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Woman purses her lips and gestures with both hands. The backdrop depicts a color illustration of a purple gorilla holding 3 bananas and opening 1 with his foot. 2 men in yellow uniforms hold bananas and stand next to the gorilla.
Sign Language Storytelling
Episode 7
6 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 5
Still image from: Go to Sleep, Little Creep
7 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Storybook excerpt shows an illustration of a bear filling up an old-fashioned airplane at a honey filling station that reads “best flying honey." Another bear sits in the cockpit while a third bear waits on the wing of the plane. Text reads, “At last the plane would fly.”
9 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Book cover shows an illustration of Little Critter watching with surprise as a sea park employee pulls an octopus off a large frog. Text reads, “Going to the Sea Park. By Mercer Mayer.”
13 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Color illustration. Goldilocks, a heavyset blonde girl in a polka dot dress holds a hand above a bowl. Caption. Next she tasted the porridge in the medium-sized bowl.
7 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Woman is signing in front of 2-page view of storybook illustration of a large, purple, cartoon elephant reading a book with a small, tan teddy bear. Story text on image reads, "It's storytime! Let's snuggle up with Elephant and little Puppy."
2 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Color illustration. Gorilla dangles from a tire swing behind a barred fence as a Zookeeper walks by. Caption. Good night, gorilla.
9 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a zookeeper saying goodnight to an armadillo while other zoo animals watch.
9 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Still image from: Goodnight Goon
9 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Woman holds up fingers of 1 hand to form a bracket. She stands behind an illustrated black and white window with a moon hovering to her side. Caption. Goodnight moon.
Sign Language Storytelling
Episode 8
5 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: K - 5
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Color illustration. Bulldozer next to a ditch loading dirt into a dump truck.
9 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
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Color illustration. 2 adult and 2 baby woodchucks look at cracked egg with goose emerging.
6 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a woodchuck flying on the back of a goose. Text below image reads, "Especially herself." Sound of wings flapping.
8 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Cartoon of a woman holding a stack of history books smiles down at a child who looks back with arms shrugging up to the side. Caption. No girl president? Ever? Grace asked.
11 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 6
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Painting of a young boy wearing a brown jacket and trousers standing on a ship, choppy seas behind him. Caption. For three weeks, he did not see land.
9 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: K - 4
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Color illustration of Carrie, a young girl with glasses, looking out of an open bedroom window. Purple angel wings hang down from her shoulders.
Grandma's Closet
Episode 1
14 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
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Color illustration of Carrie holding a magical white lily with a face visible on the outside of the petals. Carrie and the plant look up at a woman bending down towards them.
Grandma's Closet
Episode 3
10 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
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Color illustration of Carrie holding up a toy ship with a blue ribbon attached, representing water. On the table next to her is an open box with the word, Fascinate.
Grandma's Closet
Episode 2
8 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
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Color illustration of Carrie holding 2 L-shaped rods and pointing them towards a man wearing a gardening hat and looking down at her.
Grandma's Closet
Episode 4
9 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
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Color illustration. Man using an organ grinder with clothed, dancing monkey on top. Caption. Who played music for the people on the street.
9 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Ben Clanton's "Peanut Butter and Jelly"--Washington
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 7
4 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: David Heska Wanbli Weiden's "Spotted Tail"--South Dakota
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 14
6 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: David Wienser's "Robobaby"--New Jersey
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 4
4 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Emily Roberson's "Lifestyles of Gods & Monsters"--Arkansas
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 15
3 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Jen Bryant's "Feed Your Mind"--Pennsylvania
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 10
7 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Jennifer Thermes' "Manhattan"--New York
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 6
5 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Jerry Craft's "New Kid"--Connecticut
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 2
3 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Katy Swalwell's "Amazing Iowa Women"--Iowa
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 9
5 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Matthew Cordell's "Hello, Neighbor!"--Illinois
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 3
4 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Miranda Paul's "Little Libraries, Big Heroes"--Wisconsin
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 8
3 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Padma Venkatram's "The Bridge Home"--Rhode Island
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 13
4 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Peter H. Reynolds' "The Word Collector"--Massachusetts
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 1
4 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Susan Muaddi Darraj's "Farah Rocks Fifth Grade"--Maryland
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 11
3 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Great Reads From Great Places: Thanhhá Lai's "Butterfly Yellow"--Texas
Great Reads From Great Places
Episode 12
2 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Color illustration. Orange plate with 2 green-yoked eggs and green ham stuck with a carving fork. Title card reads, " Green Eggs and Ham."
