Elys, Dori
Summary: "With vibrant illustrations and flaps die-cut to look like papel picado, the intricately designed sheets of tissue paper, this joyful board book teaches young ones how to honor loved ones around us and those who have passed on."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ELYHoffman, Mary
Summary: Features illustrations and descriptions of different types of families and how their lives are similar and different.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.8 HOFCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.8 HOFBrown, Monica
Summary: A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROKim, Hyo-eun
Summary: "A cinematic journey through the Seoul subway that masterfully portrays the many unique lives we travel alongside whenever we take the train. A poetic translation of the bestselling Korean picture book."--Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribble 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIMIttusardjuat, Monica
Summary: "'Before schools were introduced to the Inuit, we were taught by our relatives.' In this picture book, Monica Ittusardjuat shares how she learned knowledge and skills in a time before being taken to residential school. She describes how children learned through playing games, imitating grown-ups, and observing adults around them."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Inhabit Education Books Inc. 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Brown, Carron
Summary: Watch as astronauts blast off into space with this beautifully illustrated book. By simply holding the book up to the light, or shining a torch behind each page, young readers will be able to discover how astronauts work, eat and exercise on a space station, and will delight in following a crew from lift-off to touch-down. The innovative see-through feature fulfills a similar function to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPANISH BROAlessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALERaúl the Third
Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUSilver, Erin
Summary: "In this gorgeously illustrated, deeply moving picture book, a young girl learns about the practice of sitting shiva after her mother dies."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SILSummary: Children are used to hearing about how important it is to protect nature, but they may not fully understand how the natural world can positively impact their emotional wellbeing. With that in mind, this book looks to show children how nature can be fun, uplifting, consoling and even offer companionship.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The School of Life 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J304.2 SCHBrown, Monica
Summary: En este vibrante libro ilustrado bilingüe sobre la biografía del músico Tito Puente, los lectores bailarán al ritmo de la vida de este rey del mambo. A Tito Puente le encantaba golpear ollas y sartenes cuando era niño, pero lo que realmente soñaba era tener su propia banda algún día. Desde Spanish Harlem hasta los premios Grammy, y todos los ritmos intermedios, esta es la historia real de la...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROQitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel
Summary: "In this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Tanna's Owl, Tanna finds a small, grey lemming, far too cute to turn over to the scientist who has sent the children out to gather lemmings for his research. Instead, Tanna deems Fluffi to be a family member and attempts to raise the lemming in her home. But when the lemming strays from its cozy bed behind the stove and into Tanna's mother's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Inhabit Media Inc. 2022
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE QITWhitehill, Miry
Summary: Demonstrates the importance of welcoming people from all over the world into the community with love, compassion, and acceptance.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Explore 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WHINelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Summary: "A powerful true story about three Black girls who courageously integrated a New Orleans school on November 14, 1960, told by award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 379.2 NELDonovan, Sam
Summary: "Daddy is the Mystery Reader at Tori's school today, and he's coming dressed as Miss Rita! Tori helps Daddy gloss, glitter, glamour, and glimmer to get ready. It takes time--because sparkle is serious business! Tori loves helping Daddy become Miss Rita. But will the other kids at school love Miss Rita like Tori does? Luckily, a last-minute idea helps Daddy and Tori find a way to make story time...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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Summary: Inspired by the author's own little boy, 'Shadow's' main character likes princesses, fairies and things 'not for boys'... he soon learns (through the support of his dad) that everyone has a shadow that they sometimes feel they need to hide. This is an important book for a new generation of children (and adults alike) which exemplifies the concepts of unconditional love, respect and positive...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Larrikin House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STUJavernick, Ellen
Summary: If you see someone in a wheelchair, you might think he or she couldn't compete in a race. But... you might be wrong. What if you see a child with no hair? Do you think she is embarrassed all the time? How about a kid who has a really hard time reading? Do you think that means he's not smart? You might think so. But... you might be wrong. With clear prose and lighthearted artwork, this book...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions/Amazon 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAVCrow, Katrine
Summary: "What do you do when you feel like you don't fit in? Find something that makes you stand out"--Page 4 cover
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flowerpot Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CROMartínez, Ernesto Javier
Summary: A reclamation of the Mexican serenata tradition, follow the story of a young boy who asks his father if there is a song for a boy who loves a boy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Reflection Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARBen-Barak, Idan
Summary: "What is life? How did it start? Long, long ago, no one knows exactly where or when, a tiny bubble formed that was a Little Bit Different. It was the first living cell. Everyone's ancestor. And so the story of life begins."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.8 BENFritsch, Kelly
Summary: A bold and colorful exploration of all the ways that people navigate through the spaces around them, and a celebration of the relationships we build along the way. We Move Together follows a mixed-ability group of kids as they creatively negotiate everyday barriers, and find joy and connection in disability culture and community. A perfect tool for families, schools, and libraries to facilitate...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FRITinn-Disbury, Tom
Summary: "Billy misses his mommy very much. She lives in the clouds. Some days when he and Daddy play in the garden, he knows that Mommy is letting the sun shine for them. But not all days are like that. Sometimes Mommy's clouds are dark, and Billy feels sad and alone. Written in collaboration with an experienced grief professional, Lost in the Clouds gently explores the idea of grief and teaches...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TINOrtego, Alicia
Summary: Kindness is something anyone can learn: Give to others and ask nothing in return. Helping others is simply the best thing to do. When you are kind, kindness comes back to you.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: [Alicia Ortego] 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ORTSummary: We often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onward in Muslim civilization there were amazing advances and inventions that still influence our everyday lives. People living in the Muslim world saw what the Egyptians, Chinese, Indians, Greek, and Romans had discovered and spent the next one thousand years adding new developments and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2012