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1) Explorers
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When a family goes to a local museum, a boy notices a homeless man sitting outside, making brightly colored origami birds. He convinces his dad to buy a bird the man makes just for him. Once inside the museum, his little sister takes the bird and launches it into the air. Is it lost? Soon another boy helps him look, and the paper bird brings two families?and two new friends?together. With the style he used in Wolf in the Snow, Matthew Cordell shows...
3) Like
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English
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In a series of amusing comparisons, a boy shows how humans are much more like each other than we are like any other thing on Earth.
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Mimi is a writer and when she finds that some of her favorite words for natural things, such as wren, violet, and dandelion, are disappearing she appoints her granddaughter, Brooke, as the keeper of wild words, and shows her how to bring them to life by knowing, appreciating, and using the things they stand for.
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Publisher Annotation: A charming introduction to Saint Paul and his epistles Caldecott Medal- winner Chris Raschka breathes new life into the letters of Paul the Apostle with this inviting book. Each sumptuous page distills the main themes of Paul’s epistles into approachable, appealing language. Chris Raschka expertly depicts Paul’s sincerity and compassion, sadness and pain, giving readers a true sense of who Paul really was. Paul Writes (a...
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Español
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What do taxes, jury duty, and being good citizens have to do with helping our government? Using engaging, age-appropriate language and colorful photos, readers understand our responsibilities as American citizens and learn how to take active roles in our government. Fully translated Spanish text.
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"A love letter to family, home, and Indigenous traditions This story reminds readers of the joy we experience upon returning to those whom we love and who love us."-Kirkus From Cree-Métis artist Julie Flett and Academy Award-winning icon Buffy Sainte-Marie comes a celebration of Indigenous community, and the enduring love we hold for the people and places we are far away from. Based on Sainte-Marie's song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On...
10) My flawless life
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Publisher Annotation: Yvonne Woon, author of If You, Then Me, has crafted a slow-burn thriller about fixing-our friends, ourselves, and our complicated pasts. For fans of Allegedly and We Were Liars, My Flawless Life features a compelling narrator who grapples with the secrets of her private school classmates as well as her own life.
11) I am helpful
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[2018]
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English
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The little girl in I Am Helpful thought that having a baby sister would be fun. But with a different daily routine at home, and her parents constantly distracted by the family's newest member, the little girl has a lot to adjust to. However, by helping her parents, and taking on special jobs, like singing to the baby, she learns that being a big sister comes with big rewards (though a little spit-up too). Through simply text and joyful illustrations,...
12) Number the stars
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In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
13) Score one more
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Holiday House
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[2020]
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English
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"Sam encourages May to participate in a soccer game"--
15) Soon, your hands
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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A parent's ode to everything their child is, and will be, capable of doing as they grow. Includes American Sign Language Glossary.
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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2016.
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Country music legend Dolly Parton's rural upbringing in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. Using lyrics from her classic song "Coat of Many Colors," the book tells the story of a young girl in need of a warm winter coat. When her mother sews her a coat made of rags, the girl is mocked by classmates for being poor. But Parton's trademark positivity carries through to the end as...
20) Antiracist Baby
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English
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Illustrations and rhyming text present nine steps Antiracist Baby can take to improve equity, such as opening our eyes to all skin colors and celebrating all our differences.
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