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A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
Is there someone out there for everyone? Two lonely souls find each other in this unusual tale of friendship and belonging from Cary Fagan.
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ages 5
to 8
/ grades K
to 3
A Coyote Columbus Story
A retelling of the Christopher Columbus story from an Indigenous point of view. Thomas King uses a bag of literary tricks to shatter stereotypes.
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ages 5
to 8
/ grades K
to 3
A Coyote Solstice Tale
Trickster Coyote experiences the pitfalls of excessive consumption in this comically irreverent solstice tale.
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A Family Is a Family Is a Family
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A Feast for Joseph
Joseph misses sharing meals with lots of people like he did back in the refugee camp, so when the neighbors finally come over, it’s a feast!
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to 2
A Few Bites
A sequel to A Few Blocks. Cybèle uses art to tell the story of an older sister creating imaginary worlds to persuade her brother to eat his lunch.
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Recommended.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Inderjit Deogun","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_6":"...extraordinary...","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Susan Weitz","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_7":"...intricate, glowing, imagination-stretching...","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Jen Robinson's Book Page","OtherText_Review_8":"Young’s story is inventive and very readable . . .The joy of imagination is clear throughout the book . . .The illustrations are exceptional.","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Waking Brain Cells","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A brilliant young visual artist uses collage and 3-D art to tell how a sister cajoles her brother into walking all the way to school.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeName_0":"Kirkus Best Children's Books of 2011","PrizeName_1":"Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award","PrizeYear_0":"2011","PrizeYear_1":"2012","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover","PublicationDate":"2011-08-27","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A brilliant young visual artist uses collage and 3-D art to tell how a sister cajoles her brother into walking all the way to school.","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9780888999955\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Width":"10.4","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
A Few Blocks
A brilliant young visual artist uses collage and 3-D art to tell how a sister cajoles her brother into walking all the way to school.
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A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid
A group of kids share the silly questions they always hear, as well as the questions they would rather<\/em> be asked about themselves.<\/p>
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A Place for Pauline
As the eldest child in a large family, Pauline struggles to find her niche, and longs for peace and quiet—a charming story in graphic-novel style. <\/strong><\/p>
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Her swirling inks bridge the story’s traditional setting and its lightly modern lesson about fame, inspiration, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes end matter with information about Bashō and haiku.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebiographical information\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebiographical note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edialogue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efurther information\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehistorical context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehistorical note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003einformational note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eliterary references\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epoems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773068954","Height":"8.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"\u003cp\u003ebiographical information;biographical note;dialogue;further information;historical context;historical note;illustrations;informational note;literary references;poems\u003c\/p\u003e","NumberOfPages":"36","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHAIKU HISTORY: Haikus have become a mainstay in the primary language-arts curriculum. 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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
A Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests
A funny new fable about artistic creation and chasing fame, inspired by one of Japan’s most beloved poets, Bashō, and his famous haiku, “The Old Pond.”
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 2
A Salmon for Simon
Simon discovers that catching a salmon is more difficult than it looks in this touching story with evocative watercolor illustrations.
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A Serious Thought
A boy ponders his place in the universe in this thoughtful story about the things that keep us up at night.
