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Mama played baseball
Amy's dad is away, fighting in World War II, and her mama must take a job. But it's no ordinary job--Amy's mother becomes a baseball player in the first professional women's league! Amy cheers louder than anyone at all of the home games. And while Mama's team travels, Amy works on a secret project--a surprise for her dad when he is finally back home. With warmhearted, historically based text a…
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- 9780152021962
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- A
Only the stars
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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- 9780439568623
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Just for you!
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- B
Annie and the wild animals
When Annie's cat disappears one winter morning, the lonely little girl tries to befriend the woodland animals behind her home. This beautiful picture book by best-selling author-illustrator Jan Brett celebrates a child's love of animals, spring, and life. Something is wrong with Taffy the cat. She's stopped playing with Annie and sleeps all day long. One day, Taffy disappears. Annie is very …
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- 0590134884
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- B
Something beautiful
A little girl longs to see beyond the scary sights on the sidewalk and the angry scribbling in the halls of her building. When her teacher writes the word beautiful on the blackboard, the girl decides to look for something beautiful in her neighborhood. Her neighbors tell her about their own beautiful things. Miss Delphine serves her a “beautiful” fried fish sandwich at her diner. At Mr. Le…
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- 9780440412106
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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Hanging out with Mom
Mommy is home. Hooray! Hooray! This is the best time of the day!
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- 0590866362
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Scholastic Reader : Level 2
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- B
The patchwork quilt
Twenty years ago Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney created a warmhearted intergenerational story that became an award-winning perennial. Since then children from all sorts of family situations and configurations continue to be drawn to its portrait of those bonds that create the fabric of family life.
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- 0590897535
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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Think again
Rap and read along with today's freshest hip-hop arists--the poets of a new generation--as they impart positive, powerful life lessons. An original CD recording of the song is packaged with each book. It's never easy being the new kid at school, especially if you're different from everyone else! Legendary rapper Doug E. Fresh tells the story of two kids who dislike each other because of the…
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- 9780439567169
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 17 cm
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- Hip Kid Hop
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How Tía Lola came to visit stay
Moving to Vermont after his parents split, Miguel has plenty to worry about! Tía Lola, his quirky, carismática, and maybe magical aunt makes his life even more unpredictable when she arrives from the Dominican Republic to help out his Mami. Like her stories for adults, Julia Alvarez’s first middle-grade book sparkles with magic as it illuminates a child’s experiences living in two cultures.
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- 9780440418702
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- 147 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- Tía Lola Series
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Barefoot : escape on the Underground Railroad
In the dark of the night a Barefoot, an escaped slave, flees for his life. With his pursuers close behind and the moon shrouded in clouds, Barefoot must rely on the wisdom of the wild animals of the forest and swamp to guide him to the safety of the underground railroad. Innovative perspective and use of light and a spare text result in an unforgettable portrayal of one slave's journey to free…
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- 9780064435192
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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The name jar
The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinat…
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- 0440417996
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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