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Amitié Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse City and town life City and town life Fiction City and town life Juvenile fiction Friendship Friendship Fiction Friendship Juvenile fiction Picture books for children Stories without words Vie urbaine Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseSima, Jessie
Summary: While shopping with her two dads for supplies for her birthday party, Harriet, who is wearing a penguin costume, is carried away by a waddle of penguins and must hatch a plan in order to get herself back to the store in the city.--Provided by Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SIMKelly, Erin Entrada
Summary: The twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek K-12 have been together all their lives so when graceful Orchid Mason arrives, with exotic clothes and glorious hair, the other seventh graders do not know what to think.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KELCole, Henry
Summary: In this wordless picture book, a cat named Spot ventures out an open window and through a city on a journey, while his owner tries to find him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE COLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COLFoxe, Steve
Summary: This Step into Reading collection features five LEGO City leveled readers, featuring careers including firefighters, handy persons, police, and veterinarians. Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. For children who are ready to read on their own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2024
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Summary: Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE BroAtinuke
Summary: Presents three tales of an endearing and enduring character, Tola, who lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, brother and grandmommy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ATICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ATITaylor, Theodore
Summary: Missing the city life, a young girl starts to feel a sense of belonging in her new town when she discovers vibrant graffiti splashed throughout the neighborhoods, proving street art can be found everywhere--as well as a sense of home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TAYThomson, Sarah L.
Summary: Straight-laced fifth grader Emily's world is turned upside down when new neighbor and free spirit Rani moves in with her dog Otto.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC THOFaber, Polly
Summary: "The sky is getting dark. In the city, a little girl is eating her dinner, brushing her teeth, and getting ready for bed. Meanwhile, her mother is putting on her coat and getting ready to go to work. Where is she going and who will she see along the way? As the night goes on, readers will see nurses, cleaners, delivery workers, doctors, police officers, journalists, and many other workers who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FABTuma, Refe
Summary: "Frances Stenzel was just trying to prove her scientific worth to her parents ... instead, she reawakened her great-grandfather's secret and most terrible invention. Before it can destroy the town, she sets off after it ... and she'll have to face ... angry locals and an unexpected friendship ... while the trail for the monster goes cold and time is running out before her science career, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TUMVerde, Susan
Summary: Armed with pencils, paints, dreams, and Grandma Addy's memories of how beautiful the neighborhood once was, Angel and others paint the big wall that had been cold, empty, and cheerless.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUSnyder, Gabi
Summary: Illustrations and easy-to-read text urge the reader to go beyond the noise of the city to listen to a crow's caw, rain dripping onto a sidewalk, and whispered goodnights. Includes notes about listening.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SNYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SNYDay, Nick (Nicholas)
Summary: "Sylvia Samantha Wright is very good at finding--she just doesn't know exactly what all her 'junk' is good for, not yet at least. But when completely ridiculous disaster strikes, she springs into action and uses her junk to create solutions to the town's troubles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DAYCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAYTan, Shaun
Summary: A collection of illustrated short stories, each one about the relationship of humans and the animals, both wild and domestic, that share the urban environment of the inner city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TANIsadora, Rachel
Summary: Carmelita loves to greet everyone in her colorful neighborhood. There are people from so many different cultures! They all like to say hello too, so now Carmelita can say hello in Spanish, English, French, Japanese, and many other languages. And her dog, Manny? Well, he seems to understand everyone, and gives a happy "Woof!" wherever he goes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BOARD ISAStutson, Caroline
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text follow a young girl and her father as they share a busy day at the park before returning to their fourth-floor apartment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018
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Summary: Molly who lives in New York City, and Olive who lives on a farm in Iowa are email friends, and both think that the other would be in serious trouble if they exchanged places--so they make a bet, and while Olive is getting totally lost in Minneapolis, Molly is at a farm in upstate New York desperately trying to milk a goat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ATWGraham, Bob
Summary: "After a long, cold winter, doors finally open, and children spill out like candies from a box. Amanda is the last one out of the apartment building, with a carton of chalk in her hands. On every inch of the pavement outside, the children draw pictures of flowers and trees, mushrooms and snails, and a few very unexpected things. It's a concrete garden. Their creativity, unfettered in the open...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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Summary: An elephant in the rainforest is looking for a birthday adventure, and a pampered city kitty is getting bored with her luxe life; when the two connect over Lair-BNB, they discover the joys of new places and of finding your way back home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions, Amazon Publishing 2021
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Summary: Desde los autos, los autobuses y las bicicletas que van por las calles, hasta los museos, los restaurantes y lost teatros llenos de gente. Las páginas de este libro te invitan a descubrir muchos lugares de una ciudad llena de actividad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH BROCastillo, Lauren
Summary: A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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Summary: "In the middle of the night, a chain reaction of noises wakes the residents of an urban apartment building, and then lulls them back to sleep"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WYNCoyle, Finn
Summary: Finn Coyle shares some of his favorite vehicles from around the city in this simplistic photo-based board book. Readers will discover vehicles including a street cleaner, water truck, snowplow, bucket truck, taxi cab, tow truck, fire truck, city bus, and police patrol car.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flowerpot Press 2023