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A touching and profound tale of friendship, differences, and acceptance from renowned Estonian children's author and illustrator Piret Raud.
On the sandy shore of a big sea lived a bird named Ellie who had no voice.
"Everything else has a voice," Ellie thought sadly. "The trees rustle. The waves crash. Even the rain sings when it falls."
"I'm the only one who can't make a sound."
Ellie felt tears well up in her eyes-that's how sad she was to be voiceless.
Ellie's...
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Jackson dreaded it when his elementary school had parent activities. He felt so embarrassed that his classmates looked at him and asked him questions about his parents never attending. Jackson didn't like hurting his grandparents' feelings when he hid parent invitations; it's just that he really, really, really didn't want Grandma and Grandpa at his school. Jackson really, really, really wanted his parents there instead!
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Introducing twelve-year-old Pixie Van Dimple, the centre of all the drama, the protagonist and heroine! She is a typical girl; goes to school, hangs out with her friends in the park, has sleepovers, loves shopping and is always hungry! She also loves her phone! The linchpin of her world. Everyone has one and they are all connected - all is not well in smart phone world though as there are many dangers... she has been warned... what is the fuss about?...
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Have you ever longed for an adventure? In this tale, Ally discovers that across the border and within she can be a carrier of God's hope by displaying the love and compassion of Jesus.
This delightful story and precocious canine shows people of all ages how to reclaim the missionary spirit inherent in all believers. You don't want to miss this adventure!
87) Happy to Be Me
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Happy to Be Me follows Bongo, a sweet little ladybug, as she searches for a friend to play with. She finds that not everyone is friendly to a ladybug, who looks as different as she does, but Bongo happily continues to spread the message that it's okay to be yourself.
88) Mama's Tamales
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There is no doubt that Mama's tamales are a family favorite-a true culinary delight! Mama has always invested the time and hard work required to make her aromatic, delicious tamales as a way of showing her family how very much she loves them! And they show their appreciation by eating them! But is that all Mama's tamales are meant to provide?
If you are a fan of the beloved story The Little Red Hen, with its myriad of potential lessons on familial,...
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Una camioneta llamada Cacho hace un trato con la camioneta más mala del pueblo llamada Máximo en la competencia de jalones. Si Cacho quiere ganar, tiene que aprender a creer en sí mismo. Un cuento que inspirará a los niños una y otra vez. Este libro incluye increíbles ilustraciones.
90) Who Am I?: I Am
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Who Am I? I Am! offers an enlightened child's unique perspective on their connection to family, friends and nature. They reflect on life lessons such as, how they make other people feel, their relationship with their environment, what they can learn from others and sad situations and how they can help or save others. Actions relating to each of these life lessons have a vibrational impact on everything.
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The Chronicles of Mr. Kitty continue as Mr. Kitty meets another family member. Bo Bo is a new white Persian kitten that is very sweet, but very noisy! The noise creates a big problem for the family and especially for Mr. Kitty. The family must decide whether to send the new kitten back to the breeder or whether to keep him and accept his noisy demeanor. Surprisingly, Mr. Kitty helps the family make the final decision!
92) I'm Not Scary
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The purpose of this book is to educate young and old minds on how to approach and befriend children with special needs. The author was inspired to write this picture book after witnessing many awkward stares and comments from children while out with her granddaughter, Lakelyn, who was born with CHARGE syndrome. Her hope is this book will encourage readers to acquire empathy and treat a special needs child like any other child. You will see that they...
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Can one child's good deed change the world?
It can when she's Ordinary Mary-an ordinary girl from an ordinary school, on her way to her ordinary house-who stumbles upon ordinary blueberries. When she decides to pick them for her neighbor, Mrs. Bishop, she starts a chain reaction that multiplies around the world. Mrs. Bishop makes blueberry muffins and gives them to her paperboy and four others-one of whom is Mr. Stevens, who then helps five different...
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How many times have you heard your kids misuse much and many. If it's once, it's too many. It may be time to get them help.
Let Queen Shinobi teach them a thing or two.
Everyone knows pigs are smart. And Shinobi is one of the smartest. She's been around for twenty-four years, so she's learned a thing or two. She even went to school one time.
And if you think the children know much and many, how about then and than. I know they get that mixed up.
Get...
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In Pig Wisdom, Mr. Pig applies anger management techniques, or alternatives to conflict and violence, in the barnyard, teaching the animals to solve their anger problems constructively, rather than to harm others. Wise Mr. Pig encourages the barnyard animals to use these techniques to discourage the ill behavior of Miss Goose who constantly irritates and heckles the barnyard animals, causing them to lose their cool. These techniques are emphasized...
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Minnie as her name suggests is a Mini-Digger working in a quarry, alongside full sized heavy duty quarry diggers. She was brought over from Japan with her friend Laurie a small tipper truck and together they provide small quantities of aggregate for minor building companies while the big diggers and trucks produce huge amounts of aggregate for the heavy construction industry. The big machines laugh and joke about Minnie and Laurie and are generally...
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Maggie McIntosh is crazy about her biology teacher and loves to impress him with her academic excellence. But when, the dreaded day of the first class dissection arrives, Maggie has to disappoint Mr. O. There's no way she can cut up a worm.
Maggie's best friend, Alycia, understands. Alycia is squeamish, too, and shares Maggie's moral outrage. However, she's willing to keep quiet and let her lab partner do the dirty work. Maggies' own lab partner,...
98) Run Girl Run
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Unhappy at home, teen Haley-Jo Bodine decides the time has come to hit the road for California, leaving Texas behind. She fully expects to find a way to make it big in Hollywood. Her dream is to begin with modeling and then work her way into acting. Soon enough, painful reality sets in. Haley-Jos runaway life takes her into the world of drugs, drinking, sexual abuse, cutting, suicide, rape, and prostitution. These difficult subjects are treated with...
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Dear reader,
You are cordially, invited to stop by Miss Kindheart's classroom for a visit. This is a very special place, where every student is, recognized, as a unique individual, each with their own, amazing talents, interests, and abilities.
In this first book of the Miss Kindheart Series, Dr. Bruce introduces Miss Kindheart, a unique teacher committed to helping her students learn that compassion is, the key to understanding and connecting to...
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"I want all the books in the land burned to ashes!" shouted Queen Rinalda to King Leon, "Anyone who disobeys will be severely punished!" Mya Webster, a young local village girl, chooses to defy the queen's orders and is taken by force to the castle. While there, Mya learns of a deep, dark secret the queen has kept to herself since childhood.
Will Mya be able to stop Queen Rinalda from destroying all of the books and will she ever be reunited...
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