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The warlord's kites
All is calm in the warlord's palace, and the artist's apprentice Chuan sits with his friend Jing Jing, watching the sunset, when an invading army approaches. Jing Jing comes up with an ingenious solution using Chuan's knowledge of calculating area as well as his handmade paper and ink to frighten the troops into leaving.
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- 1589801806
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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The hippo-not-amus
From the best-selling illustrator of GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE, Guy Parker-Rees, comes a silly story about a young hippo trying to be everything he's not. Portly didn't ask to be a hippo; he was just born that way. And frankly, he's starting to find being a hippo kind of boring - standing in the water all day up to his eyeballs, eating grass - no fun at all! So he embarks on a journey to figure o…
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- 0439678579
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Chicken Sunday
After being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers' determine to buy their grandma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood.
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- 059046244X
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Pink and Say
There are few picture books written about the Civil War, and none are as powerful as this one. This story, about how a young black soldier rescues a white soldier, opens young readers' eyes to the injustices of slavery and the senselessness of war. Highly charged emotionally, this masterful retelling of a true story is seen through the white soldier's eyes.
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- 0590542109
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- F57
Koko's kitten
Koko the gorilla uses sign language to talk to her handlers. When she asks for a pet, her handlers search high and low for the perfect companion.
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- 9780590444255
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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My rotten redheaded older brother
There's nothing worse than a rotten redheaded older brother who can do everything you can do better! Patricia's brother Richard could run the fastest, climb the highest, and spit the farthest and still smile his extra-rotten, greeny-toothed, weasel-eyed grin. But when little Patricia wishes on a shooting star that she could do something—anything—to show him up, she finds out just what wishe…
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- 0689820364
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Our cat cuddles
Rich in language, humour and rhyme, this hilarious tale is perfectly complemented by Amanda Montgomery-Higham's witty illustrations. Lizzie and Dominic desperately want a kitten but they get much more than they bargain for!
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- 0859538648
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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The shortest day : celebrating the winter solstice
The beginning of winter is marked by the solstice, the shortest day of the year. Long ago, people grew afraid when each day had fewer hours of sunshine than the day before. Over time, they realized that one day each year the sun started moving toward them again. In lyrical prose and cozy illustrations, this book explains what the winter solstice is and how it has been observed by various cultur…
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- 9780147512840
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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The keeping quilt
"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdress and an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four ge…
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- 9780689820908
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- 44 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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The feel good book
With his signature bold colors and positive message, Parr shows us that happy feelings come many different ways, big and small. "Giving a great, big hug feels good," and so does "taking a bubble bath," but would you stop to think that "eating carrots with a bunny feels good" or "watching your grandma and grandpa dance?" How about "crying when you're sad" or "brushing your teeth with strawberry …
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- 9780316072069
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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