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21) All of us
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Friends can help us understand the world and ourselves, opening our eyes to unique cultures and ideas. In a story that travels the globe, it's easy to see how the world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are different" --
22) If only
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Bee City USA, Pollinators & Wildflowers - Children
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Fiction for Kids ages 0 - 8
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Fiction for Kids ages 0 - 8
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"In a cyclical story, a child wishes to fly like a butterfly, who wishes for privacy like a stick insect's, who wishes to swim like a whirligig beetle. Each garden creature expresses a desire to be like someone else, ending with the dragonfly who wishes to be like a child who can run, jump, laugh, play, count, build, and more"--
23) Ni guau ni miau
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Español
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Fabio no ladra. Fabio no va a buscar el palito. Fabio no mueve la colita. Fabio no se parece a otros perros.
Fabio is a dog who never does any of the things that ordinary dogs do, no matter how much his people try to encourage him and show him how, until the night Max follows him and discovers who his real friends are and how he behaves with them.
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English
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It's time for the Elephant Games! Every young elephant parades their talent in front of the king to earn their special elephant name. But Num-Num doesn't have a special skill to display. With a little help from some familiar friends, will this little elephant learn that being yourself is the most important talent of them all?
25) Over the shop
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"A lonely little girl and her grandparent need to fill the run-down apartment in their building. But taking over the quarters above their store will mean major renovations for the new occupants, and none of the potential renters can envision the possibilities of the space--until one special couple shows up. With their ingenuity, the little girl's big heart, and heaps of hard work, the desperate fixer-upper begins to change in lovely and surprising...
26) Hattie & Hudson
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
It's a summer day so beautiful and peaceful that Hattie, paddling in her canoe in the middle of a lake, can't help but sing. In the deep water below, a creature is lurking. He's huge and green, with a long, long neck and he rarely leaves his lair. But on this day, he hears something sweet and inviting. He hears a song. What happens when the creature rises to the surface is nothing short of magical. Can a young girl and an enormous lake monster become...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When AJ Smith moves with her family from backwoods Louisiana to Nashville after her father passes away, she could not be more different than her classmates. But she soon begins to fit in when a reality TV show casts her and another girl who is her polar opposite as "friends" on the program. The producers are hoping to incite tension and drama between the two to boost ratings. But what neither teen expected was how close of a friendship could be formed...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Jarvis offers a moving tale of friendship, kindness, and acceptance, softly touching on the subjects of illness or hardship in a way that young children can understand. Everyone likes David, the boy with flowers in his hair. He's sweet and gentle, just like his colorful petals. David and his best friend have a great time together, finding the good puddles, making up songs, and running away from the bees. But one day David comes to school wearing a...
30) No como todos
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
"En la gran ciudad de los perros todos se afanan, todos están muy ocupados y todos hacen lo mismo. Pero, de repente, aparece una perrita que no hace lo mismo que todos y eso hace que no encuentre su espacio en esta gran metrópolis. Así que decide hacer la maleta para buscar su lugar en el mundo. En este viaje la protagonista descubrirá que no hay nada malo en ser diferente y volverá allí donde todo comenzó para vivir la vida con una nueva perspectiva."--
In...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Today, Amik is expecting her beaver cousins for a special visit, and she can't wait to show them her home. But as the visitors arrive, Amik suddenly realizes that her little sister, Nishiime, has disappeared. Where could she have gone? As Amik shows her cousins some of her favorite haunts, the reader also learns how beavers help all the other animals in the forest: they cut down poplar trees so deer have easier access to the leaves, they create canals...
34) Ways to play
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Riley has plenty of ways to play; like lining up dolls and stuffies by size and shape. Tearing up newspapers and making piles into mountains, using sharp crayons to draw big swirly patterns. But bossy cousin Emma thinks those ways are wrong, wrong, and wrong. And she makes no bones about letting Riley know exactly what her opinion is. Fortunately, Charlie the dog is on hand to help with a breakthrough demonstration that there are MANY ways to play;...
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Series
Maddie and Mabel volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An excellent follow-up to the applauded series debut Maddie and Mabel, the second book in this collection, Maddie and Mabel Take the Lead, continues the timeless themes of sisterhood and sibling relationships in writing that is reminiscent of Frog and Toad and with illustrations that are equally as enduring in their endearing relationship. Author Kari Allen and illustrator Tatjana Mai-Wyss have crafted another delightful installment of this early...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"My family really loves me, and they are so proud of everything I do. When people see me, sometimes they whisper or look away. I just want them to be nice to me! I believe Down syndrome is my superpower, and I like who I am and how I'm different. It would be so boring if we were all the same!"--
37) Am I even a bee?
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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This "is the story of Osmia, a solitary bee--decidedly green and unquestionably un-fuzzy. Osmia has always believed she is a bee, (her mom told her so), but recent run-ins with people, and even other insects, leave her wondering, 'Am I even a bee?!' Confused, Osmia faces an identity crisis, and she turns to her meadow for comfort. It is here that she meets her new friend and guide Xyla, a carpenter bee who, like Osmia, does not fit the black-and-yellow...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'. Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her birth mom and comes to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, for even though they may seem very different, they are both a part of her, and that is what...
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