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201) Tiny, perfect things
Author
Publisher
Compendium, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The whole world is a treasure waiting to be found. Open your eyes and see the wonderful things all around. This is the story of a child and a grandfather whose walk around the neighborhood leads to a day of shared wonder as they discover all sorts of tiny, perfect things together. With rhythmic storytelling and detailed and intricate illustrations, this is a book about how childlike curiosity can transform ordinary days into extraordinary adventures....
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
1985
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Roy G. Biv, a leprechaun, appears and asks Colleen's help in saving the St. Patrick's Day parade, she offers items of different colors to rebuild his lost rainbow, but is reluctant to part with a special gift from her grandfather.
Author
Series
Monsterious volume 4
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
While visiting their grandfather in a small New England town, twelve-year old twins Jade and Simon investigate a series of mysterious creature attacks.
Author
Series
Young American hunting and fishing volume 1
Publisher
Hunter House Publications
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
A young boy learns duck hunting skills and techniques, wildlife conservation, and builds warm relationships with grandfather and his friends in training hunting dogs, in the duck blind, and at the hunting cabin.
Author
Publisher
Shen's Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Multiple
Description
Ten-year-old Chersheng helps his beloved grandfather cope with his failing memory, brought on by Alzheimer's disease, by showing him the story quilt Grandfather made after fleeing his homeland, Laos, during wartime.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A young girl pays tribute to the memory of her grandfather during a West African masquerade festival in this moving, lushly illustrated picture book. "DUM! DUM! DUM! DUM! / The talking drums thump a sweet beat ... / The masquerade has begun." As villagers gather to hear masked musicians beating drums, savor fried plantains, and watch the joyful dancers, a young girl joins the celebration with her family. But this year, everything feels different;...
Author
Publisher
HighWater Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From Dene artist and bioethicist Lisa Boivin comes this healing story of hope, dreams, and the special bond between grandfather and granddaughter. When a little girl dreams about a bear, her grandfather explains how we connect with the knowledge of our ancestors through dreams. Bear, Hawk, Caribou, and Wolf all have teachings to share to help us live a good life. But when Grampa gets sick and falls into a coma, the little girl must lean on his teachings...
210) Where is Poppy?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Melvin Kusin (1926 - 2018), called "Poppy" by me and his other grandchildren, was a World War II veteran, Senior Olympics track star, and Texas chili mix entrepreneur. Poppy's life was bold and full of unexpected turns. But of his many adventures, Poppy was most proud of leading our family's Passover Seder for seventy-two years in a row. He taught us that traditions have the power to bring and keep families together. It's through these special moments...
211) Sweet pea summer
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A young girl stays with her grandparents while her mother is in the hospital. At first, the adjustment is hard. It's difficult to focus on anything other than missing and worrying about her mom. But then Grandpa suggests that she help in his garden. And what a garden it is! There are rows and rows of vegetables and all kinds of flowers, but the most beautiful of all are Grandpa's sweet peas. Maybe, Grandpa suggests, she can take care of them over...
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