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reSchool-K-Psalm 139, as reprinted on the final page, serves as inspiration for this lyrical text. The pages are set up as a call and response: "Before you were born" followed by "But when you arrived." As such, the book captures the watchful waiting and final fulfillment that accompanies the birth experience. The word...
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PreSchool-Grade 2Nathan's apartment building has an old-fashioned elevator, complete with an elevator man in a handsome maroon uniform who opens the gates and turns a handle to make it go up or down. The boy's greatest wish is to be an elevator man when he grows up, so when traffic is slow, his friend lets him help. Mu...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3Each psalm expresses feelings familiar to children: fear and uncertainty, comfort and contentment, amazement and gratitude. The sacred songs, paraphrased in simple, child-friendly language, celebrate the beautiful world, which is protected by God's all-encompassing love, and provide a sense of reass...
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Caroline Jayne Church has illustrated many children's books, including Do Your Ears Hang Low (Scholastic), Hungry Hen (HarperCollins) written by Richard Waring, and One Smart Goose (Orchard), which she also authored. She also runs a greeting card business and makes her own paper, which was used to create the illustrati...
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Vronique Van den Abeele is a translator, teacher, and writer. She wrote this book, her first published work for children, after her own grandmother developed Alzheimer's disease. Vronique lives in Belgium.Claude K. Dubois has written or illustrated more than thirty books for children, several of which have been transla...
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Kindergarten-Grade 2When his sister is born, Facile wants to find just the right gift for her. Recalling how his father planted a mango tree for him, he decides to carry on the tradition and, after several fruitless attempts, seeks advice from villagers on how to "plant a tree that will grow strong." When his sister be...
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Grade 1-3Ashby introduces a seventh-century man often called the first English poet. Caedmon was a cowherd who, ironically, detested poetry. He lived in an oral society and everyone else seemed capable of storytelling but him. When a tongue-tied Caedmon left a feast early and went to sleep with his cows, he dreamed of ...
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Starred Review. With sunny watercolors created in a delicate, almost-miniature scale, Daly interprets the familiar words of Ecclesiastes. A small farm by the sea provides an evocative setting for the life cycles of the natural world and of a family. As the simple text reads "A time to be born," a pregnant woman rests o...
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Grade 1-4An author's note introduces this story as an adaptation of the song from TheLiturgy of the Hours and The Book of Common Prayer. The basis of this text is the song of praise that saved Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from death in the furnace from the Book of Daniel. Goble includes the familiar verse, in which ...
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Ages 5^-9. Most libraries probably own several versions of the popular biblical story about Joseph, but this one is well told and particularly handsome. Wildsmith's ink-and-watercolor artwork has never seemed more polished, his colorings more carefully shaded (especially where the blue of the desert sky meets the gold ...
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This fully illustrated book presents nine narrative selections drawn from both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Each double-page spread appears to be self-contained, but actually the stories continue through several spreads with the same title, such as Abraham and His Children, Daniel and the Lions, and The Lif...
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Gr 25In this inspiring picture book biography, Barton recounts how John Roy Lynch went from teenage slave to state representative in just 10 years during Reconstruction. The author describes how Lynch was born to an Irish father and an enslaved mother, making him "half Irish and all slave." Lynch learned to read and wr...
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It's 1776, and the Revolutionary War is raging. Fourteen-year-old Nathan Wade is a patriot, but he's too young to join the fight. Then his cousin David Bushnell comes to town with a secret. David has designed a water machine that can explode bombs underwater. And his mission is to launch it against the British warships...
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With clear, simple language and sweet illustrations, this board book explains the meaning of one of the best-loved Christian prayers, the Lord's Prayer. Brief explanatory text relates the words of the prayer to young children's everyday lives and teaches them how to talk to God like a father. Rounded corners, padded co...
