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My America and My World
by Judy Hull Moore Marion Hedquist Naomi SleethThis is the United States of America. I think it is the best country in the world. There are many different kinds of people in my country. Together, we make one great people.
My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States
by Lee Bennett HopkinsA collection of poems evocative of seven geographical regions of the United States, including the Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes, Plains, Mountain, Southwest, and Pacific Coast States.
My Angelica
by Carol Lynch WilliamsFifteen-year-old Sage Olivar is writing a Romance novel--with a capital "R." The book's heroine, Angelica, is Sage's ideal woman--sensitive, strong, and sexy. There is only one small problem with Sage's novel--it's absolutely dreadful! Enter George, Sage's would-be boyfriend and unwilling reader of Angelica stories. When she decides to enter her masterpiece in the school writing contest, George is frantic. How can he save Sage from public humiliation? Told in chapters alternating Sage's and George's point of view, this hilarious story is also a nuanced portrait of teenagers trying to make sense of their feelings and relationships.
My Animal Family: Meet The Different Families of the Animal Kingdom
by Kate PeridotMeet some very different animal families, and discover who does what, in this book for children about the various social structures across the animal kingdom.In the animal kingdom, just like the human one, families come in all shapes and sizes. Throughout the pages of this beautifully illustrated book, you&’ll begin to see animals in a whole new light.Children aged 5-7 will love to learn about the different animal families and compare these experiences to their very own! Discover who&’s the boss, who looks after the children, and who&’s in charge of getting dinner. Meet a different animal family on every page, learn about what it&’s like to live in the group, how they communicate with each other, and the names of the group, males, females, and young.Inside the pages of this beautiful animal book, you&’ll find:- Information on around 20 animal families, including elephants, penguins, chimpanzees, dolphins, crows, bees, and wolves.- Pages are written from the perspective of a different animal species within each group, allowing children to dive deeper into this subject.- Many different animal topics, like social structure and gender roles within each group, their body language and vocal sounds, how they care for their young, and the collective nouns and names for the males, females, and young of each group.From elephants and chimpanzees to wolves and bison. Is there an animal family like your human family? And if you were an animal, which family would you choose? This fascinating book on the animal kingdom will make the perfect gift for young animal enthusiasts, as they meet all the different families in the animal world!
My Apron
by Eric CarleWhen an eight-year-old boy helps his uncle at his job as a plasterer, he takes a fancy to his workman's apron with a pocket. As a result of his fascination, his aunt makes him an apron of his own and he spends a few days as his Uncle Adam's assistant. The text is brief and simple but clearly conveys the warmth between the man and his nephew and the child's satisfaction in a job well done. The line/tissue paper illustrations are colorful and somewhat geometric, reminiscent of French Cubist Leger's work featuring laborers. - SLJ
My Apron: A Story from My Childhood
by Eric CarleMy Uncle Adam wears a white apron. The apron has a big pocket in front. He is a plasterer. He plasters houses, inside and outside. I want a white apron with a pocket. And I want to help my Uncle Adam.
My Aunt Is a Monster: (A Graphic Novel)
by Reimena YeeCurses! Adventures! And drama! Oh my! Safia might not be able to see the world, but that doesn&’t mean she can&’t experience it to the fullest as she finds herself on her very first adventure! This is a contemporary fantasy middle-grade graphic novel about discovering what you are truly capable of.Safia thought that being blind meant she would only get to go on adventures through her audiobooks. This all changes when she goes to live with a distant and mysterious aunt, Lady Whimsy, who takes Safia on the journey of a lifetime!While the reclusive Lady Whimsy stops an old rival from uncovering the truth behind her disappearance, Safia experiences parts of the world she had only dreamed about. But when an unlikely group of chaotic agents comes after Whimsy, Safia is forced to confront the adventure head-on. For the first time in her life, Safia is the hero of her own story, and she must do what she can to save the day.And maybe find some friends along the way.Reimena Yee returns with an all-new graphic novel filled with action, magic, and family. My Aunt Is a Monster explores how anybody can do anything as long as they are given the chance and have the right people behind them.
My Autosaurus Will Win! (Geronimo Stilton Cavemice #10)
by Geronimo Stilton<P>For cavemouse Geronimo Stiltonoot, life is one prehistoric problem after another! <P>It's the start of an exciting cavemice contest: a race to Boulder Bay and back! It's a dangerous route, but it will supply the village cheese maker with rare hot lava peppers, and there's a big cash prize. Trap teams up with Geronimo -- who has a lazy, slow, city autosaurus (the cavemice mode of transportation). Can they reach the finish line without going extinct on the way?
