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| The Little Guys by Vera BrosgolWhat it’s about: The forest-dwelling Little Guys are minuscule in size, but with their might combined, they're unstoppable. They can cross deep water! They can forage in tall bushes! They can steal food from chipmunks and beat up bears! Wait, what?
Read it for: jaunty, expressive artwork and a kid-friendly message about the uses (and misuses) of teamwork. |
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Otto and Pio
by Marianne Dubuc
Otto, a contentedly solitary squirrel, becomes the unlikely caregiver of a rapidly growing, newly hatched motherless creature that happily imprints on the squirrel, creating a family Otto did not know he needed. By the award-winning creator of The Lion and the Bird.
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| Motor Mouse by Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by Arthur Howard Starring: Motor Mouse, a friendly delivery driver who approaches a variety of experiences -- sharing, revisiting old memories, and trying new things -- with humor and relatable emotion.
Why kids might like it: While the large format has a familiar picture book feel, the short chapters allow beginning readers to grow their skills.
Series alert: This inviting volume jump-starts a new series of easy readers.
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Swarm of Bees
by Lemony Snicket
This book presents a kid-friendly exploration of anger and depicts a young boy and a swarm of bees that rile up the whole town. By the best-selling author of the A Series of Unfortunate Events books.
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A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars
by Seth Fishman
A STEM-based introduction to some of the universe's dynamic numbers reveals how the Earth is covered by billions of trees, how the collective weight of humans on the planet matches the weight of its ants and how the universe contains an estimated hundred billion trillion stars.
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| Earthrise: Apollo 8 and the Photo That Changed the World by James Gladstone; illustrated by Christy LundyWhat it is: a simple yet compelling description of 1968's Apollo 8 mission, in which astronauts captured a now-iconic photo of Earth rising over the moon.
Art alert: Crisp retro illustrations evoke the feel of the 1960s, the power of shared humanity, and the breathtaking beauty of Earth seen from space. |
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The First Men Who Went to the Moon
by Rhonda Gowler Greene
Combines engaging verse and informational text in a celebration of Apollo 11's historic moon landing that describes the contributions of heroic astronauts at the dawn of space exploration.
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| The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal by Nick SelukWhat it's about: The Sun is a star in more ways than one! Sporting arms, cool shades, and a confident attitude, the Sun deals with its many admirers (the other planets, drawn in the same cartoony style) while handling all of the important jobs it does for Earth.
What's inside: solid astronomy facts told through eye-catching infographics and outrageously silly dialogue. |
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Dogs in Space
by Vix Southgate
Meet Belka and Strelka, two dogs who changed the face of space history and became international celebrities in the process. This quirky picture book tells the incredible true story of two stray dogs who became space pioneers.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Chester Library 250 W Main St. Chester, New Jersey 07930 (908) 879-7612
chesterlib.org
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