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Asian American Pacific Islander Month
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My Name Is Yoon
Getting to feel at home in a new country
Yoon's name means Shining Wisdom, and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write it in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States. Yoon isn't sure that she wants to be YOON. At her new school, she tries out different names – maybe CAT or BIRD. Maybe CUPCAKE!
Helen Recorvits's spare and inspiring story about a little girl finding her place in a new country is given luminous pictures filled with surprising vistas and dreamscapes by Gabi Swiatkowska.
My Name Is Yoon is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. -
Red is a Dragon
Discover shades of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and more as a little girl finds color in all sorts of everyday things. Many of the featured objects are Asian in origin, others universal: red is the dragon in the Chinese New Year parade, green is a bracelet made of jade, and yellow are the taxis she sees on her street. With rich, boisterous illustrations and colors that leap off the page, this concept picturebook will brighten every child's day!
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I Am Golden
An Instant New York Times Bestseller!
This joyful and lyrical picture book from New York Times bestselling author Eva Chen and illustrator Sophie Diao is a moving ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children.
What do you see when you look in the mirror, Mei? Do you see beauty?
We see eyes that point toward the sun, that give us the warmth and joy of a thousand rays when you smile. We see hair as inky black and smooth as a peaceful night sky. We see skin brushed with gold.
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Stranger in the Mirror
One morning eight-year-old Martin looks in the mirror and sees a stranger. Overnight, he has changed. His parents take him to one doctor after another, only to be told that there is nothing wrong with their son. At school his teacher asks, "What have we here, trick or treat?" His classmates will not play with him. At home his family tries to treat him as if he were the same child. But things now are different. Martin has grown very old in the space of one day. His world will never be the same again.
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Who Is Kamala Harris?
The inspiring story of Vice President Kamala Harris told in the new Who HQ Now format for trending topics.
On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris, a senator from California, became the first woman and the first African-American and South Asian-American person to be elected to the vice presidency. While her nomination for this position was not unexpected, her rise to national prominence was one filled with unexpected turns and obstacles. After failing her first bar exam to become a lawyer, she tried again and passed. From there, she quickly rose through the legal ranks, serving as district attorney of San Francisco, then California's attorney general, and soon, senator. As a politician, Kamala Harris has been a vocal champion of progressive reforms and women's rights. This exciting story details the defining moments of what led to her nomination and all the monumental ones since that have shaped her career and the future of America.
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Asian-American Crafts Kids Can Do!
- Step-by-step instructions and photos illustrating each step - Crafts are made using inexpensive, at-hand materials - Craft books can connect to the curriculum texts (holidays and cultural studies) - Meets the Art, English/Language Arts and Social Studies curricula - Illus. with color illustrations - Each book contains large, readable type, a short history of the culture, a glossary, Reading About, and Internet addresses
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Crouching Tiger
A Chinese-American boy gains a new understanding of his Chinese grandfather in this celebratory story of family, martial arts, and the Chinese New Year.
Vinson is very excited when his grandfather comes from China for a visit. When Grandpa practices tai chi in the garden, Vinson asks to learn, hoping it will be like kung fu, full of kicks and punches. But tai chi's meditative postures are slow and still, and Vinson quickly gets bored. He can't understand why Grandpa insists on calling him by his Chinese name, Ming Da, or why he has to wear a traditional Chinese jacket to the Chinese New Year parade. As the parade assembles, however, he notices the great respect given to his grandfather and the lion dancers under his training. And when Vinson is offered a role in the parade, he realizes that being part Chinese can be pretty cool--and is ready to start learning from his grandpa's martial-arts mastery in earnest. -
The Boy of the Three-year Nap
A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.
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Bee-bim Bop!
