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(0)Rachel Isadora
Author
Lexile measure
AD 940L
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"A funny, over-the-top new spin on the classic Christmas poem! A hysterical new version of "The Night Before Christmas"! David Ercolini's over-the-top illustrations will have readers saying, "Ho! Ho! Ho!" Creatures of all shapes and all sizes will be stirring with laughter in this overly decked out, Christmas-splendored illustrated picture book! Ercolini breathes new life into an unrivaled classic with his vibrant illustrations featuring fun, accessible...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Physical Desc
1 v, (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the Ugly Duckling, set on the African continent, the duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.
7) Say hello!
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A little girl greets people in her neighborhood in many different languages.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 volume, unpaged : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch. A retelling of the Grimm fairy tale set in Africa.
9) Rapunzel
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.
10) Sophie skates
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Uses a story about a young girl who loves to ice skate to introduce the sport: the parts and care of skates, the techniques of different skating moves, and ice skating competitions.
13) Luke goes to bat
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.
16) There was a tree
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A favorite children's song, "The Green Grass Grew All Around," becomes a colorful book filled with African wildlife.
17) Ben's trumpet
Author
Pub. Date
1979
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
18) Uh-oh!
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
As an African American toddler keeps getting into mischief throughout the day, the reader is invited to discover what the trouble is with each page-turn and to say "uh-oh."
19) My dog laughs
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
AD 330L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A diverse group of young children explore all the joys of having a dog"--