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PreSchool-Grade 1A barefoot girl, dressed in an animal skin, lives in the wilderness with only her small brown dog for companionship. They share their foodfish, nuts, berries, and even insectsas well as their cave. In summer, they sleep outdoors and in winter, they huddle together in the warmth of their cavern. Searchi...
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Through the sacrament of baptism, God shows his love ' the same love that claims us for his family, that sent Christ into the world to die for us; the same love that we show to one another. Using simple, clear text adapted from the French Reformed Church liturgy and paired with vibrant illustrations and straightforward...
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K-Gr 3According to detailed back matter, the author learned of a documented incident involving a book-eating bear and the subsequent letter written by Peter the Venerable to a neighboring French monastery requesting St. Augustine's letters. That research inspired this story that combines suspense, humor, and informatio...
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PreS-Gr 2A fun and nostalgic look at families and summer vacation. This is a lighthearted and simple story depicting family members enjoying one another and leisure activities such as fishing, camping, boating, etc., while at a family reunion. Palacios depicts the characters with strong resemblances, from their red hai...
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K-Gr 2-The nameless protagonist in this picture book is a wallflower around other people, but alone, she blossoms with exuberant play and a vivid imagination. Quirky and endearing with her wild mop of black curls, pink high-tops, and struggle with shyness, she will appeal to readers who know what's budding inside them,...
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Gr 7-9In alternating narratives full of searing detail, siblings Lucky and Nopi describe being kidnapped at ages 8 and 10 and forced to become warriors (and deafened Nopi a child wife) before the Liberian Civil Wars wind down and they can make their separate ways home. An informational appendix adds context.(c) Copyrig...
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Grade 3 Up-Baynes takes this fundamental statement of Christian doctrine line by line and points to its organizing narrative and its role in the world. Framed by ebullient leaves, flames, mandorlas, jambs, and arches, miniature vignettes of the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus are linked to Church icons and ritu...
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With clear, simple language and sweet illustrations, this board book explains the meaning of one of the best-loved Christian prayers, the Hail Mary. Brief explanatory text relates the words of the prayer to young children's everyday lives and teaches them how to talk to Mary like a mother.Rounded corners, padded covers...
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*Starred Review* The career of artist Henri Rousseau gets a wonderfully child-friendly treatment in a book that captures both his personality and the essence of his pictures. Forty-year-old toll collector Henri Rousseau wants to be an artist, despite the fact that not a single person has ever told him he is talented. Y...
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PreS-Gr 1-Stan, a small anthropomorphic puppy, faces a big problem-his class is making birthday cards for the principal, but he just can't get the hang of writing. He is despondent until a friend suggests that he approach their teacher for help. Gathering up some courage, Stan approaches Miss Catnip and discovers that ...
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Why does Eli's great-grandmother Gussie cry when she lights the candles for the Jewish New Year? Eli learns the horrifying secret when he flies with his family to the Lithuanian village where Gussie lived as a child. They drive through the forest to the pit, where 80,000 Jews, including her father and siblings, were sh...
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Gr 14Abraham Dee Bartlett's love of animals shines through in this captivating biography of the inventor of the modern zoo. As a boy, Bartlett visited a menagerie of caged animals, where he was allowed to play with some beguiling lion cubs. Fascinated with wild animals, he spent his time reading about "aardvarks and ze...
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Detailed, saturated color illustrations with humorous depictions of six rabbits of varying shapes and sizes steal the show in this slight, lighthearted French import. The rabbits find a huge carrot, and they immediately begin coming up with ideas on how to best utilize the unusual find. Should it be used as a boat? A p...
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Gr 4-8-This book follows van Gogh from childhood through the development of his tumultuous artistic career, concluding with his untimely death. In tracing the events of the artist's life, the author explores his close relationship with his younger brother, Theo, through excerpts from their personal correspondence. Dark...
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In this Middle Eastern folktale, a young boy named Nasreddine finds that, as he goes about his daily chores with his father, everything he does meets with someones disapproval. When he walks behind his father, who rides the donkey, hes criticized for muddying his boots. When he next tries riding the donkey himself whil...