Bee-bim bop (the name translates as “mix-mix rice”) is a traditional Korean dish of rice topped, and then mixed, with meat and vegetables. In bouncy rhyming text, a hungry child tells about helping her mother make bee-bim bop: shopping, preparing ingredients, setting the table, and finally sitting down with her family to enjoy a favorite meal. The energy and enthusiasm of the young narrator are conveyed in the whimsical illustrations, which bring details from the artist’s childhood in Korea to his depiction of a modern Korean American family. Even young readers who aren’t familiar with the dish will recognize the pride that comes from helping Mama, the fun of mixing ingredients together in a bowl, and the pleasure of sharing delicious food. Includes author’s own recipe.
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Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic
"A Chinese American girl's Auntie Yang discovers soybeans-a favorite Chinese food-growing in Illinois, leading her family to a soybean picnic tradition that grows into an annual community event. Includes author's note and glossary"--Provided by publisher.
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Library Book: Apple Pie 4th of July
No one wants Chinese food on the Fourth of July, I say. We're in apple-pie America, and my parents are cooking chow mein! . . . They just don't get it. Americans do not eat Chinese food on the Fourth of July. Right?
Shocked that her parents are cooking Chinese food to sell in the family store on this all-American holiday, a feisty Chinese-American girl tries to tell her mother and father how things really are. But as the parade passes by and fireworks light the sky, she learns a lesson of her own.
This award-winning author-illustrator team returns with a lighthearted look at the very American experience of mixed cultures. -
A Single Shard
In this Newbery Medal-winning book set in 12th century Korea, Tree-ear, a 13-year-old orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch'ulp'o, a potters' village famed for delicate celadon ware. He has become fascinated with the potter's craft; he wants nothing more than to watch master potter Min at work, and he dreams of making a pot of his own someday. When Min takes Tree-ear on as his helper, Tree-ear is elated — until he finds obstacles in his path: the backbreaking labor of digging and hauling clay, Min's irascible temper, and his own ignorance. But Tree-ear is determined to prove himself — even if it means taking a long, solitary journey on foot to present Min's work in the hope of a royal commission . . . even if it means arriving at the royal court with nothing to show but a single celadon shard.
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The Name Jar
Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning.
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Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
Chef Roy Choi calls himself a "street cook."
He wants outsiders, low-riders,
kids, teens, shufflers and skateboarders,
to have food cooked with care, with love,
with sohn maash.Sohn maash is the flavors in our fingertips. It is the love and cooking talent that Korean mothers and grandmothers mix into their handmade foods. For Chef Roy Choi, food means love. It also means culture, not only of Korea where he was born, but the many cultures that make up the streets of Los Angeles, where he was raised. So remixing food from the streets, just like good music--and serving it up from a truck--is true to L.A. food culture. People smiled and talked as they waited in line. Won't you join him as he makes good food smiles?
Jacqueline Briggs Martin, author of the Caldecott Medal winner, Snowflake Bentley as well as Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, and Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious continues her Food Heroes series with Chef Roy Choi on people who change what and how we eat. Together with food ethnographer June Jo Lee and internationally renowned graffiti artist Man One, they bring an exuberant celebration of street food and street art.
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Ling & Ting
Ling and Ting are twins. They have the same brown eyes. They have the same pink cheeks. They have the same happy smiles.
Ling and Ting are two adorable identical twins, and they stick together, whether they are making dumplings, getting their hair cut, or practicing magic tricks. But looks are deceiving--people can be very different, even if they look exactly the same. -
Drawn Together
The recipient of six starred reviews and the APALA Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature!
Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Smithsonian, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Booklist, the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, BookRiot, the New York Public Library, the Chicago Public Library-and many more!
When a young boy visits his grandfather, their lack of a common language leads to confusion, frustration, and silence. But as they sit down to draw together, something magical happens-with a shared love of art and storytelling, the two form a bond that goes beyond words.
With spare, direct text by Minh Lê and luminous illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, this stirring picturebook about reaching across barriers will be cherished for years to come.
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Suki's Kimono
Suki's favorite possession is her blue cotton kimono. A gift from her obachan, it holds special memories of her grandmother's visit last summer. And Suki is going to wear it on her first day back to school -- no matter what anyone says.
