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I can't take a bath!
The JUST FOR YOU!(tm) series features 24 beginning readers written and illustrated by people of color. Young readers will see themselves and their experiences reflected in these delightful books. They will read about how the characters spend their time with family and friends-at home, in school, at the park or barber shop, and other places in their community. These age-appropriate stories inclu…
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- 9780439568524
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Just for you!
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Polar animals
Large bold words accompanied by distinctive, character-filled drawings make this series ideal for introducing young children to simple animal words. The whimsical pictures give personality to animals depicted in a variety of environments from rainforests and farms to savannahs and the polar ice caps. Children will marvel at the foreign landscapes the animals inhabit and learn to identify a vari…
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- 9781840890419
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 16 cm
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- 591.70911 HES
Endangered animals of South America
South America is a diverse continent that is home to the worlds largest tropical rainforest. Because of this, its also home to many amazing animals, some of which are in danger of extinction. This book profiles these endangered animals and describes the habitats and climates that sustain their populations. Students learn about the various factors that lead to animal endangerment and about the p…
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- 9781448825332
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- Save Earth's Animals!
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- 591.6 ALL
Dog breath : the horrible trouble with Hally Tosis
Category: Humor "Hally Tosis was a very good dog, but she had a big problem." Hold your nose! Because here comes the dog with the worst breath in the world! "Wordplay...is at the heart of this sweet, funny picture book...And the bright colors...add a marvelous effervescence to the zany goings-on."--Booklist
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- 9780439598392
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- P
The bracelet
Yoshiko Uchida draws on her own childhood as a Japanese-American during World War II in an internment camp to tell the poignant story of a young girl's discovery of the power of memory. Emi and her family are being sent to a place called an internment camp, where all Japanese-Americans must go. The year is 1942. The United States and Japan are at war. Seven-year-old Emi doesn't want to leave he…
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- 9780698113909
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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Don't hit me!
When best friends get mad over a game of chess, one strikes out and the other reminds him that they should use their words, not their fists, when they disagree.
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- 9780439568609
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- F
The bat boy & his violin
Reginald loves to create beautiful music on his violin. But Papa, manager of the Dukes, the worst team in the Negro National League, needs a bat boy, not a "fiddler," and traveling with the Dukes doesn't leave Reginald much time for practicing. Soon the Dukes' dugout is filled with Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach -- and the bleachers are filled with the sound of the Dukes' bats. Has Reginald's v…
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- 0439216796
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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The black snowman
Through the powers of a magical kente, a black snowman comes to life and helps young Jacob discover the beauty of his black heritage as well as his own self-worth
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- 9780590448734
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- M
These hands
Illustrations and simple text describe some of the many things the hands of a young African American girl and her family can do.
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- 0439253926
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Masai and i
A young black girl living in the city compares her life with that of the East African people called the Masai in this whimsical and energetic picture book. In school one day, a little girl named Linda learns about East Africa and a tall, proud people called the Masai. She feels a kinship with them and imagines how her life would be if she lived there. She would live in a circle of huts in a tin…
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- 9780689804540
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- K
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