Picture Window Books - Böcker

Astrid and Apollo are attending the Hmong New Year festival (which is held at a big arena in St. Paul or Minneapolis in November or December), but in the crowded arena they are soon separated from their parents and younger sister, and between resc...

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Astrid is anxious about her family's camping trip because she is afraid of the dark (and bears), but her twin Apollo is looking forward to the experience; and Astrid is doing okay, despite the bugs and the dark, until she hears the scratching outs...

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Includes writing prompts and discussion questions.

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Gregory drömmer om att bli en känd basketspelare och vara med på teve. Han går med i det lokala basketlaget och ser fram emot att bli en stor stjärna. Men man kan inte vinna ensam, och snart lär han sig vad det innebär att vara ett lag. Från fotbo...

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When Sadiq and his friends form a theater club Sadiq, as director, thinks he must do everything until the director of his big sister Aliya's show tells him about delegating. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.

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As Ramadan nears, Sadiq and his friends form the Money Makers Club to plan a community fundraiser, an iftar, but when Zaza stops participating Sadiq gets upset with him.

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A young Somali American and his classmates design a model city to withstand floods, using river walls, floodgates, gutters, and rain gardens.

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After a family hike in a nearby park, Sadiq forms the Explorers Club with his friends, who then help a neighbor create a nature-themed scavenger hunt for the Fourth of July celebration.

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Eight-year-old Emma is excited about her best friend Izzie's birthday party, but she is also a little worried because she is deaf and communicates through sign language, and her cochlear implant does not work well in noisy crowds.

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Emma, a deaf girl, and her best friend Izzie are going to the apple orchard today in order to pick apples for cooking, but their basket of apples ends up in the mud. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart, glossary, and content-related questions.

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Emma and her third grade class are going on a field trip to the American History Museum and must write about an exhibit they enjoyed; her best friend Izzie likes the first ladies' gowns, but Emma decides that her favorite is the portraits of the p...

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Studying the planets at school, Pedro learns fascinating facts about Mars.

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"Pedro and his dog, Peppy, are ready for the pet show. Peppy can sit and fetch on command. And he's freshly washed and ready to shine. But when they get to the pet show Peppy gets upset and ends up in the mud. Is there any way for him to beco...

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Yasmin struggles with Ms. Alex's assignment to write an essay about her hero until she realizes that her hero is someone very close to her.

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"Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston."

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"Tiki the cockatoo is the Takano family's newest foster pet and thanks to her ear-splitting screeching, the entire neighborhood knows it! Eight-year-old Kaita has to pull out all the tricks to keep the feathered squawker calm and content and ...

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"Since the Takano family's new foster pet, Murray the ferret, arrived at their house, all sorts of things have gone missing: shoes, jewelry, keys, coins . . . Although eight-year-old Kaita enjoys solving the mysteries, she worries that findin...

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"What do you do with a gentle Great Dane who's the size of a cow but acts like he's no bigger than a mini dachshund? If you're eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her animal-fostering family, you shower the dog with love and do everything you can...

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"Dill is a fairy who loves to bake. His recipes are tried-and-true. His flavors are on point. There's only one problem: everything he bakes is a disaster. Will his new friend Ada help Dill win the Fairyland Baking Contest? Or will Dill's late...

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"Meet Mei, a mythical mermaid midfielder on the lookout for a new teammate. She scouts Megan, a human who's got the skills on land. With a helpful magical tail (and a little practice), Megan swims onto the field. Will she become the next unde...

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"Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, and the gang are having a blast at the Funland Amusement Park. But when the machines suddenly switch gears, fun turns to fear. Will the Mystery Inc. gang be able to restore the fun at the Funland Amusement Park? Find out ...

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"3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . BLAST OFF! The Mystery Inc. gang is headed to the Air and Space Museum when they run into a foggy phantom. Can Scooby-Doo and friends crack the case of the Spooky Space Kook and save the museum? Follow Scooby and the ...

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