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28441) My fade is fresh
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
With so many beautiful hairstyles to choose from like perms and locs, a little girl decides to get the freshest fade on the block.
28442) Joltin' Joe DiMaggio
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"The baseball legend, Joe DiMaggio's picture book biography"--
A tribute to the golden-era baseball star traces his upbringing as a fourth-generation Italian in San Francisco while describing the influences that the Depression, World War II and his proud father made on his history-making career. --Publisher's description.
28443) Chico
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2005
Description
When six-year-old Sandra rides her horse, Chico, to see the newborn calf on her father's ranch, she encounters a rattlesnake and depends on Chico to get them back safely.
Author
Publisher
Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
One of today's most inspiring world leaders was once an ordinary child named Lhamo Thondup. In a small village in Tibet, his mother was his first great teacher of compassion. In everyday moments from his childhood, young readers begin to see that important lessons are all around us, and that they, too, can grow to truly understand them.
28446) Who is Pope Francis?
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Jorge Mario Bergoglio, aka Pope Francis, from Argentina, is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere. Since being elected pope he has shown a humbler, less formal approach to his office than his predecessors: a warm style that has been referred to as "no frills." His common touch and accessibility, as well as his insistence that the church be more open and welcoming, has quickly endeared him not...
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"During the aftermath of the Vietnam War, Van wakes up one morning to find that her mother, her sisters Loan and Lan, and her brother Tuan are gone. They have escaped the new communist regime that has taken over Ho Chi Minh City for freedom in the West. Four-year-old Van is too young--and her grandmother is too old--for such a dangerous journey by boat, so the two have been left behind. Once settled in North America, her parents will eventually be...
28449) Cleopatra
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Explore one of the most recognized people in history with the biography of Cleopatra. Kids will learn about her life, achievements, legacy, and why she continues to fascinate generations of readers. This book follows the same standards as other National Geographic Readers with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach that kids love.
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"In this lyrical retelling of the Nativity story, Little Star is nervous when Maker announces that Holy Night is coming. But Maker's gentle encouragement, the shining example of other stars and planets, and the appearance of a very special Baby help her realize that change doesn't have to be bad or scary, and that Maker is always the same"--
Author
Publisher
What on Earth Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Discover the story of life on Earth and how it came to be, with real-life scientists Sarah Darwin and Eva Maria Sadowski.The Earth has come a very long way from the molten planet with oceans of magma that existed 4.5 billion years ago. Since then, the land has shifted, the climate has changed, and life has flourished. But how exactly did living things come to be? Let real-life scientists Sarah Darwin and Eva Maria Sadowski enlighten you about the...
28452) Thank a farmer
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Bread, milk, wool, fruits, and vegetables: things that fill our day to day lives. But where, and who, do they come from? Across wheat fields and city rooftop gardens, mushroom beds and maple forests, Thank a Farmer traces the food and clothing that a family uses back to the people who harvested and created them. With Maria Gianferrari's informed and poetic text and monumental artwork from Monica Mikai, Thank a Farmer gently emphasizes the importance...
28453) The city of mist: stories
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Presents a complete collection of the author's short stories, some of which were not previously published. The stories are mysterious, imbued with a sense of menace, and told with the warmth, wit, and humor of Zafón's inimitable voice. A boy decides to become a writer when he discovers that his creative gifts capture the attentions of an aloof young beauty who has stolen his heart. A labyrinth maker flees Constantinople to a plague-ridden Barcelona,...
28454) Five stinky socks
Author
Publisher
Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
A monster with five stinky socks explains why each sock is so smelly.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
"Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times, best-selling author of Winter's Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, returns with a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love. A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined always to do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant...
28456) Miss Potter
Publisher
Santa Monica, CA : Genius Products, [2007]
Description
In an effort to give their younger brother Norman a project to keep him busy now that he has joined the family publishing house, the older Warne brothers agree to publish Miss Beatrix Potter's first children's book. They don't expect the book to sell well, but they need to keep Norman busy. As a single woman living in Edwardian London, Beatrix suspects this endeavor may provide her with a small measure of freedom. But she also has very specific ideas...
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