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The Day War Came
NICOLA DAVIES - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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A moving, poetic narrative and child-friendly illustrations follow the heartbreaking, ultimately hopeful journey of a little girl who is forced to become a refugee.The day war came there were flowers on the windowsill and my father sang my baby brother back to sleep.Imagine if, on an ordinary... |
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How War Changed Rondo
Romana Romanyshyn - Enchanted Lion Books
Format: Hardcover
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Danko, Zirka, and Fabian live peacefully in the small town of Rondo, a magical and joyful place where even the flowers sing! Everything is perfect ... until the fateful day that War arrives. Having never experienced War, the inhabitants don't know what to do. They try to talk to it and fight... |
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War
Jose Jorge Letria - Greystone Kids
Format: Hardcover
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An award-winning, stunningly illustrated, sober depiction of war.A recipient of the prestigious Nami Concours prize, this remarkable book of striking, often surreal illustrations and sparse prose reveals the many sides of war: where it comes from, how it creeps up on us, and how it destroys... |
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The Butter Battle Book
Seuss Dr. - Seedlings Braille Books for Children
Format: Book
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The Butter Battle Book, Dr. Seuss's classic cautionary tale, introduces readers to the important lesson of respecting differences. The Yooks and Zooks share a love of buttered bread, but animosity brews between the two groups because they prefer to enjoy the tasty treat differently.... |
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Why War Is Never a Good Idea
Alice Walker - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Though War is OldIt has notBecome wise.Poet and activist Alice Walker personifies the power and wanton devastation of war in this evocative poem.Stefano Vitale's compelling paintings illustrate this unflinching look at war's destructive nature and unforeseen consequences. |
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Terrible Things
Eve Bunting - The Jewish Publication Society; Revised edition
Format: Paperback
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This unique introduction to the Holocaust encourages young children to stand up for what they think is right, without waiting for others to join them.For Ages 6 and up
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The Secret Project
Jonah Winter - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover
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Mother-son team Jonah and Jeanette Winter bring to life one of the most secretive scientific projects in history - the creation of the atomic bomb - in this powerful and moving picture book.At a former boy's school in the remote desert of New Mexico, the world's greatest scientists have... |
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Love in the Library
Maggie Tokuda-Hall - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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To fall in love is already a gift. But to fall in love in a place like Minidoka, a place built to make people feel like they weren't human - that was miraculous. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. All Japanese Americans... |
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Nour's Secret Library
Wafa' Tarnowska - Barefoot Books
Format: Hardcover
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Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin begin to bravely build a secret underground library. |
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Lumber Jills: The Unsung Heroines of World War II
Alexandra Davis - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover
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In World War II, Great Britain needed lumber to make planes, ships, and even newspapers - but there weren't enough men to cut down the trees. Enter the fearless Lumber Jills! These young women may not have had much woodcutting experience, but they each had two hands willing to work... |
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Yellow Butterfly: A story from Ukraine
Oleksandr Shatokhin - Red Comet Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Provocative, powerful, breathtakingly beautiful." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review"Breathtaking" -Ruta Sepetys, author of Between Shades of GrayA wordless picture book portrayal of war seen through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies... |
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Varenka
BERNADETTE WATTS - NorthSouth Books
Format: Hardcover
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A story of friendship and faith.Varenka lives contently in her cottage in the woods, until passersby warn her that war has broken out. Pack up a bundle and come along with us. But Varenka can't leave. Who will care for the children who wander and get lost in the forest? Who will shelter... |
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Francesco Tirelli's Ice Cream Shop
Tamar Meir - Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Library Binding
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Francesco Tirelli loved to eat gelato from his uncle's cart. So when he moves from Italy to Hungary, Francesco decides to open his own ice cream store. There young Peter learns to love ice cream as much as Francesco did. But when the war comes and Francesco closes his shop for the winter,... |
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The Eleventh Hour
Jacques Goldstyn - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover
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Jim and Jules are childhood friends, born on the same day in the same village. All their lives, Jim has been first -- born two minutes before Jules, always faster, always stronger. When the First World War breaks out in Europe, the two young men enlist in the fight with 30,000 other Canadians.On... |
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The Flag Maker
Susan Campbell Bartoletti - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Hardcover
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Here in lyrical prose is the story of the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that became the national anthem of the United States. This flag, which came to be known as the Star-Spangled Banner, also inspired author Susan Campbell Bartoletti, who, upon seeing it at the Smithsonian... |
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Tucky Jo and Little Heart
Patricia Polacco - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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Friendship, loyalty, and kindness stand the test of time in this heartwarming World War II-era picture book based on a true story from the beloved author-illustrator of Pink and Say and The Keeping Quilt.Tucky Jo was known as the "kid from Kentucky" when he enlisted in the army... |
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The Whispering Town
Jennifer Elvgren - Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Paperback
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The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden. It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Anett and her parents are hiding a Jewish woman and her son, Carl, in their cellar until... |
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Coming Home
Greg Ruth - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Print book
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Every day, soldiers leave their families to protect others. We love them. We miss them when they're gone. And we want them all to come home. They are our heroes. |
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My Name Is Bana
Bana Alabed - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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"I just want to live without fear." - Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 12, 2016 When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world and gave a voice to millions... |
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