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Léon et les traditions (Léon.)
By Annie Groovie. 2011
Un voyage avec Léon, cela ne se refuse pas ! Notre cyclope nous offre le monde sur un plateau en…
nous présentant 30 traditions, des plus surprenantes aux plus intrigantes. Une bonne façon de découvrir les us et coutumes des autres peuples. Un moment enrichissant, surprenant et présenté avec humour, bref, à la manière de Léon. Années 1-3. 2011.How you were born
By Joanna Cole. 1984
Holi colors
By Rina Singh. 2018
What's in there?: all about you before you were born (All about us!)
By Robie H Harris, Nadine Bernard Westscott. 2012
Gus and Nellie have some exciting news: there’s going to be a baby in their family! Join them through the…
seasons as they watch their mother’s pregnancy with fascination and curiosity while awaiting the birth of their new baby sibling. Combining accessible, humorous, and accurate illustrations; conversations between the two siblings; and a factual text, here is the ideal book to help young children understand that the way a growing baby develops inside a woman’s body, and how a baby is born. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2012.Helen's big world: the life of Helen Keller
By Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
Blind, deaf and unable to speak from toddlerhood, young Helen Keller lived in a dark, silent world. Despite her handicaps,…
Helen wanted to experience every part of life; with her passion for discovery and the help of an outstanding teacher, Annie Sullivan, Helen found that knowledge would soon lead to freedom. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2012.Children around the world
By Donata Montanari. 2001
Focuses on the differences and the similarities in children everywhere. Readers travel around the globe and meet 12 children from…
different countries. Describes where they live; their families; what they eat; languages spoken; and sometimes school, transportation, or religion. Grades K-3. 2001.Ada Lovelace (Little People, BIG DREAMS #10)
By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. 2018
Meet Ada Lovelace, the British mathematician and daughter of poet Lord Byron. Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS…
series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the colorful life of Lord Byron’s daughter, from her early love of logic, to her plans for the world's first computer program. As a child, Ada had a big imagination and a talent for mathematics. She grew up in a noble household in England, where she dedicated herself to studying. Her work with the famous inventor, Charles Babbage, on a very early kind of computer made her the world's first computer programmer. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical images and a detailed profile of the mathematician's life.Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!Manners on the telephone (Way to be)
By Carrie Finn, Chris Lensch. 2007
Manners at the table (Way to be)
By Carrie Finn, Chris Lensch. 2007
Manners at school (Way to be)
By Carrie Finn, Chris Lensch. 2007
My mom's having a baby!
By Dori Hillestad Butler, Carol Thompson. 2005
Elizabeth's mom is having a baby, and the whole family is involved. Elizabeth learns all about the baby's development, and…
she traces his growth, month by month. She learns how the baby got inside Mom, too. Finally the big day comes - Mom and Dad head off to the hospital, and soon there's a brand-new little person in the family! Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2005.Setting the table for one person: activities for developing spatial concepts 1
By Elżbieta Więckowska. 2008
This is the first in a series of tactile books for blind children that are developed for the purpose of…
teaching spatial relations. This book is the result of many years of work on the part of the authors in helping blind children learn about their environment and in the reading of tactile graphics. Grades K-3. 2008.The music of life: Bartolomeo Cristofori and the invention of the piano
By Marjorie Priceman, Elizabeth Rusch. 2017
Ada Byron Lovelace and the thinking machine
By Laurie Wallmark, April Chu. 2015
Biography of Ada Byron Lovelace (1815-1852), from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with…
measles to the groundbreaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine. For grades K-3. 2015Earmuffs for everyone!: how Chester Greenwood became known as the inventor of earmuffs
By Meghan McCarthy. 2015
Short biography of Chester Greenwood and his patented invention of earmuffs. Although not the first to devise ear-warming wear, Greenwood…
is remembered for the winter accessory. Also discusses several other creative inventions. For grades K-3. 2015Clothesline clues to jobs people do
By Kathryn Heling, Deborah Hembrook, Andy Robert Davies. 2012
Spot seven clotheslines, what do you see? Uniform and cap, overalls in blue, apron and oven mitts, wide suspenders, too.…
Who wears these things for the jobs that they do? Can you guess who? For grades K-3Clothesline clues to sports people play
By Kathryn Heling, Deborah Hembrook, Andy Robert Davies. 2015
Spot seven clotheslines what do you see? Socks and shinguards, a uniform in grey, helmet and shoulder pads, opponents make…
way, who wears these things for the sports that they play? Let's take a guess today. For preschool-grade 2PB & J hooray!: your sandwich's amazing journey from farm to table
By Janet Nolan, Julia Patton. 2014
From peanut, grape, and wheat seeds to sandwich, PB & J Hooray! is all about how peanut butter and jelly…
sandwiches are made. The story begins with the kitchen and works backward to the shopping, delivery, production, harvesting, farming, and planting processes! In fun, rhythmic language, readers discover how peanuts become peanut butter, grapes are made into jelly, and wheat turns into bread. For grades K-3Pedal power: how one community became the bicycle capital of the world (Green Power)
By Allan Drummond. 2017
Cycling rules the road in Amsterdam today, but that wasn't always the case. In the 1970's, Amsterdam was so crowded…
with vehicles that bicyclists could hardly move, but moms and kids relied on their bicycles to get around the city. Pedal Power is the story of the people who led protests against the unsafe streets and took over a vehicles-only tunnel on their bikes, showing what a little pedal power could do! Author and illustrator Allan Drummond returns with the story of the people that paved the way for safe biking around the world. For preschool-grade 2. Unrated