Thompkins, Valerie
Summary: Girls can do anything they set their minds to. Girls Like Me is a motivating and uplifting book which showcases the many different careers children can pursue. This inspiring picture book is designed to shape the future for readers and encourage them to explore occupations from a young age.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Valerie Thompkins] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOThompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Summary: "Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Innovation Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Thompkins-Bigelow 2020Tougas, Shelley
Summary: Even though it was not easy at first, Lily learns to how to embrace Mommy's new friend Carl as a member of her family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TOUThompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Summary: "When Muhammad gets a special salat rug on his seventh birthday, he is determined to do all five daily prayers on time. But one salat occurs during the school day--and he's worried about being seen praying at school. His father parks his truck to worship in public places, and people stare at him and mock him. Will the same thing happen to Muhammad? From two powerhouse creators comes an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOFlorian, Douglas
Summary: A collection of poems celebrating animals, from weasels to hammerhead sharks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 FLOFlorian, Douglas
Summary: "Smile wide and brush! brush! brush! in this fun board book!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2022
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Summary: "A blizzard blows through Qyah, Alaska, and the school roof caves in! Luckily, Molly knows just how to raise the money to fix it ... a winter carnival! When Molly wants to build the most amazing maze for the carnival, she discovers she need a little help from her friends--and a lot of help from a map!"--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a family of bears from tree-climbing in spring, through all-night dances in summer, to their deep winter sleep.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLORees, Douglas
Summary: "A humorous picture book in which Edna the very first chicken faces off against a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE REESinger, Marilyn
Summary: Poodle's hair just grows and grows until it is so long it overflows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN SINConrad, Vicki
Summary: "The Florida Everglades are made up of nine different ecosystems supporting an astonishing variety of wildlife-panthers, manatees, snails, frogs, and a rainbow of bird species. But for years, the Everglades were threatened. They needed a voice to speak up for them. Marjory Stoneman Douglas became that voice. Her book "A River of Grass" helped the world see the irreplaceable beauty and value of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DOUMarkarian, Margie
Summary: "Thwarted in her efforts to be involved in the palace's activities, a young princess with a kind heart and a determined spirit finds opportunities to be useful outside the castle walls"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018