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Michael Garland (Michael Garland)
Mr. Smith’s colourful garden and perfectly manicured lawn are his pride and joy. So when he eyes the neighbourhood kids traipsing through his garden and trampling his flowers, he roars…
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Day and night, zombie kids stare at their phones and me-pads until their eyes are a ghoulish shade of icy blue. They don’t read books. They don’t play outside. They…
Jessica Stremer
"A timely middle grade book exploring the incredible ways animals detect, respond, and adapt to wildfires, as well as how climate change is affecting the frequency and severity of these…
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Michael Garland
Rex loves to explore, go on adventures, and discover surprises. Unfortunately for him, his latest escapade has become one sticky and scary predicament. Rex is literally stuck in the muck…
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Garland
In this charming and nostalgia-filled companion to the best-selling picture book Grandpa's Tractor, a grandmother and grandson visit the site of the old family farm.
A city-dwelling mouse carries a slice of pizza on a subway in order to deliver it to his family.
Ten hungry mice set off to find food. However, they’re not the only animals searching! The mice have to run away from crows, a fish, a fox, and an owl…
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What do I want to be when I grow up? This is an age-old question that young Bridget and Fidget Widget seek to answer as they join their dad for…
Ten hungry mice set off to find food, collecting cherries and tomatoes in the meadow and corn in the field. However, they’re not the only animals searching for food! The…
This charming board book follows a day in the life of a New York City tugboat. Simple language, lush illustrations, and a happy, straightforward story are sure to appeal to…
Bright bold artwork and lots of gorgeous cars - and one tractor! - star in this playful board book about a car wash for babies and toddlers.
Animals from around the world explain how their unique traits help them thrive and survive in their environments, including how they eat, hide, find mates, and other necessities of life…
When Zack meets his second-grade teacher, Miss Smith, he can tell right away that her class will be different. However, he has no idea just how different it will be…
In this follow-up to Miss Smith Reads Again!, Miss Smith takes her class on a field trip to a deliciously spooky library. There the class meets librarian Virginia Creeper. Before…
Fish wishes to be all sorts of animals because each one is special, then realizes there is something good about being a fish, too.
Splash! Splash! Car gets wet and soapy as he goes through the car wash. His shiny paint got dirtier and dirtier as he drove all over town. At the end…
A walrus, a whale, penguins, and others help Pete the dog get to Grandma’s house.
A city-dwelling mouse carries a slice of pizza on a subway and delivers it to his family in this easy-to-read book.
Bold art and a simple text with a brief glossary explain how a little tugboat can do some very big jobs.
Birds make many kinds of nests in many kinds of places - to keep their eggs safe and to keep chicks safe.
A child describes each moment of the ferry boat ride from Manhattan to Staten Island and back, including seeing the Statue of Liberty and the Verrazano Bridge.
Set against the backdrop of Ireland’s oldest and most unusual fair, this tale of friendship and fun captures the lushness of the Irish landscape and the cheer of the King…
Grandpa Joe brings his grandson, Timmy, back to the site of the family farm. The visit brings back many memories, which Grandpa Joe shares with Timmy. His fondest memory, however…
This evocative tale of the African-American odyssey celebrates the unique music that developed from African music and American spirituals, work songs, and folk ballads. Includes portraits and thumbnail biographies of…
It is December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt leads a nation in crisis.
Michael Garland (Daddy Played the Blues) displays his impressive illustration range with the stylized, country-quilt, digital collage illustrations of A Season of Flowers.
Michael Garland displays his impressive illustration range with the stylized, country-quilt, digital collage illustrations of A Season of Flowers.
An introduction to the many uses of tugboats, from pulling ocean liners to cargo ships to barges –
Michael Keane
Every Christmas millions of kids and adults track Santa on the NORAD Santa Tracker. Now, author Keane brings to life this fun tradition with his new book. Written in the…
Herman Jiggle has something he wants to say. He doesn't like recess anymore. And it's NOT because he's kinda sorta shy. Herman is frustrated because recess isn't fun when other…
Julia Cook
Herman really wants to be like everyone else. But from his head to his heels, he thinks he stands out for all the wrong reasons. His hair is wild and…
Elizabeth Friedrich
Leah makes a sacrifice when her family is hard hit by financial problems during the dust bowl and depression of the 1930s.
Marlene Targ Brill
The fictionalized diary of a twelve-year-old boy who joins the Union Army as drummer and ends up fighting in the Civil War. Based on the true story of Orion Howe…
M J York
Based on a real person, this tall tale tells the story of legendary nurseryman Johnny Appleseed and how he introduced apple trees to large parts of the United States. Additional…
This truly tall tale weaves the story of giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his beloved bovine companion, Babe. Additional features to aid comprehension include background information and historical context of…
This tall tale weaves the story of legendary cowboy Pecos Bill, who was raised by coyotes and had adventures with his beloved horse, Widow-Maker. Additional features to aid comprehension include…
In Freak Inheritance, both leading authors and emerging voices use cutting-edge disability and cultural theories to expose the operations of eugenicist thought in historical and contemporary culture. It is the…
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Poems of Praise, Awe and Perplexity by: Wendy Cope, Rowan Williams, John F. Deane, Alison Brackenbury, Thomas Hardy, John Donne, Phyllis Shand Allfrey, D.H. Lawrence, W.B.Yeats, Christina Rossetti, Penelope Shuttle…
Debbie Bertram,Susan Bloom
A determined boy tries to find the perfect place to curl up with his new book, in this hilarious and heartwarming story now available in paperback. Full color.
Alexandra S. D. Hinrichs,Michael Garland
This poetic and beautiful picture book chronicles the travels of Lewis Hine, who used his camera to document child labor in the early twentieth century.
