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Movie and A Craft: Despicable Me 4
Wednesday, May 28,
3–5 p.m.
Fountaindale Public Library District
Meeting Room A
Banana! Enjoy a Minion-themed craft while watching the newest movie in the franchise: "Despicable Me 4"! (All ages)
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Despicable me
In his quest to be the world's greatest villain, Gru plans to steal the moon, but he meets his greatest challenge when he adopts three little girls to help him on his mission
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Despicable me 2
As ex-supervillain Gru is adjusting to family life and earning an honest living, the Anti-Villain League seek his help in stopping a new super criminal
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Despicable me 3
When Gru meets his long-lost brother Dru, they team up for one last criminal heist
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Lunar boy
by Jessica Wibowo
"Indu, a boy from the moon, feels like he doesn't belong. He hasn't since he and his adoptive mom disembarked from their spaceship--their home--to live on Earth with their new blended family. The kids at school think he's weird, he has a crush on his penpal who might not like him back, and his stepfamily doesn't seem to know what to do with him. Worst of all, Indu can't even talk to his mom about how he's feeling because she's so busy. In a moment of loneliness, Indu calls out to the moon, begging them to take him back.
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When moon blooms
by Aida Salazar
Drawing from Mexican Indigenous wisdom, this lyrical board book follows the moon's phases, encouraging children to establish a heartfelt connection with nature, and showcases the power and beauty of universal interconnectedness.
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Farther than the moon
by Lindsay Lackey
While attending the Junior Astronaut Recruitment Program, 13-year-old Houston Stewart struggles to meet the program's rigorous demands but is determined to honor the dream of his brother, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, even if it seems like an impossible mission.
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Chang'e on the moon
by Katrina Moore
Beautifully refreshed for a modern audience, this picture book brings to life the Chinese legend of Chang'e, the moon goddess, who, when 10 blazing suns rose into the sky, worked tirelessly with her husband to save their people while someone they trusted plotted against them.
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The cursed moon
by Angela Cervantes
"Rafael Fuentes isn't easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, reading scary books, and entertaining his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal. Rafa's incarcerated mom is being released from jail soon, and will be coming to live with him, his sister, and their grandparents. For the first time in a while, Rafa feels a pit of fear growing in his stomach. To take his mind off his mom's return, Rafa spends an evening crafting the scariest ghost story he's ever told. As an eerie blood moon hangs in the sky, Rafa tells a group of friends about The Caretaker.
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June Moon
by Lynn Becker
"This wonderful bedtime story, with seamless transitions between the reality and fantasy of a child's view of the night sky, finds the moon mirroring a child's imaginative play and bedtime routine?—?all bathed in the natural magic of a June evening."
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The day Moon and Earth had an argument
by David Duff
A quarrel between Moon and Earth sends Moon on a cosmic journey through the solar system. Inclues facts about Moon, Earth, and the planets in our solar sytem
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Dónde está la luna?/ Where is the Moon?
by Jordi Amenós
Una noche, Pablo vio que la luna brillaba grande y redonda en el cielo. Al día siguiente, se dio cuenta de que era un poco más pequeña, y más pequeña aún cada día... hasta que desapareció por completo. ¡Qué misterio! Pablo, conla ayuda de sus amigos, querrá saber qué le ha pasado a la luna. Este libro nos invita a imaginar cuentos en familia para despertar la creatividad y reinventar el mundo.
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Kamau & Zuzu find a way
by Aracelis Girmay
Zuzu draws on memories, dance, and song to help her, and her grandson Kamau, make a new life for themselves on the moon while still finding a way to communicate with relatives back on Earth
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Jerry, let me see the moon!
by Jeffrey Ebbeler
Things get squirrely when Jerry discovers that his new town is a sanctuary for were-creatures, humans who turn into animals when the moon is full
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When moon became the moon
by Rob Hodgson
"This delightfully fun exploration into the moon both informs and entertains, and helps young readers make sense of the world around them. The charming protagonist, Moon, sparsely narrates her story in eleven short chapters with text bubbles and vignettes sprinkled in to provide wit, style, and humor. Young audiences will immediately connect to the colorful, whimsical art and welcome a sense of accomplishment in devouring this unexpected, yet wholly accessible scientific book"
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Quinnelope and the mystery of the missing moon / : The Mystery of the Missing Moon
by HF Brownfield
"As Quinnelope is getting ready for bed one night, she discovers that the moon is mysteriously missing from the sky. Weird . . . BUT it's the perfect opportunity to pull an all-nighter. (Err, an "all-dayer" actually, since the sun is still up!) Except hours later, there's still no moon . . . this is a DISASTERRrrRrRrrRrrRrRRR!!!! There's only one thing to do: launch a space mission to solve the mystery of the missing moon! Along with her dutiful butler, Bub, and loyal companion, Star, the trio blast off on a cosmic adventure to find the missing moon once and for all"
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Moon's Ramadan
by Natasha Khan Kazi
Combining glimpses of different countries' celebrations with corresponding phases of the moon, this accessible book introduces the holiday of Ramadan?—?a month of peace during which children and their families do good deeds in honor of those who have less. 30,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Fae and the moon
by Franco Aureliani
"Fae, in mourning for her missing mother, sits night after night below the Moon that her mother so loved. Then one night she discovers she can pluck the Moon out of the star-filled sky! Back safe in her house, she holds it close, feeling comfort at last.But Fae loses the Moon, and finds that taking it has awakened ancient monsters--rats, dragons, and more, who hunt it for themselves. Will Fae be able to reclaim the Moon, find her own inner strength, and save the world from eternal darkness?"
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I'll Be the Moon : A Migrant Child's Story
by Phillip D. Cortez
"In her journey North, a child is shepherded by the moon as she aims to reunite with her father across the border. With vivid and picturesque words by Phillip D. Cortez and imaginative illustrations by Mafs Rodríguez Alpide, I'll Be the Moon shows how la luna brings light to the darkness and guides us to those we love.
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Calling the moon : 16 period stories from BIPOC authors
by Aida Salazar
Written exclusively by authors who are Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color, this must-have, highly relatable collection of short stories and poems, as varied as the phases of the moon, reassures readers they aren't alone in their period journey.
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The moon tonight : our moon's journey around earth
by Chang-hoon Jung
A father-daughter duo marvel at the moon in the night sky, learning the science behind the 29-day lunar cycle and the moon's four phases, in this informative and illuminating picture book with age-appropriate and easy-to-follow scientific explanations.
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