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Amelia has big plans for her summer, until her mom signs her up for sleep-away camp. The all-girls camp is old-fashioned and can't compete with the high-tech computer camp across the lake, where her cousin Jason is spending his summer. As summer really kicks off, the two camps begin to interact with one another and figure out that they're all happier when they learn to live and learn.
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From flip-flops and hide and seek to fireworks and ice-cream trucks, there is something for everyone in this bright and buoyant celebration of the summer season.
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A young boy is proud of having caught a jar full of fireflies, which seems to him like owning a piece of moonlight, but as the light begins to dim he realizes he must set the insects free or they will die.
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Under a burning sun on the dry grassland, animals ranging from a tiny field mouse to a large elephant fight over bit of shade until they learn a better way.
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A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies.
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Two children notice all the beautiful colors that surround them on a rainy summer day out in the country.
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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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A plucky and sweet adventure story about three intrepid young female explorers who set out to conquer the outdoors in their local forest. Here is the best and worst of any hike: from picnics to puffing and panting, deer-sighting to detours.
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When Fox discovers that there is no description for the golden plant, he sets out to find out for himself.
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This rhyming picture book follows honeybees as they collect pollen throughout the year.
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce the colors, songs, and activities of summer.
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A boy named Thomas finds pieces of sea glass on the beach and dreams of where they came from.
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When Possum's brush pile washes away in a storm, his neighbors all help build a new home based on their own abilities and preferences.
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The little blue cottage waits each year for summer to arrive--and with it, the girl. Through sunny days and stormy weather, the cottage and the girl keep each other company and wile away the long days and nights together. Until one year, and then another, the cottage is left waiting and empty season after season.
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Three goldfish live in a small bowl, in an apartment building, in the middle of a big city, until one summer they get to go on vacation--in a fountain, with lily pads, and reeds, and other neighborhood goldfish. Based on a true story that happened in New York City on Riverside Drive and 76th Street at the Hamilton Fountain over the summers of 1992 to 2005.