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Nabeel's New Pants: An Eid Tale
Fawzia Gilani-Williams - 2009
While buying gifts for his family to wear to the mosque on Eid a shoemaker is persuaded to get new pants for himself, but the only pair available is too long and no one seems to have time to shorten them.
I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother
Selina Alko - 2009
She graduated from the School of Visual Arts and lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Sean Qualls, who is also an illustrator, and their two children.
Knees: The mixed up world of a boy with dyslexia
Vanita Oelschlager - 2012
We have done this book in the style and size of a chapter book so that younger children and older children at low reading levels can read what seems to be an older child's book. We cover dyslexia’s symptoms and the reasons school can be hard for dyslexics. We talk about some famous people who had or have dyslexia. The book is endorsed by the head master of a school where many of the children have dyslexia. He has dyslexia himself.
Silent Star: The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy
Bill Wise - 2012
Growing up in the 1860s and ’70s, he dreamed of one day playing in the major leagues. A far-off fantasy for many boys, fulfilling this dream was even more of a long shot for William, who was deaf.Striving to find his place in a hearing world, Hoy became a shoemaker. He took pride in his work, but baseball was still his real love. When an amateur team coach saw him playing behind the shoemaker’s shop, Hoy dazzled the coach with his hard-hitting skills. Moving from amateur clubs to the minor leagues and eventually to the majors, Hoy proved himself again and again—overcoming obstacles and becoming a star both on and off the baseball diamond.Silent Star: The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy is a tribute to one of the most inspirational figures in baseball history. A talented player with a standout record, Hoy is a shining example that success in life should not be measured by differences but by drive and determination.From publisher's website
El Perro con Sombrero: A Bilingual Doggy Tale
Derek Taylor Kent - 2015
Now he is a movie star, loved by everyone! Well, everyone except…¡El Gato en Zapatos!El Gato is one sneaky, jealous kitty. Watch out, Pepe!
TUNDRA: Two-Ply-Strength Humor
Chad Carpenter - 2019
This hilarious 233 page full-color book contains over 400 of cartoonist, Chad Carpenter's latest comic creations. Consisting of anything animal, vegetable or mineral, but with a decidedly outdoorsy slant, this award-winning comic strip takes an offbeat view of the woodsy side of life. Find out for yourself why TUNDRA is one of the fastest-growing comic strips on the planet!
Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson
Sue Stauffacher - 2007
But when Buddy Walker, the play leader on Althea's street in Harlem, watches her play paddle tennis, he sees something more: pure possibility. Buddy buys Althea her very own stringed tennis racket, and before long, she's on her way to becoming a great athlete - and to proving that she's more than just trouble. Althea Gibson, born in 1927, was the first African American ever to compete in and win the Wimbledon Cup. Sue Stauffacher's lively text, paired with vibrant paintings by artist Greg Couch, captures the exuberance, ambition, and triumph of this remarkable woman.
How Far Do You Love Me?
Lulu Delacre - 2013
A picture book about the love between parents and children.Based on a bedtime game author/illustrator Lulu Delacre played with her young daughters, How Far Do You Love Me? is an I love you book with a twist.With every expression of love, readers visit one of thirteen different locations around the world, each a beautifully illustrated scene of adults and children in a place of natural beauty.
Bein' with You This Way
W. Nikola-Lisa - 1994
In a rap-style prose poem, a racially-mixed group of children, enjoying a sunny day at the playground, discovers the virtues of racial diversity and, at the same time, the basic identity of all human beings.
Looking Out for Sarah
Glenna Lang - 2001
Perry helps Sarah go shopping, to the post office, and take the train to school. Sarah, a blind musician and teacher, entertains the children and tells them about the time she and Perry walked from Boston to New York to show the world what a blind person can accomplish with the help of a guide dog like Perry.This true story of an amazing black Labrador retriever and his owner will inspire young readers to follow their own dreams and give them the courage to achieve anything.Expressive, stylized paintings in bold colors and simple shapes convey the extraordinary relationship between Sarah and Perry.
A Symphony of Whales
Steve Schuch - 1999
. . but with that mysterious power comes great responsibility. When she discovers thousands of whales trapped in a rapidly freezing inlet, she knows it is up to her to gather the people of her town to help them. Based on an actual event, this inspiring story follows Glashka and her people as they come to understand the importance of all life.
The Hickory Chair
Lisa Rowe Fraustino - 2000
Louis and his grandmother are inseparable. They know each other so well that Louis feels he can even see his grandmother, though he has been blind since birth. That love carries him through the very worst moments when Gran is gone, and when Louis seems to be forgotten.
Keep Climbing, Girls
Beah E. Richards - 2006
Richards. First published in 1951, her poem is given new life in this edition that includes an introduction by LisaGay Hamilton and stunning illustrations by R. Gregory Christie. With its inspirational messsage, this book will empower children with the realization that "the path of life goes up and up/not down!"
Wind Flyers
Angela Johnson - 2007
With fleeting prose and transcendent imagery, this book reveals how a boy’s love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies of Europe and into the hearts of those who are only now beginning to understand the part these brave souls played in the history of America.
Sami and the Time of the Troubles
Florence Parry Heide - 1992
A ten-year-old Lebanese boy balances his life in a war-torn city.