When it's Suki's turn to share with her classmates what she did during the summer, she tells them about the street festival she attended with her obachan and the circle dance that they took part in. In fact, she gets so carried away reminiscing that she's soon humming the music and dancing away, much to the delight of her entire class!
Filled with gentle enthusiasm and a touch of whimsy, Suki's Kimono is the joyful story of a little girl whose spirit leads her to march -- and dance -- to her own drumbeat. -
Dear Juno
The first day of school can be lonely and scary, especially when you don't speak the same language as everyone else. Sumi only knows one phrase in English, "Hello, my name is Sumi." This doesn't seem nearly enough to prepare her for a big school with wide stairs, noisy children, and a mean classmate. From the author of the Ezra Jack Keats Award winner Dear Juno comes this thoughtful picture book about a young Korean girl on her first day of school. Beautiful, expressive illustrations show how a considerate teacher and even a new friend help Sumi discover that school might not be so lonely after all.
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Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
A New York Times Bestseller and #1 Indie Bestseller - A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021 - Included in NPR's 2021 Books We Love List - Featured in Forbes, Oprah Daily, The Cut, and Book Riot - Golden Poppy Book Award Winner - Featured in Chicago Public Library's Best Books of 2021 - 2021 Nerdie Award Winner - A Kirkus Children's Best Book of 2021
This lyrical, stunning picture book tells a story about learning to love and celebrate your Asian-shaped eyes, in the spirit of Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, and is a celebration of diversity.
A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother's, her grandmother's, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future.
Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her own beauty and discovers a path to self-love and empowerment. This powerful, poetic picture book will resonate with readers of all ages.
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Jin Woo
David likes his family the way it has always been, just him and Mom and Dad. He never wanted to be a big brother. And he certainly didn't want Jin Woo, the little baby from Korea, to join the family. Now Jin Woo is getting all the attention, and David feels as if no one cares about him anymore. But then a surprising letter helps him to understand that being a brother can mean being surrounded with more love than ever.
Eve Bunting and Chris Soentpiet bring the same deep emotion that distinguished their previous collaboration, So Far from the Sea, to this moving story of an adoptive family that has love to spare. -
Watercress
Caldecott Medal Winner
Newbery Honor Book
APALA Award Winner
Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.
New England Book Award Winner
A New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. Grabbing an old paper bag and some rusty scissors, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy, snail covered watercress as they can.
At first, she's embarrassed. Why can't her family get food from the grocery store? But when her mother shares a story of her family's time in China, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged. Together, they make a new memory of watercress.
Andrea Wang tells a moving autobiographical story of a child of immigrants discovering and connecting with her heritage, illustrated by award winning author and artist Jason Chin, working in an entirely new style, inspired by Chinese painting techniques. An author's note in the back shares Andrea's childhood experience with her parents.
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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
A biography of Korean American diving champion Sammy Lee, focusing on how his childhood determination and his father's dreams set the stage for a medical career as well as his athletic achievements which earned him Olympic gold medals in 1948 and 1952"--Provided by publisher.
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The Dragon's Child
Did you want to go to America?
Pop: Sure. I didn't have a choice. My father said I had to go. So I went.Were you sad when you left your village?
Pop: Maybe a little . . . well, maybe a lot.Ten-year-old Gim Lew Yep knows that he must leave his home in China and travel to America with the father who is a stranger to him. Gim Lew doesn't want to leave behind everything that he's ever known. But he is even more scared of disappointing his father. He uses his left hand, rather than the "correct" right hand; he stutters; and most of all, he worries about not passing the strict immigration test administered at Angel Island.
The Dragon's Child is a touching portrait of a father and son and their unforgettable journey from China to the land of the Golden Mountain. It is based on actual conversations between two-time Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep and his father and on research on his family's immigration history by his niece, Dr. Kathleen S. Yep.
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Grandfather's Journey
Lyrical, breathtaking, splendid—words used to describe Allen Say’s Grandfather’s Journey when it was first published. At once deeply personal yet expressing universally held emotions, this tale of one man’s love for two countries and his constant desire to be in both places captured readers’ attention and hearts. Winner of the 1994 Caldecott Medal, it remains as historically relevant and emotionally engaging as ever.
