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Music everywhere!

2013

by Maya Ajmera and Elise Hofer Derstine

Photographs from around the world celebrate the universal joy that kids get from making music, whether they're playing instruments, clapping their hands, stomping their feet, or singing. Music can help express one child's feelings--or it can bring a whole community together

My African home

2013

by Allison Gnuse

Follow along on a journey through Kenya and the discoveries made while travelling

My cold plum lemon pie bluesy mood

2013

by Tameka Fryer. Brown and Shane Evans

Jamie describes his mood throughout the day, using colors and rhythmic text, as he changes from an "easy green mood" while drawing a picture for his sister to a "brooding black mood" when he is teased for doing so

My colors, my world / Mis colores, mi mundo

2013

by Maya Christina Gonzalez

Maya longs to find brilliant, beautiful color in her world. But when the wind blows, desert sand covers everything, and turns her whole neighborhood the color of dust. With the help of a feathered friend, Maya searches high and low to find the colors in her world. And she does in the vibrant purple of Mama's flowers, the juicy green of a prickly cactus, the hot pink clouds at sunset, and the shiny black of Papi's hair. As they follow Maya's search for all the colors of the rainbow, little readers will be inspired to look around and ask themselves, where can I find the colors in my world?

My daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2013

by Martin Luther King and AG Ford

An account of the author's brief years shared with his civil rights leader father offers insight into their special bond, their separation during Dr. King's imprisonment, and the author's five-year-old witness to the famous "I Have a Dream" speech

My first book of Chinese words

2013

by Faye-Lynn. Wu and Aya Padrón

"Introduces Chinese language to preschool children in a gentle, playful way. The ABC structure provides a familiar framework that encourages fun and easy learning"--Jacket flap

My first book of Japanese words

2013

by Michelle Haney Brown

Japanese is one of the most popular languages to learn in our multicultural society, and this book introduces it in a playful and gentle way. Organized in a familiar ABC structure, everyday words and expressions as well as words that have special significance in Japanese culture offer even very young children an enticing glimpse into Japanese daily life. This delightfully illustrated preschool book shows each word in Kanji and Hiragana as well as in Romanized form. Teachers and parents bilingual and English speaking only alike will appreciate the book's cultural and linguistic notes, while Kenji and his friends encourage young readers to join the fun!

My Name is Blessing

2013

by Eric Walters and Eugenie Fernandes

Based on a true story about a young Kenyan boy whose mother left him but had named him Muthini which meant suffering because he was born with no fingers on his left hand and only two on his right. Many times he was made fun of or avoided which hurt him deeply. He lives with his very elderly grandmother, his Nyanya, along with many cousins whose parents had either died or left them. They are extremely poor and there is never enough money or food, but plenty of love. A difficult choice must be made and Muthini is the youngest child and needs to have a better chance in life, so his Nyanya takes him to an orphanage where he is blessed and his name is changed to Baraka which means blessing for he was a blessing just as his grandmother always knew

Nala’s magical mitsiaq

2013

by Jennifer Noah and Qin Leng

When a blizzard prevents sisters Nala and Qiatsuk from going sledding, they end up staying home and hearing the story of Nala's adoption and learning about Inuit custom adoption instead.

Nelson Mandela

2013

by Kadir Nelson

Presents a biography of the former South African president best known for his political activism and fight to end apartheid.

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5013 books in the collection

Music everywhere!

My African home

My cold plum lemon pie bluesy mood

My colors, my world / Mis colores, mi mundo

My daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

My first book of Chinese words

My first book of Japanese words

My Name is Blessing

Nala’s magical mitsiaq

Nelson Mandela