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Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Alternating between the protagonist's present life and passages of a manuscript in translation, Meet Us by the Roaring Sea is a genre-bending exploration of memory, war, technology, friendship, love, consciousness, and the challenges of caring for othersin an age where we are so often lost in our own minds"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Description
Suhaila's wish to know her deceased grandmother is granted when a golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites her on a journey to the moon, where they welcome people who are facing tragedy. Includes facts about the painting and woman who inspired the story.
7) I see you
Author
Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
"A wordless picture book that depicts a homeless woman who is not seen by all the life around her, except by a little boy. Ultimately, in a gesture of compassion, this boy approaches this woman, in an exchange where he sees her and she experiences being seen"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
106 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
What will they do when they're scared? A boy and his mom go camping on a beautiful day. A bear cub and his mama are not to far away. When they meet unexpectedly, all four are afraid. But the bears need help! This story encourages acting with courage and compassion--even when you're scared.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 25 cm
Description
A child rescues a young crow that has fallen out of his nest during a storm, then tries to prove to Sis that Crowbar is a very smart bird.
11) Pass it on
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Illustrations and rhythmic text encourage the reader to relish and pass along smiles, chuckles, and joy.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Formats
Description
"A woman describes a series of encounters she has with various people in the ordinary course of her life: an ex she runs into by chance at a public forum, an Airbnb owner unsure how to interact with her guests, a stranger who seeks help comforting his elderly mother, a friend of her youth now hospitalized with terminal cancer. In each of these people the woman finds a common need: the urge to talk about themselves and to have an audience to their...
14) Lola protesta
Author
Publisher
Vintage Espa�nol, una divisiaon de Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Description
As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change.
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