8 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 5
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Book cover shows an illustration of a boy holding a watering can and a girl holding a basket reach up toward a corn stalk. Text reads, “Green is a Chile Pepper. A Book of Colors.”
8 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 5
Cartoon of a dog lounging in an easy chair eating from a tub of Haagen Dogs ice cream. Guitar and squirrel wearing sunglasses nearby. Caption. He had a spoon and a tub of ice cream.
6 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 4
Book cover shows an illustration of a grumpy monkey carrying a tortoise under his arm. Text reads, “Grumpy Monkey Are We There Yet? By Susan Lang. Illustrated by Max Lang.”
7 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Boy and girl wearing colorful velvet costumes and stockings sit atop a bright blue trunk while performing on stage. Caption. Jack fell down and broke his crown.
59 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook with photos of a young girl playing peekaboo. Text on image reads, "Peekaboo!"
5 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Storybook cover with an abstract illustration of 2 mice playing with dreidels next to a lit menorah. Text on cover reads, "Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah. By Susan L Roth."
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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Still image from: Happy Birthday Rambee Boo
Rambee Boo
Episode 7
11 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Color illustration. Small brown bear climbs up the trunk of a tree. Caption. So, he climbed a tree to chat with the moon.
6 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 1
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Cartoon depicts a small boy in blue pajamas. He holds a purple crayon and looks at his drawing of a blanket full of pies.
7 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: K - 4
Cartoon from Harold's Fairy Tale. Young boy looks at crowned animal on throne. Caption. He asked if the trouble was due to a witch or a giant.
9 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: K - 4
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Color illustration of a white dog with black spots laying down outside with head resting on an object. Caption. And buried it in the backyard.
9 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Cartoon of a white dog with black spots standing below a clawfoot bathtub, looking up at a cleaning brush. Spanish caption. Un dia, cuando oyó que llenaban la bañera de agua.
9 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Book cover shows an illustration of an orange cat wearing a hat carries a magnifying glass as it runs down the road. Text reads, “Hattie Harmony Worry Detective. By Elizabeth Olsen & Robbie Arnett. Illustrated by Marissa Valdez.
14 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
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Storybook excerpt shows a purple polka-dot monkey speaking to a little brown monkey, a pink bunny, and a blue owl inside a home. Text reads, “They may look similar, but they are different indeed. We sure are a good team. They changed shapes and sizes while staying true to who they were at heart and brought rainbows when others saw darkness.”
13 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Woman signs in front of a color illustration of a woman wearing a bonnet and apron carrying a wicker basket. Story text appears on screen.
13 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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Color illustration. Closeup of baby staring upward touching cheek of distressed looking woman.
18 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 6
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Storybook excerpt shows an illustration of a devoted support dog wearing a harness sitting next to a child in a doctor’s office. Text reads, "Bea follows her human everywhere he goes. Her job is to make sure her human stays safe wherever he is. She can smell something change in his body before he gets sick and lets the adults know her human is getting sick. But Bea does more than that! She also keeps him calm when they are at the doctor’s office. She sleeps next to him at night. Bea is always watching and sniffing to make sure he is safe and feels protected.”
10 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
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Still image from: Henry and Me: The Story of Wallace Henry Thurman
17 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
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Storybook excerpt shows an illustration of a gym monster putting his arm around a bewildered boy pushing over a classmate in gym class. The gym teacher kneels over the hurt boy. Text reads, “Smack! Mr. Evans blows the whistle. ‘Ouch! Henry pushed me!’ ‘ Henry, why did you push Eli?’ asks Mr. Evans. ‘It isn’t my fault! Manny told me to…’ ‘Strike three. Go chill in the safe zone.’”
13 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
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Cartoon of a black bear wearing work clothes and a sun hat leaning over and holding an axe above a log that is partially split. Caption. Chirping.
9 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Cartoon. Bear holds a stack of books and clothing on top of its head while wading through a river. Caption. Henry hopped from rock to rock across the Sudbury River.
