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Not so different
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Shane Burcaw |
A picture book answering the questions young children ask Shane Burcaw about his wheelchair and life with Spinal Muscular Atrophy with equal parts optimism, humor, and empathy. |
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Poet
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Don Tate |
In the nineteenth century, North Carolina slave George Moses Horton taught himself to read and earned money to purchase his time, although not his freedom. Horton became the first African American to… |
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Snowflake Bentley
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Jacqueline Briggs Martin |
A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. |
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
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Mordicai Gerstein |
A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers. |
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My Name is Yoon
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Helen Recorvits |
Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," refers to herself as "cat," "bird," and "cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and new country. |
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
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Richard Atwater |
Funny, |
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Smoky Night
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Eve Bunting |
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality. |
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