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4) Saturday
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When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.
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A New Look at Thanksgiving Using Children's Literature
Diverse Books - African/Black Experience in the World
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
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Diverse Books - African/Black Experience in the World
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
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When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
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Banned and Challenged Children's Books of the 2020's
Diverse books - Native Americans, American Indians, First Nations, and Indigenous Peoples Around the World
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
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Diverse books - Native Americans, American Indians, First Nations, and Indigenous Peoples Around the World
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Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all... When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource. Inspired by the many indigenous-led movements across North America, this bold and lyrical picture book issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption.
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"When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives. The tiger offers Lily a deal--if Lily will open her grandmother's star jars and return what she stole, the tiger will heal her grandmother. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice . . . and the courage to face a tiger"--Provided by...
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What happens when the book gets it wrong? Max is not a cat-- Max is a dog! But much to his dismay, this book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a dog? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking. Illustrator Mike Wohnoutka hilariously depicts the pup's...
14) Islandborn
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Diverse Books - African/Black Experience in the World
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Picture Books Featuring Dominican Children
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Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Picture Books Featuring Dominican Children
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"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"-- Provided by publisher.
15) Swarm of bees
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A horde of bees and a young boy race around town wreaking havoc on the townspeople.
16) Nana in the city
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Emotions: Books for Kids
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.
17) The bridge home
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Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Chennai, India.
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How to Bring a Book to Life - 2023
How To Bring a Book to Life- Spring/Summer 2025
How to Bring A Book to Life- Summer Edition
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How To Bring a Book to Life- Spring/Summer 2025
How to Bring A Book to Life- Summer Edition
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"In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what"-- Provided by publisher.
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7th-8th Grade Reading List
Adult Literacy Favorites: Banned Books Week Picks
Anti-Racist Non-fiction: YA
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Adult Literacy Favorites: Banned Books Week Picks
Anti-Racist Non-fiction: YA
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This adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi's "Stamped From the Beginning" explores the history of racist ideas in America by examining the lives of notable historical figures, from Cotton Mather and Thomas Jefferson to W.E.B. Du Bois and Angela Davis. Discusses how racist ideas spread and how they are also discredited.
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La La La 2024
Picture Books for Halloween 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books for Halloween 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can't see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is...