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Barefoot : escape on the Underground Railroad
In the dark of the night a Barefoot, an escaped slave, flees for his life. With his pursuers close behind and the moon shrouded in clouds, Barefoot must rely on the wisdom of the wild animals of the forest and swamp to guide him to the safety of the underground railroad. Innovative perspective and use of light and a spare text result in an unforgettable portrayal of one slave's journey to free…
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- 9780064435192
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Henry's map
Henry is a very particular sort of pig. "A place for everything and everything in its place," he always says. But when he looks out his window he is troubled. The farm is a mess! Henry is worried that nobody will be able to find anything in this mess. So he draws a map showing all the animals exactly where they belong. And Henry embarks on a journey through the farm, his friends tagging along…
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- 9780399160721
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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Draw!
Based on his own childhood, beloved and award-winning artist Raúl Colón's wordless book is about the limitless nature of creativity and imagination. A boy alone in his room. Pencils. Sketchbook in hand. What would it be like to on safari? Imagine. Draw! A boy named Leonardo begins to imagine and then draw a world afar — first a rhinoceros, and then he meets some monkeys, and he a…
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- 9781442494923
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 29 cm
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Stuck in the mud
Early in the morning, down on the farm, a new day was dawning, peaceful and calm . . . until Hen discovers that one of her chicks is stuck in the mud! How many animals will it take to pull Chick out of the mud? A fun-packed farmyard romp with a surprise foldout ending!
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- 9780141500072
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 29 cm
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The new baby calf
Buttercup the cow is a very wise, very loving mother who knows that baby calves need care and love and confidence - and time to grow big and strong. Beginning with his birth in early spring and moving through to late fall, colorful plasticine - relife illustrations follow her calf's growth. Amazingly rich in detail and texture, they add a delightful dimension of humor and charm to this warm, ge…
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- 0590447769
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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Hairy Maclary's rumpus at the vet
Sniffles and snuffles and doses of flu, itches and stitches and tummy ache too . . . Hairy Maclary is waiting to see the vet with lots of other pets. Then something happens to turn the waiting room into a scramble of paws, a tangle of bodies and a jumble of jaws . . . Surely the vet will be able to fix it?
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- 014054240X
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 17 cm
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The jungle book
Relive Walt Disney's 19th full-length animated feature in this beautiful, hardcover, 96-page classic storybook that accurately captures the movie magic and places it right into a child's hands. With every turn of a page, adventure unfolds to create memories that will last a lifetime.
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- 0717283364
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- 42 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Slow Loris
In the zoo, where Slow Loris lives, he's just, well, slow. Boring. It takes him ten minutes to eat a satsuma. An hour to scratch his bottom. Hardly the most exciting sight at the zoo. But Loris doesn't care. He has a secret...at night, when the rest of the zoo is sleeping...Slow Loris is a slow loris. In the wild, slow lorises spend their days sleeping in trees, their bodies rolled into tight b…
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- 192913228X
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Nim's friends
Anything can happen on Nim's Island, a magical place ruled by a young girl's imagination. Young Nim lives alone on an undiscovered tropical island with her scientist dad. Her only friends are imaginary literary figures (Alice in Wonder land, Huck Finn) as well as animals from the island (a sea lion, an iguana, a sea turtle). Nim's life mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Ro…
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- 9780545065757
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Nim's Island
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Carpet of dreams
When Sara goes to stay with her grandmother, she discovers a dusty old Turkish carpet in the attic. Mesmerised by beautiful animals woven into the carpet, she embarks upon a magical and dreamlike journey that takes her back through time and place, to ultimately discover the roots of her family. An exquisitely illustrated picture book that celebrates the importance of family and cultural history…
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- 0207199914
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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