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Investigates holidays from around the world--including New Year's Day, Valentine's, Father's Day, Eid, Hanukkah, and Christmas--and the kinds of foods, activities, and decorations associated with them. Offers activities to make treats and decorations associated with each holiday, together with stories from different writers about their favorite holiday traditions.
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Presents a collection of over forty projects designed to engage young readers in a variety of scientific and engineering topics including systems, optics, energy, acoustics, forces, and motion. Includes material lists, step-by-step instructions, and color photographs.
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Briefly examines the state symbols and unique locations, people, and images from the U.S. state of Tennessee, with tips on how to draw each sign and symbol--including the rolling hills of the state, the country music scenes of Memphis and Nashville, and its state bird, flower, and of course a juke box. Includes a glossary.
14) Quest
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In the Caldecott Honor-winning Journey, much of Becker's energy was devoted to the story's exquisite backdrops. Now, in the second wordless book of his planned trilogy, the focus is on his characters. On a rainy day in a city park, the girl who starred in Journey and the boy introduced at the end take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. To their surprise, a king emerges from the door just long enough to pass the two a map before soldiers apprehend...
15) Journey
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Caldecott Award Books
Wordless Books
Wordless Picture Books for Picture Walks/Libros sin palabras para caminar por las ilustraciones (BBTL)
Wordless Books
Wordless Picture Books for Picture Walks/Libros sin palabras para caminar por las ilustraciones (BBTL)
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Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.
17) Ish
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Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.