Laurie Ann Thompson
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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Description
Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people--but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability. Today,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Crawl, cling climb! You may have seen a raccoon scurry up a tree or across the road just before dark. Did you know that raccoons stay up at night playing, hunting, and eating when you go to sleep? From birth to first stripes and beyond, discover all that goes into being a raccoon in this charming picture book, the second in the Meet Your World series"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Swish, swoosh, fly! You might have heard the words "busy as a bee," but what do bees actually do each day? Did you know bees clean their rooms, help feed baby bees, and build the hive they live in? From birth to first flight and beyond, discover all that goes into being a bee in this charming nonfiction picture book, the first in the Meet Your World series"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography of Senator Elizabeth Warren"--
"Elizabeth Warren always has a plan. As a child, she wanted to help others by becoming a teacher. When discrimination forced her to surrender that dream, she found another path: She became a lawyer. Then life changed again, and Elizabeth became a professor of law--and she didn't stop there. No matter her job title, Senator Elizabeth Warren has always worked to ensure that people with more power...
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know studies have shown that too many fidget spinners spinning in the same direction can potentially have adverse effects on the earth's magnetic field? Or that there's a company that can turn your deceased loved one's remains into a diamond? Or that the loudest sound in history was made by the eruption of a volcano in 1883, whose echoing blast circled the planet more than three times? Welcome to Two Truths and a Lie: Forces of Nature! You've...
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