11 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Illustration of 2 Chinese-American boys facing camera in a comfortable classroom setting. Caption. It's a first, moon birthday celebration.
Beyond The Page
Episode 2
19 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Color illustration of a boy wearing full fishing gear, dragging a red wagon that contains a jar with holes in the lids and bird cage behind him.
7 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 4
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Storybook shows an illustration of a cute young bunny jumping rope outside and then talks with her mom. Text reads, “Brooklyn made up a hop rope rhyme. ‘Hop, and stop! Hop, and stop!’ The rhyme helped Brooklyn to get better at hop rope. She hopped twice in a row and ran inside to tell Mama Bunny. ‘That’s wonderful!’ said Mama Bunny. ‘I was just signing up Bryson and Brayden for the sack race at the Hippity Hop Games.’”
11 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Still image from: Holy Fruit Toots Rosie
9 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
2 white dogs diving into ocean waves breaking at beach. Caption. Two happy dogs dive in the waves.
5 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Illustration of a white swan with head held high and wings outstretched. Caption. Honk! said Mimi happily.
Beyond The Page
Episode 3
16 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
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Cartoon. Green alligator, speaking. Crown and paddle ball toy lie on floor behind. Caption. Maybe she will have a surprise for me.
12 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Cartoon. Hippo opens its jaws, creating sound waves that send nearby fish swimming away. Caption. And opens his huge mouth ever so wide and says.
5 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon. Hippo catches fish with mouth open wide. Spanish caption. Entonces podrías comer todos mis pececitos.
5 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Color illustration. Giant T-Rex seated on a medical examination table staring down at 2 women below him. Caption. You're doing so much better. Laughs.
7 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: K - 4
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Illustration of a dinosaur with a red and white ridge on its head and yellow fur on its back reclining on pillows and holding up an open book.
7 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of 2 orange dinosaurs playing with toys. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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Book cover shows an illustration of a green dinosaur with an orange head cresting waves. Text reads, “How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodbye?”
9 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Color illustration. Man looks up at a giant dinosaur standing in a bedroom, holding a book in 1 hand. Caption. I want to hear one book more!
7 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Color illustration. Wizard wearing a blue, white, gold star hat and a long white beard looks up, raising a hand to his face. Caption. How much is a million?
8 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Still image from: How to Catch a Class Pet
5 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Book cover titled, "How to Catch a Leprechaun." The bottom half of a leprechaun runs off the cover as four-leaf clovers trail behind him. Text reads, "Words by Adam Wallace. Pictures by Andy Elkerton."
10 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Storybook cover with an illustration of a snowman wearing a red scarf and red mittens. The snowman loses its black top hat as it appears to run off the cover. Text on cover reads, "How to Catch a snowman."
6 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Still image from: How to Catch a Witch!
4 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Book cover titled, "How to Catch the Tooth Fairy." A girl dressed as a pilot with goggles on her forehead and wings on her back rides a toothbrush through the starry sky. Text reads, "Words by Adam Wallace. Pictures by Andy Elkerton."
9 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Still image from: How to Read to a Grandma or Grandpa
10 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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Snow melts on a dirt path in the woods where a white mouse holds a pinecone. At the middle of the path, flowers grow around a tree just the right size for the mouse.
11 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
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Color illustration. Girl dressed in blue with red ringlets, holding a doll. Caption. When Esther was 8, she watched her mother.
17 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Still image from: I Have a Cold
6 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Color illustration. Person seated in an easy chair holding up a newspaper in front of their face. Girl stands in front of them, trying to get their attention. Caption. I can't find my bear where I was playing with it last.
9 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: K - 4
Illustration of grandparents holding a string attached to a colorful piñata. A small, blindfolded girl swings a bat at the piñata as a boy stands behind her and watches. Caption. That my mom has filled with candy and gifts.
Beyond The Page
Episode 4
18 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
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Book cover titled, “I Love You Because You're You." Illustration of a fox in a long dress holding a cub in her arms as they nuzzle each other with eyes closed. Text reads, "By Liza Baker. Illustrated by David McPhail."
3 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 5
Woman signs in front of a storybook cover illustration of a young child leaning over the edge of its bed to peek underneath. Text on book cover reads, "I Need My Monster."
