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As Glenn as Can Be
$19.99 Read moreA warm and witty portrait of child prodigy and world-famous classical musician Glenn Gould.
Glenn was a child who knew his own mind — he liked boats but did not like fishing; he enjoyed puns and pra
- Author: Ellis, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1773064681
- Language: English
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Illustrated Legends of Scotland’s Kings and Queens
$26.95 Add to cartStrong queens, wise kings, secret plots and fierce battles – discover the historic legends of Scotland’s most famous monarchs in this stunning celebration of Scottish heritage by a Carnegie-medalist.
- Author: Breslin, Theresa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1782508120
- Language: English
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Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt
$17.99 Read moreFrom the blanket that his great-grandmother made for him as a boy, to the friends he gathered together in San Francisco as a young man, to the idea for a monument sewn of fabric and thread, Cleve Jone
- Author: Sanders, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1433837390
- Language: English
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Young Pele: Soccer’s First Star
$8.99 Add to cartHow did a poor boy named Edson–who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags–go on to become the greatest soccer player of all time? Here is the story of the boy who with great deter… [more below]
- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 13 2011
- ISBN10: 037587156X
- Language: English
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Bear Dancer: The Story of a Ute Girl
$9.99 Add to cartElk Girl, sister of a Ute chief, lives a traditional life with her tribe high in the Rocky Mountains in 1860. Elk Girl is bold: She loves to hunt deer with her brother, and she races her pony to win. … [more below]
- Author: Wyss, Thelma Hatch
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 30 2010
- ISBN10: 1442421568
- Language: English
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Boy from Berlin
$14.99 Add to cartBerlin, April 1938. One night, eight-year-old K fer Avigdor uses his specialty toilet-paper roll binoculars to spy on his Mama and Aunt Charlotte. The whispered conversation he overhears alerts him to
- Author: McDonald, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: April 25 2018
- ISBN10: 1771802642
- Language: English
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Crossing the Farak River
$9.95 Add to cartFourteen-year-old Hasina is forced to flee everything she knows in this gripping account of the refugee crisis in Myanmar.
For Hasina and her younger brother Araf, the constant threat of Sit Tat, the
- Author: Aung Thin, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1773213962
- Language: English
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Charles And His Gee’s Bend Quilt
$14.99 Add to cartWhen Charles schedules a playdate with his friends Lucius and Robert, they have no idea they’re about to travel back in time to Gee’s Bend, Alabama to discover the origin of the beautiful quilts in Gr
- Author: Irby, Tangular
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 38
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 173701209X
- Language: English
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Behind the Scenes with Batman
$25.32 Read moreHow does Batman stay in shape? What does he store in his Utility Belt? Who does the Dark Knight turn to when he gets in a jam? Dive into a treasure trove of info about Gotham City’s Caped Crusader. Fe
- Series: DC Secrets Revealed!
- Author: Korté, Steve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01, 2024
- ISBN10: 1669064123
- Language: English
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The Mouse of Amherst
$14.99 Add to cartA mouse’s-eye-view of Emily Dickinson
When a mouse named Emmaline takes up residence behind the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson’s bedroom, she wonders what it is that keeps Emily scribbling at her writ- Author: Spires, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: April 09 2001
- ISBN10: 0374454116
- Language: English
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Satch & Me
$9.99 Add to cart“You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever?”
Many baseball players claim that Satchel Paige was the fastest pitcher in the history of the game. Stosh and his coach, Flip Valentini, are on a missi
- Series: Baseball Card Adventures
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 27 2009
- ISBN10: 0060594934
- Language: English
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The Dreamer
$21.99 Read morePura Belpré Award Winner
Children’s Literature Legacy Award Winner
A tender, transcendent, and meticulously crafted novel from Newbery Honoree, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter SÃ
- Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 19, 2010
- ISBN10: 0439269709
- Language: English
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Almost Home: A Story Based on the Life of the Mayflower’s Young Mary Chilton
$8.99 Add to cartDaughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.
Almost Home is the story of the pilgrims’ journey to America and of God’s providence and provision.
Several of the characters in the
- Series: Daughters of the Faith
- Author: Lawton, Wendy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0802436374
- Language: English
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The Little Girl
$15.99 Add to cartWhen the little girl arrives at her new home, the guard at the border takes away a little piece of her name. Then the teacher at her new school takes away the rest. This new home is beautiful, but it’… [more below]
- Author: Pham-Fraser, H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: July 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1039132545
- Language: English
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Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass
$18.99 Read moreSusan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass chat over tea about their efforts to win rights for women and African Americans.
Some people had rights, while others had none.Why shouldn’t they have them, too?… [more below]
- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 05 2016
- ISBN10: 545399963
- Language: English
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Chasing the Sun
$17.95 Read moreBe inspired by the beauty and magnetism of van Gogh’s paintings.
A boy finds his way out of van Gogh’s Sunflowers and is fascinated by light. He discovers how warm she is and how much joy she brings.
- Series: Art for Kids #1
- Author: Hao, Liu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1605378429
- Language: English
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ASHA and Baz Meet Hedy Lamarr
$7.99 Add to cartIn book 2 of the Asha and Baz series, readers once more dive into the past–this time to learn about famous actor and inventor Hedy Lamarr!
Computer class is off to a rocky start for Asha and Baz! They
- Series: ASHA and Baz
- Author: Fernandez, Caroline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: April 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1988761786
- Language: English
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The Honeybee Man
$17.99 Add to cart“Eccentric and unusual with an appealing, gentle charm,” raves Kirkus Reviews, in a starred review.
Every morning, Fred climbs three flights of stairs–up to his rooftop in Brooklyn, New York–and gre- Author: Nargi, Lela
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 08 2011
- ISBN10: 0375849807
- Language: English
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Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
$13.99 Add to cartNewbery Medal-winning biography tracing the fascinating life of Louisa May Alcott from her happy childhood in Pennsylvania and Boston to her success as a writer of such classics as Little Women.
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- Author: Meigs, Cornelia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0316565946
- Language: English
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Snowshoe Thompson: Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
$5.99 Add to cartChristmas is coming, and Danny’s father is away digging for gold…
Danny wishes his dad would come home from Nevada for Christmas and writes him a letter to tell him so. When snow cuts off the mail un
- Series: I Can Read Level 3
- Author: Levinson, Nancy Smiler
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 15 1995
- ISBN10: 0064442063
- Language: English
