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Author
Series
Bots (Russ Bolts) volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Little Simon hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
123 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Many years ago, scientists on Earth sent video satellites out to the end of the universe to see what was hiding in deep space. Now, years later, these satellites have begun sending their first videos back to Earth...and the stars of the show are two goofy robots. When Joe and Rob are separated into two different classrooms, will their lives ever be the same?
Author
Series
Publisher
Treasure Bay
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
41 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Matt takes his pet gecko to school, and disaster almost strikes when the gecko escapes. Matt and his friends try to catch the gecko as it runs around the classroom, hoping their teacher won't notice. In the end Matt learns a valuable lesson, and the class learns a lot about geckos"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Rodale Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"This picture book plays with the double meaning of "rules" to explore how following a few simple rules of kindness can make school time more fun for everyone!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed
Physical Desc
xvi, 147 pages, 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores why it is important for white educators to affirm the identities of African American students, and discusses how the prevalence of racial stereotypes acts as a major psychological challenge uniquely facing African Americans
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Physical Desc
350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the eighth continent! As a graduate student exploring the rain forests of Australia, Meg Lowman realized that she couldn't monitor her beloved leaves using any of the usual methods. So she put together a climbing kit: she sewed a harness from an old seat belt, gathered hundreds of feet of rope, and found a tool belt for her pencils and rulers. Up she went, into the trees. Forty years later, Lowman remains one of the world's foremost arbornauts,...
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Penny's excitement over the start of first grade turns to sadness when she and her best friend are placed different classrooms, but they make the best of it--and some new friends--in this poem based on "The Night Before Christmas."
Author
Series
Total mayhem volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dash Candoo is used to really strange, mysterious things happening at his school. But now, really, really, really strange and mysterious things are happening. Dash starts to wonder what's going on when mysterious tire marks and strange sounds start coming from Moremi Forest, next to Swedhump Elementary. When he and his friend Rob go to investigate, they can't work out what's going on. All they know is . . . they're being watched. Soon the weirdness...
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Bodies, bodies! Big and small, short and tall, young and old--Every BODY is different! The Bare Naked Book has been a beloved fixture in libraries, classrooms, and at-home story times since its original publication in 1986. Now, this revised edition is ready to meet a new generation of readers. The text has been updated to reflect current understandings of gender and inclusion, which are also showcased in the brand-new, vibrant illustrations by Melissa...
10) Twindergarten
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dax and Zoe are twins. They go together like peanut butter and jelly. It's the night before the twins are starting kindergarten, and they have the just-about-to-start-school jitters. After all, they will be in different classrooms! What will kindergarten be like when they're not together all day? But Dax and Zoe will learn that kindergarten is full of new surprises and adventures, and being apart for a short while isn't so bad.
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
399 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2009, eighty-five-year-old art professor Ludka Zeilonka gets drawn into a political firestorm when her grandson Tommy is among a group of gay Massachusetts teachers fired for allegedly silencing Christian kids in high school classrooms. The ensuing battle to reinstate the teachers raises the specter of Ludka's World War II past--a past she's spent a lifetime trying to forget ... As Ludka's influential family defends Tommy under increasingly vicious...
12) Lab Girl
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime friendship; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see the natural world,"--Amazon.com.
Jahren has built three laboratories in which she's studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. She tells about her childhood in rural Minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encouraged hours of play in his classroom’s labs; about...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Ana and Harwin's friendship has been off the charts since day one! But when Harwin learns her family is going to move far away, the duo isn't sure how their friendship can survive the move. See how their friend-o-meters calibrate in this imaginative, heartwarming story by beloved picture book creator and infographic designer Lalena Fisher. An ideal read-aloud for classrooms, libraries, and homeschooling, this book includes backmatter that explains...
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Memorial Middle School, where drama fills the classrooms and follows students home on the bus. Social awkwardness. Mean girls. Hallway gossip. It's all part of life in junior high, but maybe it helps to know you aren't alone. Can Lucia avoid the boy-girl party? Will Kamilla overcome her self-consciousness and try out for the play? Can Allie keep anyone from finding out her secret? Told in graphic formal, Junior High Drama shows that while...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
A favorite in classrooms, libraries, and homes, Children Just Like Me is a comprehensive view of international cultures, exploring diverse backgrounds from Argentina to New Zealand to China to Israel. With this brand new edition, children will learn about their peers around the world through engaging photographs and understandable text laid out in DK's distinctive style. Highlighting 36 different countries, Children Just Like Me profiles 44 children...
16) John Woman
Author
Publisher
Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition, first Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
377 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Description
At twelve years old, Cornelius, the son of an Italian-American woman and an older black man from Mississippi named Herman, secretly takes over his father's job at a silent film theater in New York's East Village. Five years later, as Herman lives out his last days, he shares his wisdom with his son, explaining that the person who controls the narrative of history controls their own fate. After his father dies and his mother disappears, Cornelius sets...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
"This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks"--
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Diamond stopped going to school the day she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone on the staff had missed: she was being trafficked for sex. After months on the run, she was arrested and sent to a detention center for violating a court order to attend school. Black girls represent 16 percent of female students but almost half of all girls with a school-related arrest....
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
[Board book edition].
Physical Desc
1 volume unpaged ; 13 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Based on the classic folk song made famous by a beloved trio of children's entertainers, this picture book is best sung aloud! "Skinnamarink" is a timeless anthem of love and inclusion. What does "skinnamarink" mean? You may not find its definition in a dictionary, but the meaning is clear to the generations of children who sang along: friendship, happiness, sharing, community and, ultimately, love. This song has been sung in weddings and in classrooms....
Publisher
Preschool Prep Co
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Many words don't follow basic decoding rules and are taught in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms as "sight words", "instant words", "high frequency words" or "star words". A new reader finds sight words very frustrating until they are memorized. A good reader will be able to instantly recognize "sight words" without having to "figure them out". Preschool Prep Company makes learning sight words fun and easy. Now children can master "sight words" with...
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