Amherst ESL Books for New Readers | Palmer Public Library

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Based on true events in India in the 1970s, young Aani and the other women in her village defend their forest from developers by wrapping their arms around the trees, making it impossible to cut them down.

2) Actions

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Christenson, Jennifer

3) Africa

4) African-Americans in the Old West

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McGowen, Tom

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Describes the important role of freed slaves and other African-Americans in the settlement of the West.

5) All of me

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Stice, Carole F

6) Amelia Earhart: adventure in the sky

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Sabin, Francene

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A biography of an aviation pioneer, emphasizing her childhood.

7) Americas: South

8) Anne of Green Gables

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Collins, Anne

9) Annette succeeds in class

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Goepfert, Paula S

10) Around town

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Stice, Carole F

11) Baking

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Stice, Carole F

12) Baseball's greatest hitters

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Kramer, Sydelle

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Brief profiles of such hard-hitting baseball players as Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and Hank Aaron.

13) A Big Night at Maria's Cafe

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Fletcher, Sheila

14) The bravest dog ever: the true story of Balto

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Standiford, Natalie

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Step into reading. Step 2 book

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Book, Audiobook CD, eBook, Kindle

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Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who saved Nome, Alaska in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm.

15) The Break-In

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Cohen, Tish

Series

Good reads

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This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. Marcus and Alex have two things in common, they each have a broken heart and a plan. Marcus wants to win back his girlfriend. He is ready to stage a break-in for her. Eleven-year-old Alex wants to find his father's killer. He has a gun and may be ready to use it. When Marcus and Alex cross paths, they make a mess....

16) The Builders

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Binchy, Maeve

17) A busy morning at the bank

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McGillis, Daniel

18) Cambodian folk stories from the Gatiloke

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Carrison, Muriel Paskin

19) Can you?

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Christenson, Jennifer

20) Changing Places

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Hines, Alan

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Dominoes. Starter level

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Hal works at the zoo every day and his life isn't exciting until he meets Tim. Tim is a movie star. He has a difficult life, and he is unhappy until he meets Hal. But when they meet, and agree to change places, interesting things start to happen. And, by changing places, the two men learn what is truly important in their lives.