9 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of 6 seahorses in the sea. Text on illustration reads, "We're seahorses. 6 seahorses."
6 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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Animation of a gray garbage truck with headlights glowing as it passes an illuminated street lamp at night.
I'm...! -- Machines At Work
Episode 1
9 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 3
Cartoon drawing of the front of a dump truck that has eyes looking upward and its mouth open. Text on drawing reads, "Burrrp!"
6 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Black and white painting of a bear speaking to a frog sitting on a lilypad.
8 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 3
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Slide shows white text on a navy-blue background that reads, “We’ll black through the air; layer by layer. Earth is protected by the atmosphere."
6 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
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Boy in a frilly shirt pointing at shapes on a chalkboard. A stuffed bear, unicorn, and rabbit sit with a dog below and look up at the boy. Text reads, "Perhaps you will empower kids to be all they can be."
10 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
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Squinting boy pushes an oversized teddy bear up against a bed as a puppy jumps on him in a bedroom full of toys. Text reads, "I wish you grit and resilience, to never ever give up."
9 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
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Animation of multi-colored tools floating in front of a blue backdrop. Lock-breaker at center is surrounded by an axe, drill, and saw, among other tools.
I'm...! -- Machines At Work
Episode 2
8 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 3
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Cartoon of a backhoe loader on a flatbed truck. Both are personified with windshield eyes that look to the side with uncertain expressions. Caption. Backhoe loader reporting for duty. Caption. Hmmm?
I'm...! -- Machines At Work
Episode 3
7 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 3
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Still image from: I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas
11 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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Animation. Red forklift picks up lumber. A flatcar loaded with wood sits on a train track next to it. Caption. Lumber? Caption. Flatcar!
I'm...! -- Machines At Work
Episode 4
7 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 3
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Color illustration of a grimacing man in straw hat and overalls. His two gloved hands pull a wincing sunflower from a small garden. Text overlay reads,"Suddenly, he reached over and yanked me out of the ground."
9 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
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Book cover titled, "I'm the Grinch." The Grinch rests a finger on his chin with a sneaky look on his face. Christmas lights and decorations float around him. Text reads, "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch. Over fifty stickers, plus Christmas cards."
4 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 5
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Smiling cartoon pink octopus with pink, orange, and blue tentacles swims under water while a red folded paper boat floats on the surface.
3 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
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Storybook illustration of several large pink roses. A small, brown-haired girl with a pink scarf and striped socks sits in 1 of the roses. Story text appears on the page.
6 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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Storybook cover illustration of a dark blue sky with small yellow stars and a long, colorful ribbon swirled across the middle. The ribbon reads, "If You Come to Earth."
12 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
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Still image from: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
8 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Man is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a little girl and a variety of animals at a small table having a party. Story text appears on screen.
7 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman with mouth parted mid-speech holds her right hand vertical next to cheek with thumb folded in. Birds perch in background.
6 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Book cover titled, "If You Take a Mouse to the Movies." Mouse in a red hat holds up a string of popcorn garland beside a Christmas tree. Text reads, "By Laura Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond."
5 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 5
Illustrator Kim Smith holds up a book titled, "The Karate Kid." A man and a boy balance in karate poses on wooden stumps. Text at bottom reads, "2020 Children's Choice Book Awards."
6 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Cartoon dog looks up at a boy who stands on the sidewalk with a worried expression. A person in uniform walks on the sidewalk across the street behind him.
6 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page storybook illustration of a wooden staircase. Story text appears on on screen.
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Cartoon of man with white hair and beard in black cap and cape leaning on a desk with books and scrolls. Caption. And listened calmly as Feivel presented his complaints.
12 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
3 identical heavyset chefs stir the same bowl of brown batter. Spanish caption. Los panaderos mezclan, amasan.
8 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Illustration of a bird on a branch looking at a small worm on a branch close by. Caption: One day, a hungry robin saw an inchworm,
9 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Mouse sits behind a bistro counter staring with eager eyes at a block of cheese. Caption. How I wish I was strong.
9 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: K - 4
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Boy wearing winter clothes and marching across snowy rocks ahead of a dog and three other people. Text reads, "When they started their walk, it was nice and not snowing, but Justin was worried that the wind might start blowing. He hated the water, did not like the trails, and disliked that his family was moving like snails."
