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¡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/InglésBuddy, the first seeing eye dog: First Seeing Eye Dog, The (level 4) (Hello reader! Level 4)
By Eva Moore, Don Bolognese. 1996
From slave to soldier: based on a true Civil War story (Ready-to-Read)
By Deborah Hopkinson, Brian Floca. 2005
Tennessee, Civil War. Young Johnny hates being a slave and chooses freedom by joining the Union Army. Johnny proves his…
bravery by driving the mule team and supply wagon by himself at night to bring food to hungry soldiers. Short chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2005The Berenstain Bears and the wheelchair commando (A big chapter book)
By Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain. 1993
Harry McGill has started spending all of his time on the computer instead of playing wheelchair basketball with his friends.…
His parents hope that when they move to the country, Harry will make some new nondisabled pals. Brother and Sister try to become Harry's friends, but it isn't easy. Yet they are in for quite a surprise when Too-Tall starts bullying Harry. For grades 2-4Because of the rabbit
By Cynthia Lord. 2019
After rescuing a bunny on the last night of summer, Emma starts fifth grade. She is paired up with Jack,…
who does not seem to fit in anywhere. But the two share a love of animals and find common ground--because of the rabbit. For grades 3-6. 2019Liberty (Dogs Of World War Ii Ser.)
By Kirby Larson. 2016
New Orleans, 1940s. Polio-survivor Fish Elliot and his neighbor Olympia team up in order to save a starving stray dog…
they call Liberty, and they find other unlikely allies willing to help. For grades 3-6. 2016Chester and Gus
By Cammie McGovern. 2017
Chester has always wanted to become a service dog, but when he fails his certification test, it seems that dream…
will never come true. But then a family adopts him to be a companion for their son, Gus, who has autism. For grades 4-7. 2017Dash (Dogs Of World War Ii Ser.)
By Kirby Larson. 2014
When her family is forced into a Japanese internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and…
her beloved dog, Dash. Heartbroken, Mitsi clings to her one connection to Dash: the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for him. For grades 3-6. 2014Upon the head of the goat: a childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944
By Aranka Siegal. 2003
Author recounts her experiences as a young Jewish girl during Hitler's rise to power. Recalls being trapped in Ukraine while…
visiting her grandmother, returning to her family in Hungary, and being forcibly moved to an Auschwitz ghetto. Describes the many wartime restrictions. For grades 6-9. Newbery Honor Book. 1981Soldier Sister, Fly Home
By Nancy Bo Flood, Shonto Begay. 2016
A tender and gripping novel about family, identity, and loss. Fourteen-year-old Tess is having a hard enough time understanding what…
it means to be part white and part Navajo, but now she's coping with her sister Gaby's announcement that she's going to enlist and fight in the Iraq war. Gaby's decision comes just weeks after the news that Lori Piestewa, a member of their community, is the first Native American woman in US history to die in combat, adding to Tess's stress and emotions. While Gaby is away, Tess reluctantly cares for her sister's semi-wild stallion, Blue, who will teach Tess how to deal with tragic loss and guide her own journey of self-discovery. Lori Piestewa was a real-life soldier who was killed in Iraq and was a member of the Hopi tribe. Back matter includes further information about Piestewa as well as a note by author Nancy Bo Flood detailing her experiences living on the Navajo reservation. A pronunciation guide to all Navajo vocabulary used within the text is also included.Me and Mister P.: Me And Mister P. , Book Two (Me and Mister P. #2)
By Maria Farrer, Daniel Rieley. 2017
Mister P. is the coolest friend a kid could wish for!Arthur is fed up with his younger brother Liam getting…
all the attention from their parents just because he's a little bit different from other kids. Arthur just wants a normal family and a normal life, where he can play soccer and hang out with friends -- without Liam always being so embarrassing. Just when Arthur can't take it anymore, Mister P. -- a polar bear with a suitcase -- shows up. He doesn't talk, and Arthur is scared of him at first. (He is a polar bear, after all!) But he isn't dangerous. In fact, Mister P. is lots of fun, and even gets along with Liam. He comes with Arthur to school and soccer, and makes life an adventure! Still, Mister P. can't stay forever. But before he goes, he helps as only a polar bear can... leading Arthur to see his brother in a whole new way.