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Where the forest meets the sea
Beautiful collage illustrations take the reader on an extraordinary visual journey to a primeval wilderness, which like so many others is now threatened. "My father says there has been a forest here for over a hundred million years," Jeannie Baker's young protagonist tells us, and we follow him on a visit to this tropical rain forest. We walk with him among the ancient trees as he pretend…
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- 0888063640
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- B
Cherry tree
Rakesh plants a cherry seedling in his garden and watches it grow. As seasons go by, the small tree survives heavy monsoon showers, a hungry goat that eats most of the leaves and a grass cutter who splits it into two with one sweep. At last, on his ninth birthday, Rakesh is rewarded with a miraculous sight-the first pink blossoms of his precious cherry tree!
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- 9780143332459
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- 37 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- B
Eddie and the Jets
Eddie Paulsen, sixth-grade football fanatic, is having the worst time of his life -- his father moves out, his football team is not coming together, he likes his best friend's sister, and his friends think he's a jerk. Eddie and his father learn together what life's real priorities are.
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- 9780545056533
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- 142 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- A
The naked mole-rat letters
When her father begins a long-distance romance with a Washington, D.C. zookeeper, twelve-year-old Frankie sends fabricated e-mail letters to the zookeeper in an attempt to end the relationship in this story about family, friendship, and growing up.
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- 0439862310
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- 266 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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A boy called Slow : the true story of Sitting Bull
Anxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father, a proud Lakota Sioux grows into manhood, acting with careful deliberation, determination, and bravery, which eventually earned him his proud new name: Sitting Bull.
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- 9780698116160
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- 32 pages : illustration : 26 cm
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- 920 BRU
Moody cow meditates
Do you want to help the children in your life discover stillness, calm, confidence, and resilience? Children can develop greater joy and concentration through the practices of mindfulness and meditation, and Moody Cow Meditates is the perfect way to introduce them. This vibrant and funny children's book is a playful way to introduce children to the power of meditation. With full color illust…
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- 9780861715732
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- 32 pages : illustration : 20 cm
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- 813 MAC
In daddy's arms I am tall : African Americans celebrating fathers
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Twelve poets give testimony to the powerful bond between African American fathers, children, and grandchildren in this brilliantly illustrated volume.
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- 0439056551
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- 32 pages : illustration : 22 cm
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- 811 STE
Despicable me 2 : meet the minions
Children's Book.The Minions have one job, and one job only--they work for Gru! Join Dave, Kevin, Tom, Stuart, Jerry and the rest of the gang as they do everything from stealing the moon to testing jelly recipes!This book is Level 2 in the Passport to Reading program.
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- 9780316234405
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- 32 pages : illustration : 22 cm
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- Passport 2 to reading
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- F29
Hop on Pop
This charming book introduces young children to words that rhyme, such as Hop and Pop, Cup and Pup, Mouse and House, Tall and Small. And once they have learned to recognize one word, children soon find to their delight they can read another simply by changing the first letter.
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- 0394900294
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- I can read it all by myself
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- SE
Hop on Pop
Pulitzer Prize-winning Dr. Seuss’s classic Beginner Book is now part of a book and audio CD package, with word-for-word storytelling by David Hyde Pierce. First published in 1963, the “simplest Seuss for youngest use” remains a perennial favorite when it comes to teaching kids to read. The author creates uncomplicated, monosyllabic rhymes to foster learning and inspire children to rea…
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- 9780375834936
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