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2) Coral reefs
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English
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Introduces coral reefs to young readers, including structure, life cycle, habitat, and other animals plants that live there.
5) Islandborn
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English
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1st Grade Reading
Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Diverse Books - African/Black Experience in the World
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Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Diverse Books - African/Black Experience in the World
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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"--
7) The old boat
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English
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2nd Grade Reading
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Multicultural Literature and Nature Education
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Multicultural Literature and Nature Education
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"Off a small island, a boy and his grandfather set sail in their beloved fishing boat. They ride the waves, catching wants and wishes and seeing the wonders of the ocean. But soon the boy is sailing the boat himself, drifting further from shore as the waters grow muddied and turbulent. When a storm washes him ashore, he sees home in a new light. He decides to turn the tides of his fortune, cleaning the island's waters and creating a new life with...
8) Islands
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English
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This book describes how oceanic and continental islands form, how islands change, and how we can take care of islands.
10) Pua and Heihei
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English
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"Can Pua the pig stop Heihei the rooster from causing trouble for Moana at the island feast?"--Back cover.
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Run along the Mississippi with Tom Sawyer. Confront the Lilliputians in Gulliver's Travels. Fight the evil sheriff of Nottingham with Robin Hood. Discover how Robinson Crusoe survived on a deserted island. QED has chosen four fantastic adventure stories for boys to continue our successful series Classic Collection! Carefully retold in clear contemporary language, and presented with delightful illustrations, these favourite classic stories will capture...
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English
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Make Way for Ducklings: After raising her ducklings on an island on the Charles River in Boston, Mrs. Mallard leads her brood to their permanent home in the Public Garden. Time of Wonder: Simple rhythmic words that are the essence of pure poetry describe the Maine island that is the home of the author. The Doughnuts: Homer is suddenly surrounded by growing stacks of doughnuts when the doughnut machine he is tending goes berserk -- it won't shut off,...