Grandpa's Corner Store


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When a giant new supermarket moves into the neighborhood, Lucy's grandpa plans to sell his store. But with the help of friends and neighbors, Lucy is determined to keep this from happening. In another of her loving and lively portraits of community caring, DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan tells the timely story of what can happen when the whole neighborhood gets involved. "2001 Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)"




A Castle on Viola Street


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A hardworking family gets their own house at last by joining a community program that restores old houses. Includes a note about housing organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity.




City Green


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Right in the middle of Marcy's city block is a littered vacant lot. Then one day she has a wonderful idea that not only improves the useless lot but her entire neighborhood as well. "DiSalvo-Ryan's warm text is enhanced by her soft pencil-and-watercolor illustrations depicting a diverse neighborhood drawn together by a community project."--Booklist.




Two Dog Biscuits


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There are big dogs, little dogs, curly dogs, dogs that sniff, and dogs that wag their tails. But only one dog will get biscuits from twins Jimmy and Janet -- or will it? Maybe dog biscuits aren't just for dogs after all!




The Christmas Knight


Book Description

Sir Cleges so pleases King Uther that he is given a castle in Wales where he can distribute food to the poor each Christmas.




Grandpa's Shorts


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The family has invited Grandma and Grandpa to join them at the beach so Grandpa begins to hunt for his beach shorts. "They'll have been thrown out years ago," Grandma tells him. But Grandpa is determined to find them.




Now We Can Have a Wedding!


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Sallie is getting married. Her younger sister visits the neighbors in her apartment building to share the news and she helps each make his or her contribution to the wedding banquet. Each dish represents a different culture and tradition and which are described in a glossary at the back of the book. The repetitive language and detailed illustrations will endear the book to younger children especially. The story is a wonderful addition to any study of cultures and differences among the people of the world.




Grandpa's Workshop


Book Description

IN GRANDPA’S WORKSHOP, the tools tell stories. Some have sailed the Seven Seas, some have passed from hand to hand through the centuries. This is the story of a family of woodworkers stretching back into history. I, Sylvain, am the youngest. I spend vacations in Grandpa’s shop. He gives me scraps of wood to build little houses and boats. But most importantly, I listen to my Grandpa, Pépère, and the stories of his tools, our ancestors, and the elves in his shop.




Kate Skates


Book Description

When Kate trades in her double-bladed skates for a pair of sleek, new "grown up" figure skates, she suddenly becomes a real klutz on the ice, until she gets some help from a pro. Simultaneous.




A to Zoo


Book Description

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.




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