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  • The Magic Porridge Pot

    Mike And Carl Gordon

    Paperback (Usborne Publishing Ltd, March 24, 2012)
    Magic Porridge Pot
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  • Grown-Ups Get to Do All the Driving

    William Steig

    Hardcover (Carolrhoda Books, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A young child lists some of the characteristics and behavior of grown-ups.
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  • My Man Blue

    Nikki Grimes, Jerome Lagarrigue Lagarrigue

    Hardcover (Dial, May 1, 1999)
    Damon & Blue Just us two Cruising up the avenue. With his night-and-day shades and a frame like a "heavyweight boxing machine," it might seem like this guy would be someone to steer clear of....But that's not the way it is. Blue is the best friend a kid could ever have. Blue, who lost one boy to the streets-and is determined that this time will be different. And Damon, whose laugh reminds him of that child, and who, even though he's the "man of the house," knows there's room for a guy like Blue in his life. To shoot hoops with, bounce thoughts off of, to share a laugh and a hot dog with all the works. And to know that at the end of the day there's someone standing steadfast in his corner. Someone true...like Blue. Drawing on those friendships that have inspired her own extraordinary life, Nikki Grimes creates a poetically realistic tale of that joyous, complicated bond that draws us, one to another. To this Jerome Lagarrigue, in a truly wondrous picture book debut, adds powerful and sensitive paintings that capture the rich moods and atmospheres of the story's Harlem setting.
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  • Hope

    Isabell Monk, Janice Lee Porter

    Hardcover (Lerner Pub Group, Nov. 1, 1998)
    During a visit with her great-aunt, a young girl learns the story behind her name and learns to feel proud of her biracial heritage
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  • Thomas' Big Storybook

    Rev. W. Awdry

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 26, 2006)
    Six action-packed Thomas & Friends™ books about the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and his many friends on the Island of Sodor are collected in a big, sturdy hardcover anthology. The six books offer a total of TWO DOZEN stories that train-loving girls and boys ages 3 to 7 will read over and over for hours of enjoyment. In addition to everyone's beloved Number 1 little blue steam engine, the stories also star Percy, Henry, James, Diesel, Donald and Douglas, Edward, Gordon, Annie and Clarabel, Terence the Tractor, Duck, Bertie the Bus, Harold the Helcopter, Bill and Ben, and many more characters. There's humor, friendship, and excitement for all!
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  • The Barnyard Night Before Christmas

    Beth Terrill, Greg Newbold

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Oct. 23, 2007)
    "NOW BESSIE! NOW, BILLY! NOW, BINGO! NOW, CHICKIE!On, Lambsy! On, Trigger! On, Quacker and Piggy!"And laying his finger aside of his nose,Up, up, Santa Claus and those animals rose.Notice something a little different? Well, in this hilarious retelling of the iconic Clement C. Moore Christmas poem, it's a barnyard full ofmischievous, quarrelsome livestock that gets Santa and his sleigh off the ground this Christmas Eve. With a little ingenuity, a few balloons, and a lot of attitude, they give Santa a Christmas Eve he'll never forget!
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  • On the Moon

    Anna Milbourne

    Paperback (Usborne Books, Oct. 1, 2011)
    This is an artist-led picture book, which introduces young children to the vastness of the universe, how far away the moon is, what gravity is and the concept of space travel through a gentle and captivating story about an imaginative little girl. Combining full colour illustrations with NASA photographs from the surface of the moon, this beautifully illustrated picture book takes young children on an amazing journey into outer space. The story s use of rhythmic text generates an evocative and friendly tale, taking children on a magical and informative journey.
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  • Wow! Ocean!

    Robert Neubecker

    Hardcover (Hyperion Book CH, May 17, 2011)
    Sea Stars! Anemones! Sharks! Whales! The ocean is filled with exciting things and Izzy and her sister are determined to explore every bit of it! From beach to tide pools to murky depths—every creature is uncovered in full vibrant color and labeled clearly to help explorers identify their discoveries on future journeys.
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  • First Thousand Words in Hebrew

    Heather Amery

    Hardcover (Edc Pub, Feb. 1, 1985)
    Colorful and humorous pictures illustrate the meanings of the basic vocabulary of the Hebrew language
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  • The Father Who Had Ten Children

    Benedicte Guettier

    Hardcover (Dial, May 1, 1999)
    After working hard to take care of his ten children, a devoted father plans to get away by himself--until he decides that something is missing
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  • Windy Day

    Anna Milbourne

    Paperback (Usborne Books, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Have you ever wondered what sways the trees, and makes the leaves dance across the grass? Follow the billowing wind as it flies a kite, fills the sails of tall ships on the sea, makes birds fly and catches the massive wind turbines to generate electricity for a village! Illustrated by Elena Temporin, illustrator of "The Snowy Day and Lullabies". This is a perfect present which will capture inquisitive imaginations.
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  • The Usborne First Thousand Words in German

    Heather Amery, Stephen Cartwright

    Hardcover (Edc Pub, Dec. 1, 1983)
    This book has large pictures for looking and talking, surrounded by small, labelled pictures of 1000 of the most familiar things, to build up and practice German vo cabulary. This is backed up by an alphabetical word list wit h pronunciation guides. '
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