Amy June Bates
Author
Publisher
A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Mr. and Mrs. Gargelson-Bittle decide life is too quiet, they go in search of the perfect pet, but after welcoming a menagerie into their home, they still felt like something is missing, until a puppy shows up at their doorstep, and now their family is complete.
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Siguiendo los pasos de Alison McGhee en su clásico Someday, la popular ilustradora Amy June Bates debuta como autora junto a su hija de once años con este oportuno y perenne libro sobre la aceptación. Following in the footsteps of Alison McGhee in her classic Someday, popular illustrator Amy June Bates makes her debut as an author alongside her 11-year-old daughter with this timely and perennial book on acceptance. Next to the front door is an...
5) Pumpkin Cat
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books For Children
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
One stormy night just before Halloween a ginger cat finds shelter and kind people at a library, but at night, all alone, she recognizes that the library cannot be a real home because something is missing.
Author
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Young Abe Lincoln learns the meaning of selflessness and freedom when he encounters a soldier on a country road and gives up his prized possession: a fish he caught for the family's evening meal. Includes author's note on the early life of the sixteenth president.
10) Bear in the air
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When a teddy bear is lost by the child who loves him, the bear begins an adventurous journey to get back home again.
11) Hands & hearts
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Highlights the bond between a mother and her child while providing a gentle introduction to sign language during their day at the beach"--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave her family behind"--
14) Rock-a-bye room
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Simple, rhyming text carries a sleepy baby through such bedtime routines as rocking, reading aloud, and a kiss goodnight.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
This is the story of young Hillary Rodham who always had big dreams. At one time she wanted to be an astroaut and soar as high as the stars above. She was a natural leader and wanted to help those who could not help themselves, especially children and thought that being a lawyer would be a good way to do that. She became a First Lady of the United States of America and later a senator continuing her efforts to help others.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Tommy, the son of a Presbyterian minister in Augusta, Georgia, during the Civil War, must search his conscience to decide whether he should help a Yankee soldier escape and return home. Inspired by the early life of Woodrow Wilson.
Author
Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Donavan is sensitive about the problems he has understanding math, and then when his favorite uncle, a former high school basketball star, returns from National Guard duty an amputee, Donavan's problems get even worse as he struggles to accept this "new" Uncle Vic.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"During World War II, families all across Europe huddled together in basements, attics, and closets as Nazi soldiers rounded up anyone Jewish. The Star of David, a symbol of faith and pride, became a tool of hate when the Nazis forced Jewish people to carry papers stamped with that star, so that it was clear who to capture. But many brave souls dared to help them. Jewish teenager Jacqueline Gauthier, a member of the French Resistance who had to conceal...
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