They Set the Fire

Submitted by pduszyns on Thu, 2023-11-09 13:35

From bestselling author Daniel Kraus, They Set the Fire is the thrilling, magical, life-giving conclusion to the fabulous Teddies Saga, a dark existential take on the classic "toys come to life" story. Recommended for ages 7–12.

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They Set the Fire
They Set the Fire

Daniel Kraus
J Kraus
Series: Teddies Saga
Libby/Overdrive eBook

From bestselling author Daniel Kraus, They Set the Fire is the thrilling, magical, life-giving conclusion to the fabulous Teddies Saga, a dark existential take on the classic "toys come to life" story. Recommended for ages 7–12.
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I Am Jazz!

Submitted by Ginny H. on Tue, 2022-07-05 10:01

Jazz had known she was a girl since she was two years old. After going to a doctor and learning more about transgender identities, Jazz's family becomes better able to understand and support their daughter. Based on the true story of coauthor Jazz Jennings.

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I Am Jazz!
I Am Jazz!

Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 306.768 Her)
Libby/Overdrive
cloudLibrary

Jazz had known she was a girl since she was two years old. After going to a doctor and learning more about transgender identities, Jazz's family becomes better able to understand and support their daughter. Based on the true story of coauthor Jazz Jennings.
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Banned Books for Kids

  • The Watsons Go to Birmingham


  • Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You


  • The Giver


  • Hatchet


  • The Family Book


  • Melissa (George)


  • The Adventures of Captain Underpants


  • I Am Jazz!


  • Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry


  • A Wrinkle in Time


  • The Graveyard Book


  • New Kid


  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice


  • Drama


  • I Am Jazz!


  • And Tango Makes Three


  • This Day in June


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Sam and the Lucky Money

Submitted by Christa S. on Tue, 2021-11-30 15:44

Sam must decide how to spend the lucky money he's received for Chinese New Year.
Chinese translation available (Juvenile Nonfiction - J 495.1 Ch)

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Sam and the Lucky Money
Sam and the Lucky Money

Karen Chinn
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Ch)
cloudLibrary Audiobook
Hoopla Audiobook - English
Hoopla Audiobook - Spanish

Sam must decide how to spend the lucky money he's received for Chinese New Year.
Chinese translation available (Juvenile Nonfiction - J 495.1 Ch)
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Giving and Sharing

  • Chik Chak Shabbat


  • Hosea Plays On


  • Maddi's Fridge


  • Strega Nona's Harvest


  • The Quiltmaker’s Journey


  • Saturday at the Food Pantry


  • Because Amelia Smiled


  • Under the Lemon Moon


  • William’s Winter Nap


  • Sam and the Lucky Money


  • Malina’s Jam


  • Sam and the Lucky Money


  • What is Given from the Heart


  • Pass it On


  • Loretta's Gift


  • A Gift from Abuela


  • Stone Soup


  • Rabbit's Gift : A Fable from China


  • Harold Loves His Woolly Hat


  • Don’t Say A Word, Mama/ No Digas Nada, Mama


  • Stone Soup


  • Lend A Hand


  • Thank You, Omu!


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Stone Soup

Submitted by Christa S. on Tue, 2021-11-30 14:32

Two hungry travelers use a stone as a soup starter and demonstrate the benefits of sharing. Includes a recipe for soup!

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Stone Soup
Stone Soup

Heather Forest
Only available from eLibrary resources.
Hoopla eBook
Overdrive for Kids eBook

Two hungry travelers use a stone as a soup starter and demonstrate the benefits of sharing. Includes a recipe for soup!
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Giving and Sharing

  • Under the Lemon Moon


  • A Gift from Abuela


  • Stone Soup


  • Thank You, Omu!


