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1. Aruego, Jose//Dewey, Ariane (1979). We hide, you seek. New York: Greenwillow Books.

Abstract:
Take an active part in playing hide-and-seek with the pictures in this book!(A Wordless Book)

Abstract provided by Sally Bayes-Foxx, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Animals] [Chameleon] [Desert] [Geography] [Giraffe] [Leopard] [Multicultural] [Rhinoceros] [Swamp]

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2. Brown, Ruth (1996). Toad. New York: Dutton Children's Books.

Abstract:
A dirty toad has a slimy, mucky day in the swamp. It turns out that being disgusting pays off when a monster spits out the toad because of its terrible taste. You can't judge a toad by appearance alone.

Abstract provided by Cory Holycross, 1999 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Amphibians] [Appearance] [Bodies Of Water] [Conflict Resolution] [Five Senses] [Habitat] [Insects] [Jumping] [Pond] [Self Esteem] [Smell] [Swamp] [Taste] [Toad]

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3. DeFelice, Cynthia (1997). Willy's silly grandma. New York: Barton Press, Inc..

Abstract:
Even though Willy's grandma is very superstitious, Willy doesn't believe in her superstitions. One dark and scary night, Willy realizes how smart his grandma really is when he goes down by the Big Swamp.

Abstract provided by Kelly Raulin, 1997 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African American] [Bodies Of Water] [Family] [Fear] [Feelings] [Grandparents] [Happiness] [Multicultural] [Parents] [Superstition] [Swamp]

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4. Dennis, Wesley (1951). Flip and the morning. New York: Dominion.

Abstract:
Flip, a young horse, always wakes the other animals. Willie the goat tells Flip about a wooden duck that lives in a swamp and that anyone who comes into contact with the duck receives wisdom. Willie made oup the story so Flip would leave. Flip does leave to search for the duck and actually finds one. He races back and wakes up Willie to show him the duck.

Abstract provided by Scott Weaver, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Animals] [Assertiveness] [Birds] [Bodies Of Water] [Decision Making] [Duck] [Fear] [Feelings] [Horse] [Self Esteem] [Swamp]

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5. dePaola, Tomie (1999). Bill and pete to the rescue. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.

Abstract:
Bill and Pete are best friends who leave the Nile in search for Pete's cousin, Little Jane Allison Crocodile. Little Jane has been stolen and taken to the United States. Bill and Pete get separated when Pete helps a rich lady retrieve her purse. Bill joins forces with alligators from the swamp to save cousin Jane- just as Pete escapes the rich lady!

Abstract provided by Amy Dudley, 2000 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Adventures] [Alligator] [Amphibians] [Animals] [Birds] [Bodies Of Water] [Crime] [Crocodile] [Disappearance] [Escape] [Family] [Friendship] [Lost] [Parents] [Rescue] [Separation] [Swamp] [Zoo]

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6. Gerstein, Mordicai (1983). Arnold of the ducks. New York: HarperCollins.

Abstract:
A boy is taken from his home and dropped into a duck nest. He grows up thinking he is a duck. He eventually must struggle to regain his true identity.

Abstract provided by Ben Hillyard, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Birds] [Bodies Of Water] [Differences] [Duck] [Family] [Fear] [Feelings] [Happiness] [Love] [Parents] [Self Esteem] [Siblings] [Swamp] [Verbal Communication]

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7. Karas, G. Brian (1996). Home on the bayou: A cowboy's story. New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Abstract:
Ned, a cowboy, and his mom leave their home in the West to move to the swamp. Ned hates the swamp and mean Big Head Ed at school. Big Head Ed picks on Ned because he is a cowboy. One day Ned becomes a hero at school when he uses his lasso to quiet Big Head Ed.

Abstract provided by Julie Hudson, 1998 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Acceptance] [Anger] [Bully] [Conflict Resolution] [Cowboys] [Desert] [Family] [Feelings] [Frustration] [Grandparents] [Love] [Moving] [Nonverbal Communication] [Parents] [Sadness] [School] [Swamp] [Verbal Communication]

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8. McCourt, Lisa (1997). I love you stinky face. Minneapolis, MN: Bridgewater Books.

Abstract:
A mother explains to her child how she would love her child no matter how the child smelled or what she looked like. The child's imagination creates an ugly, sick, terrible, and scary monster that the mother says she still loves.

Abstract provided by Sarah Gatzlaff, 1999 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Alien] [Alligator] [Animals] [Ape] [Bath] [Bedtime] [Birthday] [Dinosaur] [Family] [Insects] [Love] [Monsters] [Night] [Parents] [Skunk] [Smell] [Swamp] [Verbal Communication]

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9. Priceman, Marjorie (1989). Friend or frog. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Abstract:
Kate is a little girl whose best friend is a frog. When the frog causes too much trouble, her mom tells her to get rid of it. As Kate tries to find a decent home for her frog, he escapes.

Abstract provided by Tina Obradovic, 1996 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Amphibians] [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Escape] [Feelings] [Friendship] [Frog] [Nonverbal Communication] [Pets] [Sadness] [Swamp] [Verbal Communication]

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10. Vaughan, Marcia (1995). Whistling dixie. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Abstract:
Much to her mother's dismay, Dixie Lee brings home an alligator, a snake, and an owl to be pets and to protect her family from spooky creatures. The creatures prove themselves by scaring away all the spooky creatures, and Dixie Lee is allowed to keep her pets.

Abstract provided by Jen Schlosser, 1997 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Alligator] [Animals] [Bodies Of Water] [Feelings] [Friendship] [Happiness] [Heroism] [Owl] [Protection] [Snake] [Swamp]

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11. Walton, Rick (2004). Suddenly alligator: An adverbial tale. Layton, UT: GibbsSmith.

Abstract:
A young boy decides it is time to buy a new pair of socks to replace the smelly one's he's worn for three years. He travels to town via the swamp discovering items he's lots along the way. He encounters an alligator and a chase ensues. The alligator gets hold of the boys' shoe and when the shoe cocmes off, the odor from the socks, stuns the alligator. The boy continues on his way to buy new socks. With each step along his journey, he experiences an adverbial action.

Amy Stevens, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Alligator] [Anger] [Animals] [Bodies Of Water] [Body Parts] [Bravery] [Challenges] [Clothing] [Fear] [Feelings] [Five Senses] [Happiness] [Language] [Learning] [Running] [Smell] [Spelling] [Stream] [Swamp]

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