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Author
Publisher
WordSong
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
84 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents divorce and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her...until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams," Gabby grows more confident about...
Author
Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Libby and Nana love to spend time together, but Nana is forgetting many things. When Libby's parents tell her about Alzheimer's disease, she begins to understand what is happening to Nana. With their reassurance and help, she finds ways to be with Nana and still do the things they love. The author offers guidance for helping children cope when a family member has Alzheimer's disease.
Author
Publisher
Brandylane Publishers
Pub. Date
c2015
Physical Desc
23 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tasha loves her grandfather and she knows that PaPa loves her. But lately, PaPa has begun to forget things. He's often confused and upset. Sometimes, he doesn't even recognize his own family. How can Tasha's grandmother help her see that while PaPa is changing, his love for Tasha has not?
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book introduces young readers to American Sign Language words for family members. Each page features one family sign within an everyday situation a child might be a part of. The opposite page has a bright, fun image as well as an illustration of the sign created by an in-house designer and simple, step-by-step directions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division...
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 18 x 21 cm.
Language
Français
Description
Looks at families in French, with main text on each page provided only in French, and simple, labeled photographs for support. Includes each vocabulary word in French and English with a pronunciation guide.
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
217 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Setting out after his sister, Icicle, who has run away from Jade Mountain Academy, Winter and his new clawmates must enter the Ice Kingdom after escaping Queen Scarlet's vicious talons, where he'll have to face the greatest threat of all: his own family.
14) Like Vanessa
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but with a dysfunctional family (mother in jail, father withdrawn, drunken grandfather, gay cousin) the odds are against her--until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Using the alphabet format, this picture book describes the many situations and experiences that military families, especially their children encounter. For example history, rank, and quarters are explained"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Momentum
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Offers readers an inside look into the life of Martha Washington and how she influenced the nation as First Lady. Learn about how she established herself as the first First Lady, and how she set the stage for the women that followed her in the White House. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, critical thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, an author introduction, and sources...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 94 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, genealogical table ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"'They were there at the beginning of the war, but they were gone by the end. I suppose they died in the camps.' That's all young Michael Rosen, born in England just after the end of the Second World War, was told about the six great-aunts and great-uncles who had been living in Poland or France at the beginning of that war. This wasn't enough for him. So, as an adult, he started to search. He asked relatives for any papers they might have. He read...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Long-serving congressman, Vice President, and now President. Joe Biden's journey to the highest position in the land has been long and winding. As a child, he didn't let his stutter stop him from success; as a senator, he carried on despite personal heartbreak; and now, as president, we'll see all this man can do. Learn about the spectacular life of America's 46th president"--
19) Ulysses S. Grant
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This biography introduces readers Ulysses S. Grant including his military service in the Mexican and American Civil War and key events from Grant's administration including several scandals, as well as the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included." -- Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
A dual portrait of two of America's most popular presidents describes the different ways they grew up, their respective political approaches, the historical events they helped shape, and the things they shared in common.