Sisi Aisha Johnson
1) Sky Color
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When Marisol sets out to create a sky for the class mural she discovers the blue missing from her paints. This story celebrates the creative process and what it means to be an artist. Includes an interview with author, Peter Reynolds.
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Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: BEES! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaia's dad is a beekeeper. Her dad says that the world needs bees and that's why they are beekeepers. But only he goes on the roof, not Kaia-unless she can find a way to be the brave girl she always says she is. Against a sunny city setting, Kaia's small courageous steps-and her tiny insect...
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Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: BEES! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaia's dad is a beekeeper. Her dad says that the world needs bees and that's why they are beekeepers. But only he goes on the roof, not Kaia-unless she can find a way to be the brave girl she always says she is. Against a sunny city setting, Kaia's small courageous steps-and her tiny insect...
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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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"Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: BEES! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaia's dad is a beekeeper. But only he goes on the roof, not Kaia--unless she can find a way to be the brave girl she always says she is."--
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A New Look at Thanksgiving Using Children's Literature
Bordeaux Children's November Family Favorites
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Bordeaux Children's November Family Favorites
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
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In rhyming text, when the whole family and guests show up for the big dinner at Grandma's house, it becomes clear that the house is much too small to hold them all.
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Beatrice Fletcher, great-grandniece of famous mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, is obsessed with the unsolved mysteries and murders of Cabot Cove, Maine, but this time the case becomes personal when her best friend Jackson disappears and she must rely on the help of three students from the elite Broadmoor Academy to find him.
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Small town murders.
Big time thrills.
The second installment in the suspenseful, modern update of the classic mystery TV series. Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Sadie, and Gossip Girl.
"Someone knows where you live. And whoever they are, they want you to know... you're next."
Bea Fletcher never met a cold case she didn't want to solve. So when
...11) The message
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One animorph becomes a dolphin to save the day.
12) The date to save
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Angelica Marie Hutcherson is an aspiring reporter for the San Anselmo Prep's newspaper, The Prepster; sophomore Colin Von Kohorn is its editor, who keeps rejecting her stories because they do not reflect his "vision"; but when Colin suggests she write a story on the upcoming Academic Battle, Angelica senses an opportunity--unfortunately somebody has scheduled the Battle (which their school always wins) on the same day as the homecoming game (which...
13) The Suspicion
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Cassie and the other Animorphs have a few little problems. A few very little problems. Actually, the problems call themselves Helmacrons. They're less than an inch tall, and they're pretty upset at Cassie. They believe she stole their ship. Cassie thought it was just a toy and gave it to charity. Now the Helmacrons want it back.
So the Animorphs have a new dilemma. Because the Helmacrons have their own secret weapon: They can shrink other beings...
14) The Secret
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There's something pretty weird going on in the woods behind Cassie's house, the place where Ax and Tobias call home. It seems the Yeerks have figured out one very important fact: Andalites cannot survive without a feeding ground. Visser Three knows the "Andalite bandits" don't feed where he does, so there can only be one other place.
Now the Animorphs have to figure out a way to stop a bogus logging operation. Because if Visser Three finds Ax in...
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Award-winning author Janice N. Harrington presents a book about a spunky girl with a bad habit. Meet the Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County. Almost the first thing she thinks about every morning is chasing the farm's chickens. She sneaks up on them real slow, then. SQUAWK! But the Chicken- Chasing Queen is about to learn why the prettiest hen on the farm doesn't want to get caught.
16) The Sickness
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Something is very wrong with Ax. He's sick, and the Animorphs don't know what to do about it. They can't take him to the hospital.
They don't know how to contact the Andalite home world. And Ax is dying.
Cassie and the other Animorphs come up with a plan. But it involves finding a new way into the Yeerk pool. There's just oneproblem: Jake, Rachel, Tobias, and Marco all come down with Ax's sickness. And now, for the first time, Cassie is on her own......
17) The Hidden
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We can't tell you who we are. Or where we live. It's too risky, and we've got to be careful. Really careful. So we don't trust anyone. Because if they find us...well, we just won't let them find us. The thing you should know is that everyone is in really big trouble. Yeah. Even you.
The pint-sized Helmacrons may have departed Earth, but they haven't finished causing trouble for the Animorphs and Ax. They left behind a damaged ship–containing...
18) Forgotten Girl
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A spooky, original ghost story with fantastic characters, chilling scenes -- and a timely and important storyline about reclaiming an abandoned segregated cemetery. "Do you know what it feels like to be forgotten?" On a cold winter night, Iris and her best friend, Daniel, sneak into a clearing in the woods to play in the freshly fallen snow. There, Iris carefully makes a perfect snow angel - only to find the crumbling gravestone of a young girl, Avery...
19) The Unknown
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There's a new rumor in town. Someone has discovered an item that proves life on other planets exists, and they've been hiding it on a base called Zone 91, the most secret place on Earth.
Cassie and the other Animorphs already know about life on other planets. Too well. Their enemies the Yeerks will try to access Zone 91, to find out if what's there will threaten their mission to conquer to the planet. So the Animorphs decide to pay Zone 91 and the...
20) The Prophecy
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A single Arn, Quafijinivon, the last member of the race that created the Hork-Bajir has survived. He has seen his entire people wiped out. He has seen the Hork-Bajir enslaved. Now, after a lifetime of planning and plotting, he wants to get his revenge on the Yeerks. And he wants to atone for the problems the Arn have caused. He is old and weak. But he has something the Yeerks have reason to fear: the Ixcila, the mind pattern and persona of Aldrea-Iskillion-Falan....