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Prairie Lotus
Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father's shop, and making at least one friend. Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hanna, in a small town in America's heartland, in 1880. Hanna's adjustment to her new surroundings, which primarily means negotiating the townspeople's almost unanimous prejudice against Asians, is at the heart of the story. Narrated by Hanna, the novel has poignant moments yet sparkles with humor, introducing a captivating heroine whose wry, observant voice will resonate with readers. Afterword.
Cinco de Mayo
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Crayola Cinco de Mayo Colors
Bright piñatas, colorful costumes, festive parades--colors are everywhere during Cinco de Mayo! This book explores the customs and culture that make Cinco de Mayo a joyous celebration full of color. Crayola (R) colors and a reproducible coloring page inspire readers to notice and celebrate the colors of their world.
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We Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Spring
This Level 1 guided reader examines how people celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about Cinco de Mayo activities, music, and food.
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Super Simple Holiday Treats: easy no-bake recipes for kids
Let's cook! The holiday treat recipes in this book are for young chefs. No stovetop required! Cooking teaches kids about food, measuring, and following directions. From Valentine crispies to Halloween pumpkin pie, they'll love sharing their tasty creations with family and friends. If you are familiar with the Checkerboard Cool series, you'll find this to be the "Cool junior" series. Super simple says it all!
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Cinco de Mayo: celebrating Mexican history and culture
Discusses the history, significance, and traditions of the Mexican holiday.
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Cinco de Mouse-O!
Mouse wakes up to wonderful smells and follows his nose to an outdoor Cinco de Mayo celebration. All day long folks eat wonderful food and dance. After dark the fireworks light up the sky! Then, wonder of wonders, Mouse spots a burro-shaped pinata swinging from a high tree. Mouse can smell the candy hidden inside but how can he get some? What mouse doesn't notice is that Cat is stalking and planning a wonderful celebration of his own, with Mouse on the menu!
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Max Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
Join in the celebration of Cinco de Mayo as Max is invited to a fiesta at Jose's house which includes food, music, dancing, and a parade as part of the fun.
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Cinco de Mayo: celebrating the traditions of Mexico
Every Cinco de Mayo, Rosa and her family cheer at a parade and enjoy delicious Mexican food. But what exactly is Cinco de Mayo? Although many people think May fifth marks Mexico's independence, the holiday is actually the anniversary of a decisive battle against foreign occupiers. Today, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated by many. Follow Rosa, a vivacious Mexican-American girl from California, as she learns about he heritage and celebrates the holiday with her family, friends, and community.
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Celebrate! It's Cinco de Mayo!
It's Cinco de Mayo! Everyone is celebrating the holiday in their own way. "Mama marches in the parade. Papa plays in a mariachi band. Abuelita cooks a special meal." Why do we celebrate Cinco de Mayo? A very simple history of the holiday is interspersed with the story of a young boy celebrating Cinco de Mayo with his family. This bilingual book features a section with "find what's missing" pictures and simple crafts perfect for any child's Cinco de Mayo celebration. Loretta Lopez's engaging and cheerful pictures complement Janice Levy's child-friendly introduction to this important Mexican holiday.
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Cinco de Mayo Crafts
It is Cinco de Mayo and everyone is in the mood to celebrate. Using these easy-to-follow directions and traceable patterns, readers can make sun stone sun prints like the Aztecs did, blooming flowers to decorate their house, a sombrero to get in the spirit of the holiday, and more.
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Cinco de Mayo: celebrating Hispanic pride
Cinco de Mayo is probably the most significant Hispanic holiday celebrated today. Author Carol Gnojewski introduces the history, customs, and practices of this holiday commemorating the victory of the Mexican army over the French on May 5, 1862. Full-color photographs and a craft section help the reader understand more about the culture and the celebrations held today.