My Awesome Field Guide to Bugs: Find and Identify Your Crawling and Flying Bugs (My Awesome Field Guide for Kids)
by Krystal Monique ToneyExplore entomology with this hands-on bug guide for kids 8 to 12 From the butterflies in the sky to the beetles underground, there are more than one million species of bugs that live all around us! Discover what makes them so weird and wonderful with this awesome field guide to the bugs you see every day. You'll learn how to find them, identify them, and keep a log of your adventures—just like a scientist.Which bug is this?—Meet 140 bugs native to the U.S. and Canada, and explore step-by-step instructions for how to tell them apart.Amazing facts and photos—See your favorite bugs up close with detailed pictures of every thorax and antenna, plus fun trivia about what bugs eat, how they behave, and more.Your official field notebook—Record all your bug-hunting data with special pages for logging the bugs you encounter.Grab this bug book today, and learn how to spot and understand our insect, arachnid, crustacean, and myriapod friends.
My Awesome Field Guide to North American Birds: Find and Identify Your Feathered Friends (My Awesome Field Guide for Kids)
by Mike GrafHelp kids become birdwatchers with this guide for ages 8 to 12Get ready to watch and listen to the hidden world of birds! My Awesome Field Guide to North American Birds is a complete handbook for young birders. Kids will learn all about the birds that live around them—from Chimney Swifts to Horned Larks—and find step-by-step guidance on how to identify them. With clever bird-watching tips and tons of beautiful photos, they'll discover the habitats where different species thrive and start planning their own birding adventures.150 amazing birds—Kids will meet a whole bunch of bird species that are native to North America, with pictures that show off what makes them unique, like their size, shape, and coloring.Spot birds everywhere—Once kids know what to look for, they'll be able to recognize birds anywhere they go, even if it's just in the backyard or on the way to school.Your own field notebook—This bird book for kids includes 50 blank field log pages so kids can keep track of which birds they've encountered and where.Kids will identify and catalog dozens of birds with this fascinating field guide that has everything they need to get started.
My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals: Track and Identify Your Treasures (My Awesome Field Guide for Kids)
by Gary LewisBecome a rock hound with this field guide for kids ages 7 to 10The world of rocks and minerals is massive, amazing, and full of cool new things to uncover! My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals teaches you the skills you need to collect, identify, and catalog your own treasures.Explore 150 different rocks and minerals, and get step-by-step guidelines for testing and identifying the ones you encounter out in the field. There's also plenty of notebook space so you can record data about your finds. So get out there, gather cool looking samples, and discover what they are!My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals includes:An intro to earth science—Explore the layers of the earth, how rocks and minerals are formed, the periodic table, and more essential information for young scientists.Handy fact sheets—Learn more about all kinds of unique rocks and minerals with fact sheets that are conveniently organized to help with identification.A field notebook—Record all your rock-hunting sample data on pages that include cut-out numbers for cataloging.Identify and catalog rocks and minerals with this fascinating field guide that has everything you need to get started.
My Awesome Guide to Freshwater Fishing: Essential Techniques and Tools for Kids (My Awesome Field Guide for Kids)
by John PaxtonExplore the fun of fishing with this guide for kids ages 8 to 12Kids will cast their line and see what they catch with My Awesome Field Guide to Freshwater Fishing, the complete handbook for aspiring young anglers. Help kids learn all about the fish that live in their local waters—from tiny bluegills to massive northern pikes—and how to reel them in. They'll tackle the basics of North American freshwater fishing and dive into a brand-new hobby!This hands-on entry into fishing books for kids includes:10 common species—Kids will meet 10 fish that are perfect for their first adventures, with facts and photos to help identify them.Fishing tips and tricks—This book teaches kids the skills they'll need, how to stay safe, and how to release their catch or prepare it to eat.Their own field notebook—Kids can keep track of which fish they caught and where with blank field log pages to record what they find.Kids can identify and catalog all kinds of local fish with this fascinating field guide that has everything they need to get started.
