Elizabeth Sayles
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An inspirational tribute to Anne Frank and the healing power of nature describes how, after being deprived of fresh air and the outdoors for years, the gifted young diarist found hope and courage while hiding in the Secret Annex by glimpsing the branches of a tall chestnut tree through an attic window.
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A cultural history/visual culture book featuring the story, photos, ephemera, and art of The Ghost Army, a World War II deception unit, which used inflatable tanks and other illusions to mislead the Germans on the battlefields of Europe. The Army recruited artists to create these illusions; in private moments, they painted and sketched their way across Europe, creating a unique visual record of the war.
10) Moon child
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A child imagines being able to touch and whisper to the moon.
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"Comenzando con la expectative de un bebé, este libro del comediante Billy Crystal, ganador de un premio Emmy, celebra todos los momentos, grandes y pequeños, que un abuelo anhela compartir con su nieto. Ya sea para tomar una siesta juntos o asistir a un juego de pelota, este abuelo aguarda ansiosamente a que nazca su primer nieto"--Cover, P. [4].
A grandfather dreams of all the things he will do with his new grandchild. Based on the author's own...
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Five darling kittens are lovingly cared for by a mama and papa cat as they in turn care for their toy mouse. It's cream and porridge for breakfast, fish soup for lunch, and then baths, naps, chores, and plenty of play to fill the day until bedtime, when five sleepy kittens tuck in their toy mouse and snuggle into bed. Simple, soothing verse and luminous illustrations that fill the page join here to create a delightfully cozy original nursery rhyme.
...20) Americans
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"Americans are different from one another in many ways. And despite these differences, Americans share certain ways of doing and being that hold us all together. From the Fourth of July to the Bill of Rights, Douglas Wood and Elizabeth Sayles share the story of what it is to be American." --