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22) Our Family Song
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In this fictional narrative, colorful illustrations and domain-specific vocabulary will help readers with word recognition through their familiarity with the musical instruments. Readers will follow along as each family member plays a different instrument and they all make music together. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title My Grandfather Plays the Guitar.
23) Our Family Tree
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In this first-person narrative a young girl explains the structure of her immediate and extended family. Vibrant photographs correlate to the text as information is presented to the reader in a very accessible manner. A picture-word glossary is included. This nonfiction title is paired with the fiction title Who Are the Millers?
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A Lasting Gift: Mommy's Guiding Light conveys a mother's love from childbirth to the time at which a parent's life comes to an end. Sharing words of wisdom, hope, and encouragement that guides and prepares a child for life, this book provides comforting words to ensure, that when the earthly life is no more, the love and presence of a parent lives on.
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When Sammy must spend weeks alone with his grandfather, he learns that the old man isn't quite as boring as he thought... When his parents leave for Detroit, Sammy is left alone with his out-of-touch grandfather in a dull, creaky house. All Sammy wants to do is run away to rejoin his folks. But Grandpa's world holds a few surprises, including a majestic crane found in the woods with a broken wing. Sammy finds himself seeing his grandfather's world...
26) Black McIntosh
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An exquisitely detailed portrayal of settlement Australia in the 1800s, Black McIntosh to Gold spans a century as it traces a family's migration from a fishing village in the far north of Scotland to the goldfields of New South Wales. One after another, members of the McIntosh clan are called to make the journey into unknown territory where dreams of happy families, workable land and perhaps even gold await.
Steeped in research and laced with the...
28) Looking Up
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Looking Up by Sally Murphy is a moving story about family, forgiveness and the stars. Pete lives with his Mum. His dad lives far away and, as far as Pete knows, that's all the family he has. Until one day, just before Pete turns ten, a birthday card arrives in the mail with stars on the front and signed 'Love, Grandad'. Mum reveals the card is from her own father, but when she won't give Pete more information he decides to locate this mysterious Grandad...
30) An Early Winter
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Tim is distressed to learn that his mom, new stepfather, and grandmother are sure Granddad has Alzheimer's disease. Refusing to accept the possibility that they may be right, Tim persuades Granddad to run away with him on a fishing trip, convinced this will prove that Granddad is still capable of taking care of himself. But on the way to the lake, Granddad keeps forgetting things: their equipment, the soft drinks, even how to make change at the roadside...
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Gwen and Nette were excited to go to the county fair with their mother and aunt for much fun and laughter. After the girls enjoyed the Ferris wheel, they talked their mother and aunt into riding. When Mother's wig flew off and their aunt fainted, laughter about the Ferris wheel became the laugh of the day.
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Hidden Pasts. Unexpected Betrayals. Twisted Friendships. Sweet Revenge.The twists keep coming--and no secrets are safe.Her mother's in jail. Her best friend betrayed her. Who can Alison trust?Backstabber Kelly has the world at her feet. Who will she step on next?Sweet, handsome Chad seems like the perfect boyfriend. What is he hiding?Tough-as-nails Zoey is out for revenge. Is she more vulnerable than she thinks?Loyal friend. Bitter rival....
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A young girl explains what it is like for her and her brother to live with their grandmother in this narrative nonfiction title. Their dynamic relationship is explained as they live together in an alternative nuclear family setting. A picture-word glossary is included. This nonfiction title is paired with the fiction title A Grandmother's Story.
34) Tumbleweed Skies
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The moment Ellie and her father pull up in front of her Grandmother Acklebee's farm in Weybolt, Saskatchewan, Ellie knows the place doesn't want her. And it's the last place she wants to be! But Ellie has no choice. Her father was laid off from the mill in Moose Jaw, and he's been taken on by the Marvelous Cookware Company as a salesman, a job that will take him clear across the province and back. The road is no place for a nine-year-old, but leaving...
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This whimsical tale was, inspired by Gianna Vorsheck when she said she knew what would make her grandma really happy...if she lived right next door!
Together with her brother, John III, and Grandma, they contrived and wrote about all of the ways that they might get there. This delightful story, evolved from their imaginations and creativity, and tells of the remarkable love, between grandchildren and their grandma. It is a book for all ages and just...
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Danish English bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Danish as their second language.
Alle elsker deres mor, uanset alder. I denne godnathistorie prøver den lille kanin Jimmy sammen med sine ældre brødre at finde den perfekte fødselsdagsgave til deres mor. De vil gerne vise hende, hvor meget de elsker hende.
Hvilke kreative løsninger fandt de frem til for at vise deres følelser? Det vil du finde ud af i denne illustrerede...
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Atrapando Mariposas es una historia para niños. Es una historia de inocencia, amor y pertenencia. Lo más importante, proporciona al lector sentimientos de ternura. Expresa cuán agradecida puede estar una persona por haber pasado tiempo con un ser querido.
Catching Butterflies is a children's story. It is a tale of innocence, love, and belonging. Most importantly, it provides the reader with feelings of tenderness. It expresses how grateful...
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It is a happy birthday for Marcos at his grandparents' house when he turns four years old, and a grand birthday celebration awaits him on his special day. It is no secret to his family that "he loves everything there is to know about ducks, and acts like them too!" Marcos watches how the baby ducks move their round, fluffy heads, blink their little button eyes, walk with webbed feet, flap their furry wings, and make "Quack, Quack, Q-U-A-C-K, Q-U-A-C-K"...
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Acadian Mémère and Scottish Nannie seem to have nothing in common but their grandchildren, but in this endearing picture book from bestselling author Diane Carmel Léger and noted illustrator Jean-Luc Trudel, difference is celebrated. A co-publication with New Brunswick's award-winning Bouton d'or Acadie and simultaneously published in French, Nannie and Mémère is a whimsically illustrated, heartwarming tale of the special relationship between...
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The definition of "quirky" in the Merriam Webster Dictionary states that this word means "unusual in an interesting or appealing way."
Most people would say to be quirky is to be "unconventional, even endearing", definitely positive traits!
Perhaps you will even recognize yourself in some of my poems and it will, bring a smile to your face or even, make you laugh aloud!
I hope you will enjoy these, twelve quirky poems!
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