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Blue on Blue

Dianne White - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Discover the joys of a wild rainstorm in this poetic picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist.Join a farming family as they experience the full range of a thrilling seaside thunderstorm - from the wild wind and the very first drops; to the pouring, pouring rain; to the wonderful...
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Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance

Birgitta Sif - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Oliver comes a book that glows from the inside out, a book that will move you to be yourself - and get dancing.Frances Dean loves to dance. She feels the wind and she dances. She hears singing birds and she dances. In her every waking moment, she is inspired...
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Big Dog Decisions

Michele Jakubowski - Picture Window Books
Format: Hardcover

Everyone loves dogs, right? That seems to be the one thing that Sidney, Sydney, Gomez, and Harley can agree on. What they can't agree on is how to run their new dog walking business. From who makes the posters to who picks up the poop, the foursome is off to a slow start. Big dog decisions...
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Pete the Cat: Construction Destruction

James Dean - HarperFestival
Format: Paperback

Pete the cat gets construction workers and equipment to build the coolest playground ever.
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Time to Play

Ellen Lawrence - Ruby Tuesday Books
Format: Hardcover

In Time to Play, readers will meet children from around the world and find out what games they like to play. From board games to sports, some games are played in only one culture, while others, such as soccer, are loved in countries and cultures worldwide. Many families cannot afford to buy toys,...
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Time for School

Ellen Lawrence - Ruby Tuesday Books
Format: Hardcover

Introduces schools across the globe and what students do there, including a tiny school in Scotland, Japanese children in an earthquake drill, and a tent school for Syrian refugees, and discusses children who cannot go to school.
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The Food We Eat

Ellen Lawrence - Ruby Tuesday Books
Format: Hardcover

In The Food We Eat, readers will meet children from around the world and find out what foods they eat, where the foods come from, and how they are prepared. The difficulties many people face in obtaining enough food are also sensitively explored. From gathering fruit in the Amazon rain...
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The Land of Lines

Victor Hussenot - Chronicle Books; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

In the land of lines, anything is possible the connection between a boy and a girl from different worlds, the potential for self-discovery, and the vanquishing of a monster. While exploring mysterious terrain, the characters cascade down geometric cliffs and mountains, navigating the unknown...
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The Five of Us

Quentin Blake - Tate Publishing(UK)
Format: Hardcover

Angie, Ollie, Simona, Mario, and Eric are five fantastic friends, each of whom has an unusual ability. Disaster strikes on a day in the countryside, but by working together and combining their individual powers, the Fantastic Five save the day. Teeming with Quentin Blake's characteristic...
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The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage

Sean Qualls - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

For most children these days it would come as a great shock to know that before 1967, they could not marry a person of a race different from their own. That was the year that the Supreme Court issued its decision in Loving v. Virginia.This is the story of one brave family: Mildred Loving,...
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