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All kinds of families
By Mary Ann Hoberman, Marc Boutavant. 2009
Hoberman tackles the elusive question of what makes a family a family. Her refrain says it all: "Bottle caps, gingersnaps,…
buttons, or rings/You can make families from all sorts of things!" No matter what, making a family is about seeing the likenesses, not the differences. Grades K-3. 2009.Buttercup's lovely day
By Andrea Beck, Carolyn Beck. 2008
The Story of Chakapas: a Cree Indian legend (Cree Legends of Pelican Narrows ; #1)
By P. G Downes, Annie Downes Catterson. 1987
A you're adorable
By Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise, Sidney Lippman, Martha G Alexander. 1998
¡El gallo que no se callaba!: The rooster who would not be quiet!
By Eugene Yelchin, Carmen Agra Deedy. 2017
En este cuento bilingüe, el alcalde de La Paz--un pueblo ruidoso--instituye nuevas leyes que prohíben todo canto. Pero un gallo…
valiente decide que debe cantar, independientemente del castigo. Para los grados K-3. Español/InglésThe librarian of Basra: a true story from Iraq
By Jeanette Winter. 2005
Alia Muhammed Baker is the librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for…
those who love books. Until now. Now Alia fears that the library and the 30,000 books within it will be destroyed forever. In a war-stricken country where civilians, especially women, this true story about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds us all how throughout the world, the love of literature and the respect for knowledge know no boundaries. For preschool-grade 2The secret project
By Jonah Winter, Jeanette Winter. 2017
At a former boy's school in the remote desert of New Mexico, the world's greatest scientists have gathered to work…
on the "Gadget," an invention so dangerous and classified they cannot even call it by its real name. For grades K-3. 2017The Michigan reader for boys and girls: For Boys and Girls (Readers Ser.)
By Kathy-Jo Wargin, K. L. Darnell. 2001
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Chicka Chicka Book, A)
By John Archambault, Lois Ehlert, Bill Martin Jr.. 1989
Nubs: the true story of a mutt, a marine & a miracle
By Kirby Larson, Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery, Major Brian Dennis. 2009
Chronicles the friendship between Marine Major Brian Dennis and Nubs, a pack leader of wild dogs in Iraq who bonded…
with Dennis, but when Dennis was relocated seventy miles away and could not bring the dog with him, Nubs traveled across the freezing desert to find his human friend. For grades K-3An engaging biography based on the incredible true story of a Jewish refugee who pioneered home video games and launched…
a worldwide obsession. Do you ever wonder how video gaming was invented? What came before your PlayStation or Xbox? This is the story of Ralph Baer, a refugee from Nazi Germany, who used his skills—and a lot of ingenuity and persistence—to make life a little more fun. Television was new when Ralph returned from serving in World War II, but he didn't settle for watching TV. He knew it could be even more fun if you could play with it. He tinkered and tested, got help and rejected, but with perseverance and skill, he made his vision come true! This is the inspiring story of a fearless inventor who made TV video games a realityThe buried book: the loss and rediscovery of the great Epic of Gilgamesh
By David Damrosch. 2007
Chronicles the history of The Epic of Gilgamesh (DB 19137), a three-thousand-year-old Mesopotamian tale recorded on clay tablets believed to…
be lost in the seventh century B.C.E. Describes the text's origins, loss, 1840 excavation, and decoding. Provides detailed analysis of the poem and discusses its impact on modern literature. 2006Possible side effects: True Stories
By Augusten Burroughs, Augusten X. Burroughs. 2006
A collection of humorous anecdotes from the author of Running with Scissors (RC 54817). Describes his addiction to nicotine gum,…
his nosebleed on a red-eye trans-Atlantic flight, and his impulse to buy a puppy with his partner, Dennis, as a companion for their beloved French bulldog. Strong language. Bestseller. 2006Daughters of the fifth sun: a collection of Latina fiction and poetry (Big Bks.)
By Judy Mullican, Ken Carroll. 1995
Short stories and poems by the "godmothers" of Latina writing and later-generation authors divulge the Latina experience. They relate being…
women in a machismo- oriented culture, living in a minority group in the United States, learning the power of language, and dealing with everyday lifeHilde and Eli, children of the Holocaust: Children of the Holocaust
By David A Adler, David A. Adler, Karen Ritz. 1994
Hilde was the daughter of a German shop owner and Eli was the son of a Czechoslovakian rabbi. Using information…
from surviving family members, the author describes how the lives of Hilde and Eli were affected by Hitler's coming to power in 1933. For grades 3-6 and older readersThe Nancy Drew scrapbook: 60 Years of America's Favorite Teenage Sleuth
By Karen Plunkett-Powell. 1993
Since Nancy Drew's debut in 1930, her books have outsold those of her male counterparts--the Hardy Boys (started in 1927)--and…
also those of Agatha Christie. Nancy Drew has inspired motion pictures, plays, a ballet, a television show, a rock group, and a university conference. The author delves into the folklore and half-truths surrounding Nancy's authorship and publishing historyQuestions: poems (An I can read book)
By Lee Bennett Hopkins. 1992
A collection of poems that ask questions, divided into sections titled "Who?" "What?" "Where?" "When?" "How?" and "Why?" Included are…
poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Karla Kuskin, and Margaret Wise Brown. Grades P-2. 1992.Smoke and ashes: the story of the Holocaust
By Barbara Rogasky. 1988
The author seeks to explain how the Holocaust came about by examining the roots of anti-Semitism, the Nazis' plan for…
extermination of Jews, and the step-by-step execution of that plan. For junior and senior high and older readersChristmas in the barn
By Margaret Wise Brown. 1952
Christmas poems (An Ala Notable Book Ser.)
By Myra Cohn Livingston. 1984
The joys and traditions of the Christmas season portrayed in new and old poems for family sharing. Eighteen selections include…
offerings by Harry Behn, X.J. Kennedy, Christina Rossetti, and John Ciardi. Grades K-3 and older readers. 1984.