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Author
Series
American girls collection volume 1
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
70 pages : color illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Percé Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Allergic to group activities of any kind, all her life Serenata has run, swum, and cycled on her lonesome. But now that she's hit 60, all that physical activity has destroyed her knees. As she contemplates surgery with dread, her previously sedentary husband Remington, recently and ignominiously redundant, chooses this precise moment to discover exercise. Which should be good for his health, right? Yet as he joins the cult of fitness that seems increasingly...
Author
Publisher
Simply Read Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"All the birds tease old Crow for his scraggly feathers and harsh call, especially proud Cardinal. But when Cardinal gets into trouble, there is only one creature smart enough to get him out. Will Crow choose to help the bird that tormented him? This thoughtful picture book, inspired by Aesop's Fables. reminds us all that pride and foolishness often roost on the same branch" -- Dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Brother and Sister Bear both like to be the best--the best soccer player, the best student, the best artist. But when Gramps overhears the cubs bickering about who can see the most unusual cloud formations he puts a stop to the arguing. Begin proud of a special talent from God is one thing, but bragging about it is foolish." -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A young emperor, whose advisors have taken advantage of him, enlists the help of honest tailors to reveal their misdeeds in this retelling of the classic fairy tale. Includes historical notes and instructions for making a robe.
12) I'm the best
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When Dog's constant boasting makes his friends sad, they find a way to teach him what it means to be a good friend.
14) Oddbird
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Offbird feels different than the other birds, in that he's not colorful or fancy. The other birds don't want him around, but Oddbird wants to join them.
15) Pride
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 760L
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as...
18) God said amen
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Multicultural, Nondenominational, Nonsectarian
Endorsed by Protestant, Catholic and Jewish Religious Leaders
"God was sad that the Prince and Princess had refused to see the answers to their prayers.…"
Water and oil, light and dark, summer rain and desert wind: In this fable of opposites, award-winning author Sandy Eisenberg...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1983
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
George is always bragging. He says he runs the fastest, reads the thickest books, and catches the biggest fish. When Harriet invites him to join her family's fishing trip, George is nervous. What if Harriet finds out the only fish he's ever caught was in the pet store? Readers will delight in what happens when George's bragging finally catches up with him.
20) Playing hero
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spider-Man must team up with a bullying braggart to defeat a video game that has come to life.