Lawrence Schimel
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"A young girl is getting ready for bed when her puppy tries to play. First Rex brings his ball over, but she ignores him. Then he crashes story time, but she still doesn’t give in! Finally, as a last resort, Rex steals her teddy and the chase is on! Under the table, over the chair, her daddies give chase and, at last, rescue the bear. Now it’s really time for bed! Goodnight, Rex."--publisher's website.
2) Lucky me
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"Bruno's friend Sanjay has his own room and a pet iguana. His brother, Mateo, who is visually impaired, has a dog named Rocco who helps him get around, and Mateo is a fantastic storyteller. Bruno doesn't have a pet, and he has to share his room with Mateo, but he still feels like the luckiest of all to have such a great brother and amazing friend"--Provided by publisher.
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Will you read a book with me?
Antonio wants someone to read with him, but nobody seems to have any time-not his mom, not their neighbor, and not any of his friends on the street. It's only when he looks in an unexpected place that he discovers the perfect reading partner, and a chance to make a new friend.
A celebration of the power of stories and communities, Read a Book with Me, will remind audiences’ young and old that there's nothing to bring...
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"A young boy is awake before his moms and sister. It’s too early to make a sound...but what’s that noise?! Two rumbling tummies need to be fed! Letting themselves into the kitchen, the boy and his cat finish their breakfast just in time to say 'Good morning' when the rest of the family wakes up."--publisher's website.
5) Blood Lines
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The vampire stories in Blood Lines all take place in New England, where the sense of lineage and place is unmatched in any other region of America.
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Une petite fille se prépare à se coucher, mais son chiot Rex insiste pour jouer à la balle. Il l'interrompt pendant l'heure du conte, mais elle l'ignore. Enfin, en dernier recours, Rex lui vole son ours en peluche et s'enfuit. Ses papas le pourchassent partout dans la maison et finissent par récupérer le toutou. Maintenant, il est temps de se coucher. Bonne nuit, Rex!
La cadence de cet adorable album en rimes plaira aux petits comme aux grands....
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Un petit garçon se lève avant ses mamans et sa sœur. Il est trop tt pour faire du bruit… mais qu'est-ce qu'il entend? Son estomac qui gargouille? Non, c'est le chat qui ronronne! Ils vont tous les deux à la cuisine et finissent de déjeuner juste au moment o le reste de la famille se réveille.
La cadence de cet adorable album en rimes plaira aux petits comme aux grands.
9) 9 kilometers
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"The sky is still dark when a young boy leaves home for school. He has a long path ahead: nine kilometers—over five-and-a-half miles—through the mountains and rain forests of Chile. But the boy doesn’t mind. While he walks, he can count butterflies and lizards, and he can think about where the 15,000 steps he takes every morning could lead. Nine kilometers could bring the boy across ninety soccer fields, up the world’s ten largest buildings,...
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"A young teacher sets out for the Amazon rain forest, eager to share geography, science, and math with the remote community of Las Delicias. The town’s children love the books the young teacher brings, and yet they keep repeating legends about a great and dangerous serpent. The young teacher can’t believe her students still care about that nonsense. But as the river rises, those stories don’t seem so strange anymore. Maybe books aren’t the...
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"One night under the acacia trees, Kibo writes a story about home. His neighbor Naki reads his words, binds them into a book, and brings it to the city. There Camilo devours Kibo’s story, remembering his childhood in the savannah. The next day he shares the book and his memories with his friend Simon. Soon Simon starts writing new songs about distant lands. Where will Kibo’s book go next, and what will it spark for its next reader?"--publisher's...
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"Did you know that the information inside your head travels faster than cars on the highway? Or that electricity moves around in there? Your brain is mysterious—there is a lot we know about it and even more that we still don’t understand. With detailed illustrations and activities to challenge your brain, Your Brain is Amazing explores the inner workings of the most complex organ on Earth and how it makes you you!" --publisher's website.
13) Some days
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"A young girl tells her mother about a passageway in their yard. Down this passageway, it is not cold, there is no danger, and nothing bad can ever happen--and the person she longs for is with her again. The only problem is that, on some days, the passageway is not there. But maybe, together, mother and daughter can find a way to carry that feeling with them always"--Provided by publisher.
15) The wild book
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"Thirteen-year-old Juan’s summer is off to a terrible start. First, his parents separate. Then, almost as bad, Juan is sent away to his strange Uncle Tito’s house for the entire break! Who wants to live with an oddball recluse who has zigzag eyebrows, drinks fifteen cups of smoky tea a day, and lives inside a huge, mysterious library? As Juan adjusts to his new life among teetering, dusty shelves, he notices something odd: the books move on their...
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"n the pueblo of Palenque, hardly anybody knows how to read. Curious about the letters her older sister Gina receives from a young doctor each month—letters that she is sure contain promises of love—one young girl makes a decision that will change her life, and the lives of every child in the pueblo, forever. With the help of Señor Velandia, the owner of the village shop, she will slowly unlock the letters of the alphabet and discover the magic...
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"On September 11, 1973, a military coup plunged Chile into seventeen long years of dictatorial rule. Only the return of democracy could reveal the full horrors of Augusto Pinochet’s regime: 3,197 people dead or disappeared - including thirty-four children under the age of fourteen. With one poem for each child lost, Niños is an unforgettable tribute to the lives threatened by political violence across the world."--back cover.
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"Between 1936 and 1939, a civil war raged across Spain. For almost three years, ordinary citizens lived in fear of bombs dropping from the sky. When fascist dictator Francisco Franco declared victory, he began to persecute everyone who had once opposed him. Spain became a country of secrets, where anyone who was different was in danger. Different explores this turbulent period through the voices of seven-year-old Socorro and nine-year-old Paco. Because...
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"The new girl, from Morocco, doesn't speak. She doesn't speak English, that is. But when a classmate welcomes the girl to share her native Arabic, the two forge a forever-friendship while learning about the vast wonders int he world around them. A joyous, lyrical text-including English translations and pronunciations of Arabic vocabulary and the complete Arabic alphabet-offers an accessible, fresh approach to talking about immigration."--book jacket....