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• And Then Comes Summer

  Brenner, Tom

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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.

• Cheers for a Dozen Ears

  a Summer Crop of Counting

  Chernesky, Felicia Sanzari

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  A family goes to a farm stand to buy - and count - a variety of fresh produce, from one watermelon to twelve ears of corn.

• Curious About Summer

  Platt, Cynthia

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  George enjoys a summer day - swimming at the beach, going on a picnic, and visiting the fair.

• Dandylion Summer

  Preston-Gannon, Frann

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  When two sisters make a wish upon a dandelion, the seeds scatter and bring them Dandylion, a friend to play with all summer long.

• Dr. Seuss's Summer Things

  Seuss, Dr

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  Thing One and Thing Two spend a summer day at the shore-- swimming, floating, boating, and more!

• Firefly July

  a Year of Very Short Poems

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  A selection of short American poems dealing with the four seasons and the different weather events and animal patterns that can occur within each.

• Fresh Delicious

  Poems From the Farmer's Market

  Latham, Irene

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  In these vivid poems, blueberries are flavor-filled fireworks, cucumbers are a fleet of green submarines in a wicker sea, lettuce tastes like butter and pepper and salt, but sometimes I crunch into a leaf the very same flavor as rain.

• Hello Summer!

  Rotner, Shelley

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  This photo essay explains the basic changes to the natural world that come in summer and note summer activities children enjoy.

• Hooray for Sunny Days!

  Kantor, Susan

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  Follows a group of adorable woodland friends as they enjoy all the best things about the sunny days of summer.

• Jane Foster's Summertime

  Foster, Jane, 1970-

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  From sweet ice cream to beautiful sandcastles, this is a vibrant introduction to the sights of summertime from leading illustrator and designer Jane Foster.

• The Longest Day

  Celebrating the Summer Solstice

  Pfeffer, Wendy, 1929-

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  A simple explanation of what the summer solstice is and how it has been celebrated through the centuries. Includes craft activities.

• A Lullaby of Summer Things

  Ziarnik, Natalie Reif

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  Sights and sounds of a summer twilight mingle with recollections of a lovely day at the beach as a household settles in for the night.

• On a Summer Night

  Hopkinson, Deborah

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  On a hot summer night, a little girl wakes up, and wonders what has woken her, and the rest of the nighttime world.

• On the First Day of Summer Vacation

  Rabe, Tish

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  This bright, engaging adaptation of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" celebrates and rewards a productive school year with all the adventures that the summer months have to offer.

• Summer

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  Busby, Ailie

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  A bilingual (English/Spanish) board book that shows children engaging their senses in summertime play!

• Summer

  a Solstice Story

  Gross, Kelsey Ebben, 1982-

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  The story of a group of animal friends who come together on the Solstice to celebrate the wonder of the summer.

• Summer at the Seashore

  Tarsky, Sue

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  I went for a walk at the seashore today. I saw lots of pretty little seashells! 1 diving gray dolphin, 2 striped beach umbrellas, 3 leaping fishes and so much more. What a good walk I had!

• Summer Babies

  Galbraith, Kathryn Osebold

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  It is summer in the park, and as the sun shines babies play and hide, while spiders spin and ants scurry.

• Summer Color!

  Murray, Diana

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  Two children notice all the beautiful colors that surround them on a rainy summer day out in the country.

• Summer Days and Nights

  Yee, Wong Herbert

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  A little girl enjoys the activities of a warm summer day and night.