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ages 8
to 12
/ grades 3
to 7
City Streets Are for People
The third book in the ThinkCities series explores the urgent need for sustainable transportation in and around our cities.
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Coco and the Caterpillars
A boy loves his garden and everything in it, especially the caterpillars who will become butterflies. But his pet chicken Coco loves them too ...
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Building a snowman becomes a community effort in this wordless story about a cold winter day that snowballs into a warm neighborhood gathering.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
Deep Underwater
What secrets will Sophia discover at the bottom of the ocean?
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Deux points bruns dans un nuage blanc
Témoin de la joie de son enfant un jour de neige, une mère commence enfin à se sentir chez elle dans son pays d’adoption.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Doctor Kiss Says Yes
A new edition of the magical Governor General's Award winner, now reissued as a fundraiser for IBBY Canada's Joanne Fitzgerald Fund.
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{"id":6818366062651,"title":"Doggy Slippers","handle":"doggy-slippers","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen award-winning poet Jorge Lujan wrote to children all over Latin America asking them about their pets, he received many funny, interesting and touching replies. The children described all kinds of pets -- not only dogs, cats and rabbits, but turtles, parakeets and even a marmot. 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She has written \u003cem\u003eMy Friend\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eMi amiga\u003c\/em\u003e), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano; \u003cem\u003eUn Barrilete para el Día de los Muertos\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003eBarrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCousins\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003ePrimas\u003c\/em\u003e), illustrated by Luis Garay; and \u003cem\u003eTricycle\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eEl triciclo\u003c\/em\u003e), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, which is on the Américas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book. 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ages 2
to 5
/ grades P
to K
Doggy Slippers
A collection of poems about pets that is perfect combination of words and pictures from a multi-award-winning author and illustrator.
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Dos conejos blancos
In this moving and timely story, a young child describes what it is like to be a migrant as she and her father travel north toward the US border.
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Each two-page spread displays a pair of opposites, embedded in scenes that are impressive visual puzzles.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"New York Times","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"An innovative book of opposites from the creator of Work: An Occupational ABC.","ProductFormDescription":"Web PDF","PublicationDate":"2015-05-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"An innovative book of opposites from the creator of Work: An Occupational ABC.","Subtitle":"A Look at Roadside Opposites","Width":"9","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Drive
An innovative book of opposites from the creator of Work: An Occupational ABC.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Eddie Longpants
A strikingly fresh and gentle book about bullying, and appreciating other people's differences.
