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This is the way we go to school : a book about children around the world
Enthusiastic children around the world are on their way to school. But how do they get there? The answers are as varied as the landscapes, which range from Egypt's sandy desert to Switzerland's snowy peaks. Jaunty rhymes — in Venice, "Bianca, Beppo, Benedetto, ride aboard the vaporetto" — and exuberant watercolors celebrate the individuality of each locale, and there are plenty of humorous …
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- 9780590431620
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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But, mum!
Each book in this series is aimed at children aged five and over. Written and illustrated by top authors and illustrators, they feature brightly illustrated rhyming stories with a large text format, which interact to help develop visual literacy.
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- 0749668121
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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Little blue and little yellow
Little blue and little yellow are best friends. When they hug each other, something special happens!
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- 0590479423
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- L
The Berenstain Bears catch the bus
It's 7:45 a.m. and Gus the bus driver is on his way. But the Cubs aren's even up yet! Will they miss the bus? Told in humorous easy-to-read text, this simple story offers up a blow-by-blow description of just another morning in the Bear household--which readers will find not all that different from their own!
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- 0679892273
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Step into reading : step 2
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Switch on the night
A LONELY LITTLE boy who is scared of the dark sits in his room alone, with only light for company, until a little girl named Dark appears and shows him that light switches don’t just switch off the light—they switch on the night. And to switch on the night is to switch on the stars, the moon, the crickets, and the frogs. With the Dillons’ dreamlike illustrations, Switch on the Night is su…
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- 0553112449
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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The paper crane
A beautifully illustrated retelling of an ancient Japanese folktale by Molly Bang, the celebrated creator of numerous picture books including the Caldecott Honor Books Ten, Nine, Eight; The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher; and When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry . . . Business returns to a once-prosperous restaurant when a mysterious stranger pays for his meal with a magical …
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- 9780688073336
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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Mrs. Armitage and the big wave
Surf’s up! Mrs. Armitage and her dog, Breakspear, paddle out to surf the Big Wave. Soon the kindly Mrs. Armitage notices that Breakspear’s little legs are getting tired--so she swims off and returns with an inflatable desert island for him to rest on. Then she notices that Breakspear looks a little hot--so she swims off again and brings back an umbrella. Soon this silly pair is loaded down …
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- 9780099210221
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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I am the mummy Heb-Nefert
Clad in flowing linen robes, adorned with jewels, pampered by servants, Heb-Nefert led a life of leisure and joy with her royal husband on the banks of the Nile. Now she lies, a mummy, encased in glass in a museum, and recalls the days of long ago. “A mummy’s moving soliloquy on youth, love and the fleeting nature of life is the centerpiece of this hauntingly beautiful picture book.”--Pub…
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- 9781413169049
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Angelo
Angelo and his family travel round the country playing music, singing songs and performing marvellous balancing tricks: Angelo can even dance on a rope! So when he meets Angelina, who is sad and lonely and trapped in her mean uncle's house, Angelo knows just how to help.
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- 0224618911
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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A. Lincoln and me
Skinny as a beanpole and tall for his age, an awkward young boy learns that Abraham Lincoln was called "gorilla, baboob, backwards hick." Yet along with big feet and big hands, Lincoln had a big heart and the great ability to keep a nation together. And what the boy learns as he studies Lincoln opens his mind to great possibilities for his own future.
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- 9780439862776
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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