Susan Kathleen Hartung
1) Mittens
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Nick helps Mittens the kitten adjust to life in a new home.
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Tired of always being told she's too little to help in the busy kitchen of her family's Italian restaurant, Sofia is inspired by a storm and a fig tree to come up with a delicious recipe of her own. Includes facts about the foods mentioned in the story, and Italian words and phrases.
11) Dear Juno
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Although Juno, a Korean American boy, cannot read the letter he receives from his grandmother in Seoul, he understands what it means from the photograph and dried flower that are enclosed and decides to send a similar letter back to her.
12) A mom for Umande
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Because his own mother is too young to take care of him, Umande, a newborn gorilla, is fed and cuddled by human zookeepers until a surrogate mother is found.
14) One dark night
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A young boy and his grandparents help a mother and her kittens find safety during a summer thunderstorm.
16) Tu cama grande
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Introduces how different animals and even human babies grow from being newly-hatched or born, through being carried everywhere, to having their own special place to sleep.
El potro a crecido tanto que ahora duerme en su propia cuadra. Hasta ahora tú dormías en la cuna, pero ahora que has crecido, ¿dónde dormirás?