Jeanette Winter
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Every year Don Pedro and his family make papier-mâché skeletons, or calaveras, for Mexico's Day of the Dead fiesta. From the Angel and Doctor to the Mariachi and Unicornio, there's a special calavera for each letter of the alphabet. Come dance with them!
Includes a glossary of Spanish words and an author's note.
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*ALA Notable Children's book 2006 *
Celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter weaves a hopeful tale of one woman's courageous book rescue.
In the Spring of 2003, Alia Muhammad Baker was the city of Basra's real-life librarian. She was the keeper of cherished books and her library was a haven for community gatherings.
But with war imminent in Basra, Iraq, what could this lone woman do to save her precious books?
With lyrical, spare...
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2004
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
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On September 11, 2001, two sisters from South Africa find a good use for the roses they have grown when the flower show in New York City is canceled due to the attack on the World Trade Center.
5) My baby
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Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
2001
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[32] p. : col. ill ; 24 cm.
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As she waits for her baby to be born, a young African woman describes some of the sights and sounds of her Mali homeland as she creates a beautiful bogolan cloth for her child.
7) Kali's song
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Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2012
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
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Thousands and thousands of years ago, a young boy gets his first hunting bow and learns to shoot, but he prefers to use the bow to make music.
11) Nin?o's mask
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2003
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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Told that he is too young to wear a mask at the Fiesta, Nin?o makes his own mask and surprises his family and the whole village. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and an author's note.
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Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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Presents the work of Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager and environmental activist who started the student movement to combat climate change and led a worldwide children's march to challenge world leaders to act on the issue.
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2003
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62, [2] p. : col. ill. ; 16 cm.
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This simple biography of Beatrix Potter, best known for writing The tale of Peter Rabbit, includes excerpts from her published letters and journals and reveals why she drew and wrote about animals.
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Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged)
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Un hombre, sus burros y sus libros llevan la alegría a aldeas remotas en Colombia en este inspirador libro basado en una historia real, escrita e ilustrada por la celebrada creadora de libros para niños Jeanette Winter, ahora disponible en español. A Luis le encanta leer, pero en poco tiempo su casa en Colombia está tan llena de libros que casi no hay espacio para la familia. ¿Qué va a hacer? Entonces se le ocurre la solución perfecta: ¡una...
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Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"Two stories of bravery in one beautiful book! Meet two brave young heroes of Pakistan who stood up for the right to freedom and education in this inspirational nonfiction picture book from acclaimed author-illustrator Jeanette Winter. One country: Pakistan. Two children: Iqbal Masih and Malala Yousafzai. Each was unafraid to speak out. He, against inhumane child slavery in the carpet trade. She, for the right of girls to attend school. Both were...
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Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
c2010.
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
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"After amassing piles of books, Luis, a voracious reader, dreams up a way to share his collection with 'faraway villages.' He starts with two burros--one for himself, one for books--and heads off. Tough terrain and menacing bandits challenge him along the way, but at last he reaches a remote town, where he holds a story hour and loans titles to eager kids before returning home to his wife and reading late into the night."--amazon.com.
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Ekaré
Pub. Date
2009
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
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La historia de Wangari Maathai, ecologista y ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz.
This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change.