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My Daddy is a Hero
"This rhyming book offers a salute to what every military child knows – 'My Daddy is a Hero!' Child-friendly illustrations depict daddies from different branches of the armed services performing all kinds of jobs in all kinds of places." -- publisher
Yoga Adventure!
"Travel to all seven continents and the oceans, too, with an energetic yoga sequence set to an irresistible original song. Sweet illustrations guide children into more than a dozen yoga poses, some mimicking a distinctive animal from each global region, others paired with modes of transportation to connect them all. Written by a children’s yoga expert, the playful story concludes with step-by-step instructions for each yoga pose and a world map with a fun fact about each animal. Includes audio and animation." -- publisher
Dumpling Day
"Savor a rhyming celebration of one of the world’s most universal foods! Readers follow ten diverse families as they cook dumplings inside their homes in preparation for a neighborhood potluck. Dumplings are added to plates one by one, encouraging children to count with each new addition. Authentic recipes for all the dumplings and a map showing their regions of origin are included in the endnotes. Dumpling Day features dumplings from the following regions: India USA (Pennsylvania Dutch) China (Cantonese) Nigeria Japan Israel Mexico Syria Russia Italy" -- publisher
Home, Sweet Home
"Explore homes from around the world and through time celebrating different cultures and what is central to each and every home: the family who lives there!" -- publisher
Grandma’s Favorite
"Combining Erin Dealey's lively, rhymed text with rich mixed media illustrations by Luciana Navarro Powell, depict grandparents and their favorites all over the world – from the US to Brazil, from Thailand to Mexico." -- publisher
Smelling Sunshine
"All around the world in cities, towns and villages large and small clothes are washed. They are hung to dry in the breeze and sunshine and children everywhere revel in the fun of helping with the laundry. Smelling Sunshine captures some of the special moments of this day-to-day chore. A wonderful, heart-warming time shared between parent and child and an experience young readers will relate to." -- publisher
John Denver’s For baby (for Bobbie)
A picture book adaptation of John Denver's song that was written as a love song and has also been interpreted as a song expressing a parent's love for a child. Includes facts about Denver and about the song
We’ve got the whole world in our hands / Tenemos el mundo entero en las manos
Join in a multicultural celebration of unity and diverse friendships all around the world as we read and sing along with joy, love, and peace!-- dust jacket
My Mommy is a Hero
"Like daddies, military mommies work at lots of different jobs in all kinds of places. This book pays loving tribute to a child’s confidence that 'My Mommy is a Hero!' through lovely rhyme and bright artwork." -- publisher