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"Kids 4 to 8 will marvel at the brightly glowing creatures and other living organisms in this stunning, poetic, and science-based exploration of bioluminescence. When it's dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light? From acclaimed author-illustrator Julia Kuo comes a remarkable picture book about bioluminescence, the light made from living things, and its many forms: fireflies and foxfire, fungi and glow-worms,...
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Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Dedham's Black History Month List: Art is Resistance! (Children's Titles)
Norwood Black Joy Picture Books 2024
Dedham's Black History Month List: Art is Resistance! (Children's Titles)
Norwood Black Joy Picture Books 2024
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American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
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"Becca loves spending time with Grandma. Whether they are beading moccasins, dancing like the most beautiful butterflies, or practicing basketball together; Becca knows that, more than anything, she wants to be just like Grandma. And as the two share their favorite activities, Becca discovers something surprising about Grandma."--
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"It's Rashin's first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she's used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids' families are from all over! The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows right away what she'll say: Iran looks like a cat! What will the other kids say? Open this book to join Rashin in discovering the true things that shape a...
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"A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Julie Flett celebrates seasons, nature, and community. Based on Academy Award-winning Cree icon Buffy Sainte-Marie's song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On is a stunning celebration of Indigenous experience. Breathtaking illustrations from celebrated Cree-Métis artist Julie Flett combine with Sainte-Marie's vivid lyrics to craft a remarkable piece...
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"Siblings May, Lily, and Noah build a dam. Stone by stone, their dam grows higher and higher, until their creation attracts the attention of fishermen, pirates, and even the King and his fleet. The sky's the limit, until Noah wants his stone back...Each page builds upon the previous scene as the children's imaginations also grow. Children will delight in pointing out the changing details on each page as they laugh along to this picture book about...
10) The umbrella
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A little girl and her dog find unexpected ways to spread the light in their dreary town where it always rains, showing that happiness is contagious.
11) Monster club
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Monster club (Aronofsky) volume 1
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Middle-schooler Eric, who lives near Coney Island, discovers a magic ink that brings his monster drawings to life.
12) Hooked on books
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Pearl is an anglerfish who wants to read her book in peace, but the other fish will not leave her alone, so she goes deeper and deeper to the abyssal zone--but then she has no one to discuss the book with.
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Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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"This latest addition to the My First Touch and Feel Sound Book collection from Tiger Tales features full-color photographs of exciting construction vehicles on every page! Young readers are introduced to a digger, dump truck, crane, bulldozer, and road roller as they learn all about the job that each vehicle does on a construction site. A touch-and-feel element on each spread encourages active learning and toddlers experience a variety of textures,...
14) Lali's feather
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"Lali finds a feather in the field. Is little feather lost? Lali sets out to find feather a home"--
16) Zoo sounds
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Usborne
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Little ones will love bringing the zoo to life in this adorable sound book. Press the pages to hear lions roaring, monkeys jabbering and lots more, and pore over colorful scenes including feeding time for the seals and elephants playing in the pool"--
17) Meet the dinos!
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Studio Fun International, an imprint of Printers Row Publishing Group, a division of Readerlink Distribution, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Get to know all the hilarious characters from the animated series Gigantosaurus in this sound book. From the creative triceratops Tiny to the curious ankylosaurus Mazu, there are so many incredible dinosaurs to discover. With vibrant scenes on each spread and 10 prehistoric sounds to match, this book is a perfect introduction to the world of Gigantosaurus.
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"A delightfully musical sound book, specially designed for sharing together with babies. Press the buttons to hear the tunes and animal noises for each picture, including cows in the field, ducks in the pond, a tractor chugging along and clucking chickens. With bold illustrations and tabs to easily locate their favorite picture, little children will enjoy singing along with the tunes and mimicking the animal sounds"--
19) Farm sounds
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"Little ones will love bringing the farmyard to life with this adorable sound book. Press the pages and hear hens clucking, cows mooing and much more, and pore over colorful scenes include a sheepdog rounding up sheep, a piglet playing in the mud and ducks splashing in the pond. With simple text, holes to peek through and fingertrails to explore"--
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Young children will love being part of the action in What Can You Hear?: Construction -a fantastic new sound book series by Priddy Books. From a noisy dump truck and wrecking ball, to a funky radio and more, there are 10 busy construction sounds to discover in this unique board book. Children will love pressing the diamond-shaped buttons and listening to the sounds as they spot lots of fun things on the construction site. Children can meet the different...
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