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1) The giver
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Series
Language
English
Description
In this new graphic novel edition, readers experience the haunting story of twelve-year-old Jonas and his seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment, through the brilliant art of P. Craig Russell that truly brings The Giver to life. Witness Jonas' assignment as the Receiver of Memory, watch as he begins to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community, and follow the explosion of color into his world like never before....
2) Fancy Nancy
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Series
Language
English
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Description
A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.
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Language
English
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Description
The story of the docile bull who would rather smell flowers than engage in the bullfights of Madrid conveys a timeless message. This delightful, classic picture book is accompanied by a compact disc that features a lively, professional reading of the story. Perfect for road trips or bedtime reading, story time, preschool, or homeschool. Entertaining for children and parents alike.
8) Cowboy camp
Author
Language
English
Description
Although Avery cannot eat the right grub, is allergic to horses, and gets rope burns from lassos, he learns at camp that he is uniquely qualified in the most important cowboy quality.
10) That fat hat
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
When Lou Lou, a individualistic cat, decides to wear a very large hat to lunch, her more conformist friend is very upset.
Author
Series
Crispin volume 1
Language
English
Description
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
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Language
English
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Description
Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jungle Dance, the warthogs waltz, the chimps cha cha, and the lions tango. "Giraffes can't dance," they all jeer when it's Gerald's turn to prance. But with some sound advice from a wise cricket, Gerald starts swaying to his own sweet tune.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A young artist has drawn birds and bird houses in corresponding colors. Now it's time to match them up. The blue bird goes in the blue house, the orange bird in the orange house, and so on. But wait! The birds don't agree with the narrator's choices and, much to her distress, are rebelling by swapping houses. Can the narrator make the birds see sense? Or is it possible that you just can't tell a bird by its feathers?"--
18) Terrible storm
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A child's two grandfathers relate their boyhood experiences of the "terrible blizzard of 1888," during which each was stuck for three days doing what he disliked the most.
19) Stargazing
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. When Moon's family moves in next door to Christine's, Moon goes from unlikely friend to best friend--maybe even the perfect friend. The girls share their favorite music videos, paint their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around, and...
Series
Publisher
Big Idea
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories that help kids learn they are special just the way God made them. A shepherd boy realizes that little guys can do big things too. A trip to outer space helps the Veggies learn to appreciate the differences in others. A self-conscious Snoodle realizes that he is uniquely made and all the Veggies are reminded that each one of us is special.