Kids

Our house is on fire : Greta Thunberg's call to save the planet book cover

Our house is on fire : Greta Thunberg's call to save the planet

Jeanette Winter

jE Winter
Kids, Picture Books

Tells the story of Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenage climate activist who has sparked a worldwide student movement and is demanding action from world leaders who refuse to address climate change.

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We are water protectors

Carole Lindstrom

jE Lindstro
Picture Books, Kids

Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all... When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource. Inspired by the many indigenous-led movements across North America, this bold and lyrical picture book issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption.

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The wind in the willows

Kenneth Grahame

jFICTION Grahame, Kenneth
Fantasy, Kids

The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.

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The canyon's edge

Dusti Bowling

jFICTION Bowling Dusti
Kids

A year after the death of her mother in a restaurant shooting, Nora is left struggling to stay alive when a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong.

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One year after the traumatic death of her mother, Nora and her father embark on a rock-climbing expedition in a remote Southwest canyon. A flash flood separates Nora from her father, and she must find a way to survive the elements, reconnect with her father, and work through her grief. Written in verse, Dusti Bowling effectively brings an emotional resonance to this thrilling story of survival. I absolutely loved this book and would recommend it for middle grade readers and up. -Becky

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The mouse and the motorcycle

Beverly Cleary

jREAD-ALONG Cleary
Kids

A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.

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Some assembly required book cover

Some assembly required

Brian (Brian Michael) Lynch

jREAD-ALONG Lynch
Kids, Early Chapter Books

Attending Toy Academy to train in the art of play, misfit little toy Grumbolt, who is not an action figure, a stuffed animal or a collectible, resolves to find his proper place before a rival plot by Evil Toy Academy compels Grumbolt to take a dangerous risk to save his school.

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Malala : my story of standing up for girls' rights book cover

Malala : my story of standing up for girls' rights

Malala Yousafzai

jREAD-ALONG Yousafzai
Kids, Biographies

"Malala retells her story of speaking out for girls' education rights for chapter book readers"--

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Adventure according to Humphrey book cover

Adventure according to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney

jREAD-ALONG Birney
Kids, Early Chapter Books

Humphrey the classroom hamster has adventures going to the library, learning about the ocean, and sailing across a pond on a sailboat.

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Spring according to Humphrey book cover

Spring according to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney

jREAD-ALONG Birney
Kids, Early Chapter Books

"To Humphrey and the students at Longfellow School, spring seems impossibly late this year. Fortunately, planning a school Family Fun Night keeps the students (and classroom pets) busy as they look for signs of the changing seasons"--

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Imagination according to Humphrey book cover

Imagination according to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney

jREAD-ALONG Birney
Kids, Early Chapter Books

During a creative writing unit at Longfellow School, the students in Mrs. Brisbane's class practice using their imagination with their very own writing journals--and Humphrey finds out that writing from his imagination is harder than it looks.

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