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In this charming introduction to the orchestra, a child in the role of conductor brings together a playroom's worth of musicians to demonstrate the sounds and characteristics of nine common instruments. Even if young readers and listeners have yet to experience such instruments in real life, they will undoutedly follow author and music teacher Janna Matthies's invitation to bwap, wheetle, and CRASH along with the cuddly and familiar figures of stuffed animals as they all make their way to an imagined stage where everyone has a role.
In our world, many animals are on the brink of extinction. Back from the Brink shares the amazing survival stories of endangered species that have made a comeback. Each book describes the human and natural factors that drove six species to the edge of extinction as elementary readers find out who and what helped them survive and thrive.
Pet polar bears, public toilets, brutal battle tactics, and hooks to scoop out the brain, the past was a pretty peculiar place. Join the hi-lo adventure exploring ancient times around the world. Struggling readers in grades 6 and 7 won3t be able to put down these accessible books written at a 3rd and 4th grade reading level.
At the most charming bakery, the pastry chefs of The Baker's Dozen learn to embrace change--and encounter the delights of the doughnut! The work at The Bakers Dozen bakery goes like clockwork--all twelve bakers have a job to do and the jobs are completed without a hitch. When a new chef shows up looking for a spot on the team, and with a tempting treat too, the bakers insist The Bakers Dozen is ""twelve, no more!"" Even if the doughnuts do look delicious... Luckily, the new chef knows something surprising about a baker's dozen.
Esther and her mom are supposed to bake cupcakes after school this afternoon for tomorrow's Literacy Feast. But when Esther arrives home, her mom is still at work, and she finds Grandpa snoozing in his favourite reading chair. ""Grandpa! Wake up!"" Grandpa reassures a doubtful Esther that he does in fact know how to bake, a skill he learned from Esther's late grandmother. Grandpa and Esther bake, dance, and sing, filling the kitchen, and their hearts, with Grandma's special ingredientClove.
-Each demand to ban a book is a demand to deny each person3s constitutionally protected right to choose and read books that raise important issues and lift up the voices of those who are often silenced.R CDeborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. In September 2021, the school board in York, Pennsylvania, voted to remove a record-breaking number of books from school libraries in its community. The Panther Anti-Racist Union (PARU) at Central York High School, comprised of four students and two advisors, successfully fought the ban by organizing protests, speaking at school board meetings, and participating in media interviews to raise awareness. In Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too), the members of PARUCChristina Ellis, Renee Ellis, Edha Gupta, Ben Hodge, Patricia A. Jackson, Olivia PituchCgive actionable advice on how to respond to book challenges that happen in your school and community. Learn how to push ba
Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too), the members of PARUCChristina Ellis, Renee Ellis, Edha Gupta, Ben Hodge, Patricia A. Jackson, Olivia PituchCgive actionable advice on how to respond to book challenges that happen in your school and community. Learn how to push back against book bans with arguments against the common reasons given to ban books in schools and public libraries, speak out against censorship, and win the right to intellectual freedom.
The words were dangerous. For as long as people have been expressing their opinions in writing, there have been those in positions of power who have succeeded in censoring those thoughts. In this timely and provocative parable, a book is first subjected to redaction, then removal from a library. What becomes of a banned book? Is it really just landfill fodder in the end? Readers must decide for themselves.
This is the story of a small dog named Barkley who is having a bit of an identity crisis. Barkley sees all the dogs around him, and they each have something that makes them uniqueCbig dogs, fluffy dogs, long dogs, fierce dogs. But what kind of dog is Barkley? Just imagine his surprise when he discovers he's a LOST dog. Luckily, his owner Max helps him realize he's more than just that: he's a best friend dog, and that makes him a happy dog, too. And you can't ask for much more than that.
Meet the Baseball Buddies, a diverse group of young boys and girls who come together to form a baseball team. Each team member has their unique strengths and personalities. With the help of their enthusiastic coach, Coach Joe, they embark on an exciting journey to learn the basics of baseball and how to approach life's challenges with courage, determination, and teamwork. Baseball Buddies offers young readers heartwarming stories filled with friendship, sportsmanship, and life lessons, all centered around America's favorite past-time.