For Spacious Skies: Katharine Lee Bates and the Inspiration for "America the Beautiful"
By: Nancy Churnin
4.32
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Katharine Lee Bates first wrote the lines to "America the Beautiful" after a stirring visit to Pike…
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1. Ron's Big Mission
By: Don Tate , Rose Blue , Corinne J. Naden , Corinne Naden
4.40
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Nine-year-old Ron loves going to the Lake City Public Library to look through all the books on airp… read more
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- historical
- picture books
- childrens
2. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
By: Jess Keating , Marta Álvarez Miguéns
3.00
Format: 126 pages,
At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Batte… read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- biography
- childrens
3. Chicka Chicka ABC (Chicka Chicka Book, A)
By: Lois Ehlert , Bill Martin Jr. , John Archambault
4.29
Format: 14 pages, Board Book
Race to the top of the coconut tree with this delightful alphabet rhyme from the creators of Chicka… read more
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- poetry
- picture books
- childrens
4. A Stone for Sascha
By: Aaron Becker
3.92
Format: 594 pages, Hardcover
A girl grieves the loss of her dog in an achingly beautiful wordless epic from the Caldecott Honor-… read more
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5. Enemy Pie
By: Tara Calahan King , Derek Munson
5.00
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
It was the perfect summer. That is, until Jeremy Ross moved into the house down the street and beca… read more
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6. Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
By: Brian Pinkney , Andrea Davis Pinkney
4.62
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
It was February 1, 1960. They didn't need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, wit… read more
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7. Rosie Revere, Engineer
By: David Roberts , Andrea Beaty
4.34
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets … read more
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8. Sulwe
By: Lupita Nyong'o
4.66
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times bestseller! From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful,… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
"Mama asked, "What is your name?" "Sulwe," she muttered. "And what doe sit mean?" "Star," Sulwe whispered. "Brightness is not in your skin, my love. Brightness is just who you are. As for beauty," Mam…"-Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe
9. 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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- historical
- picture books
- childrens
10. When You Trap a Tiger
By: Tae Keller
4.15
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Medal Winner (2021) Some stories refuse to stay bottled up... When Lily and her famil… read more
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- childrens
"I am a girl who sees invisible things, but I am not invisible."-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger
"Does it get easier? Does the sadness go away? The sadness fades, yeah. Eventually. But the missing ... I don't know if that ever does."-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger
"If you put things off for later, you'll never do them. They'll become harder and scarier, and one day you'll realize you've run out of time."-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger
"It's hard to breathe. I know now: The moment when everything really falls apart--it's not during the big explosion. It's in the quiet after. And the feeling is not a shattering. Not quite"-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger
11. Big Dreams, Small Fish
By: Paula Cohen
4.08
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
In the new country, Shirley and her family all have big dreams. Take the family store: Shirley has … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
12. Let the Children March
By: Monica Clark-Robinson
4.56
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
I couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids. I couldn't go to their schools. I could… read more
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- historical
- picture books
- childrens
13. Nigel and the Moon
By: Antwan Eady
4.31
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
From debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang comes a glowing tale about the young dreaming… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
14. Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
By: Suzanne Slade
4.38
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A picture book biography about Gwendolyn Brooks, the influential poet and the first African America… read more
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- poetry
- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
15. Be a Maker
By: Katey Howes
4.23
Format: 32 pages, ebook
How many things can you make in a day? A tower, a friend, a change? Rhyme, repetition, and a few se… read more
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- poetry
- picture books
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"Ask yourself this question in the morning when you wake: in a world of possibilities, today, what will you make?"-Katey Howes, Be a Maker
"Ask yourself this question as the sun begins to fade: in a day of making choices, are you proud of what you made?"-Katey Howes, Be a Maker
16. May Your Life Be Deliciosa
By: Michael Genhart
4.29
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A delicious and fortifying picture book inspired by the author’s family, featuring the Mexican trad… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
"Where is the recipe? I ask. Abuela laughs. It is in my heart, Rosie. I use mis ojos, my eyes, to measure. Mis manos, my hands, to feel. Mi boca, my mouth, to taste."-Michael Genhart, May Your Life Be Deliciosa
17. Uma Wimple Charts Her House
By: Reif Larsen
3.76
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Uma's been making charts since she was a little kid. But when her teacher gives the class Uma's dre… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
18. Talia and Very YUM Kippur
By: Linda Elovitz Marshall
3.60
Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition
When Grandma begins her preparations for breaking the Yom Kippur fast, Talia mishears the holiday a… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
19. For Spacious Skies: Katharine Lee Bates and the Inspiration for "America the Beautiful"
By: Nancy Churnin
4.32
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Katharine Lee Bates first wrote the lines to "America the Beautiful" after a stirring visit to Pike… read more
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- poetry
- american history
- biography
- history
- childrens
- historical
- feminism
- picture books
- nonfiction
20. Amah Faraway
By: Margaret Chiu Greanias
4.29
Format: 30 pages, Hardcover
A story of a child's visit to a grandmother and home far away.Kylie is nervous about visiting her g… read more
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- poetry
- picture books
- childrens
21. Tricky Chopsticks
By: Sylvia Chen
4.30
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
In this story loosely inspired by Chen's childhood, a girl determined to hold her own in her family… read more
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