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"What if parenting were an act of social justice? In this part story-telling, part self-inquiry book, authors and therapists Jaya Ramesh and Priya Saaral situate parenting children of color with neurodivergence within the context of various interlocking systems of oppression including settler colonialism, White supremacy, ableism, and capitalism. These intersections engender isolation and loneliness. Using the voices of parents on the front lines...
2) Gilded youth: a history of growing up in the royal family: from the Plantagenets to the Cambridges
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Pegasus Books
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[2023].
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xviii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
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"For as long as the British royal family has existed, their children have been brought up in ways that seem bizarre and eccentric to the rest of us—the royal family’s obsession with making their children tough and independent as early as possible, often by delegating their parental duties to staff, goes back centuries. Gilded Youth looks at centuries of growing up aristocratic and royal—from Edward VII smashing up his schoolroom...
3) System Error
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When tour guide robot ITTO wakes ready to take on a new day handing out leaflets, it's confused to find the world was not how it left it.
With a failing power core, ITTO sets off across a decrepit London in an effort to find out what's happened.
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Oxford University Press
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2023.
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95 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 19 cm
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"Isadora Moon is special because she's different. Her mum is a fairy, her dad is a vampire, and she's a bit of both. When a new girl, Ava, joins her class, Isadora is keen to make friends. But Ava's not interested. She'd much rather be back at her old school, with her old friends, who are much more fun to play with. Isadora's classmates are happy to leave Ava on her own since she clearly doesn't like them, but Isadora figures out that there's something...
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My weirdtastic school volume 4
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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104 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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In this fourth book of the My Weirdtastic School arc, Ella Mentry School starts a vegetable garden with one zany gardening instructor.
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Als die Schneekönigin den kleinen Kay auf ihr Schloss lockt, ist dieser geblendet von ihrem Glanz und ihrer Schönheit und folgt ihr ins tiefste Eis. Kays Freundin Gerda ist verzweifelt und begibt sich auf die gefahrvolle, wahrlich märchenhafte Suche nach ihm. Zusätzlich finden Sie auf diesem Hörbuch die Geschichten "In der Kinderstube" und "Der Gärtner und die Herrschaft".
8) Volltreffer!
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Greg Heffley und Sport? Das passt einfach nicht zusammen. Nach einem fürchterlichen Trainingstag in der Schule erklärt Greg seine Sportkarriere für offiziell beendet. Doch leider hat Greg die Rechnung ohne seine Mom gemacht. Sie überredet ihn, der Sache eine letzte Chance zu geben und sich für eins der Basketballteams zu bewerben.
Wie zu erwarten, sind die Auswahlspiele ein Reinfall, und Greg ist sich sicher, dass er es mal wieder versemmelt...
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Der Herbst kommt und Petronella hat mit der Apfelernte alle Hände voll zu tun. Da bringen die Zwillinge Lea und Luis eine schreckliche Nachricht: Der fiese Bäckermeister Kümmerling will das Müllerhaus kaufen. Der Garten soll weg und an seine Stelle soll ein Parkplatz gebaut werden. Das kann doch nicht wahr sein! Doch Kümmerling hat die Rechnung ohne die Kinder und die kleine Hexe gemacht: Während die Apfelmännchen allerhand Fallen bauen, um...
10) Theme in yellow
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Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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"In this beautifully illustrated adaptation of a beloved Carl Sandburg poem, children delight in the sensory and spooky arrival of autumn." --
11) Dance Me, Daddy
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Dance me, Daddy. Dance me around. Don't let my feet ever touch down. There's nothing better than being your girl. If I am your princess, then you are king of the world." This picture book by singer and songwriter Cindy Morgan sparkles with the joy of childhood and the blessings of families. Sing along with the CD performed by Point of Grace and listen to Cindy Morgan read the book version of this song that celebrates the joy in all stages of a child's...
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Little princesses everywhere will want this companion product to the popular Sweet Dreams Princess Bible storybook. 81 devotions, prayers, and promises read by Sheila Walsh are the perfect way to help girls understand God's love for them as parents lay them down for night time devotions and prayers. Each story aims to help connect a little princess' heart to family, friends, and most of all, her heavenly Father!
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This is a story about finding a Way. Any Way. You can share the Way or you can show the Way, and there are many different Ways. Some Ways are better for some. Other Ways are better for others. The important thing is that you find the Way that is best for you. This is the idea shared in this beautiful new picture book of a young explorer's journey. Gorgeous illustrations leave the readers imagination plenty of room to find their own way through this...
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The baobab tree story, which I wrote (the church version) is actually based upon a true story, told by Limakatso Nare, a Lutheran pastor who is currently serving a congregation in Louisiana. When he was growing up in his native Africa, he gathered for Sunday school under the baobab tree. Here he learned the Biblical stories of Noah and the ark, Jonah and the big fish, and the parables of Jesus. His Sunday school experiences inspired my story, Under...
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The Emperor's New Clothes and Other Stories brings together more of Geoffrey Thomas's short stories, each brimming with the bigheartedness, warmth and homespun humour that he is known for. From historic Europe to the Asian continent, Geoffrey Thomas introduces a series of curious characters in his mesmerising collection based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales: a golden swan flies around the world; an old poet has a mysterious visitor; an Emperor...
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Un encantador libro bilingüe con un mensaje inspirador. Comparte con tu familia la increíble historia real de una amistad tan fuerte ¡que recorre el mundo! El relato de Gobi y Dion, una perrita callejera y el atleta que la salvó. Un libro bilingüe, divertido y atractivo perfecto para disfrutar en familia. Prepárate para enamorarte de la conmovedora historia de Gobi y Dion. Gobi, una luchadora perrita callejera, se acerca a un hombre llamado...
19) Friendly Beasts
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"Jesus our brother kind and good Was humbly born in a stable rude And the friendly beasts around him stood Jesus our brother, kind and good" Join a cow, a camel, a dove, a donkey, and a sheep as they explain what gifts they brought the son of God on the very first Christmas. The Friendly Beasts offers a new way to look at the birth of Jesus through beautiful, memorable illustrations, traditional holiday lyrics, and a CD with narration and music performed...
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Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2024]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"In this photographic picture book, the authors record and transcribe the words of displaced children, raising up their voices-who they are, where they came from, and the many different reasons that they had to leave their home country"--
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