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Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Lately, Hamlet hasn't been chasing customers or being his obnoxious self, something Darla surprisingly misses. Concerned, she hires a cat whisperer to probe Hamlet's feline psyche and then decides to get out of her own funk by taking up karate to learn how to defend herself in case the need arises again. But when Darla finds her sensei dead at the dojo, it seems that even a master can be felled by foul play. Darla decides to investigate the matter...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Rhyming makes reading easier and more fun for kids that are just getting started. When rhyming words are included in a story, they make sounding out (decoding) easier. Kids have reading success sooner and faster, build confidence, and they have fun too. Bob Books Rhyming Words is a great next step after Bob Books Set 1.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan. Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance that goes beyond "right" and "wrong" to empower us to make informed language choices. Never snooty or scoldy...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews. All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time. The material is comprised of intimate interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, their families, friends and business associates that were conducted by Beatles intimate Peter Brown and author Steven Gaines in 1980-1981 during the preparation of...
Series
Publisher
Penworthy Company, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
This kit features a musical play met, multi-activity triangle toy, and a bright engaging rainmaker that will work together to fascinate your child optically, physically, and acoustically to help them play and learn.
Rainmaker wormy musical shaker: THis colorful rainmaker is both fascinating and soothing. Children can experiment with tilting angles and influencing how loud and fast the balls move. Includes 1 wooden rainmaker.
Multi-activity triangle:...
Author
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"With more than 400,000 children in foster care in the US alone, thousands of kids struggle to find their forever families. Even those who are adopted experience heavy emotions that are difficult to understand. These children are asking, Why did I have to be adopted? Do my adopted parents actually love me? Will they give me away? Why do my friends make fun of me for being adopted? Carey Koenig, along with her adopted children Reid and Halley want...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Calvin Trillin can write just about anything--and has. He covered the Civil Rights movement in the South for Time, chronicled stories from small towns and cities for The New Yorker, and wrote comic poetry for The Nation. He has been called "perhaps the finest reporter in America" (The Miami Herald), "our funniest food writer" (The New Yorker), and "one of the most brilliant humorists of our time" (Charleston Post and Courier). But one of his favorite...
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Girls are beautifully and wonderfully made in God's image. This comprehensive collection of stories focused on 50 women of the Bible shows how God worked in their lives and continues to have a plan and a purpose for his beloved daughters today.
In a world that too often tells girls that they are not enough, Her Story, Her Strength uses biblical retellings and reflections that include the historical context behind each story?to remind young women that...
10) Poetry comics
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of illustrated poems about everything from new shoes and falling leaves to friendship and growing up."--
Author
Publisher
words & pictures, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What is one thing all children have in common? They play! Children from around the world enjoy playing games, from tag and hide-and-seek, luta de galo, and oonch neech. Join us on a world tour to discover the games children play in different countries, from quiet solo games to big group games that everyone can enjoy. There's a world of fun just waiting to be discovered! Are you ready to play?"--
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"What do you do when your child comes to you with a question about anxiety, death, divorce, beauty, or race? Poised to become the quintessential conversation resource for parents, How to Talk to Kids About Anything provides powerful words, actionable steps, inspiring real-life stories, and pivotal advice to tackle these difficult conversations with kids. Dr. Robyn Silverman of the How to Talk to Kids About Anything parenting podcast provides an easy...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Research proves that mastering phonics is key to a child's reading success. The twelve stories in this collection have very simple sentences made up of mostly three-letter words and consistent short vowel sounds. This means kids can decode (sound out) the words with confidence! Silly storylines and funny illustrations keep kids coming back for more!" -- page 4 of cover.
14) Built to last
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Every creation two friends build together ends up tumbling down, except their friendship.
15) Jingle bell mice
Publisher
WhistleStop, Troll
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations bring this favorite song to life as the mice and their friends get ready for wintertime fun.
Author
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The founder of the One Last Word app, which allows you to send messages to whomever you want after you pass, Sara Chae, when she accidentally sends her final words to the important people in her life, including her former crush, with whom she now works, finds her life turned upside down.
17) A cat in a coat
Author
Publisher
Gingham Dog Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
When Cat asks Goat to ride in his boat, Goat does not realize Cat has something sneaky planned. Includes vocabulary words and discussion questions.
Author
Series
Publisher
Make Believe Ideas
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
" ... a bright and colorful board book that is divided into familiar themes ranging from the on the farm, in the air, cars, trucks, at sea and in the snow. Real-life photographs of different types of vehicles help even very young children start to make a link between pictures and basic first words"--Amazon.com description
19) Boop!
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
There are so many snoots to boop! Snoots attached to big dogs and little dogs and dogs with beards and those without. Are you ready to boop ALL the snoots?
20) Reading Genesis
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For generations, the book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents by various hands, expressing different factional interests, with borrowings from other ancient literatures that mark the text as derivative. In other words, academic interpretation of Genesis has centered on the question of its basic coherency, just as fundamentalist interpretation has centered on the question of the appropriateness of reading it as literally...
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