Gianferrari, Maria
Summary: Bread, milk, wool, fruits, and vegetables: things that fill our day to day lives. But where, and who, do they come from? Across wheat fields and city rooftop gardens, mushroom beds and maple forests, Thank a Farmer traces the food and clothing that a family uses back to the people who harvested and created them. With Maria Gianferrari's informed and poetic text and monumental artwork from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GIASummary: Ten monkey siblings jump on a bed until one-by-one they injure themselves, in a book that employs plastic snaps to help readers count down from ten to one. On board pages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Innovative Kids, a division of Innovative USA 2009
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Summary: Ever since he was a baby, Iggy Peck has built towers, bridges, and buildings, which comes in handy when his second grade class is stranded on an island during a picnic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Beaty 2007Sterling, Holly
Summary: "Introduce children to the tools they need to self-soothe with this calming book, filled with simple yoga and mindful breathing exercises."--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Priddy Books 2021
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Summary: "Senator Kamala Harris's picture book memoir in which she tells her life story and shows how everyone can be a superhero"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HARKane, John
Summary: 'There's something I need you to help me with. When I say BOO, you say HOO. Are you ready?' Boo is little ghost who lives in a haunted house - and he is afraid of the dark. In I Say Boo, You Say Hoo, readers must help tell the story with a series of hilarious verbal and visual cues. This is a wonderful book for sharing with a single child or in a group ... and it's a little bit stinky. Be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Templar Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KANKeb' Mo'
Summary: This picture book illustrates that life's many beautiful moments should be spent with the people we love, using the words of Keb' Mo's song "Life is beautiful."
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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Summary: When winter sidewalks seem to have been mysteriously shoveled, a child wonders if snowmen are magic and have nighttime jobs while the people sleep. Includes hidden pictures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BUEEwing, Chana Ginelle
Summary: "An ABC of equality introduces complicated concepts to the youngest of children, from celebrating our differences, understanding everyone's beliefs, and treating everyone with kindness."--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2020
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Summary: Young readers have a wild time learning the names of a wide variety of animals in this delightfully illustrated exercise in building strong vocabulary skills. Each carefully categorized group of creatures is depicted in illustrations, and each illustration is labeled with the name of the animal. This allows readers to practice reading the names of common animals, as well as learn the names of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2024
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Summary: "Young readers journey under the sea to learn the names of the creatures that live there and other fun things that can be found in the ocean in this creative vocabulary-building exercise. Colorful illustrations of sea creatures, submarines, and more are labeled clearly so early learners can discover the words for what's found under the sea. Short, clear text breaks down each group of words into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: J 591.77 HARCowan, Laura
Summary: "Navigates the tricky world of friendship for little children. The thought of making new friends turns Kerry Koala's tummy upside down. But luckily Miss Molly's treetop school is there to help. Here Kerry will learn how to start conversations, take turns and play fairly, and work through disagreements and apologise - as well as understand different kinds of friendship and how they can change...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Limited 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COWField, Jim
Summary: "Sen̋or Roscoe is going on vacation! Join him and his goldfish, Fry, as they camp, ski and sail their way through the trip of a lifetime, learning lots of new Spanish words along the way." -- Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2020
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Summary: Sohee helps her family prepare for the Lunar New Year celebration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PARWare, Syrus Marcus
Summary: Amelie learns about collective care, mutual aid, and abolitionist ideas as they help their parents get ready for the annual Prisoners' Justice Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triangle Square Books for Young Readers/Seven Stories Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WARBlabey, Aaron
Summary: "Pig is the world's LAZIEST Pug. There's nothing that can make him put down the snacks and get off the couch! Or is there...?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Canada Ltd. 2020
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Summary: When she was young, Katalin Karik decided she would study science--even though she had never even met a scientist! But she was determined to learn as much as she could about the human body, and once she made a decision, she stuck with it. Katalin had to learn English while attending university, but she worked hard until she became a doctor. After facing many challenges, including lack of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KARBolden, Tonya
Summary: "Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THAHo, Joanna
Summary: "An anthem for Asian America that celebrates the richness and diversity within the Asian American identity and serves as a reminder of our self worth, our legacy and most of all, our destiny. "--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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Summary: From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament to the resilience of the African American community, this book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE ALELong, Michael G.
Summary: "This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civils rights leader, who, with the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, led 250,000 people to the doorstep of the U.S. government demanding change"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSFurrow, Robert
Summary: "A stunning picture book for young nature lovers about starlings and the fascinating phenomenon of murmurations"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.8 FURLarson, Kirsten W.
Summary: "Astronomer and astrophysicist Cecilia Payne was the first person to discover what burns at the heart of stars. But she didn't start out as the groundbreaking scientist she would eventually become. She started out as a girl full of curiosity, hoping one day to unlock the mysteries of the universe. With lyrical, evocative text by Kirsten W. Larson and extraordinary illustrations by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023