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cause and effect

Books about cause and effect for readers of all ages.

Cover of All Fall Down

All Fall Down

Helen Oxenbury

Ages 0–3movementplay

Cover of That Darn Yarn

That Darn Yarn

Tony Millionaire

Ages 4–10humormischief

Cover of Ah-choo!

Ah-choo!

Margery Cuyler

Ages 2–6cause and effectcommunity

Cover of The flea's sneeze

The flea's sneeze

Lynn Downey

Ages 3–7humoranimals

Cover of Slam!

Slam!

Adam Stower

Ages 3–7accidentscause and effect

Cover of Gobble-gobble crash!

Gobble-gobble crash!

Julie Stiegemeyer

Ages 2–6countinghumor

Cover of The thing that bothered Farmer Brown

The thing that bothered Farmer Brown

Teri Sloat

Ages 3–7curiosityproblem-solving

Cover of One Day in the Jungle

One Day in the Jungle

Colin West

Ages 3–7animalsnature

Cover of The yawning game

The yawning game

Greg Gormley

Ages 2–6humorcontagion

Cover of Why are you doing that?

Why are you doing that?

Elisa Amado

Ages 3–7farm lifecuriosity

Cover of Mouse Cookies & More

Mouse Cookies & More

Laura Joffe Numeroff

Ages 3–8cause and effectconsequences

Cover of I Know an Old Lady

I Know an Old Lady

Sandra D'Antonio

Ages 3–7cumulative storytellinghumor

Cover of This for that

This for that

Verna Aardema

Ages 4–8folkloreconsequence

Cover of Who woke the baby?

Who woke the baby?

Jane Clarke, Charles Fuge, Jane Clarke

Ages 2–6animalsjungle

Cover of What happens next?

What happens next?

Sandra Markle

Ages 5–12sciencecuriosity

Cover of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell!

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell!

Lucille Colandro, Jared D. Lee

Ages 2–7humorsilly situations

Cover of I know an old lady who swallowed a fly

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly

Claudia Rueda, Public Domain

Ages 2–7humorcause and effect

Cover of Force & Motion (DK Eyewitness Books)

Force & Motion (DK Eyewitness Books)

Peter Lafferty, Steve Parker, David Burnie, Christopher Cooper

Ages 8–12physicsscience exploration

Cover of Sound and Light (Prentice Hall Science Explorer)

Sound and Light (Prentice Hall Science Explorer)

Michael J. Padilla, Ioannis Miaoulis, Martha Cyr

Ages 10–14physical sciencewaves and energy

Cover of "Stand back," said the elephant, "I'm going to sneeze!"

"Stand back," said the elephant, "I'm going to sneeze!"

Thomas, Patricia, Patty Thomas

Ages 3–7humoranimals

Cover of If you plant a seed

If you plant a seed

Kadir Nelson

Ages 3–8kindnessnature

Cover of Making things move

Making things move

Marcia S. Freeman

Ages 5–10force and motionphysics

Cover of Force and Motion

Force and Motion

Don Nardo

Ages 7–12sciencephysics

Cover of Buzz, buzz, buzz

Buzz, buzz, buzz

Byron Barton

Ages 2–6humoranimals