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The Latino Holiday Book: from Cinco de Mayo to Dia de los Muertos--the celebrations and traditions of Hispanic Americans
Authoritative and beautifully designed, The Latino Holiday Book discusses each holiday's religious or social history, typical customs, and special foods or activities, and gives recipes or instructions for making authentic foods and crafts that represent that day's traditions.
Mother's Day
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Curious George: Mother's Day Surprise
A level 2 early reader based on Curious George, the Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show, all about surprises, helping friends, and--of course--celebrating mothers!
It's Mother's Day and George's friends Marco and Cecilia want to surprise their mami with a party! George is excited to help Marco make a pinata and other festive decorations while Cecilia and the Man with the Yellow Hat prepare delicious treats. But when Marco and Cecilia see their mami arriving early, they have to scramble to get ready. Will the crew be able to pull the party together in time to make this one Mother's Day she'll never forget?
It's all about teamwork in this level 2 early reader based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show. This book includes a bonus activity with instructions for making your own paper flowers to give to mom! -
Katie's Happy Mother's Day
When Katie's mom starts to feel under the weather, it's up to the spunky schoolgirl to help her get better. And with Mother's Day coming, Katie wants to get a super-special gift for her super-special mom. But sometimes the best gift isn't a thing you can buy or make . . . it's being a kind and thoughtful daughter!
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Zeke Meeks Vs the Mother's Day Meltdown
Mother's Day is coming up and all of Zeke's classmates are planning great gifts for their moms. But not Zeke. He's tired of his mom's healthy food and all her rules, and he doesn't think she deserves a thing. But when he starts thinking about all the good things his mom does, he starts to feel a little guilty. Will he have time to make the perfect gift, or will Mother's Day be a big meltdown?
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What Not to Give Your Mom on Mother's Day
A little boy offers advice about what not to give a mom on Mother's Day unless she is a certain kind of animal, sharing such examples as "Don't give her a rotting log unless she's a salamander," and "Don't give her a bunch of flies unless she's a spider."
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Gus Makes a Gift
From the bestselling illustrator of the FROGGY picture books.
It's Mother's Day, and Gus has a great idea. During art time at school, he'll make Mom a special present. But things don't go exactly as he plans. Will Mom like Gus's gift?
This sweet, simple Pre-Level 1 story takes brand-new readers on an adventure with lovable rhino Gus. -
Mother's Day Surprise
Violet is a young snake who likes to play with the other animals in the forest. But when spring arrives, her friends get very busy making presents for Mother's Day. Violet is glad everyone's working so hard, but what can she do for her own mother? Without arms or legs or teeth, she can't make gifts as the other animals can. Then Violet discovers that there is one thing she can do that's different--and comes up with the most original gift of all!
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Max and the Dumb Flower Picture
Despite his teacher's entreaties that it would be perfect for Mother's Day, Max refuses to color in the same flower picture as the rest of the class.
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Eloise's Mother's Day Surprise
Knowing that only the best will do for her mother on Mother's Day, Eloise heads out to the fanciest shops in New York City, along with Nanny and Weenie, in order to find the most perfect gift for her most perfect mom! Original.
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T. Rex and the Mother's Day Hug
Mother's Day is here, and T. Rex wants to plan something extra special for his mama. He really wants to do something instead of just giving something. T. Rex is sure he has a perfect gift idea, but will Mama Rex love it, too?
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I Like Noisy, Mom Likes Quiet
Little Raccoon likes 'clomping and stomping and romping'. He likes noise. He likes messes. But Mama Raccoon, like most mothers, likes a little peace and quiet. She likes sitting on the porch and sketching the cat. She likes tidy rooms. One day, Little raccoon makes an effort to help his mom and makes Mother's Day a very special day.
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Mother's Day Crafts
A great way for kids to participate in holidays, this series of craft books includes step-by-step instructions with photos and requires inexpensive materials that can be found at home or in the classroom.
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Sophie and the Mother's Day Card
Sophie Rabbit makes a beautiful Mother's Day card at school, but disaster strikes when the daffodil is torn off the front of it. Can Dad come up with a solution in time for Mother's Day? This story, part of the "Read-It-Yourself" series, is intended to help children learning to read alone.
