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    Recommended for children 3 to 5 Years
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press (2005; ISBN: 0-763629-02-2; Hardcover)
    Description
    The last book children will receive from the Raising
    Readers Program at age 5. Written and illustrated
    by Maine residents, it includes a detachable card
    certifying that this child was raised to be a
    reader and invites them to get their first
    library card.
    'The Big Meow' by Elizabeth Spires and illustrated by Cynthia Jabar; 'That's What Friends Are For' by Florence Parry Heide and Sylvia Van Clief, illustrated by Holly Meade; 'The Bugliest Bug' by Carol Diggory Shield and illustrated by Scott Nash; 'Weslandia' by Paul Fleischman and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes; 'Zachary's Ball' written and illustrated by Matt Tavares.

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    • Raising Readers
    • P.O. Box 17826
    • Portland, Maine 04112
    • Phone: 1–800–397–3263

    Raising Readers is generously funded by the Libra Foundation.

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