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3) Silence
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz SL
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A quiet river, a special girl's gaze and the wise natural world invite us to listen soundlessly to what cannot be heard."--Amazon website.
5) The raft
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Reluctuant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma, who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.
7) The creek
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Dad takes Bluey, Bingo, and Mackenzie to the creek after they grow tired of playing at the playground. But Bluey doesn't like the thorns, or the spiders, or the pointy rocks, or . . . the leeches! She struggles to find the fun. Can Bluey learn to step out of her comfort zone and try new things?"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A spunky young girl decides to sell lemonade on a hot summer day, venturing out all the way to the river's end where she finds some unexpected and fantastical clientele"--
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A girl expresses her love of the river that she visits, plays in, and cares for throughout the year.
Una nįa expresa su amor por el r̕o que visita, juega y cuida durante todo el ąo.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Mischievous Ntombi, the Chief's daughter, isn't at all afraid of the fearsome Ilunge River. But when she goes to swim there, she enrages the Mother of Monsters and causes more trouble than she could've imagined! Can Ntombi survive the monster's gigantic head, bulging eyes and thick, slimy scales?"--
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"One spring morning, Cam was playing by his house. He watched a trickle of water running through the pine trees. The water splashed and sang in the voice of snow, Come with me. Come with me. I will take you to the sea" --
View more details of this book at www.walkerbooks.com.au.
12) The troll heart
Author
Series
The witching hours volume 2
Publisher
Hardie Grant Egmont
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
After their chilling encounter in Transylvania, Anna and Max just want to stay out of trouble, but trouble has other plans. Their father, the Professor, has taken them to the cold and foggy fields of England, where a new mystery is afoot. A small boy has disappeared near a strange and mysterious river, lost without a trace and Anna and Max join the search to find him. But as the river's sinister secret is revealed, can the siblings save the missing...
13) Moon river
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Based on the classic song, this book follows one girl's dream-like journey along the magical Moon River.
Two drifters, off to see the world / There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbow's end, waiting, round the bend / My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me Follow a girl (accompanied by her teddy bear--"two drifters") as she dreams about the wide and wonderful world. Cozy scenes of pajamas and bedtime make this a perfect story...
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