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Things to Make for Mother's Day
Imaginative craft books use simple methods and easy-to-follow directions for making a wide variety of projects, including cards, decorations, and presents, and each includes stickers to add even more fun to the projects.
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Mother's Day
Each child in Mrs. Madoff's class knows just how to celebrate Mother's Day. Jessica and her mom go hiking together. Sam helps pick out a new kitchen table. Sarah and her dad take Grandma to her favorite restaurant. And when a surprise visitor comes to class, the kids learn how to make a handmade gift that's straight from the heart. Here's a loving tribute to all the mothers, grandmothers, and mothers-to-be everywhere, perfect for sharing any day of the year.
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Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch
This year Henry and Mudge are out to make the best Mother's Day lunch ever.
It has to be juicy, crunchy, and perfect for family sharing.
When they select a gorgeous golden pineapple, the menu is shaping up to be anything but dull.
Dad is helping them carve something almost too pretty to eat.
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Mother's Day Mess
Harry and Emily are ready for Mother's Day. They plan some great surprises for their mother. But whoops! Emily's flower seeds don't grow into flowers, and Harry's special pancake batter sure looks funny. What a mess! Yet Harry and Emily still have a Mother's Day to remember in this heart-warming easy reader. Holiday House Readers are created for children just beginning to read. They feature large type, simple vocabulary, and short, manageable chapters. Level 2 books are intended for children in first and second grades.
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I Love You, Mama!
Roo wants to make Mother's Day extra special for Kanga, but on the big day, he realizes he has forgotten to get her a present and must come up with an alternative gift. Simultaneous.
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A Present for Mom
A new charmer by Vivian French celebrates the innocent gift of a child's love.
Mother's Day is tomorrow, and all of Stanley's siblings have something special to give to Mom. Everyone except Stanley, that is. Being the baby of the family, Stanley is having a very hard time finding just the right gift. But after a night of fretful dreams - when it's almost too late - Stanley comes up with an idea for a present that will last forever. With winsome illustrations by Dana Kubick, Vivian French's story of a memorable Mother's Day will resonate with children and parents all year long. -
A Gift for Mama
As soon as Sara sees the beautiful black satin slippers in the shoe store window, she knows they're the perfect Mother's Day gift for Mama. Sara has always made gifts for her family on special occasions, but this time she's determined to give a store-bought present- just like grown ups do. But grown-ups have spending money, and Sara does not. Until she makes a plan...
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Happy Mother's Day
One day when Mom returns home she is greeted by surprise after surprise from each of her six children and her husband.
Lenny, Linda, Laurie, Louise, Larry, baby Lester, and Dad all pitch in to surprise Mom on Mother's Day and surprise her with gifts from each of them.
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The Mother's Day Mice
Three little mouse brothers go into the meadow to find a present for their mother but it is the littlest mouse that comes up with the most unusual gift of all.
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Hooray for Mother's Day!
In searching for a Mother's Day present that will be just right for his mother, Alaric Chicken demonstrates that he is just as cautious and particular as she is.
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The Mother's Day Sandwich
Ivy and Hackett's plan to give their mother a Mother's Day breakfast in bed almost turns to disaster until Mother finds a way to save the day.
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My Mother is Mine
"My mother is special.
My mother is fine.
All sorts of cuddly baby animals
sing their mothers' praises, inspiring
a child to create a greeting card that
shows why her mother is special too.
That card is attached to the back of
this book, which is a loving tribute
to mothers throughout the year.
My mother, my mother,
my mother is mine!"
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World's Best Mama
Everyone in the Hundred-Acre Wood has thought of a great Mother's Day present for Kanga -- everyone except for Roo. Roo needs to find the perfect present to show Kanga that she's the very best mom in the whole world. But Kanga tells Roo that having him for a son is the best present she could ever receive. This is the perfect first reader to share on Mother's Day.
