Jerry Pinkney
1) Noah's ark
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English
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Retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God's call to save life on earth.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2015.
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English
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In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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"As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars."--Amazon.com.
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Series
Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1975]
Language
English
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During the Depression, the Logans, a rural black family deeply attached to the forest on their land, try to save it from being cut down by an unscrupulous white man.
12) I want to be
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1993]
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English
Description
After some thought a young girl describes in poetic terms the kind of person she wants to be.
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English
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"That is a monstrous big duckling." a puzzled mother duck says when the last of her chicks hatches out of his odd-shaped egg. "Can he be a turkey chick? Well, we shall soon find out." From that day on, everyone knows that this duckling is different. Teased for his awkward appearance by even his own brothers and sisters, he steals away, friendless, marching on bravely through obstacles at every turn. The seasons change, and so does the duckling,...
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Confused and distraught after the death of his father, a boy opens an envelope he left behind and is surprised to find a map of the woods beyond their house, with one spot marked in bright red. But why? The woods had been something they shared together, why would his father want him to go alone? Slowly, his mind settles as he sets off through the spaces he once explored with his dad, passing familiar beech and black oak trees, flitting Carolina wrens,...
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