"It was a little house. Una casita ... It was small. It smelled like old wet socks... But even though they were far from home, The family was together." As Esperanza and her family settle into their new house, they all do their part to make it a home, working multiple jobs and do...
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In this wordless picture book, a boy who is confined to his room fills his sketch pad with lions and elephants, then imagines himself on a safari.
A wordless story of how an afternoon's adventure changes a boy's life forever.
"Thirty diverse and award-winning authors and illustrators capture frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem"-- Provided by publisher.
An illustrated exploration of nature, the threats our planet faces, and what people can do to build a better future. Based on the Terra Carta, a sustainability roadmap, issued by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and his Sustainable Markets Initiative.
Cuban refugee Coqui warmly recalls Emilio, the friendly peanut salesman, from her Havana neighborhood when she encounters a peanut vendor at a baseball game in Georgia while Hank Aaron played for the Atlanta Braves.
On November 19, 1916, at 8:25 a.m., Ruth Law took off on a flight that aviation experts thought was doomed. She set off to fly nonstop from Chicago to New York City. Sitting at the controls of her small bi-plane, exposed to the elements, Law battled fierce winds and numbing cold....
"After a young boy goes to sleep upset that he's getting a book for his birthday, he's visited in the night by Patience and Fortitude, the two stone lions who guard the New York Public Library. Soon, he's magically whisked away from his cozy home in the Bronx, and the two mighty ...
A too busy butterfly who spends her day hurrying and worrying finds her own "quiet place" after learning about meditation and mindfulness from a flower bud.
A biography that shares the story of scientist Marie Tharp, a pioneering woman scientist and the first person to ever successfully map the ocean floor.
A ballet dancer recalls how she and her mother would welcome each season with a dance outdoors.
Doña Flor, a giant lady with a big heart, sets off to protect her neighbors from what they think is a dangerous animal, but soon discovers the tiny secret behind the huge noise.
"Can you imagine a shipwrecked sailor living on air and seaweed for eight days? Can you imagine a trail of yellow butterflies fluttering their wings to songs of love? Once, there was a little boy named Gabito who could. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is perhaps one of the most brilliant ...
Cuban refugee Coqui warmly recalls the friendly peanut salesman from her Havana neighborhood when she encounters a vendor at a baseball game in Atlanta.
While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomás finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.
Retells the story of Pandora, a wealthy young woman who lets her curiousity about a forbidden jar get the better of her.
While looking for his lost lamb, an orphaned shepherd boy meets Mary, Joseph, and newborn baby Jesus in a manger.