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81) Big truck day
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Get ready for Big Truck Day! Friends and neighbors of all ages head to the library for a very special event-a book drive-and the unveiling of a new library bookmobile made possible by donations from the community. Joyful verses about reading, sharing, and trucks and vehicles of all kinds and sizes-especially bookmobiles!"--
Author
Series
Book buddies volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tiny mouse Marco Polo is almost never chosen to leave the library, but when a boy about to attend his first sleepover needs a friend to smuggle along, the great mouse explorer's day has come.
83) Palace of books
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At the public library in her new town, Patricia meets Mrs. Creavy, an encouraging librarian who introduces Patricia to the books of John James Audubon and helps her become the first member of the Audubon Bird Club of Freemont Elementary.
Author
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Berenstain Bears are always checking out books about outer space, medieval knights, cute animals, and more at the library. But then one day, the family finds out the library may be shutting down forever. The cubs know they have to do something! But how can they save their precious library before it's too late?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Sunny and Aarush reach for the same book at the library, they try to resolve the conundrum by searching through the stacks to find something else for the other to read, but maybe what they find instead is even better.
86) The ever storms
Author
Series
Wilderlore volume 3
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year old Barclay and his fellow Lore Keeper apprentices are excited to travel to the Desert to study at the respected University of Al Faradh, but when dangerous, unnatural sandstorms and a magical library appear, more than their exams are at stake.
Author
Publisher
POW!
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Returning to her post on a bench in front of the burned-out remains of a beloved library, a dedicated librarian reads out loud from books that have survived until her persistence helps bolster her community's recovery, in a story inspired by the Bosnian War bombing of the National Library of Sarajevo.
Author
Series
Story collector volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"A fictional account of eleven-year-old Viviani Joffre Fedeler, who was born and raised in the New York Public Library, and her older brothers and best friend Eva, who all try and find out if the library is haunted."--
Author
Series
Wish Library volume 2
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
While Raven is away, Luca breaks his promise to her and returns to the Wish Library, asking to be in charge at school, but being principal for a day is not all fun and games.
Author
Series
Publisher
Frederick Warne
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
It's fancy dress day at the library! Which book characters will Spot, Helen and Tom dress up as? Join Spot and his friends as they explore all the different corners and books in the library. Going to the library is an exciting first experience for toddlers, and Spot is no different - he loves reading!
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Bogotá, Columbia, young José eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutiérrez's life and Bogotá.
Author
Series
Kit the wizard volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reluctant reader Kit discovers her wizarding powers and the magic she can wield through books to help save the local library, and its resident dragon, from a power-hungry tycoon.
96) The library book
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Zach would much rather watch TV than flip through a boring book. But thanks to his friend's stubborn efforts to show him the magic and excitement of reading, Jack finally goes to the library and finds a book he can't put down. Featuring simple, rhyming text by Gabby Dawnay and dynamic pen-and-ink drawings by illustrator Ian Morris, this story is an ode to the joys of reading and a love letter to books and libraries.
97) The lost library
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Oliver finds a lost library book fluttering behind a secret door in his bedroom, he knows he must return it. But when he does, a mysterious world opens up beneath his feet, taking Oliver, his new friend Rosie, and the book in tow. What--or who--will they find waiting in this strange new place? And how will they escape?"--
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Miffy and Grunty are excited to help Aunt Alice at the library. Putting books on shelves is fun, until they learn that they are doing it the wrong way. Luckily, Aunt Alice helps them learn to do it the right way, so they can go back to having fun playing librarians together!
99) My key
Author
Publisher
Clavis Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When two ordinary objects land on a city sidewalk, a little girl's dull day becomes an odyssey of new places and unusual faces. Led far away on a dragon boat, she makes use of her found objects to get past the locked library doors, where erudite elephants open her eyes to the beauty of books and faraway lands. Faced with fantastic animals and discoveries, has she found the secret to make dull days a thing of the past?"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When Littletown Library is destroyed by a tornado, it seems like book-loving Nia is the only one who cares; so she starts the "new free library" under the tree where she used to read, and writes out familiar stories and rhymes that are just a little bit wrong, and encourages the people who check them out to correct them--until soon the whole of Littletown is filled with people reading and writing books.
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