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Buddy and Earl Meet the Neighbors
Wonder Buddy and Super Earl come to the rescue when their new neighbors need help! The fifth installment of a charming and critically acclaimed series.
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to 6
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Caramba (French edition)
L’autrice et illustratrice de renommée mondiale Marie-Louise Gay nous présente un personnage attachant en Caramba, un chat timide et doux qui accepte courageusement sa différence, puis se découvre un talent spécial qui lui est propre.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Caramba and Henry
Caramba, the only cat in the world who can’t fly, is back in this funny, sweet story about love and acceptance between
siblings.
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Cave Paintings
A young space traveler discovers art painted millennia before by a human being—just like him.
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Chin Chiang and the Dragon's Dance
Chin Chiang has dreamed of dancing the dragon's dance but now the day has arrived, and he is so scared that he wants to melt into his shoes.
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to 12
/ grades 3
to 6
City of Neighbors
The fourth book in the ThinkCities series explores how people all over the world are working together to make their neighborhoods great.
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to 12
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City Streets Are for People
The third book in the ThinkCities series explores the urgent need for sustainable transportation in and around our cities.
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Coco and the Caterpillars
A boy loves his garden and everything in it, especially the caterpillars who will become butterflies. But his pet chicken Coco loves them too ...
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Colors! / Colores!
Noted poet Jorge Lujan and South Africa's illustrious illustrator Piet Grobler team up to produce this exquisite celebration of color.
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ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Deux points bruns dans un nuage blanc
Témoin de la joie de son enfant un jour de neige, une mère commence enfin à se sentir chez elle dans son pays d’adoption.
