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Mrs. Katz and Tush
Larnel doesn't know his neighbor, Mrs. Katz, very well, until he asks her to adopt an abandoned kitten. Mrs. Katz agrees on one condition: that Larnel help her take care of the kitten she names Tush. When Larnel starts spending more and more time with Mrs. Katz to help with Tush, Mrs. Katz tells him stories about coming to America from Poland and about the good times she spent with her late hus…
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- 0440409365
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- F57
Do like Kyla
"'In the morning my big sister Kyla stands at the window, tapping at the birds. I do like Kyla. . . .U So begins a day of follow the leader between a young child and her older sister. . . . A universal story that features a warm and loving black family."--"School Library Journal." Full color. A little girl imitates her big sister Kyla all day, until in the evening Kyla imitates her.
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- 0531070409
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- F57
Dear Juno
Juno's grandmother writes in Korean and Juno writes in drawings, but that doesn't mean they can't exchange letters. From the photo his grandmother sends him, Juno can tell that she has a new cat. From the picture he makes for her, Juno's grandmother can tell that he wants her to come for a visit. So she sends Juno a miniature plane, to let him know she's on the way. This tender tale won the aut…
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- 0142300179
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- F58
Jamaica's find
Jamaica finds a stuffed dog at the playground and after taking him home without trying to find the owner discovers her conscience as well. Jamaica’s honest and appealing character inspired five more books, each about a childhood ethical dilemma.
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- 0590425048
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- F63
Lily Brown's paintings
Author Angela Johnson and illustrator E. B. Lewis combine their award-winning talents to create a dazzling celebration of family and creativity. When Lily Brown paints, her world starts to change . . . trees wear hats and drink tea, people walk upside down, and apples sing all the way home from the store. It's Lily Brown's world, and it's wondrous. A little paint and a lot of love bring i…
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- 9780439782258
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- F70
The people could fly : the picture
Virginia Hamilton's Coretta Scott King Honor book is the breathtaking fantasy tale of slaves who possessed ancient magic that enabled them to fly away to freedom. And it is a moving tale of those who did not have the opportunity to “fly” away, who remained slaves with only their imaginations to set them free as they told and retold this tale. Leo and Diane Dillon's powerful illustrations…
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- 9780553507805
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- 398.20896073 HAM
When Marian sang : the true recital of Marian Anderson : the voice of a century
Marian Anderson is best known for her historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, which drew an integrated crowd of 75,000 people in pre-Civil Rights America. While this momentous event showcased the uniqueness of her voice, the strength of her character, and the struggles of the times in which she lived, it is only part of her story. Like the operatic arias Marian would come to sing, Rya…
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- 0439577810
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 782.1 RYA
Thunder cake
A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. "This is Thunder Cake baking weather," calls Grandma, as she and her granddaughter hurry to gather the ingredients around the farm. A real Thunder Cake must reach the oven before the storm arrives. But the list of ingredients is long and not easy to find . . . and the storm is coming closer all the time!
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- 0590454269
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- F68
Whistle for Willie
This is the simple story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog, Willie, and persists until he does. When Whistle for Willie was first published in 1964, The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Keats's illustrations boldly, colorfully capture the child, his city world, and the shimmering heat of a summer's day."
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- 0439114233
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- F68
The honest-to-goodness truth
“Tell the truth and shame the devil,” Libby’s mama has told her. So whatever is Libby doing wrong? Ever since she started telling only the truth, the whole world seems to be mad at her. First it’s her best friend, Ruthie Mae, who gets upset when Libby tells all their friends that Ruthie Mae has a hole in her sock. Then Willie gives her an ugly look when she tells the teacher he hasn’t…
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- 9780689853951
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- F75
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