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Grade 1–6—Weatherford uses the Beatitudes (Mathew 5: 3–12 KJV) as backdrop for a powerful, beautifully produced book. In free verse, she relates the story in first person—"I am the Lord your God,"—tracing the African-American journey from slavery through the Civil Rights Movement to the in...
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PreS-Gr 2Created with digital paints and photographic textures, this religious picture book is elegant and enjoyable. An extended family gives thanks to God for their many blessings, including family and friends, food, shelter, the beauty of nature, and love. Told in the form of a prayer, the narrative is comforting an...
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Studious, quiet seventh-grader Jun Li doesnt usually attract attention at school. That unexpectedly changes when he is accused of cyberbullying Kimmie, a popular and intimidating classmate, and he is given a week to either exonerate himself or face expulsion. As word spreads, Jun himself becomes the victim of bullying....
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Gr 4-6In 1773 Boston, Sally Gifford, daughter of a shoemaker, and Kitty Lawton, daughter of a wealthy merchant, are best friends thrust into the political battle raging around them. The girls exchange tokens of their secret sisterhood, but their fathers are at opposite ends of the spectrum, and Sally must decide where ...
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Gr 25Those who have relied upon a thesaurus (meaning treasure house in Greek), either in print or through the tool menu of word processing software, will gain a greater appreciation for the reference tool in this beautifully designed picture book biography of its creator, Peter Roget. Bryant describes bibliophile Roget...
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PreS-Gr 1In this enchanting Belgian import, bespectacled Roger, clad in a vest, a bow-tie, and a tweed cap, settles down to enjoy a book in peace and quiet. His reverie is repeatedly interrupted by Emily, an energetic youngster next door with loud hobbiessinging, drumming, juggling, and even boxing. With each disturban...
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Its a big job for a small boy. Malusi cares for his grandfathers sheep and goats, and this titles dramatic, accessible images show him working barefoot in the South African veld as he shouts at the hungry baboon who hopes to grab a lamb (Hamba! Go away!), and he is careful to avoid the snake coiled up beneath the grass...
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Grade 14Mixed-media collage illustrations, prominently featuring oversize, digitally altered photographs of human heads, reflect Garmann's anxious thoughts in his last summer before he begins school. Signs of autumn abound in nature and in his elderly aunts' annual visit. The six-year-old side of Garmann thinks his aun...
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K-Gr 2The story begins with a girl sitting at her table, wanting to make a beautiful picture. She starts by drawing a girl playing a piano, but when she accidentally scribbles outside the lines, she wonders what else the line could be. Her frustration mounts as more mistakes cause the picture to turn into a horse that ...
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PreS-K-Children follow a parallel day in the lives of a girl and a chick in this charmingly illustrated tale. Little Naomi and Little Chick begin their day with the rooster's call but then go in very different directions. Or do they? While the child's day begins with greeting preschool friends, Little Chick also meets ...
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K-Gr 2-A most surprising guest brings joy when he arrives at a boy's apartment. The child attempts to explain to his mother just how his animal visitor happened to get there and why he came to the 11th floor of the building. Receptive to the conversation, the mom asks questions, which result in her son's direct answers...
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Gr 35Mesmerizing and surreal mixed-media collages draw readers into this intriguing story of the many possibilities Heaven offers. Young Anna's mother has died, and the girl and her father are on their way to the funeral when Anna begins asking her father questions about God and Heaven. Though he is immensely sad and a...
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Grade 36Lyrical language and vivid details make for a strong retelling of this Greek myth, as Persephone is "plucked" from a flower-filled field, carried off to the Underworld by Hades, and sought out and mourned for by her distraught mother, Demeter. The story follows a traditional path, and Clayton makes connections ...
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Kirkus - Starred review Enslaved African-Americans voice the weariness, drudgery, agony and dreams of their lives in a beautiful and informative collection of poetry and paintings.In her debut title, Grady structures free verse to mirror the patterns of traditional American quilt blocks, variations on a square. In the ...
