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1) The giver
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
4) Anthem
Author
Language
English
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Description
Equality 7-2521 lives in the Dark Ages of the future, where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, all traces of individualism have been wiped out. But the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in Equality 7-2521, a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, he dares to stand forth from the herd -- to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
A Is for All the Things You Are: A Joyful ABC Book is an alphabet board book developed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture that celebrates what makes us unique as individuals and connects us as humans. This lively and colorful book introduces young readers, from infants to age seven, to twenty-six key traits they can explore and cultivate as they grow. Each letter offers a description of the trait, a question inviting the...
9) Be you!
Author
Language
English
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Description
The reader is encouraged to "'be your own work of art." To be patient, per sistent, and true. Because there is one, and only one, YOU."--Provided by publisher.
10) The art lesson
Author
Pub. Date
1997?
Language
English
Description
Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there much more regimented.
11) Lovely
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences that all add up to the same thing: we are all lovely!"-- Provided by publisher.
12) Rissy no kissies
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A love bird who doesn't like kisses? Rissy's friends and family wonder if she's sick, confused, or rude. But kisses make Rissy uncomfortable. Can she show everyone there's not one right way to share affection?"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Odd Velvet
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
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Description
Although she dresses differently from the other girls and does things which are unusual, Velvet eventually teaches her classmates that even an outsider has something to offer.
15) Whoever you are
Author
Pub. Date
2001, 1997.
Language
English
Description
Despite the differences between people around the world, there are similarities that join us together, such as pain, joy, and love.
17) Grady the goose
Author
Language
English
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Description
Grady the goose is left behind when her family leaves to fly to a warmer climate, but a helpful farmer finds her and reunites her with her parents and siblings.
18) A normal pig
Author
Language
English
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage - More Children
Back to School, More Titles - Children
Back to School, More Titles - Children
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Description
"Pip is a normal pig who does normal stuff: cooking, painting, and dreaming of what she'll be when she grows up. But one day a new pig comes to school and starts pointing out all the ways in which Pip is different. Suddenly she doesn't like any of the same things she used to - the things that made her Pip."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Shares three stories of children learning how to appreciate differences among people. Vibrant and colorful photos help tell the stories. Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an index." -- Publisher's website.
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