  • Stone Soup


  • Sam and the Lucky Money


  • Chik Chak Shabbat


  • The Quiltmaker’s Journey


  • Because Amelia Smiled


  • William’s Winter Nap


  • Harold Loves His Woolly Hat


  • What is Given from the Heart


  • Hosea Plays On


  • Maddi's Fridge


  • Lend A Hand


  • Strega Nona's Harvest


  • Loretta's Gift


  • Saturday at the Food Pantry


  • Pass it On


  • Malina’s Jam


  • Rabbit's Gift : A Fable from China


  • Sam and the Lucky Money


  • Don’t Say A Word, Mama/ No Digas Nada, Mama


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Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music

Submitted by Christa S. on Mon, 2021-09-13 09:56

Inspired by the life of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, this story follows a young girl who dreams of playing the drums in a time when only boys are drummers in 1920s Cuba. Recommended for ages 6-9.

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Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music

Margarita Engle
(Juvenile Picture Books - EJ Engle)
cloudLibrary Audiobook
cloudLibrary eBook
Hoopla eBook
Libby/Overdrive Audiobook
Libby/Overdrive eBook

Inspired by the life of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, this story follows a young girl who dreams of playing the drums in a time when only boys are drummers in 1920s Cuba. Recommended for ages 6-9.
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Resiliency

  • Glasshouse of Stars


  • Lili Macaroni


  • Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain


  • After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again


  • Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music


  • Bike On, Bear


  • Hatchet


  • Giraffes Can't Dance


  • I Am the Storm


  • Malala's Magic Pencil


  • The Breaking News


  • Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story


  • Fifty Cents and A Dream


  • Ancestor Approved : Intertribal Stories


  • Jules Vs. the Ocean


  • Other Words for Home


  • Goin' Someplace Special


  • Sunday Funday in Koreatown


  • My Favorite Memories


  • Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • The Most Magnificent Thing


  • Sofia Valdez, Future Prez


  • Whistle for Willie


  • The Thing Lou Couldn't Do


  • Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah


  • A Chair for My Mother


  • Golden Threads


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The ultimate book of homeschooling ideas : 500+ fun and creative learning activities for kids ages 3-12

Submitted by Bill W. on Mon, 2020-08-31 11:21

Lists top suggested educational activities for children ages five to twelve that provide for a range of subjects from math and science to art and history, offering advice on how to customize activities for homeschooled children for improved creativity and thinking skills. Original.--Baker & Taylor

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The ultimate book of homeschooling ideas : 500+ fun and creative learning activities for kids ages 3-12
The ultimate book of homeschooling ideas : 500+ fun and creative learning activities for kids ages 3-12

Linda Dobson
J 371.042 Do

Lists top suggested educational activities for children ages five to twelve that provide for a range of subjects from math and science to art and history, offering advice on how to customize activities for homeschooled children for improved creativity and thinking skills. Original.--Baker & Taylor

 

Homeschooling

  • The ultimate book of homeschooling ideas : 500+ fun and creative learning activities for kids ages 3-12


  • Real-life homeschooling : the stories of 21 families who make it work


  • Creating literacy-based programs for children : lesson plans and printable resources for K-5


  • And the cow jumped over the moon!: over 650 activities to teach toddlers using familiar rhymes and songs : for toddlers and twos


  • Rainy Day Play! :explore, create, discover, pretend


  • Breaking through! : helping girls succeed in science, technology, engineering, and math


  • Games Babies Play


  • Stories, songs, and stretches! : creating playful storytimes with yoga and movement


  • Teach your baby to sign : an illustrated guide to simple sign language for babies and toddlers


  • STEAM kids : 50+ science, technology, engineering, art, math hands-on projects for kids


  • Rosie Revere's big project book for bold engineers


  • Art in action¹ : introducing children to the world of Western art with 24 creative projects inspired by 12 masterpieces


  • Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens


  • Home schooling at the speed of life : balancing home, school, and family in the real world


  • Let's go outside! : outdoor activities and projects to get you and your kids closer to nature


  • Teaching the essentials of reading with picture books : 15 lessons that use favorite picture books, to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary