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Grandfather Whisker's Table (Trade Winds); Title: Grandfather Whisker's Table (Trade Winds)
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*Starred Review* Books inviting children to imagine themselves as animals are ubiquitous and a playful way to encourage imagination, but most dont have the scope of this beautiful Italian import. There is a dignified eloquence at work here, and the narrators wishes are not merely the desire of a child to be like an ani...
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PreSThis quiet bedtime story told in rhyming couplets reveals a wide range of fish, birds, insects, rodents, and other animals as they sleep. "Hushaby, hushaby, such comfy beds./All of these creatures are resting their heads." With a mix of indoor furniture and outdoor leaves, flowers, and trees, the book imparts a dre...
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PreSchool-Grade 3A tale of separation anxiety, kangaroo-style. In a twist on Margaret Wise Brown's The Runaway Bunny (HarperCollins, 1942), Mama Kangaroo, who "loves her little Jo-Jo a lot, lot, lot," tries to coax him out of her pouch. She shows him the beautiful things around them, like a bird and a cloud in the sky,...
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Gr 13Readers meet young Wong Chung, who is on his first journey down the Silk Road. Wong Chung tags along with his father on a long trip through the desert to sell silk in Constantinople. The simple narrative reads like a folktale. "I brought you on this trip so you could learn. One day, you will be a merchant like me....
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PreS-Gr 1-This extremely simple book explains how the meanings of even very basic words can differ, depending on the perspective of the observer. For example, the first spread features a small black mouse gazing up at what is to him a large red ball of yarn (easily mistaken for a balloon, as it has no texture). He asks...
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Gr 14It seems wholly appropriate that a picture book based on a character from the odd world of Lewis Carroll's Alice would be mighty curious itself. Written in the form of a diary by the wife of the White Rabbit, who is always lateas it turns out, for some pretty sordid reasonsthe story relays the trials and tribulati...
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AWARDS and RECOGNITIONSSociety of Illustrators, The Original Art Annual Exhibition (2005)ReadBoston, Best Read Aloud Book, runner-up (2005)Green Earth Book Award, Honorable Mention, Children's Books (2006)Skipping Stones Magazine, Skipping Stones Honor Award (2006)Bank Street...
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K-Gr 2 In this warmhearted story of invention, Brother Giovanni happily works in the monastery bakery, singing as he kneads his dough. Down the hall, all is not well in the classroom. The unruly children will not learn their prayers for the upcoming visit from the Bishop. The Abbot turns to the young and energetic monk...
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Gr 6-9-Thirteen-year-old Shida, whose name means "problem" in Swahili, has been told all her life by her widowed mother that their family is cursed. When the elders of her village inform the residents of Tanzanian President Nayere's 1967 decree that they should move and share resources with a nearby village, Shida is e...
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Gr 25This is a strong retelling of one of the tales from the Panchatantra, a third-century BCE text of Indian literature. This retelling from Sanskrit flows well and begs to be read aloud. It tells the tale of a bullied runt jackal who is accidentally dyed indigo and is subsequently mistaken for a king. He betrays hims...
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K-Gr 3This is the story of the Lord's Prayer, filled with discussion points that are appropriate for young children. The book begins with questions about faith that a child or adult may have. Oberthr then turns to the actual Lord's Prayer itself and breaks down what the individual lines might mean. For example, what do...
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K-Gr 2This picture book recounts the life and miracles of Bishop Nicholas of Myra, born of wealthy parents and who became a priest and ultimately a saint. Known for his generous spirit, especially toward children in need, he was loved throughout his lifetime for his piousness and many acts of kindness. In Germany and m...
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PreS-Gr 2 In this Belgian import, Roger, his dog Bob, and his neighbor, Emily, embark via bicycle and sans helmets on a fishing trip, but catch unexpected things along the way. Riding behind Roger, Emily holds her fishing rod aloft and snags a hat. Next she "catches" an umbrella, which comes in handy when it starts rai...
