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Ancient Roman homes
The homes of ancient Rome varied largely by the class of the homeowner. Wealthy, powerful Romans often had houses with open courtyards with decorative fountains, while the plebeians lived in small, closed apartments. This book opens the door to the ins and outs of Roman homes and the daily lives that occurred inside them. Rich illustrations capture they eye and imagination, and quote panels fro…
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- 9780750289498
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 306 HAR
26 Fairmount Avenue
Tomie's family starts building their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue in 1938, just as a hurricane hits town, starting off a busy, crazy year. Tomie has many adventures all his own, including eating chocolate with his Nana Upstairs, only to find out--the hard way--that they have eaten chocolate laxative. He tries to skip kindergarten when he finds out he won't learn to read until first grade. "…
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- 0439173159
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- 56 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 928 DEP
The last-place sports poems of Jeremy Bloom : a collection of poems about win…
Enduring a second year with the poetry teacher who gave him a D minus, reluctant Jeremy Bloom hopes to earn a better grade by writing sports poetry and finds the task more enjoyable than he anticipated. Original.
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- 0590255169
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- 92 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 811 KOR
The dog who cried wolf
Moka is a good dog. But when Michelle, his little girl, reads him a book about wolves, being a good dog suddenly seems awfully boring. Wolves get to run around doing whatever they want. No one ever makes a wolf dress up for a tea party. So Moka decides to run away to the wild. But what will happen when the real wolves show up?
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- 9780142413050
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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December
Simon and his mom don’t have much--the cardboard house they built for themselves, a tiny Christmas tree, and a picture of an angel from a calendar pinned to one wall. The angel’s name is December. Simon’s mom says she sings to them when they’re asleep. On Christmas Eve, Simon and his mom take in an old woman who needs a place to keep warm, and the next morning, Simon wakes early to find…
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- 9780152014346
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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The little house
Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House, a poignant story of a cute country cottage that becomes engulfed by the city that grows up around it. The house has an expressive face of windows and doors, and even the feelings of a person, so she’s sad when she’s surrounded by the dirty, noisy city’s hustle and bustle: “She missed the…
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- 9780395259382
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- BU
Castles, caves, and honeycombs
Many places can make a home--a silent cave, a secret den, a silky web, even a sticky honeycomb. Each one is safe and snug and just right for the families who live there. Linda Ashman's spare, lyrical text and Lauren Stringer's sumptuous paintings invite you to explore some of these wonderful homes and see how different--yet alike--they can be.
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- 0439857066
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- A
Fly away home
A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally finds its freedom.
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- 9780395664155
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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Tea with milk
With elegant watercolors, Say has created a moving tribute to his parents and their path to discovering where home really is. The story of his mother and her journey as a young woman is heartfelt. Vividly portraying the graceful formality of Japan, this book effectively captures the struggle between two cultures as May, the young girl in the story, strives to live her own destiny. Full color.
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- 9780547237473
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Grandfather's journey
Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in America and Japan, Allen Say delivers a poignant account of his family's unique cross-cultural experience. He warmly conveys his own love for his two countries and described the strong and constant desire to be in both places at once: When in one country, he invariably misses the other. His grandfather, he tells us, would understand.
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- 9780395570357
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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