  • Best-ever circle time activities: language building: 50 instant and irresistible activities & games that build phonetic awareness, expand vocabulary, and strengthen listening skills


  • Helping Struggling Readers: Successful Reading Techniques


  • Phonemic awareness activities for early reading success : easy, playful activities that help prepare children for phonics instruction


  • Baby steps to STEM : infant and toddler science, technology, engineering, and math activities


  • Your baby & child : from birth to age five


  • The Five Senses: [promotes learning through play]


  • The everything toddler activities book : over 400 games and projects to entertain and educate


  • Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves


  • Books in motion : connecting preschoolers with books through art, games, movement, music, playacting, and props


  • A reason to read : linking literacy and the arts


  • LGBTQAI+ books for children and teens : providing a window for all


  • Brain games for babies, toddlers & twos


  • The fourth trimester : a postpartum guide to healing your body, balancing your emotions, and restoring your vitality


  • Montessori learning in the 21st century : a guide for parents and teachers


  • You can teach someone to read : a how-to book for friends, parents, and teachers : step by step detailed directions to provide anyone the necessary tools to easily teach someone to read


  • Growing Child, months 0-24


  • Scribble Art: independent creative art experiences for children


  • 101 games and activities for children with autism, Asperger's, and sensory processing disorders


  • Read me a rhyme in Spanish and English = Léame una rima en español e inglés


  • Creative fingerplays & action rhymes : an index and guide to their use


  • 1,000 fingerplays & action rhymes : a sourcebook & DVD


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Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens

Submitted by Bill W. on Mon, 2020-08-31 11:00

Presents a guide that includes 500 diverse contemporary fiction and memoir recommendations for preteens and teens, with the goal of inspiring greater empathy for themselves, their peers, and the world around them.--Baker & Taylor

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Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens
Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens

Melissa Hart
J 152.41 Har

Presents a guide that includes 500 diverse contemporary fiction and memoir recommendations for preteens and teens, with the goal of inspiring greater empathy for themselves, their peers, and the world around them.--Baker & Taylor

 

Homeschooling

  • Let's go outside! : outdoor activities and projects to get you and your kids closer to nature


  • You can teach someone to read : a how-to book for friends, parents, and teachers : step by step detailed directions to provide anyone the necessary tools to easily teach someone to read


  • Creating literacy-based programs for children : lesson plans and printable resources for K-5


  • The everything toddler activities book : over 400 games and projects to entertain and educate


  • And the cow jumped over the moon!: over 650 activities to teach toddlers using familiar rhymes and songs : for toddlers and twos


  • The fourth trimester : a postpartum guide to healing your body, balancing your emotions, and restoring your vitality


  • Rosie Revere's big project book for bold engineers


  • Books in motion : connecting preschoolers with books through art, games, movement, music, playacting, and props


  • Breaking through! : helping girls succeed in science, technology, engineering, and math


  • Home schooling at the speed of life : balancing home, school, and family in the real world


  • STEAM kids : 50+ science, technology, engineering, art, math hands-on projects for kids


  • 101 games and activities for children with autism, Asperger's, and sensory processing disorders


  • Art in action¹ : introducing children to the world of Western art with 24 creative projects inspired by 12 masterpieces


  • A reason to read : linking literacy and the arts


  • Montessori learning in the 21st century : a guide for parents and teachers


  • Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens


  • The Five Senses: [promotes learning through play]


  • Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves


  • Stories, songs, and stretches! : creating playful storytimes with yoga and movement


  • Growing Child, months 0-24


  • Phonemic awareness activities for early reading success : easy, playful activities that help prepare children for phonics instruction


  • Brain games for babies, toddlers & twos


  • Read me a rhyme in Spanish and English = Léame una rima en español e inglés


  • Your baby & child : from birth to age five


  • LGBTQAI+ books for children and teens : providing a window for all


  • Creative fingerplays & action rhymes : an index and guide to their use


  • Teach your baby to sign : an illustrated guide to simple sign language for babies and toddlers


