Bee, William
Summary: It is another busy day for Stanley and his friends at the local park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2023
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Summary: Simple rhyming text follows a child who loves to play in the park and picks up the litter to help keep it clean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: E GhiÁguila, María Dolores
Summary: Community members, primarily of Mexican-American descent, band together and protest the construction of a police station on designated parkland and transform it into a vibrant cultural hub adorned with colorful murals that celebrate their heritage. Includes backmatter on Chicano Park in San Diego California.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AGUDoherty, Kathleen
Summary: A park ranger and a bear face off in a battle of signs as they each try to get treats from visiting campers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DOHBecker, Aaron
Summary: In the Caldecott Honor-winning Journey, much of Becker's energy was devoted to the story's exquisite backdrops. Now, in the second wordless book of his planned trilogy, the focus is on his characters. On a rainy day in a city park, the girl who starred in Journey and the boy introduced at the end take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. To their surprise, a king emerges from the door just long...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BECCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BECSpiro, Ruth
Summary: A young girl explores the Jewish philosophy of tikkun olam and is inspired to make a positive change in the world as she fixes her local park and inspires other community members to help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: In this bouncy, playful picture book for very young listeners, follow two baby friends who live in facing buildings through their day--playing, singing, and napping--till they meet in the park!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anna Schwartz Books 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE BESJoyner, Andrew.
Summary: Boris lives in Hogg Bay, in an old bus that used to travel all over the world, but now just sits there--until one day when his parents take him on an adventure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JOYEggers, Dave
Summary: Free dog Johannes' job is to observe everything that happens in his urban park and report back to the park's three bison elders, but changes are afoot, including more humans, a new building, a boatload of goats, and a shocking revelation that changes his view of the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Summary: Nonbinary fourth grader Riley and their friends learn how small, simple parks can be just as important and fun as fancy new parks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ALBBarkley, Callie
Summary: Unless Amy and her friends in the Critter Club can come up with an alternative plan, new stores are going to be built on the town's park, endangering the lives of the plants and animals living there
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J Series Critter Barkley 2017Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE BARNelson, Sarah
Summary: "A Park Connects Us is a picture book celebration of the urban park -- that rare space in the city that is truly shared by all. From the opening spread in which the park "spreads out its arms and welcomes us in, whoever we are ..." readers are invited to explore and enjoy all that this green space in the middle of the city has to offer. Spread by spread, we explore this beautifully imagined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NELMcQuinn, Anna
Summary: Leo spends the day at the park with his mother and his friend Suki playing on the swings, building a sandcastle, splashing in water, and having a picnic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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Summary: It is summer in Bog Hollow, and Austin, Ethan, Daryl, and Nellie are working together, despite the contentious relationship between Austin and Nellie, to prepare the new snake exhibit at the park's visitor center; but Austin and Nellie also have other things to worry about--Nellie's pet corn snake has escaped, and Austin's father and Nellie's mother are spending an awful lot of time together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone Press 2017
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Summary: Hugo the pigeon, the park warden of a small Parisian park, tries to coax a mysterious Somebody, the only one who never opens the windows for his visits, to come out to enjoy the park and make new friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ATIReynolds, Peter
Summary: In a crowded park, a boy makes an airplane out of a piece of paper carried to him by a gentle breeze, sends it on its way, and watches a new friend bring it back to him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYOlmstead, Gail Ward
Summary: New York, 1858: Mary, a young widow with three children, agrees to marry her brother-in-law Frederick Law Olmsted, who is acting on his late brother's deathbed plea to "not let Mary suffer." But she craves more than a marriage of convenience and sets out to win her husband's love. Beginning with Central Park in New York City, Mary joins Fred on his quest to create a 'beating green heart' in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rose Writing 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OLMBeaty, Andrea
Summary: When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BEADiPucchio, Kelly
Summary: "Manny and his friend Gertie join forces to clean up their local park--because every superhero needs a planet worth saving"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DIPCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DIPCoven, Wanda
Summary: Heidi discovers that helping to clean up can be fun, so she brings her community together to make the neglected "Trash Park" beautiful again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED COVDuarte, Judy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC DUAChew, Ruth.
Summary: "Jen Mace and her new friend Mike Stewart find magical adventures in Prospect Park"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Laura, Julia, John, and Jim learn to share the playground swings with other kids, to ride their bikes safely, to avoid littering, and to have fun together while being considerate of others in the park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Candell 2005Weeks, Sarah.
Summary: Mrs. McNosh's dog breaks his leash and leads her on a merry chase in the park, disrupting a wedding and a ballgame.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002