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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
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In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.
4) On the road
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Down Girl and Sit books volume 2
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A dog who thinks her name is Down Girl goes on a car ride to the beach, goes camping in the woods, and reluctantly pays a visit to the vet with her master, Rruff.
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2023-2024 3rd Grade Battle of Books
AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
We Remember: 9/11 for Kids
AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
We Remember: 9/11 for Kids
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A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
9) Tsunami!
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OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
WCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
WCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
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A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
10) Skippyjon Jones
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Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat with an overactive imagination who would rather be El Skippito, his Zorro-like, Chihuahua alter ego. With a dual-image lenticular cover, original illustrations, and new art.
11) Suki's kimono
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On her first day of first grade, despite the objections of her older sisters, Suki chooses to wear her beloved Japanese kimono to school because it holds special memories of her grandmother's visit last summer.
13) The cheese
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After they all agree to ignore the story of "The Farmer in the Dell," the rat, cat, dog, child, farmer, and his wife have a party featuring the tempting hunk of cheese.
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Black History Month
OBD 1000 Books Before Kindergarten - YOUTH
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
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OBD 1000 Books Before Kindergarten - YOUTH
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
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Description
In segregated Nashville during the 1950s, a young African American girls endures a series of indignities and obstacles to get to the public library, one of the few integrated places in the city.