Kenard Pak
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Arab American Heritage Month for Young People
Diverse Books - Near East/Levant/Arabian Peninsula Picture Books
Diverse Books - Near East/Levant/Arabian Peninsula Picture Books
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Walking to her grandmother's home to help make warak enab, Lina discovers many ways to hear snow, from the scrape of a shovel on a sidewalk to the quiet pats of snowman-building.
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"One hundred years ago, a little boy watched his family and community come together to build a grand red barn. This barn become his refuge and home-a place to play with friends and farm animals alike. As seasons passed, the barn weathered many storms. The boy left and returned a young man, to help on the farm and to care for the barn again. The barn has stood for one hundred years, and it will stand for a hundred more: a symbol of peace, stability,...
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"In this picture book for young readers, we learn just why the mother nesting bird stays quiet and still while sitting on her eggs."--
Two children hear the calls of several birds, but not the robin who sits quietly in her nest waiting for her eggs to hatch. Includes an interview with a robin who explains why she stays quiet and still while on her eggs.
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Celebrate AAPI Heritage
Diverse Books- Pasifika Peoples, Pacific Islanders, Polynesia, and Indigenous Peoples of Oceania
Pacific Islander: Children's Books
Diverse Books- Pasifika Peoples, Pacific Islanders, Polynesia, and Indigenous Peoples of Oceania
Pacific Islander: Children's Books
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In this cumulative rhyme in the style of "The House That Jack Built," a family celebrates Hawaii and its culture while serving poi at a luau.
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Step into the quiet magic of this celebration of summer nighttime and the mystery of a world lit differently by the moon.
On a summer night, the world is still. Even the crickets think it's too hot to sing. But all at once, a girl wakes. In the kitchen, the cat rolls onto its soft paws. A neighbor's small white dog yaps, a brown rabbit peeks from a hedge, and the leaves of a cherry tree begin to stir in the breeze. Readers witness...
On a summer night, the world is still. Even the crickets think it's too hot to sing. But all at once, a girl wakes. In the kitchen, the cat rolls onto its soft paws. A neighbor's small white dog yaps, a brown rabbit peeks from a hedge, and the leaves of a cherry tree begin to stir in the breeze. Readers witness...
13) Cat wishes
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"A cat who professes not to believe in wishes is granted three of them, but makes them nonetheless"--
14) I wonder
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In this unusual text, young listeners and readers follow a group of diverse kids trying to make sense of the world as they see it.
15) The fog
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When the fog arrives on his island, a bird with a passion for people watching sets out to discover if anyone else has noticed it taking over the island.
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Presents a retelling of an ancient Chinese folktale about a lonely young man named Tuan who is looking for a wife. One day he meets a large snail and takes it home to care for it. The next day, and for days afterward, Tuan finds a delicious dinner awaiting him after work. The snail turns out to be a fairy who takes pity on Tuan and blesses him with food until he can find a wife.
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A young girl named Lina wakes up to find the world outside covered in snow. She gets up and puts on her winter clothes to stomp across town to grandma's residence, where she is to help make a very special meal. Along the way, she learns ten new ways of listening to the sounds that snow makes.
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Eric Carle and fourteen other beloved children's book artists illustrate their favorite bugs and explain why they love them. Everybody has a favorite bug. Some like shiny, colorful beetles or busy ants or soft pale moths best. Others prefer spindly walking sticks or fuzzy caterpillars that turn into bright butterflies. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 15 children's book artists share their favorite bugs and why they love...