Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory
By: Julie Abery
4.23
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The little-known story of a dedicated teacher who coached Hawaiian swimmers all the way to the Olym…
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1. The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game
By: Jez Tuya , Nancy Churnin
4.41
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Winner - 2017 Storytelling World Resource Award Honor BookFinalist - 2017 North Texas Book Festival… read more
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2. They All Saw a Cat
By: Brendan Wenzel
3.13
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . . In this celebration of ob… read more
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3. Three Little Cajun Pigs
By: Mike Artell , Jim Harris
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Trosclair, Thibodeaux, and Ulysse are three pigs with a whole lot to do. Their mom has just kicked … read more
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4. Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
By: Greg Pizzoli
3.14
Format: 54 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book ReviewBest Illustrated Children's Book of 2015 In the early 1900s, Robert Mil… read more
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5. Big
By: Vashti Harrison
4.66
Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition
This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more
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6. Watercress
By: Andrea Wang
4.53
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more
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7. The Year We Learned to Fly
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.39
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more
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8. Love in the Library
By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
4.47
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more
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9. Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme
By: Avery Monsen
4.40
Format: None pages, Unknown Binding
"Chester tries his best to recover his rhyming talent when he suddenly loses the ability that once … read more
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10. Invasion of the Unicorns
By: David Biedrzycki
4.23
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
He's just a cute little unicorn who wants to take over the world. Special Agent Bubble07 is unde… read more
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11. Bodies Are Cool
By: Tyler Feder
4.61
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more
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12. What's in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature's Treasures
By: Heather L. Montgomery
4.44
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Charles Darwin, George Washington Carver, and Jane Goodall were once curious kids with pockets full… read more
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13. Pizza!: A Slice of History
By: Greg Pizzoli
4.24
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza… read more
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14. Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory
By: Julie Abery
4.23
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The little-known story of a dedicated teacher who coached Hawaiian swimmers all the way to the Olym… read more
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15. This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth
By: Sean Rubin
4.55
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving portrait of the Callery pear tree that survived the attacks on September 11, from E… read more
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16. I Want to Be Spaghetti!
By: Kiera Wright-Ruiz
4.16
Format: None pages, None
A funny debut picture book about how one little ramen packet finds self-love and belonging in a spa… read more
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17. Jovita Wore Pants
By: Aida Salazar
4.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more
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18. I Will Dance
By: Nancy Bo Flood
4.36
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
This poetic and uplifting picture book illustrated by the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator… read more
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19. Hot Pot Night!
By: Vincent Chen
3.72
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Hot pot, hot pot!Hits the right spot! What's for dinner? A Chinese American child brings his diver… read more
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20. The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field
By: Scott Riley
4.27
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
After watching the World Cup on television, a group of Thai boys is inspired to form their own team… read more
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21. Headstrong Hallie!: The Story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female "Fire Guard"
By: Aimee Bissonette
4.03
Format: 40 pages, ebook
Hallie Morse Daggett loved spending time outdoors, hiking among the tall trees of the forests in Ca… read more
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