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1) Are you big?
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Are YOU big? A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe"--
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English
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"This is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all of the Great Lakes from the four salt waters - or oceans - all the way to Lake Superior. The water walks are full of challenges, and by her example...
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English
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"Gender inequality is something that happens in lots of ways, every day. But it doesn't have to! This book helps kids to notice when things are unfair, ask why, and do something about it. Equality is worth standing up for because each one of us matters, and when we are all included and represented equally, we all thrive"--Back cover.
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Horsetail Hollow volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Eight-year-old Maddie and her family move to a farm called Horsetail Hollow, and after she and her six-year-old sister find a wishing well, a magnificent white horse appears--but Maximus is a fairy tale horse, conjured out of Evie's book--so when the girls try to wish him back into his story they all end up in the fairy tale, trying to save Rapunzel.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Quick! If you don't move fast, you're going to miss him -- there he goes-- Randolph Caldecott, future famous illustrator. His sketchbook is full of hurly-burly; wild weather, frisky animals and people so sprightly they can barely hold on to the pages. But in the 1850s, there are no children's books like that. Not yet. Many are published, but their pictures look still, full of pretty poses and cluttered scenery. No one has imagined how much fun an...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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This book brings together 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present. Find out how these iconic figures have overcome obstacles, owned their differences and paved the way for others by making their bodies and minds work for them. These short biographies tell the stories of people who have faced unique challenges which have not stopped them from becoming trailblazers, innovators, advocates and makers. Each person is...
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm + 2 sheets of stickers
Language
English
Description
Provides a guide to the leaves, trees, mushrooms, insects, birds, squirrels, frogs, and animal tracks that can be discovered during nature walks, along with advice on what to bring in a backpack.
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Series
Horsetail Hollow volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Maddie follows her little sister Evie into Belle's fairy tale, where Philippe the horse helps them secure Belle's happily ever after.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Pick a date--any date!--flip to that page, and take an instant trip through history--no time machine required! This treasure trove of historical facts from The HISTORY channel takes you on a journey through the most incredible events that have shaped our world. (Psst. Check out what happened on your birthday!)."--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Forthcoming Fiction March 2024
NYT - Audio Fiction
NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
NYT - Hardcover Fiction
NYT - Audio Fiction
NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
NYT - Hardcover Fiction
Description
"Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants When two wealthy white landowners are found dead, the whole country immediately thinks it must be Jerome Washington, the hired help, who killed them. He was standing over the bodies when the police responded to an anonymous call...
16) Bird watch
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The third book in the Backpack Explorer series from the Editors of Storey Publishing leads kids aged 4 and up through the basics of birding, from identifying common birds to learning about habitat and migration and listening for bird songs"--
17) Make your mark, make a difference: a kid's guide to standing up for people, animals, and the planet
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
x, 342 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Kids today are more aware than ever of the issues that impact people, animals, and the planet, but getting involved can be an overwhelming prospect. Make Your Mark, Make a Difference: A Kid's Guide to Standing Up for People, Animals, and the Planet provides middle grade readers with tools to help them become informed and effective activists with an approach that offers hope and perspective. From Black Lives Matter to climate change, the book leads...
18) Beach walk
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm + 2 sheets of folded stickers + 1 plastic magnifying glass in affixed envelope.
Language
English
Description
"Head to the beach with this hands-on field guide and discover fish, rocks, shells, crustaceans, shorebirds, and more."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations, maps ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Introducing The Bible Atlas – a beautifully illustrated guide to the geography, events and people of the Old and New Testaments for children aged 9-12. In illustrated guide, follow the journeys of the patriarchs, view inside Solomon's Temple, witness Jesus' miracles, and see exactly where Paul traveled while spreading the message of Christianity.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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This picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir paints a vivid portrait of the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a singular 20th-century American civil and human rights activist who fought for justice against all odds, becoming an unforgettable champion of social change.
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