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2) Blackout
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When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
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3rd Grade Reading
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.
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Emotions: Books for Kids
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.
6) Snow
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As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.
8) Me-- Jane
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Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist.
10) Grand Canyon
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"An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain"--
11) A different pond
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"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--
14) The stray dog
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A family befriends a stray dog, names him Willy, and decides to keep him.
15) Zen shorts
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When Stillwater the bear moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways.
16) Hondo & Fabian
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Hondo the dog gets to go to the beach and play with his friend Fred, while Fabian the cat spends the day at home.
17) Ben's trumpet
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Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
19) Crow Boy
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A young boy from the mountain area of Japan goes to school in a nearby village, where he is taunted by his classmates and feels rejected and isolated. Finally an understanding teacher helps the boy gain acceptance.