My Awesome Japan Adventure
by Rebecca OtowaPICKED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2013 BY THE ASSOCIATION OF BOOKSELLERS FOR CHILDREN! A perfect introduction to Japanese culture for kids, My Awesome Japan Adventure is the diary of an American fifth grader who travels to Japan to spend four exciting months with a Japanese family as an exchange student. He records all his adventures in this diary so that he can tell his friends back home about what he did and saw during his time in Japan. With the help of a Japanese foster brother and sister he visits a Ninja village, tries new foods, learns brush painting, and gets the inside scoop on daily life in a Japanese school. Readers of all ages will love experiencing life in Japan from a kid's point of view! Dan's adventures include: My First Week of School, Visiting a Ninja Village, Fun with Origami, Practicing Aikido, Making Mochi, and much more...
My Awesome Japan Adventure
by Rebecca OtowaPICKED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2013 BY THE ASSOCIATION OF BOOKSELLERS FOR CHILDREN!<P> A perfect introduction to Japanese culture for kids, My Awesome Japan Adventure is the diary of an American fifth grader who travels to Japan to spend four exciting months with a Japanese family as an exchange student. He records all his adventures in this diary so that he can tell his friends back home about what he did and saw during his time in Japan. With the help of a Japanese foster brother and sister he visits a Ninja village, tries new foods, learns brush painting, and gets the inside scoop on daily life in a Japanese school. Readers of all ages will love experiencing life in Japan from a kid's point of view!<P> Dan's adventures include: My First Week of School, Visiting a Ninja Village, Fun with Origami, Practicing Aikido, Making Mochi, and much more...<P> Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.
My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis (A Nature Diary #1)
by Paul MeiselGet a bug's-eye-view on the life cycle of the praying mantis, in this hilarious, scientifically accurate Nature Diary following an insect through her whole summer. Finalist for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books "May 17: I was born today! It's a beautiful, sunny spring day!" This is the diary of P. Mantis, one of 150 brothers and sisters born on a garden bush. P. Mantis is an amazing bug: she can make herself look like a stick to hide from predators, she can swivel her head all the way around, and when she's grown up she'll even be able to fly! In dated journal entries P. Mantis describes the entirety of her life, sharing the fun and beauty of her world as well its little ups and downs ("I ate one of my brothers. Okay, maybe two"). Colorful, bold art helps illustrate the different stages of the mantis life cycle, and the engaging, narrative text is paired with more detailed information about praying mantises on the heavily-illustrated endpapers. Washington Children's Choice Book Award 2019 Nominee A New York Public Library Staff Pick for Children Don't miss the other hilarious entries in The Nature Diary Series! Each one explores the life cycle of an animal in dated journal entries, showing young readers how they grow and change through the seasons-- and offering a few laughs, too! Brightly illustrated and vetted by experts, Paul Meisel's books are a perfect introduction to your backyard neighbors. My Happy Year by E. BluebirdA Junior Library Guild Selection My Stinky Summer by S. Bug A Junior Library Guild Selection
My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan
by Seth RudetskyJustin has two goals for sophomore year: to date Chuck, the hottest boy in school, and to become the king of Cool U, the table in the cafeteria where the "in" crowd sits. Unfortunately, he has the wrong look (short, plump, Brillo-pad curls), he has the wrong interests (Broadway, chorus violin), and he has the wrong friends (Spencer, into Eastern religions, and Mary Ann, who doesn't shave her armpits). And Chuck? Well, he's not gay; he's dating Becky, a girl in chorus with whom Justin is friendly.But Justin is determined.In detention one day (because he saw Chuck get it first), Justin comes up with a perfect plan: to allow Becky to continue dating Chuck, whom Becky's dad hates. They will pretend that Becky is dating Justin, whom Becky's dad loves. And when Becky and Justin go out on a fake date, Chuck will meet up with them for a real date with Becky. Chuck's bound to find Justin irresistable, right? What could go wrong?Seth Rudetsky's first novel for young adults is endearingly human, and laugh-out-loud funny, and any kid who ever aspired to Cool U will find Justin a welcome ally in the fight for popularity.