14 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a white and brown calf near a brown llama in a field. Story text appears on screen.
6 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a brown llama talking to a duckling in a pond. Spanish text appears on screen.
6 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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Color illustration of a child sitting at a table and writing on a piece of paper next to flowers in a vase. Caption. One day, Ramon was drawing a vase of flowers.
8 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Color illustration in picture book. Children gesture to one another as fruit and music notes float in air. In next image, children stand in a circle as girl holds arms out beneath thought bubble with dancing bunnies. Story text appears on screen.
11 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Color illustration in a picture book. Girl sits in bed as a gust of air blows her hair and blanket. In the next image, girl bends over in an open doorway with winter gear blowing around her. Story text appears on screen.
13 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
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Color illustration in a picture book. White dog with paintbrush in mouth. In next image, a child with palette in hand and paintbrush in mouth stands next to an easel and a table scattered with paintings. Story text appears on screen.
12 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Book cover titled, "It's Not Easy Being a Bunny." White bunny with tall ears and an oversized pink nose rests its chin in its paws while looking at us with a worried expression. Text reads, "By Marilyn Sadler. Illustrated by Roger Bollen.
9 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Woman signs next to a storybook cover with a small brown mouse peeking out from behind a jack o' lantern. Text on book cover reads, "It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse!"
6 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a bowl of orange pumpkins. A young boy hugs one, while a small brown dog looks on. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Illustration of an adult gorilla holding a baby gorilla, other adult gorillas in a forest the background. Caption: He was part of a large family of western lowland gorillas.
7 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Woman wearing blue jeans and a gray top uses a white cane to walk down a tree-lined dirt path towards the camera.
1 hours 21 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white photo of woman in a white gown looking at a bed. Caption. Mr. Rochester wishes you to come downstairs, dear.
1 hours 3 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
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Cartoon boy closes his eyes and smiles as he holds a furry, purple, ball-shaped monster up to his chin. Text reads, "Jasper and the Elemenopy."
16 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
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Cartoon. Young girl standing on the surface of Mars holding up a small net attached to a pole. Next to her, a gold elevator with small black cat inside. Small green aliens with astronaut helmets wave nearby. Story text appears on screen.
7 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Cartoon. Joey the Kangaroo slumped down on the grass across from a postal worker. Spanish caption. El cartero entregó el correo a la mama de Joey.
7 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Color illustration. Low angle of John Henry swinging a mallet out in front of him and standing beneath a cloudy sky. Caption. John Henry, well, he was a mighty laborer.
American Tall Tales & Legends
Episode 3
13 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Illustration of a person in a covered wagon driving through an area forested in a variety of trees. Caption: inspired John Chapman to travel in that very direction himself.
American Tall Tales & Legends
Episode 1
15 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
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Color illustration. Abraham Lincoln walks with a girl, a woman carrying a baby, and 2 men. Caption. He had to shake hands.
21 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
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Cartoon. Young girl with red hair in pigtails and a purple striped sweater looks down towards the ground with an anxious expression. Caption. Katie chased them around the house.
8 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 3
Still image from: KidLit MTV With "The Pop Ups"
KidLit MTV
Episode 3
10 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: KidLit MTV With Divinity Roxx!
KidLit MTV
Episode 1
12 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: KidLit MTV With Shawn Colvin
KidLit MTV
Episode 2
13 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: KidLit MTV With Susie Jaramillo
KidLit MTV
Episode 4
6 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Kindergarten, Here I Come!
10 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Black and white cartoon of a cat laying out on the pavement outside, looking off towards a butterfly.
8 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
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Color illustration. Trixie sits with her arm around Knuffle Bunny at airport. Dad sleeps next to her. Caption. Woman on P, A as Narrator. Attention, passengers.
Knuffle Bunny
Episode 2
13 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
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Color illustration. Trixie carries Knuffle Bunny and pulls her dad by the hand on a city street. Word bubble reads, "Come on!" with the word on exaggerated. Caption. Come on!
Knuffle Bunny
Episode 1
11 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a toddler pulling her dad's hand as they walk on the sidewalk. Story text appears on screen.
