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A pair of parrots
by David A. Adler
When Ava's perfect new parrot escapes its cage, only a mathematical solution will keep this problem from flying out of control.
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Stalactite & Stalagmite : a big tale from a little cave
by Drew Beckmeyer
Two cave nubs, Stalactite and Stalagmite, witness the history of the world together, including watching a trilobite, an ichthyostega, a triceratops, a ground sloth and a bat pass through their cave, and eventually grow enough to finally touch.
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Mariam's dream: : the story of Mariam Al-Shaar and her food truck of hope
by Leila Boukarim
Discover the joys of cooking, the power of community and the flavors of Palestine, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon in a poignant story that follows real-life freedom dreamer Mariam Al-Shaar, known around the world for building Soufra, a women-run kitchen in the Bourj Al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Build it! Jump it!
by Larry Dane Brimner
This action-packed easy reader follows Ace as she builds her own skateboard, but when she goes too fast and falls down, she wonders if she'll ever be able to rocket up the ramp again.
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Sparkly new friends
by Heather Ayris Burnell
Differing on the subjects of magic and snowball fights, Unicorn and Yeti nevertheless bond over their shared love of sparkly things, hot chocolate with rainbow sprinkles and, most of all, being best friends, in a lighthearted series debut for new readers.
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Estrella de lectura! / Reading Rock Star!
by E. E. Charlton-Trujillo
En kinder, Lupe Lopez inició una banda y le demostró a todos que era una estrella de rock. Este año, como estudiante de primer grado, Lupe tiene una nueva meta: ganarse una estrella en el Muro de la Fama de Lectura del salón de clase de la maestra Moreno.
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Lupe Lopez : reading rock star!
by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo
Stuck in Group A with the kids who can't read, upbeat first grader Lupe Lopez is made fun of by a rival but refuses to let that stop her from becoming a Reading Rock Star.
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I am golden
by Eva Chen
This moving ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children, is a jubilant celebration of accepting who you are.
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Bodega cat
by Louie Chin
“Bodega” is a Spanish word for “grocery store,” but it is so much more than that. Bodegas are often a community cornerstone, a welcoming neighborhood haven and, in New York, an emblem of the city's cultural diversity. And who knows these treasured institutions better than the cats who run them? (Or at least they think they do!)
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Loaf the cat goes to the powwow
by Nicholas DeShaw
When her boy disappears one day, Loaf the cat decides to find him by following his scent to a place where there are drums, colors and lots of people and, after he's done dancing, greets him in her special way, making the powwow one he'll never forget.
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Blink and Block make a wish / : Blink and Block Make a Wish
by Vicky Fang
A brand-new early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers starts by introducing robots Blink and Block in a STEM-inspired story by a debut author-illustrator.
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The Pond in the Park
by Flo Fielding
Millie's dad points out a pond filled with frogspawn and explains that soon they will go through BIG changes. Just as the frogspawn will grow and transform, can Millie embrace the changes in her life?
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Clark the Shark friends forever
by Bruce Hale
When Clark the Shark disregards his best friend Joey Mackerel's advice about entering a drawing contest to meet his hero, Clark learns valuable lessons about friendship and putting others first when Joey's pet catfish dies.
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Market day
by Miranda Harmon
It's time to go to the market! Mama Cat is selling her most delicious desserts, from bright rainbow cookies to shimmering sunshine muffins. Can cute kitten siblings Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Ginger find the perfect present to treat their Mama? Maybe a colorful shell, a shimmering sweater, or an enchanted packet of seeds? Time to explore a colorful, crowded, and dazzling fantasy market.
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Axolotls
by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to axolotls.
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'Ohana means family
by Ilima Loomis
In this cumulative rhyme in the style of "The House That Jack Built," a family celebrates Hawaii and its culture while serving poi at a luau.
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Ty's travels : camp out
by Kelly Starling Lyons
When rain puts a damper on his family's camp-out plans, Ty uses his big imagination to make camping in so much fun!
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Martina has too many tias
by Emma Otheguy
Overwhelmed by her loud family, Martina sneaks away and finds herself in a magical place where she can finally play in peace and quiet, only to discover what truly makes a home a home.
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The fix-its : Nail needs help
by Sarah Lynne Reul
When Nail gets stuck, Hammer is ready to lend a helping hand. But will Hammer's hard-headedness make things worse?
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The gift of Eid
by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Yasmine doesn't have enough money to buy Mama's Eid gift and then comes up with an idea, in a story about how the true Eid joy comes from being together, set in the Souk al-Hamidiyah and the Great Mosque of Damascus.
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Apple of my pie / : Apple of My Pie
by Mika Song
When Norma, Belly and their friend little B go into uncharted territory—the apple orchard—to find spy-master Pops, who has been squirrel-napped, they wonder if their adventure will end in tragedy—or apple pie!
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