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Author
Publisher
House of Anansi Pr
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"A charming tribute to the quirkiness of collective nouns ... puns and wordplay abound." - Foreword, starred review
A sloth of bears, a smack of jellyfish, a nuisance of cats - these are some of the surprising and idiosyncratic names we have for groups of animals. Inspired by the evocative possibilities of collective nouns, also called "terms of venery," author Kyle Lukoff and illustrator Natalie Nelson have created a picture book full of clever wordplay...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A little bunny bids goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep. On board pages.
A little bunny bids goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep.
Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.
A little bunny bids goodnight to objects in his room before falling asleep.
Author
Publisher
Random House Digital Dist
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Come take a swim with freshwater creatures from around the world! Meet a fish that has no eyes and one that has four of them. Get to know an eel that carries enough electricity to light up a light bulb and a glacier-dwelling worm with blood that works like antifreeze. Jerry Pallotta has done it again! The acclaimed alphabet-book author has joined forces with illustrator David Biedrzycki to create an exquisite and informative introduction to freshwater...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Every year Don Pedro and his family make papier-mâché skeletons, or calaveras, for Mexico's Day of the Dead fiesta. From the Angel and Doctor to the Mariachi and Unicornio, there's a special calavera for each letter of the alphabet. Come dance with them!Includes a glossary of Spanish words and an author's note.
5) Hello Ocean
Author
Publisher
Random House Digital Dist
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Relive a day at the beach with this lovely book of memories. You can almost feel the salt spray on your face and smell the musky scent of ocean in the cool morning air. Remember how the sand squishes between your toes as the tide rushes to shore and taste the tang of the ocean on your lips. HELLO OCEAN is a joy-filled and playful poem about the draw of the shore and the effect the ocean has on all five senses. Spirited language evokes a sense of closeness...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Pr Ltd
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl's exploration of the city she loves.
A young girl and her father spend a day in the city, her city, traveling to the places they go together. As they do, the girl, who is visually impaired, describes what she senses in delightfully precise, poetic detail. Her city, she says, "pitters and patters, and drips and drains." It's both "smelly" and "sweet." Her city also speaks, as it "dings and dongs and rattles and roars." And sometimes,...
Author
Publisher
House of Anansi Pr
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A funny story, full of wordplay, brings poetry alive as never before!Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he realizes he's out of a job. He spots a 'Help Wanted' sign at the poem factory and decides to investigate ' he's always been curious about how poems are made.The foreman explains that machines and assembly lines are used for poetry these days. So Kilmer learns how to operate the 'meter...
Author
Publisher
Triangle Interactive
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Beetles from A to Z are crawling all over this book. From the Dung Beetle to the Kalahari Beetle, these critters live all over the world. Jerry Pallotta's twentieth alphabet book is brimming with facts and his signature humor.
Author
Publisher
Random House Digital Dist
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
One of NPR's Top 100 Book for Young Readers “Reading it is almost like reading Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, but for two-year olds—full of pictures and rhymes and a little cat to find on every page that will delight the curious toddler and parents alike.”—Occupy Wall StreetA is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up...
10) Blue floats away
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Little Blue is very close to his iceberg parents so when he suddenly breaks away from them, he promises to return and, after traveling far and undergoing big changes, he may succeed." --
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
En este nuevo libro de cuentos, el querido autor Peter H. Reynolds explora muchas maneras en las que una sola voz puede hacer la diferencia. Cada uno de nosotros, cada día, tiene la oportunidad de decir algo: con nuestras acciones, nuestras palabras y nuestras voces. Este libro es perfecto para niños activistas de cualquier parte. Esta historia intemporal recuerda a los lectores la innegable importancia y el poder de sus voces.
In this empowering...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
In this colorful bilingual board book that highlights the joys of napping, Coco Rocho shows us all the places where you can take a siesta!
In my bed. En mi cama.
Near my dog. Cerca de mi perro.
With my stuffed animals. Con mi peluches.
Explore all the places Coco Rocho finds to sleep in this bilingual board book by Pura Belpré Honor—winning Raúl the Third. Sweet dreams! ¡Suenos dulces!
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
In this festive bilingual board book, join Coco Rocho and his friends as they gather all the things they need to throw a grand fiesta!
Throwing a party is always fun, especially when it's in both English and Spanish! In this new board book by Pura Belpré Honor-winning Raúl the Third, young readers are introduced to Spanish vocabulary through all the fun of a party.
Friends, cake, music-amigos, pastel, musica-join Coco Rocho and all his companions...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
B is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright! And for a Book that takes a Bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture.
Letter by letter, The ABCs of Black History celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries, triumph and heartbreak, creativity and joy.
It's a story of big ideas––P is for Power, S is for Science and Soul. Of significant moments––G is for Great Migration. Of...
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