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"Ai's self-portrait is wonderful, his grandfather says--it's just missing one little curve. What could that little curve be? Looks like it's time for Ai and his best friend, Aiko, to go on an adventure! With Ai's magical scarf turned into a paper plane, the two friends fly around searching for curves. A fluffy cloud? A colorful rainbow? A moving melody? None seem quite right. It's only when Ai is back home thinking about the happy times he had along...
4) Little shoes
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"From the bestselling and Governor General's Award-winning author of On the Trapline comes a beautifully told and comforting picture book about a boy's journey to overcome generational trauma of residential schools. Deep in the night, when James should be sleeping, he tosses and turns. He thinks about big questions, like why we don't feel dizzy when the Earth spins. He looks at the stars outside his bedroom and thinks about the night sky stories his...
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"In the woods, the girl finds wildness all around her--when she climbs toward the sky and shouts her name into the air, a bird sings back to her. She finds secrets in the stars and stories in the earth. But when her family leaves wildness behind, she sees only towering gray-glass buildings, taller than trees, nothing she can climb. It's not possible to find the stars, and the moon hangs all alone. She feels bereft-until a bird calls to her from the...
8) Island storm
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Before taking shelter, two siblings experience the excitement and beauty of an island storm from its calm beginning to its powerful peak and gentle end.
9) Henna is
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A lyrical and charming picture book celebrating henna, a traditional plant-based form of temporary tattooing in South Asian, North African and Middle Eastern cultures.
"A picture book that serves young readers as a lyrical love letter to henna, written by Muslim Book Reviewer Award winner Marzieh Abbas and brilliantly illustrated by Anu Chouhan. Henna is so much more than a form of temporary body art. Henna is nature--seeds sprouted into shrubs,...
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"Amelia Earhart fue la primera mujer en cruzar en solitario el océano Atlántico en 1932. Desapareció, al parecer, en una isla desierta del Pacifico en 1937, mientras volaba en su última aventura, la vuelta al mundo. Sus hazañas inscribieron su nombre en la historia y es recordada como una de las grandes pioneras que demostró al mundo que el hecho de ser mujer no era impedimento para lograr gestas y cumplir sueños. Este álbum presenta a los...
11) I know the whale
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A young girl's curiosity about life and death abounds when she and Papa discover a beached blue whale.
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"There's a new student in class and Sema wants to be her friend, but Makeba is extremely shy! When their teacher asks everyone to complete a Show Me Something About Yourself project, Sema sees it as the perfect opportunity to get to know Makeba better, but Makeba is too nervous to participate. Will Sema be able to technovate a way to help the new girl overcome her fears and present her project to the class?"-- Back cover.
13) Big kids
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A young boy starting school feels intimidated when he sees all the big kids, but a new buddy helps him settle in.
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"Rain falls outside an old Louisiana Creole house until the ground is as soggy as a bowl of cush cush. Petite Marie thinks she's going to have to spend all day indoors, but Gran-moman takes Petite Marie on an unexpected journey around town. Soon, Petite Marie is having a magical day filled with friends, delicious Louisiana creole cooking, and a lot of care and kindness. With the help of Gran-moman she discovers that any day can be beautiful, no matter...
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Maya and her extended intergenerational family enjoy their annual trip to the beach.
18) Daisy rewilds
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Nature-loving Daisy's passion for rewilding illustrates the importance of conservation to her community.
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"First day of school jitters? Yeti knows all about that! She's not ready for her first day of school either in this colorful picture book that is a gentle reminder that's it OK to be scared to start something new. It's almost the first day of monster school, but Yeti is NOT ready. Even though she has practiced her stomp, perfected her growl, and filed her fangs ... her stomach is still full of fire-breathing moths! Can Yeti survive her first day?...
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