6 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Color illustration of a pirate who holds a flag with skull and crossbones while looking through a spyglass and imagining an overflowing treasure chest. Spanish caption. Porque desde lo alto de la gavia de su barco.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 79
11 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a closeup profile of a smiling child. Spanish caption. Mamá era una muchacha muy bonita de ojos azules.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 20
9 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of an aerial view of 4 smiling children who celebrate with their arms raised. Spanish caption. Entonces llegaba el domingo y venían todos los primos.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 47
8 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a grimacing man in a singlet who lifts a weight in each hand. Spanish caption. Narrator. El papá de Melquíades es el campeón mundial.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 5
9 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a woman with a tear on her cheek and her hand resting on her chest. Spanish caption. La princesa recargaba su escudo en la pared.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 22
12 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a boy in a collared shirt and brimmed hat with a black dog looking up in the background. Spanish caption. A Negrita se le hacía imposible ventear su enemigo.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 2
9 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of a bug with a dark body and light greenish-yellow wings. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 10
8 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Four people with various tools working on railroad tracks. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 73
11 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of bearded soldiers wearing robes while holding spears and shields. Spanish caption. Pero nadie contestaba, y Goliat blandió su lanza.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 50
11 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of an animal with a long neck and dinosaur-like head emerging from the water. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 68
12 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration profile of a grimacing girl as she leans forward with pointer finger outstretched. Spanish caption. Gente que tenían tierras y todas esas cosas.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 78
10 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a girl with pigtails who frowns and crosses her arms. Spanish caption. Decidida a no volver a regar la maceta.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 34
13 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of three people talking. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 35
11 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration. Aztec figure with yellow, cone-shaped hat and red beak holds conch shell and looks up toward leaping animal. Spanish caption. Lanzó un agudo silbido llamando a su nahual.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 32
13 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of an orange cat with white mouth, chest and stomach fur curled up on it's side. Spanish caption. Se quedaba tirado sobre la paja en el camión.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 7
9 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of the face of a brown, black and white cow facing forward. Spanish caption. ¡El heno es hierba seca!
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 42
10 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a figure with purple hair and long nose holding a ruler while sitting at a desk in front of a chalkboard with a simple equation. Child raises both hands on other side of desk. Spanish caption. Y el niño despertaba asustado.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 12
11 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a white-bearded man in an ark waving at another white-bearded man who points back from a neighboring ark. Spanish caption. No creo haber olvidado a ningún animal.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 17
13 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a figure pointing up towards a chalkboard that displays vowels and math problems. Spanish caption. La historia de México, ciencias naturales.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 69
12 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of black cloud hovering at the edge of a bed with purple and white striped pillow and blue, green and lime patchwork quilt. Spanish caption. Sin embargo era mi monstruo.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 26
12 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Person signing into an old microphone. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 71
13 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of a small rodent-like mammal with a leaf in its hands. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 63
13 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of man with back facing viewer looking toward smiling woman wearing glasses. Spanish caption. Que te habían ofrecido un trabajo en un periódico.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 61
12 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of smiling boy looking up and to the side at a clock. Spanish caption. Hasta que la abuela le tocará la próxima dosis.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 53
15 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration. Fierce-looking soldier rolls up one sleeve. He stands next to a devil figure with horns and billowing red cape. Spanish caption. Se le apareció al momento.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 28
12 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration. Male rat in spectacles leans down and clasps hands with young female rat who looks up at him adoringly. Spanish caption. Y papá juega con Flor porque es la hermana mayor.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 21
8 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration. Child with angry expression holds soccer ball and looks toward smiling girl. Other children stand around them. Spanish caption. Era para volver a pelear se metería en más problemas.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 16
12 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Smiling pink character with spiky blue hair and purple facial features. Spanish caption. Bruno como narrador. ¿Y para qué querían tener menos basura?
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 33
12 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Painting of a woman in white. She wraps her arms around a girl whose arms are outstretched. Spanish caption. Cada una en uno de los regazos de Surilea Mamita Monstruo.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 9
9 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a mustachioed man in overalls scratching his chin, a worried expression on his face. A thought bubble drawing of 2 houses divided in squares is filled with stick figures. Spanish caption. Lo peor son las casas que hacemos.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 48
14 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Painting of 2 smiling girls standing next to each other. One has her arms outstretched. The other holds flowers and clutches paper. Spanish caption. Que usaban mi hermana y mi prima.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 67
12 minutes
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of boy in paper pirate hat holding a wooden sword and shielding eyes with his hand. Spanish caption. Esa cisterna del Sol que viaja conmigo!
