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When I am old with you
"A small child imagines a future when he will be old with his Granddaddy and will sit beside him in a rocking chair and talk about everything...The poignant reality that time will never allow these two to coexist at the same age is softened by the fact that they do not have to be the same age in order to share happy times...The African American child and grandfather are...recognizable to anyone…
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- 0531070352
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Smoky night
In this Caldecott Medal-winning modern classic, a young boy and his mother witness the Los Angeles riots from the safety of shelter after being forced to leave their apartment. Winner of the 1995 Caldecott Medal. During the Los Angeles riots, Daniel and his mother witness the night's events unfold from the safety of shelter after they are forced to leave their apartment. “Diaz has not been …
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- 9780152018849
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- 38 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- BU
The trolley
A week before Christmas, Tania looked in her bankbook and said to herself, 'I won't be able to buy my kids any Christmas presents this year because I can't afford it.' She put her bankbook away, took her washing to the line and began hanging it out. She was thinking about Christmas. As she was returning to the house, she noticed the old pram that they used for collecting firewood, and she ha…
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- 0140552650
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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Ten, nine, eight
Acclaimed author Molly Bang shares the going-to-bed countdown in a loving family. “Ten small toes all washed and warm,” begins the story, and then young readers journey toward tuck-in time, counting down along with the story’s African-American father and daughter. In the satisfying conclusion, one little sleepyhead settles in for the night. An award-winning classic, Ten, Nine, Eight has …
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- 0590455834
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 17 cm
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- 513.2 BAN
7 Sector
Only the person who gave us Tuesday could have devised this fantastic Caldecott Honor-winning tale, which begins with a school trip to the Empire State Building. There a boy makes friends with a mischievous little cloud, who whisks him away to the Cloud Dispatch Center for Sector 7 (the region that includes New York City). The clouds are bored with their everyday shapes, so the boy obligingly s…
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- 9780395746561
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- F22
Seven blind mice
It's a pillar, says one. It's a fan, says another. One by one, the seven blind mice investigate the strange Something by the pond. And one by one, they come back with a different theory. It's only when the seventh mouse goes out-and explores the whole Something-that the mice see the whole truth. Based on a classic Indian tale, Ed Young's beautifully rendered version is a treasure to enjoy again…
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- 0698118952
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- 38 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- F69
Rosa's famous elbow
Our dog Jenny is famous because she piggybacks our guineapigs around the garden. But i'm only famous for my elbow!
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- 9781863680578
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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John Henry
With his two sledgehammers pulverizing boulders, John Henry races a steam drill tunneling through a mountain. It's a deadly contest of man-vs-machine written with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a force of nature, yet as familiar as an older brother. Pinkney's stunning art shows John Henry's energy bursting from nature. Full color.
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- 0140566228
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- F68
The happy day
It's snowing. All the animals are sleeping in their homes. They wake up. They open their eyes. They smell. They run. What will they find? A tale of forest animals as they wake up from their winter slumber, start running through the forest, and it happens to a magical discovery, a beautiful yellow flower that sprouts from the snow.
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- 9780064431910
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 29 cm
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