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Koralek (The Coat of Many Colors) and Holderness (When the World Began) play a little fast and loose with the details of the Book of Esther: the reason for Esther's recruitment as a royal bride is omitted (no Vashti, the queen who is banished for refusing to dance for the drunken king); Ahasuerus, the clueless potentat...
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Gr 1-3-This version of the Lord's Prayer (not King James) is also about an African-American family in the city, depicted in strong, realistic watercolor-and-acrylic pictures. By the sign on his truck, Ted Davis's occupation is known: "Exterior Repair, Lawn Care, Painting." On this day, Ted drives with his daughter to t...
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"A joyous prose poem whose swirling, light-drenched illustrations ... complement the text's sense of wonder."""What does the sky say?" a child asks.What does it say on a winter day, or on a Saturday night, or when the rain beats on its chest, or its mouth is full of moon?A child watches the sky in changing seasons and ...
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K-Gr 2Based on the Daily Decalogues of Pope John XXIII, who was known as the Good Pope and who was recently canonized, this picture book is attractive, though of limited use to most readers. These 10 commandments offer suggestions for living a peaceful and purposeful life: dress simply, be polite and kind to others, re...
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K-Gr 3This French import features a baby rabbit, deposited on a doorstep; a stag who adopts him; an angry soldier with a secret; a cat who can't finish a recurring dream; an inquisitive book; and a bear, who also appears as a shadow. The first of 10 episodes portrays the tenderness and laughter that develop between the...
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K-Gr 3Delval paraphrases Scripture passages in a series of abbreviated retellings to make the material accessible to children. She highlights creatures of the land, sea, and air, from the giant fish that swallows Jonah to the tiny ants that store up food for the winter. Each selection is printed in a large, easy-to-rea...
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Gr 35A startling first sentence cements the Warli in the past: "In about the 10th century BCE, in western India, there lived a group of people called the Warlis." (Most historians say that the tribe can be traced back to that time, with their art employing a perhaps 5,000-year-old style, and resembling some rock painti...
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Gr 48This collection of untitled poems is an ephemeral, wandering journey from the perspective of a particularly observant (at times, anxious) child. There is a continuing mystery, and unease, surrounding night, sleep, dreams, and the power of trust in relation to family and strangers. Complicated concepts like the ind...
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K-Gr 2Plume is a cat with a penchant for soft feather pillows. Though readers don't know this until the very end of the book, they get a glimpse of the feline on every pagesome little part lurking around or near a bird. But the menace of a predator and its prey is not what will capture children's attention in this titl...
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K-Gr 3 An introduction by the prolific poetry anthologist sets the stage for this exuberant celebration of the not-so-silent night on which the baby Jesus was born. Ranging from tender to humorous, 14 poems by masters of their craft (Jane Yolen, Alice Schertle, and more) relate the eyewitness reactions of various barny...
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Catholic News Service “Rarely does a book so beautifully capture with images and prose the majesty that is God’s creation of nature.”The Wall Street Journal "Richly Illustrated. . . . Each shade of blue seems prettier and more dramatic than the one before, giving emphasis to the color's remar...
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In 1492 people of the Jewish faith were leaving Spain by the thousands. Not even the Conversos, those who had converted to the Catholic faith, were safe. Inquisitors sought out heretics and encouraged informers to report anyone who might not be a "pure" Catholic. Those accused were then questioned and tortured. Many co...
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PreS-Gr 1Two little birds set out on the adventure of migration when they see the sky full of birds heading south-but once they've flown "beyond all they knew," they endure storms, explore unknown seas, and fly for hours and hours until they arrive at a beautiful place, full of the "flutter and chatter of many birds." ...
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Grade 3 UpBillingsley has divided this book according to the four "Mysteries" that are emblematic of Christ's life"Joyful," "Luminous," "Sorrowful," and "Glorious," and then into subsections about each of its five parts. The book is remarkable in the accessibility it offers to readers of all ages. The introductory page...
