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141) I'm not little!
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Little Shaggy, a fuzzy little monster, is tired of everyone calling him little until his mother brings his new baby sister home and Little Shaggy suddenly misses being the youngest.
142) A perfect 14
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Explore the world of plus size models fighting to reshape the fashion industry and the beauty standards of society.
144) So big and so small
Author
Publisher
Beaming Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text capture a child's perspective while towering over a baby, a butterfly, and a seashell, feeling dwarfed by a giraffe, a waterfall, and the universe, and feeling just the right size.
145) Troto and the trucks
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Troto's a happy little car who likes to go places until he drives all the way to Cactusville and meets some big trucks that tease him for being so small.
146) Cloudette
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company, LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Cloudette, the littlest cloud, finds a way to do something big and important as the other clouds do.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a 'butterfingers' who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins"--
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"This deceptively simple concept book prompts the reader to compare pairs of objects and then choose which one has a particular attribute. At first the answer seems obvious--until the page is turned to reveal a delightful twist! The thoughtful format and witty illustrations give away the answer to the question, Which is a hit book?" - Amazon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"Mei planta una semilla y la ve crecer. Pronto, la plantita le llega hasta los dedos de los pies, luego las rodillas y luego la cintura. ¿Qǔ altura tendr̀? Involucra a los nįos pequęos en la exploraci̤n de medidas informales" -
"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get? Engages young children in exploring informal measurement"--
151) Who made this cake?
Author
Publisher
Front Street
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
While a boy and his parents go for an outing, little people invade the house and use their big construction equipment to bake a cake.
152) The great wave
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A Japanese couple adopts a boy found in a giant wave who does not grow, in a story inspired by Hokusai's "The Great Wave Off Kanegawa" and featuring information on the artist and his work on the back lining papers.
154) Lines
Author
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A concept-based introduction to the simplicity and complexity of the world around us challenges young children to think beyond shapes, colors, letters and numbers to see how simple lines and pieces make up a larger, more complex whole.
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