O'Leary, Sara
Summary: "A charming picture book about the Brontë siblings as children creating their own adventures,"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Book Group 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE OLECrews, Nina
Summary: "A lyrical picture book biography that tells the story of one of America's most celebrated children's book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Medal"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HAMMcAlister, Caroline
Summary: Before C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, he was a young boy named Jack who spent his days dreaming up stories of other worlds filled with knights, castles, and talking animals. His brother, Warnie, spent his days imagining worlds filled with trains, boats, and technology. One rainy day, they found a wardrobe in a little room next to the attic, and they wondered, What if the wardrobe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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Summary: A lyrical nonfiction picture book about the inspired life of C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of Narnia--from Free as a Bird author-illustrator Lina Maslo. Perfect for fans of The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown and Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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Summary: "This unforgettable picture book introduces young readers to the life and work of Maya Angelou, whose words have uplifted and inspired generations of readers. The author of the celebrated autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya was the first Black person and first woman to recite a poem at a presidential inauguration, and her influence echoes through culture and history. She was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ANGCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ANGBonsignore, Gregory
Summary: "[A] . . . picture book biography that celebrates the life and achievements of TV legend, pioneer, and activist Betty White"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WHIWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: How do you tell a story? Before Toni Morrison was a Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel Prize–winning author, she was Chloe Ardelia Wofford, a little girl in Ohio who was both the only Black child in her first-grade classroom and the only student who was able to read. This is the true story of how that young girl learned from her upbringing, surrounded herself with stories, and made a tremendous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MORWright-Ruiz, Kiera
Summary: "Even from Ramen's small shelf in the supermarket, they see spaghetti propaganda everywhere. They want to be celebrated, too. Maybe, Ramen misguidedly thinks, I have to change to be loved like that. "I want to be spaghetti!" they proclaim to the dismay of the rest of the instant noodle section."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2023
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE WRIMarkel, Michelle
Summary: Ever since she was a little girl, Leonora Carrington loved to draw on walls, in books, on paper—and she loved the fantastic tales her grandmother told that took her to worlds that shimmered beyond this one, where legends became real. Leonora’s parents wanted her to become a proper English lady, but there was only one thing she wanted, even if it was unsuitable: to become an artist. In London,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019
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Summary: "A young boy aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dad's, and runs into some surprises--both delightful and disastrous--on his first attempt"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: "As a kid, Abby Wambach was loud and clear about what she wanted and what she didn't--and she didn't want to be left out of any competition, especially soccer. Darting down fields and booting balls ... into goals, Abby worked her way up from competitive youth player to U.S. Women's National Soccer Team star."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAMMoreno, Dano
Summary: "In a celebration of open adoption, both a baby's birth mother and his adoptive parents share the same universal wishes for the child"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORYork, M. J.
Summary: "Provides useful words, numbers, greetings, and phrases in Tagalog"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J TAGALOG 499 YORYork, M. J.
Summary: "Provides useful words, numbers, greetings, and phrases in Korean"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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Summary: "Provides useful words, numbers, greetings, and phrases in Hindi"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J HINDI 491.43 YORYork, M. J.
Summary: "Provides useful words, numbers, greetings, and phrases in Portuguese"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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Summary: Provides useful words, numbers, greetings, and phrases in Arabic. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, an introduction to the basic grammatical rules of the language, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J ARABIC 492.7 YORMeadows, Michelle
Summary: "This first-ever picture book biography of the legendary writer and activist introduces readers to this passionate Black man who discovered his true power in the written word, which opened the world to him as he used his voice fearlessly"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BALStevens, Cara J.
Summary: "Can Rubble and his family of construction pups create a new car wash in time for the Builder Cove Vroom-Vroom Car Race?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PAWWoelfle, Gretchen
Summary: "Jeannette Rankin was always a take-charge girl. Whether taking care of horses or her little brothers and sisters, Jeannette knew what to do and got the job done. That's why, when she saw poor children living in bad conditions in San Francisco, she knew she had to take charge and change things. But in the early twentieth century, women like Jeannette couldn't vote to change the laws that failed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RANPhung, Nguyen Quang
Summary: "This is no ordinary first journey. The rainy season has come to the Mekong Delta, and An, a young Vietnamese boy, sets out alone in a wooden boat wearing a little backpack and armed only with a single oar. On the way, he is confronted by giant crested waves, heavy rainfall and eerie forests where fear takes hold of him. Although daunted by the dark unknown, An realizes that he is not alone and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PHUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WLD Culture Phung 2021Stevenson, Robin
Summary: "A rhyming alphabet book featuring a family who have lost their dog at a Pride parade."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021
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Summary: Follows the reaction of a neighborhood of birds, from a congress of crows to a gaggle of geese, when a flamboyance of flamingos moves in.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GENYork, M. J.
Summary: Provides useful words, numbers, greetings, and phrases in Vietnamese.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020