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PreS-Gr 2-Toby has a parachute. It's useful for many things, such as getting out of bed or stepping down from his breakfast chair or from his stool after brushing his teeth. Just having his parachute backpack on makes Toby feel safe and secure. When his cat Henry is caught in a tree, Toby cleverly uses his parachute to...
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PreS-Gr 2Unlike most fairy-tale villains, this predator has manners to a fault. Well, to his own fault, that is. In Leroy's latest picture book, readers are introduced to a capable rogue eager to devour his recently caught prey. Fortunately for them (but unfortunately for him), the young wolf was raised with a code of ...
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Dont let them know you can read was the mantra of young Ben, a black slave in Charleston during the Civil War. Even though literacy was illegal for African Americans at the time, Ben learned the alphabet from his father and covertly practiced writing and word recognition. One night, after being imprisoned, he read alou...
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Gr 35Drawing from Psalm 121, Grimes weaves a dual narrative around two young classmates using the Golden Shovel format. (Each poem uses the words of one line of the original psalm as its ending words.) Jordan makes good choices despite a meek and downtrodden nature. Tanya acts like a bully, her hostility rooted in self...
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Janice and Tom Shefelman have collaborated on several children's books, among them A Peddler's Dream (Houghton Mifflin), a Reading Rainbow selection, and Sophie's War (Eakin Press), a historical novel. The Shefelmans life in Austin, Texas.; Title: I, Vivaldi
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Gr 37This picture book biography demonstrates why Martin Luther wasand isan inspiration for social justice. Roth-Beck's text encapsulates Luther's transformation from student to monk to church reformer and rebel outlaw. At the book's core are eight pages devoted to Luther's theses, which definitively changed the social...
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K-Gr 2Thomas is new in town, and he tries hard to make new friends. Really hard. He struts his stuff in fancy clothes, and is determined to be the center of attention. Unfortunately, the other toads just ignore him. He hates being ignored, so he decides he'll be a bully instead. Alas, he's not a particularly good one. ...
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Gr 14Fans of Shel Silverstein will love this collection of light, humorous poems that is full of fantastical characters. The titular pond features in the first selection about a prolific fairy-tale writer who refills his pen at the giant inkwell. Troublemakers abound in poems like "Nice and Naughty" and "Isabella Caram...
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Adara has always longed to do the things that well-brought-up girls ofher time are not supposed to do. She wants to learn toread and write -- like men. And she wants the freedom totravel -- like men -- outside the boundaries of her sheltered life.One day she awakens to a blast of trumpets as the Israelites andArameans ...
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Gr 36A boy named Kix has a strong connection to a dog named Sam. Sam is an outside dog, and although he sometimes disappears for a day or two, he always comes back. He can chase away a pack of coyotes with a single bark or stop traffic simply by lying down. Sam does not like to be inside, even when it's really cold. He...
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K-Gr 2Originally from Belgium, this quiet yet powerful book addresses bullying. When a little girl notices her classmate blushing, her initial amusement turns to regret as a wink, a grin, and a laugh to the others make things much worse. Though Tommy repeatedly asks to be left alone, the children, especially Paul, cont...
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PreS-Gr 2Readers will never encounter a more likable and endearing creature than this swamp baby. Neither had Boris's parents, who struggled with infertility and happened upon him during a remote drive. "When the couple found a newborn at the edge of the swamp, it seemed like a gift from heaven, and they paid no attent...
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AWARDS and RECOGNITIONSAmerican Library Association, Notable Children's Books list (2012)Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, Honor Book (2012)Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), Choices (2012)Michigan Reading Association, Great Lakes Great Books AwardUnited State...
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K-Gr 3This allegorical tale succeeds in showing children that a positive outlook and perseverance help eliminate the negative forces that drag people down as they journey through life. The Yes, depicted as a bright orange blob with no distinctive characteristicsa cross between a dog and a horseleaves his "soft comfy ne...
