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Sophia Alexander, the beautiful daughter of a famous surgeon in Berlin, has had to grow up faster than most young women. When her mother falls ill, Sophia must take charge of her younger sister, Theresa, and look after her father and the household, while also volunteering at his hospital after school. Meanwhile, Hitler's rise to power and the violence in her very own town have Sophia concerned, but only her mother is willing to share her fears openly....
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Baby Touch and Baby Dinosaur is an interactive and fun way to help your bilingual child learn not only words but shapes and textures too. Bold, bright pictures and colorful baby dinosaur-inspired illustrations will be more than enough to keep your baby's attention. This adorable bilingual picture book is a perfect first book for toddlers and makes for an ideal baby gift.
El Triceraptor, el Tyrannosaurus rex, el Diplodocus, el Saltasáurido, y muchos...
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Red Comet Press LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Playtime! A book that turns tummy time into interactive playtime.Like our bestselling book, Tummy Time!, Playtime! folds out and stands up in front of newborns during the all-important tummy time - a practice encouraged by healthcare professionals to prevent flat spots on the back of the head, and to strengthen muscles in babies' necks and upper bodies. These early months are also when a baby's brain is developing faster than at any other time in...
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English
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Years after their parents' murder, identical twin brothers, determined to clear one name at the expense of the other, ask Laura Moran and her Under Suspicion crew to solve this brutal crime and as they get close to the truth, they find the danger from the past finding its way into the present.
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Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Attention, reader: You're going to LOVE this book! No, really, you are. It's got everything you could ever want: comedy, drama, action, heart. Plus -- are you ready? It's got homework! Ahh yeah! And a trip to the best place ever, the dentist! Ahhhh yeahhh! Additionally -- brace yourself -- it's got raisins! Nature's candy. AHH YEAHHH! This book is so great, you won't be able to stop reading it. I DARE you not to have fun" --
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"The first in a new series spun off from the Daisy Tea Garden Mysteries, Daisy's daughter Jazzi Swanson has opened her own book and tea shop, providing a variety of literature and flavored beverages for a rural New York community. But Jazzi has not only inherited her mother's gift for brewing tasty drinks -- she also has a nose for sniffing out murder. New York State's Belltower Landing is a lakeside resort town where tourists spend their summer days...
8) Hello feet!
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Series
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
From splashing in the bath to wiggling in the sand, from pulling off socks to taking first steps, join baby in discovering what tiny feet can do.
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Publisher
Downtown Bookworks Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Introduce little ones to the delicious foods, meaningful rituals, lively holidays, and expressive language of their people. Clever illustrations and simple rhyming text provide a fun first taste of Jewish culture. -- Back cover.
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""Love is our only hope," Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. "It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to safety, no matter how bleak the future looks." In Somehow: Thoughts on Love, Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. "Love just won't...
15) Tummy time
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Publisher
Flowerpot Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Tummy time is an important part of your little one's experience. Enjoy all the adorable tummy activities of learning ,cuddling and play.
17) When moon blooms
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Series
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As a child admires the moon, their mother imparts Mexican Indigenous wisdom of the moon's phases as they relate to our bodies and lives.
18) Eid
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Publisher
Created for St. Martin's Press by Priddy Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"With a mixture of interesting photographs and charming illustrations, this book is a first introduction to the Islamic holiday of Eid. Babies will love to explore the touch and feel tactiles on every spread, like the silky soft present ribbon and glittering crescent moon." -- Publisher's website
19) One last shot
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Alaska Air One Rescue volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When music star Oaken Fox joins Alaska Air One Rescue for a reality show, he must work with Boo Kingston, a female EMT who isn't impressed with his fame. She needs a trained rescuer -- especially if they're going to find a group of lost hikers. But when a blizzard hits and the search goes south, can he become a real hero, or are they headed for tragedy?" --
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