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Twelve-year-old Nella Sabatini's life is changing too soon, too fast. Her best friend, Clem, doesn't seem concerned; she's busy figuring out the best way to spend the "leap second"-- an extra second about to be added to the world's official clock. The only person who might understand how Nella feels is Angela, but the two of them have gone from being "secret sisters" to not talking at all. Then Angela's idolized big brother makes a terrible, fatal...
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When Littletown Library is destroyed by a tornado, it seems like book-loving Nia is the only one who cares; so she starts the "new free library" under the tree where she used to read, and writes out familiar stories and rhymes that are just a little bit wrong, and encourages the people who check them out to correct them--until soon the whole of Littletown is filled with people reading and writing books.
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Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Going Back to School
School is Cool!: Books for Kids
Sky Bear 2023
Going Back to School
School is Cool!: Books for Kids
Sky Bear 2023
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A school is more than just a building. It's a community of people, a place for discovery, and a place to explore!
9) Windows
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La La La 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
La La La 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Walking his dog at dusk, one boy catches glimpses of the lives around him in this lovely ode to autumn evenings, exploring your neighborhood, and coming home.
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What is a purple person? Great question. I mean, really great! Because purple people always ask really great questions. They bring their family, friends, and communities together, and they speak up for what's right. They are kind and hardworking, and they love to laugh (especially at Grandpa's funny noises)! A purple person is an everyday superhero! How do you become one? That's the fun part! Penny Purple will lead you through the steps. Get ready...
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On Isaac's street most of the houses are decorated in red and green for Christmas including his friend, Teresa's, while Isaac's house is blue and white for Hanukkah; then someone smashes Isaac's window in the night, and Teresa comes up with a way to show support her friend--and gets the whole community to rally around their Jewish family.
13) Empty fridge
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No one in Andrew's building remembered to buy anything for dinner. By working together and pooling their resources, the community is able to solve the problem.
14) The forever tree
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"When a beloved tree gets sick, the human and animal communities work together to give it a new life."--
17) The nature girls
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Aki's The Nature Girls is a picture book starring an adorable troupe of girls exploring different biomes--the ocean, the desert, the tundra, the grasslands, the forest--and meeting all the cute animals that inhabit them.
18) The king penguin
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King penguin Percival is off to find subjects who will listen to him, as long as they do not eat him first.
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We celebrate cops, firefighters, and soldiers, and rightly so. But ley'd also celebrate teachers, bus drivers, grocery clerks, mail carriers, and the other folks who keep the world spinning around every day. And let's give a nod to kids, too---kids who are kind and brave and help each other. They're heroes too.
20) Ice
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This wordless tale depicts a community of pigs that suffer from the heat and go in search of ice despite the odds against them.