  • 1,000 fingerplays & action rhymes : a sourcebook & DVD


  • Best-ever circle time activities: language building: 50 instant and irresistible activities & games that build phonetic awareness, expand vocabulary, and strengthen listening skills


  • Rainy Day Play! :explore, create, discover, pretend


  • Baby steps to STEM : infant and toddler science, technology, engineering, and math activities


  • Games Babies Play


  • Helping Struggling Readers: Successful Reading Techniques


  • Teaching the essentials of reading with picture books : 15 lessons that use favorite picture books, to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary


  • Real-life homeschooling : the stories of 21 families who make it work


  • The ultimate book of homeschooling ideas : 500+ fun and creative learning activities for kids ages 3-12


  • Scribble Art: independent creative art experiences for children


more >

STEAM kids : 50+ science, technology, engineering, art, math hands-on projects for kids

Submitted by Bill W. on Mon, 2020-08-31 10:41

Projects designed to encourage children to question like scientist, design like a technologist, build like an engineer, create like an artist, deduce like a mathematician, and play like a kid.--Publisher

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STEAM kids : 50+ science, technology, engineering, art, math hands-on projects for kids
STEAM kids : 50+ science, technology, engineering, art, math hands-on projects for kids

Anne Carey
J 507.8 Car

Projects designed to encourage children to question like scientist, design like a technologist, build like an engineer, create like an artist, deduce like a mathematician, and play like a kid.--Publisher

 

Homeschooling

  • Real-life homeschooling : the stories of 21 families who make it work


  • Scribble Art: independent creative art experiences for children


  • And the cow jumped over the moon!: over 650 activities to teach toddlers using familiar rhymes and songs : for toddlers and twos


  • STEAM kids : 50+ science, technology, engineering, art, math hands-on projects for kids


  • Stories, songs, and stretches! : creating playful storytimes with yoga and movement


  • Brain games for babies, toddlers & twos


  • Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens


  • Art in action¹ : introducing children to the world of Western art with 24 creative projects inspired by 12 masterpieces


  • Teaching the essentials of reading with picture books : 15 lessons that use favorite picture books, to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary


  • Growing Child, months 0-24


  • Let's go outside! : outdoor activities and projects to get you and your kids closer to nature


  • 101 games and activities for children with autism, Asperger's, and sensory processing disorders


  • Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves


  • Helping Struggling Readers: Successful Reading Techniques


  • Montessori learning in the 21st century : a guide for parents and teachers


  • A reason to read : linking literacy and the arts


  • Home schooling at the speed of life : balancing home, school, and family in the real world


  • Teach your baby to sign : an illustrated guide to simple sign language for babies and toddlers


  • Your baby & child : from birth to age five


  • The fourth trimester : a postpartum guide to healing your body, balancing your emotions, and restoring your vitality


  • Read me a rhyme in Spanish and English = Léame una rima en español e inglés


  • The everything toddler activities book : over 400 games and projects to entertain and educate


  • Breaking through! : helping girls succeed in science, technology, engineering, and math


  • Best-ever circle time activities: language building: 50 instant and irresistible activities & games that build phonetic awareness, expand vocabulary, and strengthen listening skills


  • Baby steps to STEM : infant and toddler science, technology, engineering, and math activities


  • LGBTQAI+ books for children and teens : providing a window for all


  • The ultimate book of homeschooling ideas : 500+ fun and creative learning activities for kids ages 3-12


  • Creating literacy-based programs for children : lesson plans and printable resources for K-5


  • You can teach someone to read : a how-to book for friends, parents, and teachers : step by step detailed directions to provide anyone the necessary tools to easily teach someone to read


  • Books in motion : connecting preschoolers with books through art, games, movement, music, playacting, and props


  • Rosie Revere's big project book for bold engineers


  • Rainy Day Play! :explore, create, discover, pretend


  • The Five Senses: [promotes learning through play]


