Susan Kathleen Hartung
3) Mittens
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Nick helps Mittens the kitten adjust to life in a new home.
5) Dear Juno
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Although Juno, a Korean American boy, cannot read the letter he receives from his grandmother in Seoul, he understands what it means from the photograph and dried flower that are enclosed and decides to send a similar letter back to her.
10) A mom for Umande
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Because his own mother is too young to take care of him, Umande, a newborn gorilla, is fed and cuddled by human zookeepers until a surrogate mother is found.
11) One dark night
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A young boy and his grandparents help a mother and her kittens find safety during a summer thunderstorm.
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In this collection of haiku poems, a young girl walks through a Japanese garden and discovers many delights, from one leaf to ten stone lanterns. Includes notes about Japanese religion and philosophy.
In this collection of haiku poems, a young girl walks through a Japanese garden and discovers many delights, from one leaf to ten stone lanterns.
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The mermaid Tallulah is searching for her special gemstone that will give her powers and let her tail colors shine. The wise sea turtle suggests she try looking in the Great Lakes. Together the pair searches the lakes, and in the last lake--Lake Michigan--Tallulah finds a Petoskey stone and her new home.
14) Tallulah
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Tallulah doesn't look like the other young mermaids living in the ocean. Her tail is a dull gray. And when all the other mermaids go on a quest to find the special gemstones that make their tails sparkle with color, Tallulah doesn't find her gemstone at all. When Turtle suggests that Tallulah searches the Great Lakes she is eager to give it a try, even though the other sea creatures believe mermaids don't belong in lakes. Tallulah explores the Great...
15) Your own big bed
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Introduces how different animals and even human babies grow from being newly-hatched or born, through being carried everywhere, to having their own special place to sleep.