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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 11
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When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.
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Suhaila's wish to know her deceased grandmother is granted when a golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites her on a journey to the moon, where they welcome people who are facing tragedy. Includes facts about the painting and woman who inspired the story.
7) Love
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Love can be seen every day, everywhere, and everyone can show it.
11) Lunch every day
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"Every day Jimmy takes 'Skinny Kid's' lunch at school. No way will he be caught dead standing in that free lunch line. Even when he's called into the principal's office, Jimmy just shrugs. 'Yeah. Whatever.' Until a surprising act of kindness stops him in his tracks"--Publisher.
12) You hold me up
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Native American Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Native American Heritage Month (picture books)
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
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Native American Heritage Month (picture books)
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
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An evocative picture book intended to foster reconciliation among children and encourage them to show each other love and support.
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Day after day, a poor young girl discovers a lion who needs her help. In time, her care for the wounded lion and dreams of a better life intersect in a most unusual way. This Spanish folktale is about perseverance and compassion. Includes special educational sections: Words to know, What do you think?, and About Spain.
14) Come with me
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Frightened by news of angry people around the world, a young girl gets her parents' help in learning to be compassionate and brave a little at a time.
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
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As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change. Includes author's note on Dolores Huerta, a labor organizer who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.
17) Smoky night
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Daniel and his mother look out of their window at the smoky night below. There are looters on the street, fires in the distance. Daniel clutches his cat, Jasmine. But later, when they're forced to leave the apartment building, Jasmine can't be found. Mrs. Kim's cat is missing too. Where are they? They can't be with each other. Those cats don't get along ... This story is about cats and people who couldn't get along until a night of rioting brings...
18) Pass it on
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Illustrations and rhythmic text encourage the reader to relish and pass along smiles, chuckles, and joy.
"When you see something terrific, smile a smile and pass it on! If you chance upon a chuckle, hee hee hee and pass it on. Should you spot a thing of wonder, jump for joy and pass it on! So begins Sophy Henn's ode to the excitement of sharing happiness with others. With a refrain that begs to be uttered before every turn of the page, children...
19) Shelter
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"As a big storm approaches, two strangers arrive in the forest. All the animal families, safe in their homes, are worried, unsure of their motives. So they all turn them away when they ask for shelter, and the strangers are left to fend for themselves. But then the fox family is suddenly forced out into the storm, and they must ask these outsiders for help. Will they find it in their hearts to give it? A timeless--and timely--story about generosity,...
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