Yin, Karen
Summary: "Young readers will giggle with delight as one hundred unusual animals try to squeeze into the oversized pages of this raucous rhyming tale. 'But can we fit a whole blue whale?' is repeated throughout, as more animals join the melange" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YINWen, Lenny
Summary: Lintang is determined to embrace the spice of sambal in order to connect with her Indonesian grandmother and heritage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Summary: ¡Splash! Mamá rana quiere que todas sus ranitas tomen clases de natación. A flotar, a nadar de espaldas, a patalear en el agua. . . Hop se esfuerza pero a menudo hace un lío de las cosas. ¡Hasta que un día se sorprende a sí mismo!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clavis 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 SPANISH VANYun, Hui-jeong
Summary: The seashore is densely populated with a variety of sea creatures, relying on their environment for survival.This book provides fascinating information about how these creatures feed and interact. Full-Color Illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: big & SMALL 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 577.7 YUNRomer, Jennie
Summary: "Can I Recycle This? skips over preaching and platitudes common to books on environmentalism and instead gets right to the real information that kids need. It takes readers through every step of the recycling process, from the moment that they throw an item in the bin to its journey through the recycling machinery and on its way to its new life. It gives kids the answers and resources they need...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.72 ROMMei, Zihan
Summary: "A moving, lovely cri de coeur from a father, whose daughter has moved to another country. The sense of loss and dislocation is countered by acceptance of the child's need to move away, grow up and become herself. This book would have great resonance in the Chinese diaspora -- but also in any diaspora. The loss that is entailed in leaving home, while at the same time the recognition of why it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids, Greystone Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MEIArena, Jen
Summary: "A group of kids learn about the act of giving all kinds of things, from scarves to a hug"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Summary: "Hedgehog has been busy making gifts for all of her friends. But what could possibly be grand enough for her dear friend Bear? Bear had shown Hedgehog the wonders of butterflies and taught her to ice-skate, after all. When Hedgehog finally finds her inspiration and delivers the gift, it doesn't quite turn out as she expected." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BELHarrington, Jennifer
Summary: Spirit Bear follows the adventures of Annuk, a little spirit bear cub growing up in the Great Bear Rainforest of BC’s Northwest coast. Annuk learns what it means to be different when he discovers that he has a coat of white fur instead of black, like the rest of his family. He is a spirit bear, a rare and unique species found only in the Great Bear Rainforest. One day, while testing his fishing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eco Books 4 Kids 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HARBryant, Jen
Summary: Presents an illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PIPConrad, Vicki
Summary: "The Florida Everglades are made up of nine different ecosystems supporting an astonishing variety of wildlife-panthers, manatees, snails, frogs, and a rainbow of bird species. But for years, the Everglades were threatened. They needed a voice to speak up for them. Marjory Stoneman Douglas became that voice. Her book "A River of Grass" helped the world see the irreplaceable beauty and value of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DOUBerne, Jennifer
Summary: "Rhyming text follows the evolution of the ocean, from the fiery time of its birth to the marvelously biodiverse present. Includes notes from the author and illustrator, spotlights on past and present marine life-forms, a timeline of evolutionary eras, a glossary of key terms, and recommended further reading"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: "This nonfiction picture book tells the story of Lawrence Anthony and the deep bond he forged with the matriarch of the herd he saved at his animal reserve in South Africa. When Lawrence died, the matriarch led all the elephants from remote parts of the reserve in a procession to his home, where they gathered to mourn him. They returned on the same day at the same time for the next two years...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2022
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Summary: "Peg and Cat are at the South Pole preparing to watch the ski race at the Animal Winter Games. Suddenly they spy the Penguins zooming downhill. CRASH! The Penguins apologize ("Snow problem," says Cat), but it seems that there is a problem: the Penguins keep slamming into things! So they all try again, with Peg shouting directions each time they come to a hurdle. "Go over! Go under! Go in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OXLOxley, Jennifer
Summary: Aspiring to build an amazing derby car out of junkyard parts, Peg and Cat enter the neighborhood Tallapegga Twenty and use their shape-recognition and counting skills to assemble their car and count laps in the hope of winning the Golden Cup.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Entertainment, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OXLGeorge, Jennifer
Summary: The young inventor, Rube Goldberg, enlivens his day off by building incredibly complex chain-reaction machines to solve simple, everyday problems--like playing fetch with your dog in the yard without ever actually leaving your room.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GEOArena, Jen
Summary: Acorn is the first one off the tree, longing for adventure and new experiences (though maybe not being eaten), but when a squirrel buries Acorn he is forced to stay still in the dark until the exciting changes begin, and he grows into a mighty oak--though at heart he is still a little wild.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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Summary: Provides readers with interesting facts about trees and introduces the concept of forest ecology. Includes glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 582.16 GREDek, Maria
Summary: As we grow, our dreams grow bigger too! When I Am Bigger is a counting book with numbers from nine to one hundred that skip ahead in non-sequential order, so readers are challenged to count all the objects to get the right number--and discover all the silly details in each scene along the way. This book builds on the whimsical scenarios in When I Am Big, like creating 31 incredible contraptions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2021
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE DEKLerwill, Ben
Summary: It's 7 o'clock in the morning in Mexico, and Javier is eating his breakfast. He's having corn tortillas with beans and a glass of orange juice. And at exactly the same time... ...it's 8 o'clock in the morning in New York City. Kayla is getting her schoolbag ready. A yellow school bus will take her to the school gates. One Moment in Time is a lyrical celebration of diversity with a heartfelt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Happy Yak, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.23 LERBrashares, Ben
Summary: A sensitive girl imagines transforming herself into different animals to help manage her intense emotions during difficult situations at school
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Brashares 2019Clanton, Ben
Summary: Ploof is a puffy cloud who's a little lonely -- but now you're here, and the fun can begin! Can you help Ploof overcome their shyness? Play pretend? Make Ploof laugh with your funny faces, find their hiding spot, give them a high five! Full of imaginative and interactive fun, each page of this perfect book for preschoolers offers a chance to play. By following cues to say hello, clap, blow,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books, an imprint of Tundra Book Group 2023
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Summary: When a little purple hippo cannot find the mate for her red sock, she tries everything in her sock drawer in order to be fashionable--or at least to match.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2019
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Summary: Pig brothers Dink and Fergus love playing at the beach, but when Dink wakes up from his nap in a grumpy mood, Fergus invites Dink to play with his new pirate ship of sand and gives him the starring role as pirate captain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2014