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'Twas the night before Christmas / by Moore, Clement Clarke,1779-1863.; Chapman, Jane.;
The classic Christmas poem with illustrations showcasing an all-animal cast.Ages 4 and up.
Subjects: Picture books.; Christmas poetry.; Stories in rhyme.; Animal fiction.; Santa Claus; Christmas; Children's poetry, American.;
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Through my eyes / by Bridges, Ruby.; Lundell, Margo.;
Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.LSCCarter G. Woodson Book AwardJane Addams Children's Book Award
Subjects: Bridges, Ruby; African American children; African Americans; School integration;
© 1999., Scholastic Press,
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A child's day / by Kalman, Bobbie.; Everts, Tammy,1970-;
The day-to-day life of children in nineteenth-century North American communities is explored through stories and activities.LSC
Subjects: Children; Children; Pioneer children; Pioneer children; Frontier and pioneer life; Frontier and pioneer life;
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The Big book for peace / by Durell, Ann.; Sachs, Marilyn; Alexander, Lloyd,1924-2007; Agee, Jon.;
The wisdom of peace and the absurdity of fighting are demonstrated in seventeen stories and poems by outstanding authors of today such as Jean Fritz, Milton Meltzer, and Nancy Willard, illustrated by famous illustrators such as Paul Zelinsky, the Dillons, and Maurice Sendak.
Subjects: Peace; Children's literature, American;
© c1990., E.P. Dutton Children's Books,
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50 Children : One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue Mission into the Heart of Nazi Germany / by Pressman, Steven.; Shapiro, Paul.; Holocaust Memorial Museum.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Based on the acclaimed HBO documentary, the astonishing true story of how one American couple, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, transported fifty Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Austria to America in 1939 -- the single largest group of unaccompanied refugee children allowed into the United States during a time when deep-seated anti-Semitism and isolationism gripped much of the country.
Subjects: Kraus, Eleanor, -1989.; Kraus, Gilbert, -1975.; Children; Children; Jewish children in the Holocaust.; Jewish refugees; Refugee children; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The night before Christmas : a brick story / by Moore, Clement Clarke,1779-1863.; Brack, Amanda.;
"Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore's cherished poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." This new edition of the classic features the text of Moore's original poem, illustrated with beautifully detailed LEGO brick scenes and characters"--Provided by publisher.Ages 3-6.LSC
Subjects: Santa Claus; Christmas poetry.; Children's poetry, American.; LEGO toys;
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Paola Santiago and the river of tears / by Mejia, Tehlor Kay.;
In Silver Springs, Arizona, her mother's stories of the monstrous La Llorona are thrilling but unbelievable to science-loving Paola until she and her best friends Dante and Emma take a walk through a cactus field near the Gila River.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Ghost stories.; Horror fiction.; Llorona (Legendary character); Mexican Americans; Missing children; Friendship; Prejudices;
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Librarian tales : funny, strange, and inspiring dispatches from the stacks / by Ottens, William,author.;
"Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly of librarian William Ottens's experience working behind service desks and in the stacks of public libraries, most recently at the Lawrence Public Library in Kansas. In Librarian Tales, published in cooperation with the American Library Association, readers will learn about strange things librarians have found in book drops, weird and obscure reference questions, the stress of tax season, phrases your local librarians never want to hear, stories unique to children's librarians, and more"--
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Librarians.; Libraries; Information science; Librarians; Librarians;
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You read to me, I'll read to you : very short fairy tales to read together : in which wolves are tamed, trolls are transformed, and peas are triumphant / by Hoberman, Mary Ann; Emberly, Michael.;
8 fairy tales are retold as very short rhyming stories with a twist at the end encouraging children to read together. Each story is told in two voices, with text in different colors for a pair of readers -- two children, or a child and a parent who is in a literacy program, or one beginning and one more-advanced reader.
Subjects: Children's poetry, American; Fairy tales; Readers (Primary); Fairy tales;
© 2004., Little, Brown,
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I am a super girl! / by Greenawalt, Kelly.; Rauscher, Amariah.;
In rhyming text Princess Truly, super girl, uses her super powers to help her friend Lizzie celebrate her cat's first birthday, and when things go a little wrong, she gives Lizzie the confidence to believe that she too is a super girl.Appeals to pre k-1st graders.Reading level grade 1.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Truly, Princess (Fictitious character); African American children; Self-confidence in children; Superheroes; Birthday parties; Friendship;
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