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Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Agnes Martin was born on the Canadian prairies in the early twentieth century. In this imagining of her childhood from acclaimed author Tessa McWatt, Agnes spends her days surrounded by wheat fields, where her grandfather encourages her to draw what she sees and feels around her: the straight horizon, the feeling of the sun, the movement of birds' wings and the shapes she sees in the wheat. One day, Agnes's family moves to a house in a big city....
Author
Series
Making friends (Kristen Gudsnuk) volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Reality bites! Dany and Madison are living a new reality. Rather than best friends, the pair now believe they are twins -- and that isn't the only part of their lives that has been completely rewritten. Their mom is a novelist, their dad is a rock star, and Dany has suddenly become a diligent student. But things don't seem to be adding up. Dany and Madison start sleuthing and discover that someone has drastically altered the universe! Can the pair...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Français
Description
Les parents de Matthew pensent qu'il devrait jouer dans une ̌quipe sportive. Comment pourra-t-il apprendre le travail d'̌quipe s'il ne fait que dessiner des images toute la jourňe? Sa m̈re l'inscrit au baseball. Mais sur le terrain, Matthew est trop occup̌ ̉regarder des choses. pour attraper la balle. Lorsqu'une balle tombe directement dans son gant, il dessine une image dessus et la rejette. Les joueurs lui en lancent une autre, une autre et...
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around him and makes pictures of their lives. There's the whiskered man with the crossword puzzle; Milo imagines him playing solitaire in a cluttered apartment full of pets. There's the wedding-dressed woman with a little dog peeking out of her handbag; Milo imagines her in a grand cathedral ceremony. And then there's the boy in the suit with the bright white...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, un sello editorial de Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Bienvenidos al Club de C̤mics de Supergatito, donde Aleta, Moni y yo, Peque Pedrito (PP), introducimos a veinti︢n beb̌s rana revoltosos, graciosos y talentos al arte de hacer c̤mics. A medida que la historia se desarrolle con sus contratiempos y situaciones chistosas, los lectores podr̀n ver el avance, los errores y las mejoras que acompąan a la pr̀ctica y a la perseverancia. Los lectores de todas las edades se inspirar̀n para sǫar sus...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Entre dos montañas, cerca de un arroyo, en medio de la nada, se encuentra una escuela sin patio de juegos, gimnasio, biblioteca, ni computadoras. Como dice la niña que nos cuenta está historia: "Nuestra escuela no tiene casi nada. Un pizarrón, unas sillas". Pero en esta escuela hay algo que nadie más tiene: una maestra como ninguna otra en el mundo. "Ahí está siempre, en la puerta de la escuela esperándonos en la mañana", dice la niña....
68) A beach tail
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When his father tells him not to leave the lion he is drawing on the beach, a little boy starts making a very, very long tail--and a trail to follow back.
69) Crayons rock!
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When his friends are less than impressed by the crayon portraits he draws of them, Pete the cat begins doubting his artistic abilities before reconnecting with his unfailingly creative, groovy spirit and the realization that there are no mistakes in art.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As an artist creatively incorporates her slipups into a drawing, readers see the ways in which 'mistakes' can provide inspiration and opportunity, and reveal that both the art and artist are works-in-progress"--
71) The ugly doodles
Author
Series
Publisher
JIMMY Patterson Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a visit to an art museum, Raven sets out to create a masterpiece but her discarded mistakes start stalking her, teaching her to accept her imperfections.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Read along with Harold as he grows up and has adventures with his two friends, Moose and Porcupine!
Join Harold, Porcupine, and Moose as they surf the ocean's waves, get lost in the big city, learn to ride a motorcycle, and discover a world much bigger than they could ever imagine.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little girl's imagination springs to life when the chalk giraffe she drew on the pavement begins talkig to her. But then the fickle giraffe begins making demands, and the girl must draw surroundings to fulfuill his requests... a tree, soft grass, and animal friends. But nothing seems to please him! This delightful rhyming story escalates until they draw a laughing giraffe companion that cheers up the grumpy giraffe at last.--
Author
Series
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Beloved Robert Munsch stories with text adapted for beginner readers, including a note from the author, reading tips, and reading activities. Brigid really, really loves markers. She convinces her mom to buy a new set of 500 washable coloring markers, then 500 coloring markers that smell, then 500 super-indelible-never-come-off-till-you're-dead-and-maybe-even-later coloring markers. Which markers do you think she uses when she colors on herself?...
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