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Safari, so good! all about african wildlife
In this latest installment of the Cat in the Hat's Learning Library, the Cat takes Sally and Nick to Africa—where they meet some really big cats—and all sorts of other animals, too, including elephants, zebra, giraffe, hippos, warthogs, buffalo, baboons, side-striped jackals, spotted hyena, galagos, pythons, vipers, and six kinds of antelope! Young readers will learn how animals are either …
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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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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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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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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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The magic of Pilanesberg : a complete guide to the park
If tiresome travel has put you off authentic Africa, you'll be delighted to discover that the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, Southern Africa's 4th largest National Park, is but a mere ninety minute drive from Johannesburg.
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- 187495562X
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- 46 pages : illustration ; 29 cm
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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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Christopher Paul Curtis
This biography introduces readers to Christopher Paul Curtis, the Newbery Award and Coretta Scott King Award winning author who wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, Bud, Not Buddy, Elijah of Buxton, and other novels for young readers. Readers will learn about the years Curtis spent on an automobile assembly line in Michigan, his path to becoming a writer, and the inspiration for his books. …
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- 9781617830464
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Children's Authors Checkerboard Biography Library
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- 928 WHE
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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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Sosu's call
When a great storm threatens, Sosu, an African boy who is unable to walk, joins his dog Fusa in helping save their village.
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- 9781929132218
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