Irene Latham
2) Be a Bridge
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
In this upbeat picture book, acclaimed authors Irene Latham and Charles Waters bring key themes from their earlier collaborations (Can I Touch Your Hair? and Dictionary for a Better World) to a young audience.
Rhyming verse describes different ways in which readers can "be a bridge," from welcoming a new student and listening...
3) Wild peace
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"A mindfulness picture book about finding solace in the natural world"--
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"Organized as a dictionary, entries in this book for middle-grade readers present words related to creating a better, more inclusive world. Each word is explored via a poem, a quote from an inspiring person, and a short personal anecdote from one of the co-authors, a prompt for how to translate the word into action, and an illustration"--
6) Snail's ark
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2022.
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English
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As a large storm approaches, snails Esther and Solomon make their way to the ark.
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[2020]
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English
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Arab American Heritage Month - Children
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Middle East Book Award - Picture Book Category
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Middle East Book Award - Picture Book Category
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The "true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War offered safe haven to Aleppo's abandoned cats"--Publisher marketing.
8) African Town
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2022.
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English
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Black Authors of Young Adult Books
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 9-12 2023
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 9-12 2023
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Chronicles the story of the last Africans brought illegally to the United States on the Clotilda in 1860.
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[2016]
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"In these vivid poems, blueberries are flavor-filled fireworks, cucumbers are a fleet of green submarines in a wicker sea, lettuce tastes like butter and pepper and salt, but sometimes I crunch into a leaf the very same flavor as rain. The unexpected, ingenious imagery and enticing artwork in this collection will inspire the imaginations of young readers, and show how poetry can be as fresh and delicious as the farmers market produce it celebrates."--Provided...
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[2023]
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"Footprints forever etched in time. A commemorative patch from a tragic flight. Two golf balls, still lodged in frozen dust 238,900 miles away. From the amusing to the poignant, The Museum on the Moon introduces readers to the mysterious objects left on the lunar surface since humans arrived in 1969. Part history, part poetry, heartwarming and haunting, and illustrated with breathtaking graphite drawings, The Museum on the Moon is a moving exhibit...
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Klynt's days on her Papa's farm are the all the same, even during wartime. Until the robodog, that is. A dystopic but heartwarming novel-in-verse perfect for fans of Pax by Sara Pennypacker.
In a future United States, civil war is devastating a country on its last legs. On one side: the Patriots. On the other: President Vex's corrupt government. In the middle: everybody else, just trying to survive. The war is going from bad to worse, but out in...
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Ludelphia Bennett may be blind in one eye, but that doesn't mean she can't put in a good stitch. In fact, Ludelphia sews all the time, especially when things are going wrong. But when Mama gets deathly ill, it doesn't seem like even quilting will help. Mama needs medicine badly-medicine that can only be found in Camden, over forty miles away. That's when Ludelphia decides to do something drastic-leave Gee's Bend. Beyond the cotton fields of her small...
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Agnes has a beak that can crush bones and arms and stretch wide as a car-but that doesn't make her a monster! After she comes across a postcard, Agnes, a giant Pacific octopus, strikes up a correspondence with various other creatures below-and above-the waves. Readers will delight in this unlikely introduction to the octopus life cycle.
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No kid knows more about zoo life than Whit. That's because he sleeps, eats and even attends home-school at the Meadowbrook Zoo. It's one of the perks of having a mother who's the zoo director and a father who's the head elephant keeper. Now that he's eleven, Whit feels trapped by the rules and routine of zoo life. With so many exotic animals, it's easy to get overlooked. But, when Whit notices a mysterious girl who visits every day to draw the birds,...
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[2020]
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English
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What can you find in a poem about a robin's nest? Irene Latham discovers 'nestlings,' or smaller poems about a variety of subjects--emotions, wild animals, natural landmarks on all seven continents, even planets and constellations. Each poem is a spark of wonder that will prompt readers to look at the world afresh.