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Celebrating Kwanzaa

Barbara Linde - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Library Binding

Most people will have heard of Kwanzaa. Many people are familiar with the bright colors and fun associated with the holiday, but many don't know why or when it's celebrated. Meant to celebrate the unity between African Americans and their African roots, Kwanzaa began in the 1960s....
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Look, There's a Submarine!

Nosy Crow - Nosy Crow
Format: Board book

Follow the holes to read the story in this interactive adventure!Each book in this series follows a vehicle on its journey across five beautifully illustrated spreads, with holes in the pages playing an integral part in driving the narrative. Little ones will love finding the holes with...
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Bear and Friends: A House for Mouse

Jody Jensen Shaffer - Highlights Press; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

Mouse is looking for a new house, but everything Bear and Squirrel suggest isn't quite right. In this Level P Highlights Puzzle Reader, readers can join in the search for a house for Mouse and then find hidden letters throughout the book. The simple text has lots of picture support...
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If You Love Fashion, You Could Be...

May Nakamura - Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

Learn all about the cool jobs you could have if you love fashion in this nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series that gives readers a sneak peek at how they can turn their passions into careers!Do you love fashion and everything about clothes? Then you can become a fashion...
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Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story

Reem Faruqi - Tilbury House Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Lailah is in a new school in a new country, thousands of miles from her old home, and missing her old friends. When Ramadan begins, she is excited that she is finally old enough to participate in the fasting but worried that her classmates won't understand why she doesn't join them...
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Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

Beth Kephart - Anne Schwartz Books
Format: Hardcover

In this lively, lyrical picture book biography, meet the groundbreaking, outspoken, legendary editor of the best-loved books for children, and see how she inspired Maurice Sendak, Margaret Wise Brown, and others to create Where the Wild Things Are, Good Night Moon, and many more classics.....
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The Beatles Couldn't Read Music? (Wait! What?)

Dan Gutman - Norton Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling author of My Weird School: a new entry in the cheerful and engaging biography series centered on high-interest historic figures.Did you know that John Lennon's mom called him "Stinker" because he farted so much? Or that Paul McCartney liked playing guitar...
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Nobody's Duck

MARY SULLIVAN - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When a duck mysteriously arrives on an alligator's lawn, they set off to discover just who the duck belongs to. From the library to skydiving, from exasperation to laughter, the two make an unexpected discovery about friendship. Readers will delight in this odd couple's wacky adventures...
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Hombre Perro: Churre y castigo

Dav Pilkey - Scholastic en espaol
Format: (Spanish) Hardcover

The mayor has had enough of Dog Man's shenanigans in the ninth book from worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey.Hombre Perro ha metido la pata hasta el fondo esta vez! Tiene que entregar su placa y vaciar el escritorio, pero si bien no tiene trabajo aun le quedan esperanzas....
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