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"Our planet is always turning. It may be midnight in London, but in different time zones other living things are waking up, ready to hunt or feed or fight. As the clock strikes twelve, two sisters are spirited away on a journey to glimpse, in the span of a moment, extraordinary biodiversity: a mother polar bear and her cubs hunting seals in Svalbard, tiny turtles in India following the moon toward the sea, and enormous whale sharks gulping plankton...
4) Not my cat
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Staceypants befriends a cat whom she names Not My Cat, since the stray cat is not hers, even though she feeds her, spends time with her, and gives her a home.
5) So loud!
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"A fun and touching debut that explores the power of finding your voice. Rudābeh (Rudy for short) loves to talk, sing, jump and shout. There's just one problem: the adults in her life are always telling her that she is SO LOUD. When her grandmother (Māmān Bozorg) visits from Iran for the first time, Rudy worries that she might be too loud for her. But as she tries to be quieter, Rudy starts to feel less and less like herself. Listening closely...
6) Tell mama!
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The way to reach the Deaf child is to communicate, communicate, communicate! Use sign, speech, pantomime . . . anything and everything-whatever works. Tell Mama! was written to encourage our youngest language learners to be spontaneous and express themselves. This is particularly important for a child with hearing loss who is adjusting to new hearing aids. So have fun communicating, and feel free to say, sign, or sing the refrain: "Tell your mama!"...
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What keeps us stuck on the ground? What makes magnets come together? What makes one team win during a game of tug of war? Forces! Simple text and colorful illustrations ask questions to lead young readers to explore the varying concepts of force, including gravity, magnetism, and friction. Includes a glossary and an activity.
8) Merdaddy
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In their bath time reverie, Merbaby, an imaginative child, has wonderful aquatic adventures with their merdaddy until their fingers start to prune and it is time for bed.
10) Kit and Caboodle
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Witches are good at casting spells, flying and making potions, right? Kit is a witch, but she isn't very good at witchy things. One Halloween, a bedraggled bat named Caboodle comes tumbling through Kit's window. She tries using magic to fix his broken wing, but the results are ... unexpected. Caboodle causes havoc in the house as he waits for his wing to heal. Kit is at her wit's end. But when Caboodle goes missing, Kit realises just how special he...
11) Just like Millie
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"When a young girl and her mother move to an apartment in a new city, the girl feels fine on her own. She would rather play by herself than meet new kids at the park or have a playdate with the other children in her building. And when her mom takes her to story time at the bookstore, she breaks down in tears. But things start to change when she meets Millie, a rescue dog who is not too big, not too small. On their daily walks, Millie isn't afraid...
13) My day with mom
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"A little girl spends a fun day with Mom going to the park, the art fair, the farmers market, and ending the day by making a yummy soup"--
14) It's only one!
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One day rhino tosses a candy wrapper on the ground and says "It's only one." Soon, others start throwing their trash on the ground and the animals have a problem.
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¡Ayuda a dos ratones amigos a decidir qué hacer hoy en este juguetón libro cartoné de Leo Lionni, cuatro veces ganador del Premio de Honor Caldecott, para los lectores más pequeños de inglés y español!--
Help two mouse friends decided what to do today in this playful board book from four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Leonni for the very youngest readers of both English and Spanish!
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"A picture book about the Latin American folk singer, Mercedes Sosa. Mercedes performed the world over, sharing stories through song. But not everyone loved her singing: a military dictatorship ruled over Argentina, and they saw the power of her voice. Even from exile, Mercedes Sosa was a beacon of freedom for her people, and when she returned to her homeland, she persisted in her work: to be the voice of the voiceless."--
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"Open your senses to a world of wonder by taking a walk through the woods! Set off on an outdoor adventure and find natural treasures, from prickly pine cones to swirly snail shells, then learn more about the plants and creatures of the forest in this fact-filled guide to the outdoors." -- Back cover.
18) Bluey: Queens
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"Bluey and Bingo are playing queens, but they both want to be the butler. Who will have to wear the crown?"--
3-5 years.