eddie's egg is a little too wobbly). No problem, there are lots more games to play--a wheelbarrow race, a three-legged race, and even a get-dressed-up-silly race. When it s time to play ringtoss, Eddie's trunk comes in handy, and in the relay race, Maisy and Charley run as fast as they can. Last of all comes a great big game of tug-of-war, where both teams fall down laughing at the end!
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It's the beginning of the baseball season, and Charlie Brown's team is losing 63-0. Good grief! Linus reminds Charlie Brown that he can't always win, but that doesn't make Charlie Brown feel any better. Is there really something better in baseball than winning?