Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year

Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year PDF

Author: Kathy Z. Price

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-02-22

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1534444254

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Lala, Babyboy, and their parents struggle to cope with the loss of their home to Hurricane Katrina, but find joy again in the celebration of Mardi Gras. Includes facts about Hurricane Katrina and glossary.

Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year

Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year PDF

Author: Kathy Z. Price

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-02-22

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1534444262

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In this gorgeous and lyrical picture book, a family finds hope and healing in a Mardi Gras celebration after Hurricane Katrina changed their world. That zany beat in our feet is ‘cause of Pop-Pop, our pa. He sure loved himself some Mardi Gras! “It’s Mardi Gras weather!” he’d shout out whenever, blaring his horn, tilting it high. Mamma’d laugh ‘til she cried. Hands on hips, she’d sashay barefoot, fancy-dancy of the ball. But Pop-Pop hasn’t played his horn, not since the storm. This vibrant and moving story shows a family struggling to rebuild their home and their spirits following Hurricane Katrina. A young brother and sister aren’t sure how their displaced family can move on until one very special Mardi Gras gives them and their parents new hope and belief in a beautiful future.

Stella Keeps the Sun Up

Stella Keeps the Sun Up PDF

Author: Clothilde Ewing

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-03-08

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1534487859

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"When Stella does not want to go to bed, she tries all sorts of ways to keep the sun up"--

I Am Thinking My Life

I Am Thinking My Life PDF

Author: Allysun Atwater

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2022-02-15

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1611808979

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I am the architect of my dreams. I am sculpting my world. I am clay. I am motion. I am light. I am what I think. Bursting with imagination, this ode to positive thought demonstrates a young girl’s ability to use the power of her mind to transform her world. (Ages 3–7) I Am Thinking My Life illustrates how the power of positive thinking can be the secret to manifesting hopes and dreams over time. An imaginative little girl thinks inspired thoughts, envisions positive actions, and engages in creative activities as she unveils the secret connection between her thoughts, dreams, and actions. Her visions of her future unfold in brilliant, heartwarming illustrations. A child’s first person look at manifestation, affirmations, and the law of attraction, this encouraging picture book will help children build confidence and self-esteem, while still acknowledging that there will be obstacles and storms in life that must be weathered. Filled with positive affirmations and an encouraging message about the role positivity and mindfulness play in bringing hopes and dreams to fruition, I Am Thinking My Life makes a wonderful gift, and will appeal to children and adults alike.

I'm Growing Great

I'm Growing Great PDF

Author: Mechal Renee Roe

Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers

Published: 2024-01-02

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 059348715X

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Confident, empowered girls are celebrated in this follow-up to Happy Hair, a flower-filled, nature-loving, read-together picture book that encourages growth and positivity, Lovely and wise, shine at sunrise! I am growing each day! Beautiful Black and Brown girls with gorgeous natural hairstyles full of flowers, butterflies, and other garden treasures are the stars of this vibrant, rhythmic picture book from the author/illustrator of Happy Hair and Cool Cuts. Set in a backdrop of nature's glorious color and bounty, it's the perfect springtime read-aloud to promote confidence and self-esteem for girls of all ages. Look for all the books in the Happy Hair series: • Happy Hair • Cool Cuts • Smart Sisters • I Love Being Me! (Step Into Reading) • I Am Born to Be Awesome! (Step Into Reading)

The Bourbon Street Musicians

The Bourbon Street Musicians PDF

Author: Kathy Z. Price

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13: 9780618040766

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A Cajun retelling of the classic tale of four animals, past their prime, who set out together to become musicians.

The Tale of the Whale

The Tale of the Whale PDF

Author: Karen Swann

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-03-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1534493956

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A child and a whale embark on a beautiful journey together in this lyrical, gorgeously illustrated picture book about friendship, hope, and love for the world around us in the vein of The Fisherman & the Whale and Cynthia Rylant’s Life. Where land becomes sky and sky becomes sea, I first saw the whale and the whale first saw me. A child joins a friendly whale for a magical journey of discovery. They sail the blue ocean, dance with dolphins, and tail-splash seagulls. But the child also sees an ocean filled with plastic trash. And that inspires a promise of help, for the whale and all earth’s creatures.

I Am You

I Am You PDF

Author: Refiloe Moahloli

Publisher: Amazon Crossing Kids

Published: 2022-02

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781542035668

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We may be different, but our hearts beat the same. In southern Africa, there is a belief called ubuntu--the idea that we are all connected. No matter where we're from or who we are, a person is a person through their connections to other people. With simple, lyrical text and charming artwork, this lively picture book first published in South Africa is the perfect introduction to the concept of ubuntu for young kids. A celebration of friendship and kindness, the book shows children the many ways that we are all one.

King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)

King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) PDF

Author: Kacen Callender

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2020-02-04

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 133812935X

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A 2021 Coretta Scott King Honor Book! Winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature! Winner of the 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry! In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself. FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Booklist School Library Journal Publishers Weekly The Horn Book Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family. It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy Sanders. But just days before he died, Khalid told King to end their friendship, after overhearing a secret about Sandy-that he thinks he might be gay. "You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?" But when Sandy goes missing, sparking a town-wide search, and King finds his former best friend hiding in a tent in his backyard, he agrees to help Sandy escape from his abusive father, and the two begin an adventure as they build their own private paradise down by the bayou and among the dragonflies. As King's friendship with Sandy is reignited, he's forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother's death. The Thing About Jellyfish meets The Stars Beneath Our Feet in this story about loss, grief, and finding the courage to discover one's identity, from the author of Hurricane Child.

Shirley Chisholm Dared

Shirley Chisholm Dared PDF

Author: Alicia D. Williams

Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 47

ISBN-13: 0593123689

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Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Honor-winning author and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning illustrator. Meet Shirley, a little girl who asks way too many questions! After spending her early years on her grandparents' farm in Barbados, she returns home to Brooklyn and immediately makes herself known. Shirley kicks butt in school; she breaks her mother's curfew; she plays jazz piano instead of classical. And as a young adult, she fights against the injustice she sees around her, against women and black people. Soon she is running for state assembly...and winning in a landslide. Three years later, she is on the campaign trail again, as the first black woman to run for Congress. Her slogan? "Fighting Shirley Chisholm--Unbought and Unbossed!" Does she win? You bet she does.