My Baba's Garden
by Jordan ScottThe special relationship between a child and his grandmother is depicted in this sumptuous book by an award-winning team.Inspired by memories of his childhood, Jordan Scott's My Baba&’s Garden explores the sights, sounds, and smells experienced by a child spending time with their beloved grandmother (Baba), with special attention to the time they spent helping her tend her garden, searching for worms to keep it healthy. He visits her every day and finds her hidden in the steam of boiling potatoes, a hand holding a beet, a leg opening a cupboard, an elbow closing the fridge, humming like a night full of bugs when she cooks.Poet Jordan Scott and illustrator Sydney Smith&’s previous collaboration, I Talk Like a River, which received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award expored a cherished memory shared between a father and son. In their new book, they turn that same wistful appreciation to the bond between a boy and his grandmother. Sydney Smith&’s illustrations capture the sensational impressions of a child&’s memory with iconic effect.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
My Baby
by Carly Jayne RoachMy Baby is a heartwarming book that promotes early bonding between mother and baby, written by an author who gave birth during the COVID pandemic. With sweet and simple rhymes, the author conveys the love, kisses, and cuddles shared between mother and baby, as they embark on their journey of growth together. This book is a must-have for new mums, as it provides a beautiful and intimate way to connect with their babies during those early stages of life. With stunning illustrations that capture the tender moments between mother and child, readers will feel a deep sense of oneness with their little one. Whether you’re a new mum, or searching for the perfect baby shower gift, My Baby is a touching and meaningful addition to any family’s bookshelf. It’s a reminder that the love between a mother and baby is powerful and enduring, and something to be cherished for a lifetime.
My Baby Blue Jays
by John BerendtA blue jay building a nest outside his window prompts John Berendt to find his camera and record the familiar, yet always fascinating sequence of events that will unfold, from eggs being laid to chicks emerging and trying to fly. Children and adults alike will be astonished at the adventurous spirit of one particularly curious young blue jay as he ventures into the world. The author of the best-selling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil brings his narrative skill to this up-close and delightfully informal account of an event that recurs each spring.
My Baby Loves Halloween
by Jabari AsimThe perfect Halloween gift for your baby or toddler! With My Baby Loves Halloween, celebrate all the lovely things that Baby discovers about Halloween:Baby loves the crisp autumn air. Baby loves candles in pumpkins that grin. Baby loves candy...Celebrate all the sweet things that Baby discovers about Halloween. This Own Voices board book, the perfect gift for a new baby, features rhythmic poetry from Jabari Asim and adorable art from Tara Nicole Whitaker.
My Baby Loves Valentine's Day
by Jabari AsimThe perfect Valentine's gift for your baby or toddler! In My Baby Loves Valentine's Day, celebrate all the lovely things that Baby discovers about Valentine's Day:Baby loves hearts made of paper and lace. Baby loves kisses and a loving embrace.Baby loves pretty red roses...Celebrate all the lovely things Baby discovers about Valentine's Day!This board book, the perfect gift for a new baby, features rhythmic poetry from Jabari Asim and adorable art from Tara Nicole Whitaker.
My Baby Sister (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Julie Winterbottom Cheryl CleggNIMAC-sourced textbook. When babies need help, they make noise!
My Baby Sister Is a Preemie (Helping Kids Heal)
by Diana M. AmadeoIt's pretty scary to see a new sibling wrapped in a glass box instead of a soft blanket. In this gentle story about a baby who arrives too soon, Sarah can see that Mommy and Daddy are worried, and that tiny Amy is sick. But her parents help her to see that God is with the family no matter what, even its newest, littest member. A special section at the end written by R. Scott Stehouwer, Ph. D., professor of psychology at Calvin College and clinical psychologist, provides suggestions for parents and caregivers of hurting children.
My Baby and Me
by Lynn Reiser Penny GentieuA NATURAL FOLLOW-UP to parent-baby bonding seen in You and Me, Baby!, Lynn Reiser and Penny Gentieu's new concept book focuses on sibling bonding of the two-to-four year old with the new baby in the family. Told in the voice of the "big" brother or sister, close-up photos show the two siblings together doing what each does best, such as drinking from bottle versus from a cup, or giving a toothless gummy smile versus a big toothy grin. It's a nice mix of diverse children of both genders. Here is an upbeat book that helps preschool siblings feel special and important as it promotes a loving relationship.
My Bag and Me!: Save a Bag, Save the Earth!
by Karen FarmerHelp save the planet one bag at a time! Teach your child to be eco-friendly and conserve the earths precious resources! Its never too early to learn the importance of reusing, reducing and recycling. My Bag & Me follows a child and his reusable shopping bag on a trip to the grocery store. By the end of the story, your child will say Paper and plastic no more! Includes a FREE reusable Tyvek shopping bag! Children can tote on their next shopping trip to show-off their eco-awareness!