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This historical picture book Inspire your kids to help their teaches about Japanese food community through the deliverers “demae” in wonderful story of chef Jose t w entieth century Tokyo! Andres. This book is paired These deliverers are like with beautiful illustrations and Spanish interwoven throughout acrobats as they weave in and out on the street with to show the role food plays s t e aming plates of noodles throughout his life from a stacked high on their young age. His love for food shoulders. The kids are and feeding others leads him to serve those around him who fascinated by them and try to be demae with their own are in need. materials. The ink illustrations put readers in the setting to capture the thrill of the story.
Get inspired to follow your dreams in this picture book biography about Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest! With poetic text that flows along with the beautiful illustrations thrusts reader in the the resilience of Junko Tabei. The book features timeline and a glossary for more discussions after you read!
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When Milo reads a scary book, he’s convinced there is a now a monster under his bed! But luckily his friend Mel has just the right idea! Together they use ASL to roar, chomp, and more to scare the monster away! This is a great interactive read aloud with warm illustrations to teach kids about facing their fears!
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Enjoy this picture book adaption of Coretta Scott King’s memoir great for younger readers. Get a glimpse into the early life of Coretta as well as her journey to marrying Martin Luther King Jr. and paving her own path too in the fight for equality. The narrative is personal as told from King’s POV and the illustrations are vibrant paired with a nice mix of collage and photos.
Described as perfect for fans of “My Papi has a Motorcycle” join a girl and her dad on early morning horse ride around their city! The illustration shine brightly and tell a story of their own along with the lyrical text. This is a delightful read showing the sweet relationship between a dad and daughter.