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Grade 4-6-In this novel, Chagall tells his own story. The painterly, poetic, first-person narrative is based loosely on his autobiography, My Life. It highlights the key influences on his life and art. My entire family, the whole of Vitebsk, lived inside my paintings. Reflecting his style, the three-dimensional illustr...
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EMPATHY; SELF-AWARENESS; SOCIAL AWARENESS; Title: Why Am I Here?
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PreS-Gr 2-When Samira learns that everyone has a skeleton under their skin, she becomes unhappy. She starts seeing the people around her as bony monstrosities and avoids them all, even her best friend. Samira's mom offers to remove the skeleton so that she can crawl around on the ground like a snail. But just as Mom is...
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PreS-Gr 2In this original picture book fairy tale, life in a community of frogs is abruptly changed when a crown is dropped into the pond. An expert diving frog retrieves it and is pronounced the queen. Other frogs become part of her court as she begins to demand royal attention and entertainment and all the entitlemen...
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K-Gr 2One day, the animals at the zoo find a fashion magazine and decide after reading it to improve and change to fit in with high fashion standards. The elephant opts to get rid of her wrinkles, the Panda his dark under-eye circles, and the monkey his unsightly facial hair. In the end, the animals learn from the zoo ...
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Gr 7 UpIn this insightful biography, Plain demonstrates how naturalist and artist John James Audubon's groundbreaking The Birds of America, published in England in 1827, rocked the art and science worlds through its depictions of birds in naturalistic poses and in their own habitats. Born in Haiti and raised in France,...
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Book by Mayer, Mercer; Title: Ah-choo
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This lavishly illustrated collection of 19th and early 20th century poems is extraordinarily beautiful. Gathered here are poems of such beloved authors as Tennyson, Kipling, Dickinson and Stevenson, loosely organized into categories that follow a child's activities from "Daybreak" to "Sweet Dreams." The volume includes...
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PreSchool-Grade 2A boy laments the many monsters everywhere he goeshis mom and dad can't see them, but he just knows they're there. They lurk nearby when he takes the trash out in the evening, on the other side of the curtain when he's taking a shower, and all over his room at night. (Thank goodness they're afraid of l...
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First with Bush-rat and then with Turtle, Rabbit visits the calabash tree, about which the honey guide bird has trilled songs of sweet nectar. But that tree is Lion's, and he confronts the invaders just as they are settling into a meal. Quick-witted, Rabbit eludes Lion, but not before he has made the larger beast look ...
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Buddy's pal, " the thing from outer sp a ce, " returns (as he promised in Space Case ) and defends his friend from the hilariously nasty Goober twins. A wacky look at the holiday season. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Merry Christmas, Space Case (Pied Piper Book)
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Mahy's jocund verse, first published 15 years ago, has been dressed in colorful new clothes. MacCarthy's vivid batik paintings on silk gleam like the eyes of the "white toothed crocodiles" or the sleek stripes of the magnificent tigers. The story is simple: 17 kings sing and dance their way through the jungle on the ba...
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K Up This, the second part of a two-part retelling of the African-American folk tales collected by Joel Chandler Harris in the late 19th Century, includes 37 more folktales that did not appear in the earlier volume, The Tales of Uncle Remus: the Adventures of Brer Rabbit (Dial, 1987). As with the first volume, the rete...
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Ross brings his accustomed drollery to the popular folktale, as Mother Hen handily outwits the Big, Bad Wolf--and gets her house tidied up in the bargain. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Stone Soup by Ross, Tony (1990) Paperback
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Grade 4-8-- These selected, retold narratives compete with Catherine Marshall's Story Bible (Revell, 1985) and Bible Stories from the Old Testament (Grosset, 1987), but the fresh illustrations may give this volume an edge. Chaikin's adaptations are faithful and readable. She does well at editing down to essentials, and...
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