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1) Lion lessons
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"Learning to be a lion takes some serious lessons, but luckily, this kid has a teacher who is a real pro"--
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Celebrating Differences
Mental Health Awareness Month 2022
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
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Mental Health Awareness Month 2022
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
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Red's factory-applied label clearly says that he is red, but despite the best efforts of his teacher, fellow crayons and art supplies, and family members, he cannot seem to do anything right until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.
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Why be afraid of the dark when there is so much to see? Whether its used to hunt, hide, find a friend, or escape an enemy, bioluminescence - the ability to glow - is a unique adaptation in nature. In this fun and fascinating nonfiction picture book, join world renowned photographers and biologists on their close encounters with the curious creatures that make their own light.--
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"Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a 'butterfingers' who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins"--
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BPL Find Your Voice 2023
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
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"Mia's abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can't read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English ("Dough. Masa"), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it's still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories....
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Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty -- and fun -- in their routine and the world around them.
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All William Ellsworth Hoy wanted to do was play baseball. After losing out on a spot on the local deaf team, William practiced even harder-eventually earning a position on a professional team. But his struggle was far from over. In addition to the prejudice Hoy faced, he could not hear the umpires' calls. One day he asked the umpire to use hand signals: strike, ball, out. That day he not only got on base but also changed the way the game was played...
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Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month
Black History Month - ROD Children's
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Black History Month
Black History Month - ROD Children's
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Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.