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5) Sammy Saw
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Sammy Saw is nervous about making the scenery for the school play, but thankfully the tool team is ready to help him!
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"This comical companion to Ross Burach's "The very impatient caterpillar" pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again."--Back cover.
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Rhyming text full of animal sounds tells the story of a humble little truck named Blue who tries to help a big important dump truck that is stuck in the mud. When Blue gets stuck too, his farm animal friends come to the rescue and the big dump truck learns a lesson about the importance of friends.
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"Clifford has a big heart, but whenever he tries to do good deeds for others, his big size and personality always seem to get in the way. A sneeze sends just-raked leaves flying and a simple tail wag splatters paint all over the neighbor's house! But when a family is in danger, Clifford is the only one who can rescue them, and this time, Clifford's BIG heart makes him a BIG hero."--
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Madeline Finn hopes Star can become a therapy dog. But first he needs to pass his test. They have been practicing all the skills he needs to master. They practice meeting people. They practice sitting still when a bike goes by. They even practice meeting other dogs. Now Madeline Finn and Star are off to Walker Oaks, a retirement community where Star will take his tests. They face a variety of challenges and meet several new friends. But Madeline Finn...
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"The debut picture book by author and human rights activist Qasim Rashid that celebrates good deeds during the month of Ramadan. It's the first day of Ramadan and Hannah wants to be a part of this important month every way she can. But if she's too young to fast, how can she observe Ramadan? By saving the world, Dada Jaan tells her. And so Hannah learns that by helping her friends and neighbors and by showing kindness and generosity, she can make...
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Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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"In a story inspired by her own family's desire to help others, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes young readers on a journey through a neighborhood where kids and adults, activists and bus drivers, friends and strangers all help one another to build a better world for themselves and their community"--
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A young girl named Miranda Montgomery has fallen in love with the "Nature Joe Animal Show," watching it every day and taking note of how Nature Joe helps lost and injured animals. One day, Miranda sees her own teacher, Mrs. Birdley, not in her classroom but in a grocery store. Certain that her teacher is lost and in need of help, Miranda sets her traps and lays her plans to capture Mrs. Birdley and return her to her classroom.
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Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Todas las noches, cuando Sonia se va a dormir, Mami le hace la misma pregunta: Que hicistepara ayudar hoy? Y como al igual que su mami, Sonia quiere ayudar a su comunidad, siempre se asegura de tener una buena respuesta a la pregunta de Mami. En una historia inspirada en los deseos de su propia familia por ayudar a los demas, Sonia Sotomayor, jueza de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, invita a los jovenes a visitar un barrio en el que ninos...