  • Games Babies Play


  • 1,000 fingerplays & action rhymes : a sourcebook & DVD


  • Phonemic awareness activities for early reading success : easy, playful activities that help prepare children for phonics instruction


  • Creative fingerplays & action rhymes : an index and guide to their use


more >

Creating literacy-based programs for children : lesson plans and printable resources for K-5

Submitted by pduszyns on Sat, 2020-08-29 14:27

This book presents a comprehensive package of literacy-based public library programming ideas designed for children in kindergarten through the early tweens. Chock full of strategies and best practices for promoting literacy and reading skill development, it also features numerous planning templates and other materials ready to print and adapt as needed.—ALA Editions

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Creating literacy-based programs for children : lesson plans and printable resources for K-5
Creating literacy-based programs for children : lesson plans and printable resources for K-5

R. Lynn Baker
J 027.625 Bak

This book presents a comprehensive package of literacy-based public library programming ideas designed for children in kindergarten through the early tweens. Chock full of strategies and best practices for promoting literacy and reading skill development, it also features numerous planning templates and other materials ready to print and adapt as needed.—ALA Editions

 

Homeschooling

  • LGBTQAI+ books for children and teens : providing a window for all


  • Real-life homeschooling : the stories of 21 families who make it work


  • The Five Senses: [promotes learning through play]


  • You can teach someone to read : a how-to book for friends, parents, and teachers : step by step detailed directions to provide anyone the necessary tools to easily teach someone to read


  • Phonemic awareness activities for early reading success : easy, playful activities that help prepare children for phonics instruction


  • Montessori learning in the 21st century : a guide for parents and teachers


  • Games Babies Play


  • The fourth trimester : a postpartum guide to healing your body, balancing your emotions, and restoring your vitality


  • Read me a rhyme in Spanish and English = Léame una rima en español e inglés


  • Best-ever circle time activities: language building: 50 instant and irresistible activities & games that build phonetic awareness, expand vocabulary, and strengthen listening skills


  • And the cow jumped over the moon!: over 650 activities to teach toddlers using familiar rhymes and songs : for toddlers and twos


  • Art in action¹ : introducing children to the world of Western art with 24 creative projects inspired by 12 masterpieces


  • Scribble Art: independent creative art experiences for children


  • Growing Child, months 0-24


  • 101 games and activities for children with autism, Asperger's, and sensory processing disorders


  • Creative fingerplays & action rhymes : an index and guide to their use


  • Teach your baby to sign : an illustrated guide to simple sign language for babies and toddlers


  • A reason to read : linking literacy and the arts


  • Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves


  • Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens


  • Stories, songs, and stretches! : creating playful storytimes with yoga and movement


  • Home schooling at the speed of life : balancing home, school, and family in the real world


  • Rosie Revere's big project book for bold engineers


  • The ultimate book of homeschooling ideas : 500+ fun and creative learning activities for kids ages 3-12


  • Books in motion : connecting preschoolers with books through art, games, movement, music, playacting, and props


  • Teaching the essentials of reading with picture books : 15 lessons that use favorite picture books, to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary


  • Baby steps to STEM : infant and toddler science, technology, engineering, and math activities


  • The everything toddler activities book : over 400 games and projects to entertain and educate


  • Let's go outside! : outdoor activities and projects to get you and your kids closer to nature


  • STEAM kids : 50+ science, technology, engineering, art, math hands-on projects for kids


  • 1,000 fingerplays & action rhymes : a sourcebook & DVD


  • Helping Struggling Readers: Successful Reading Techniques


  • Breaking through! : helping girls succeed in science, technology, engineering, and math


  • Rainy Day Play! :explore, create, discover, pretend


  • Your baby & child : from birth to age five


  • Creating literacy-based programs for children : lesson plans and printable resources for K-5


  • Brain games for babies, toddlers & twos


more >

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