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 52
10 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration. Pregnant woman wears a billowy yellow dress with red flowers and places hands on her lower back. Spanish caption. Cuando la panza de su mamá se puso grandota.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 3
7 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Collage illustration of a grimacing rooster. Spanish caption. Y a veces dormitar la siesta sobre su lomo.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 58
11 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of a small spherical object in greenish gas clouds near the surface of a larger object. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 72
14 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration. Closeup profile of smiling man in glasses and hat. He looks toward long-nosed wooden puppet beside him. Spanish caption. Bien, bien.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 31
15 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of Dutch angle closeup of green-tinted face with arched eyebrows and puckered lips. Spanish caption. ¿Quién te ha metido en la cabeza?
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 13
11 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Painting of a heart surrounding 2 girls as they embrace with tears on their cheeks. Spanish caption. Y en un abrazo delirante.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 75
13 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of an elephant in brown polka dot shorts followed by 3 other smiling elephants. Spanish caption. Sobre la playa de Ipanema y otros encantos de la ciudad.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 36
12 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of a male deer with large horns. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 74
11 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of a person sitting with their back against a tree. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 59
11 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a girl with pigtails who frowns and crosses her arms. Spanish caption. Decidida a no volver a regrar la maceta.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 27
10 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Cartoon of 3 smiling elves with pointy hats. Purple elf in center has arms around yellow elf at left and blue elf at right. Spanish caption. Y el duende a rayas, que son mis hermanos.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 38
13 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a young person in purple vest and hat looking determined as they rest a hand on glum-looking camel. Spanish caption. Más antes permítame unir a esos 35 camellos.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 60
12 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration. Cockroach with red lipstick and cape leans adoringly on mouse in green robe. Kitchen counter behind them is laden with food. Spanish caption. Había magníficas cortezas de queso, dulce miel.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 15
14 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a white-haired woman with horns and sharp teeth. She smiles at a person with a feathered hat. Thought bubble of hand holding sticks hovers above feathered hat. Spanish caption. Sin embargo, la abuela del diablo.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 76
12 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Child reaches toward blue wizard hat with orange stars. The hat rests in a cabinet next to a tie-dyed board. Spanish caption. Y le cayó en la mano un alacrán.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 23
15 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of 2 white-bearded men in a field. 1 sits on a log while the other leans on a cane. Spanish caption. ¡En el campo hay un tesoro escondido!
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 43
11 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration. Red ant scowls and holds up finger toward smiling green grasshopper. Spanish caption. "¡Qué extraño!," dijo la hormiga.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 18
12 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of some birds with long legs and yellow bodies. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 39
14 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of a human-like insect figure. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 49
12 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of 2 bees in green hats holding staffs while standing guard in front of an archway. Bee with startled expression hovers to the side of the archway. Spanish caption. Se repitió la misma cosa.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 19
11 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of a leopard wearing a turban with a jewel and a feather in it. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 55
10 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of a person and two horses. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 65
13 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of bearded man holding on to a mast and extending his arm as he points forward. Spanish caption. Donde hoy se alzan Buenos Aires y Montevideo.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 54
13 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Painting of a man looking towards a woman who holds fruit wrapped in paper cone. Fruit stand in background with sign that reads, "5 dollars." Spanish caption. Mi papá se volteó.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 25
10 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of boy in backwards cap with mouth open mid-speech. Spanish caption. Todo el tiempo ésta sudando y no para de llorar.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 45
10 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration closeup of a box full of silver coins and a beaded necklace draped over side. Spanish caption. Y tomar, sin esfuerzo, el metal precioso.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 66
12 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Closeup physical map of the northern half of South America. Title bar reads, "The Amazon River has a total length of 4,345 miles." Caption. Dylan as Narrator. This colossal river flows toward the rising sun.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 4
9 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Collage of an old man in a hat holding a scroll. He perches at the top of a ship. Spanish caption. El pliego de instrucciones de la audiencia.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 24
12 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
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