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Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology. Every self-paced language course introduces the learner to cultural insights and grammatical nuances specific to their language of choice, delivered through native speaker dialogue, and created with each individual learner in mind.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Inspiring young boys to be as gentle as they are strong, this beautiful book explores the tumbles and triumphs of childhood. New York Times bestselling author Hilary Duff fills the pages with wishes for her own son and encourages boys everywhere to embrace all that life has to offer them.
Author
Publisher
The Innovation Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Maya moves to a different country, she feels lonely and lost. Everything and everyone seems so unfamiliar here, and she wonders if she will ever find a way to fit in. Longing for her home, she holds tightly to the special seeds her grandmother gave her, afraid to plant them. Can she take the risk that they, and she, might grow and bloom in this new place?"--
Author
Series
Henry volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A beginning chapter book series based on the award-winning picture book, A Friend for Henry! Henry likes Classroom Ten. He likes how it is always the same. But this week, Henry's class will have a parade, and a parade means having Share Time on the wrong day. A parade means playing instruments that are too loud. A parade means this week is not like always. Join Henry as he navigates the ups and downs of marker missiles, stomach volcanoes, and days...
Author
Series
My weirdtastic school volume 4
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Everyone likes veggies, right? Wrong! When Principal Stoker decides that Ella Mentry School needs a vegetable garden, A.J. and his friends just want to plant junk food. But when gardening expert Miss Nichol comes to oversee the planting, things get totally out of control. What could possibly go wrong?
Author
Series
Gigi Shin books volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Determined to go to an elite art camp, young Korean American girl Gigi Shin starts a tutoring club with her friends to make money, but when the first few sessions are chaotic, she wonders if she'll end up sacrificing more than she bargained for to achieve her dreams"--
14) Messy monkeys
Author
Publisher
POW!
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everywhere Macy goes, Messy Monkeys follow her and ruin her day. They don't let her sleep, eat, learn or play! They twist, shake and squeeze Macy in moments when all she wants is peace. What will Macy do to get rid of these pesky, jumpy, Messy Monkeys? It takes quiet strength to learn that we can't force hard emotions away. We have to calmly invite them in."--
15) Sick day jitters
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When Mrs. Hartwell is out sick and her substitute doesn't show up, the teachers and staff at the school pitch in to help"--Provided by publisher.
Mrs. Hartwell is home sick today, and throughout the day her students send her emails informing her about what is happening as the other teachers take turns watching the class--and the room becomes increasingly messy.
16) The Big Cheese
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?"--
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 15
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In order to earn enough money to buy a birthday gift for his mother Sadiq, his siblings, and his friends start a cookie delivery business, but baking and delivering cookies proves to be more complicated (and messy) than they expected.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A perfect picture book about perseverance, overcoming challenges, and working hard to achieve your goals! Sydney learns to conquer her fear of public speaking at school, in this affectionate father-daughter story referencing inspiring role models who dealt with similar issues. Sydney wants to be a great leader when she grows up. There's just one problem -- when she tries to speak in front of the class, she gets nervous, and the words just won't come...
Author
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.
Author
Series
Doomesday Archives volume 1
Publisher
Zando Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"New Rotterdam is no place for a kid and that's what Emrys Houtman likes about it. Emrys obsessively documents his town's urban legends and cryptid sightings in a Wiki, along with his neighbors and fellow horror fans Hazel and Serena. It's all in good fun until one day, the trio stumbles upon the Doomsday Archives, a collection of relics with dazzling powers and dangerous consequences. When a mysterious blood-red hourglass begins appearing around...
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