Alessandri, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALELe, Minh
Summary: A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEMás Davidson, Rachel
Summary: Rosie and her grandmother find a way to communicate despite speaking different languages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE MASJohn, Jory
Summary: When Anders the hare insists that nothing is wrong, Jeff the bear gets his friend to share what is bothering him by giving him space while still being supportive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOHTeague, Mark
Summary: A talkative cattle egret explains to a rhinoceros that in addition to having a symbiotic relationship, they also have a friendship built on communication, kindness, and a respect for boundaries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Cocca-Leffler, Maryann
Summary: "Cat always says what's on his mind, no matter how much his words may upset others. But when he hears his friends talk about him, Cat realizes that words can hurt, even though that may not be the intention"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COCClements, Andrew
Summary: The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CLEClements, Andrew
Summary: The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2007
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1 available in Young Adult Audiobooks, Call number: CDA FICTION CLEWong, Jack
Summary: "A young girl helps her dad navigate life in a new country where she understands the language more than he does, in an unforgettable story about communication and community. Angie is used to helping her dad. Ever since they moved to Canada, he relies on her to translate for him from English to Chinese. Angie is happy to help: when they go to restaurants, at the grocery store, and, one day, when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WONCooper, Kelly
Summary: "A girl and her horses learn to communicate from each other and eventually save each other in ways, both small and large."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COOBernier-Grand, Carmen T.
Summary: Six children are at the park, one group speaks only English and the other only Spanish, but soon they learn to communicate through playing, dancing, and singing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BERWeeks, Sarah.
Summary: Despite a language barrier, a dog and cat fall in love with the help of a buried trombone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Laura Geringer Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WEEDabarera, Dinalie
Summary: "Sometimes, the moments that Sona spends with her Sinhalese grandfather, her seeya, are quiet. They speak different languages and don't always use words. But they do communicate in other ways. Sometimes, they're loud. They play dress-up, stomp in puddles, and pretend to be puppies. They cook pittu, tease each other when they're messy, and read to each other, even though they might not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DABHahn, Sabina
Summary: "A squad of frogs is excited when they spot a Very Big Frog in their pond. But when the creature says that he isn't a frog, the frogs insist that he's the one who is wrong. What happens when the creature has had enough of the frogs' quibbling? Find out in this pitch-perfect, hilarious read-aloud about misunderstandings, imagination, forgiveness, and friendship!"--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HAHAlexander, Rilla
Summary: The new rooster has come along way but he is ready to crow for his new job, only nobody seems to understand his dialect--however they all appreciate his skill cooking breakfast.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALEDraper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)
Summary: A brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy, considered by many to be mentally retarded, discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DRADraper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)
Summary: Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Draper 2010Napoli, Donna Jo
Summary: "When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. But each girl's love of the snow teaches them that they don't need to speak the same language to have fun!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NAPBarnett, Mac
Summary: In this picture book a string of birds on a telephone wire plays a game of telephone, with the usual mixed up results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Allen, Kathryn Madeline
Summary: "Explores simple actions and concepts that children learn as they start to socialize and communicate"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2015