Cress Watercress
by Gregory Maguire, David Litchfield
After her father dies, Cress and her family move to a basement apartment in an oak tree. Her mother struggles to pay the rent, and Cress is annoyed by the snooping neighbors. The landlord is a grumpy owl, and a large family of squirrels make a great deal of noise. But they all join together when danger is near.
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Gloria’s Porridge
by Elizabeth Laird
5 out of 5 stars
In this Ethiopian folk tale, Gloria is making a pot of porridge, but the cat eats it all up! Gloria chases the cat, who runs into the donkey, who bumps against the tree with a beehive. The bees fly around in a panic, startling the hen who drops all her corn. Everything is chaos! Only the fox can make sense of what is happening and make them all stop and calm down.
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Wolverine (Animals Illustrated)
by Allen Niptanatiak, Patricia Ann Lewis-MacDougall (Illustrator)
This book contains interesting information about wolverines, their habitat, their hunting areas, and their young. There are two to three paragraphs of information in each section, giving tidbits of information like how the wolverines survive by scavenging behind other predators or sometimes hunting for themselves. There is even a section about how Inuit tribes will use wolverine fur to line their clothing and make warm mittens.
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Zoom Farm Adventure
by Susan Hayes
Bo goes on an adventure at the farm! He feeds the animals, harvests vegetables and fruit, milks the cows, and collects honey from the beehive. The goats escape from their field, and he has to round them up again by feeding them raisins. He loads up his crop onto the big farm truck to take his harvest to the market.
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Quizás…
by Chris Haughton (Goodreads Author)
A tres monitos se les dice que no vayan al árbol de mango porque hay muchos tigres alrededor. Pero dicen que “quizas” estaría bien solo mirar el árbol de mango. Y tal vez estaría bien comer solo un mango. Pero rápidamente aprenden que la situación es más peligrosa de lo que creían, ¡y hay tigres acechándolos por todas partes!
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Pretzels de Yoga: 50 Actividades de Yoga Para Chicos Y Adultos
by Tara Guber, Leah Kalish, Sophie Fatus (Illustrations)
Este conjunto de tarjetas de yoga incluye posturas y meditaciones para niños con instrucciones claras. Hay tarjetas para ejercicios de respiración, posturas de equilibrio, flexiones hacia adelante, flexiones hacia atrás, giros y posturas de pie. ¡Incluso hay tarjetas para posturas de yoga con un compañero, y hay juegos que puedes jugar! Estas tarjetas te ayudarán a ser creativo con tu práctica de yoga y a mantenerte seguro mientras pruebas las diferentes posturas con una buena alineación.
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The Think-Ups
by Claire Alexander (Goodreads Author)
Kiki and Anna are playing a “Think Up” game. Whatever they imagine can come true! Kiki thinks up a bunch of bunnies. Anna thinks up a moose. But soon the animals are out of control! The “Think Up” game has let their imaginations run wild, and the house is a disaster. How will they ever get things back to normal again?
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The Little Bookroom
by Eleanor Farjeon, Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator)
This charming collection of short stories includes elements from fairy tales, from Victorian England, and even from WWII. The settings are just as varied, sometimes in England, sometimes in a fairy land, sometimes in Italy or Ireland. There are magical giants, kings, and dragons, and sometimes just a donkey, a parlormaid, or a plain peach tree. The fantastical and the ordinary are blended so beautifully in each story.
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A Dragon Used to Live Here
by Annette LeBlanc Cate
Thomas and Emily are the children of a knight and lady. They live in a castle, take archery lessons, and learn courtly manners and knightly conduct. They meet Meg, a scribe, who used to know their mother when she was a child. Meg tells them stories about the dragon who used to live in the castle and how their mother became involved in a terrifying adventure. But is Meg telling the truth? Or is she just weaving a tall tale?
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