Memorial Day
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a day to honor those soldiers who have died fighting for the United States. This book discusses the history of this solemn holiday, including how it began as a way to honor those lost in the Civil War. It then relates the history of all the subsequent wars in which the United States has lost soldiers. It also describes the five branches of the U.S. military and how members of the military serve our country. Finally, the book discusses how Americans observe Memorial Day by attending parades, speeches, and memorial services to honor the dead. The True Book holidays subset introduces readers to the origins, purpose, and ways of celebrating a variety of national, ethnic, civic, religious, and historical holidays.
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Memorial Day
Introduces the history of Memorial Day and explains how it is observed today.
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Science: Earth and Space Science, Science in Personal and Social Perspectives. Social Studies: Civic Ideals & Practices, Culture, Global Connections, Power, Authority, & Governance Production, Distribution, & Consumption Science, Technology, & Society
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We the People: poems
Listen up.
Can you hear America talking?
In these sixty-five first-person poems, Americans--some who really lived, some who might have lived--tell it like it is. In the process they illuminate and personify the American experience and the history of the United States. Here are Americans from five centuries, from all walks of life, from presidents to pioneers, from indentured servants to freedom fighters, from regular kids to astronauts...What are they talking about? What would you talk about?
Perfect for sharing, for reading aloud, for reading alone, for performing, for memorizing, for investigating...here is a splendid collection of poems, an original and compelling chorus of voices. You can be sure that someone has something to say on each and every page.
Listen up.
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Red, White, Blue, and Uncle Who?: the stories behind some of America's patriotic symbols
Takes a look at seventeen patriotic symbols--from the bald eagle and the Liberty Bell to Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty--and the stories of how they came to represent America.
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Star-Spangled Crafts
Take pride in the red, white and blue with a wonderful collection of crafts from the always creative Kathy Ross! Perfect for Independence Day, President's Day. Memorial Day, and any day! Provides instructions for creating a variety of crafts with patriotic themes, including a firecracker lapel pin, flag mosaic, American eagle magnet, fireworks trinket box, Liberty Bell favors, and more.
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Memorial Day Surprise
It's Memorial Day and Marco and Mama are going to see the parade. On their way, they pass Marco's grandfather's house. They usually stop to see Grandfather, but today Mama is in a rush because she has promised Marco a surprise. Marco can't imagine what the surprise might be. Could it be the marching band? The fire engines? The candy tossed to the crowd by a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty? Mama promises that it will be a better surprise than candy. As the parade goes by, Marco wishes his grandfather were with him to enjoy it. Then, marching down the street, come the veterans, wearing uniforms and shiny medals. But look! Who is that leading them? Marco never imagined the kind of surprise in store for him.
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Memorial Day
Examines the history of Memorial Day and describes some of the ways that this holiday is celebrated.
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Who Stole Uncle Sam?
Two eleven-year-old sleuths crack a case about the disappearance of a baseball coach in this humourous and offbeat middle-grade mystery, third in Martha Freeman's popular series. After their last success, Alex and Yasmeen made a pact to stop solving mysteries. However, when Alex's baseball coach, a patriotic war veteran nicknamed Uncle Sam, goes missing, it's hard for the young detectives to resist. Soon the two are tracking down clues involving porta-potties, lawn care chemicals, and secret baseball scouts. Will Alex and Yasmeen get to the bottom of the mystery before the summer is over?
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Memorial Day
Examines the history of Memorial Day and describes how it is celebrated throughout the United States.
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Día de los caídos
Introduces the American holiday of Memorial Day and describes the things people do to celebrate it. (written in Spanish)
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Medals and Memorials: a readers' theater script and guide
Celebrate Memorial Day with a play! R.J. has an idea. Reece has an idea. But Katie can't figure out what to do for her Memorial Day project. She's stuck! Then she decides to help out Mrs. Cortez, her neighbor. Could the answer to what Memorial Day truly means be right next door? Discover everything you need to put on readers' theater, advanced readers' theater, or a full production with this guide and readers' theater script.
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Memorial Day
Many men and women have died fighting for our country. They gave their lives to keep us free. Let's celebrate them on Memorial Day.
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