Eve Bunting
3) The Wall
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A boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.
8) Yard sale
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A young girl named Callie learns that her family will be moving from their house to a smaller apartment, and must have a yard sale to downsize their possessions. Callie is sad to see strangers bargaining for precious family mementos, but she eventually realizes that home is about family rather than things.
9) Smoky night
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When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
11) A day's work
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When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
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Mighty Little Girls
Picture Books for #wonderfulwednesday
Prolific Children's Book Author Eve Bunting
Picture Books for #wonderfulwednesday
Prolific Children's Book Author Eve Bunting
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On Wednesday nights when Grandma stays with Anna everyone thinks she is teaching Anna to read.
14) Sunflower house
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A young boy creates a summer playhouse by planting sunflowers and saves the seeds to make another house the next year.
15) Going home
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Although a Mexican family comes to the United States to work as farm laborers so that their children will have opportunities, the parents still consider Mexico their home.
16) Butterfly house
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With the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free, and every summer after that butterflies come to visit her.
17) Dandelions
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Young Zoe searches for a way to make her mother happy after the family moves to its new home in the Nebraska Territory.