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A man and a woman, each searching for missing family members, clash amid a Nevada silver rush scheme that leaves both unsure who to trust--and scrambling to stay alive.
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This vivid picture book tells the true story of 10-year-old Anna, who arrives alone at her U.S. destination—not knowing anyone and unable to speak English. But Anna learns she is never alone. Anna’s Prayer is a delightful tale of courage for all ages.
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A story, an activity book [with] recipes parents and kids can enjoy together, ... a rollicking romp through badness that any kid can relish. Charming; even a bad banana can turn out good! – Alison Levy, Park Slope Food Coop Linewaiter’s Gazette, Brooklyn, NY
A wisecracking picture book on the short (shelf) life of a bunch of bruisers--with 7 yummy recipes that will save families from "I'm bored" disease. While banana characters try crazy stunts and start turf wars, this cautionary cookbook provides tasty, low-sugar recipes (including banana muffins, cookies, smoothies and pancakes--more recipes and fun at Premiobooks.com). The perfect family activity, Bad Bananas facilitates easy, funny, hands-on fun. 320 words (before recipes), book with African-American character, suggested price: $6.35 | |  | | Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story
Fun astronomy picture book with constellation finding activity
span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">(Science astronomy) 2014 UP Author Award for cover design. A picture book about the night sky--Bright Star, Night Star activities include finding constellations, planets, the moon, sun, and other heavenly bodies. It has rich illustrations for vocabulary comprehension (ages 4 - 9), ONLINE SECRETS, and American Indian characters. Expose your child to the starry skies, Monument Valley, and a little space science. Hard cover, soft cover and ebook: Premio Publishing & | |  | | Butterfly Blink: A Book Without Words
Winner: Promoting Picture Books’ Cover Contest. Follow a monarch from caterpillar to butterfly--each blink, they multiply. Children (ages 2 – 6) cement vocabulary as they make up stories for the illustrations.
span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Follow the stages of a monarch butterfly from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. With each blink the butterflies multiply (until a playful dog disperses them). Children (ages 2 – 6) cement vocabulary as they make up stories to go with colorful illustrations. Wordless book activities include finding and naming insects and characters and describing the action in this butterfly book. Includes diverse kids, special concern species, and insect habitat conservation. Blink and they multiply—blink and they’re gone! Pollinator and i | |  | | Crumbs on the Stairs; Migas en las escaleras
WHERE did all the crumbs come from?
WHY are there crumbs on the stairs?
WHO is dropping crumbs everywhere?!!
Find out and gain language skills, inside!
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panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 | |  | | Gopher Golf: A Wordless Picture Book
(Sports) A pair of gophers feel the joy and challenges of golf. Find the animals and cement vocabulary with this colorful picture book for kids ages 2 – 6; 8.5″x8.5″, 30 pages, 0 words (hard/soft/ebook)
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p class="MsoNormal">span style="font-family:"Minion Pro","serif"">“Hilarious…make up a fun story to tell…with the very cute illustrations…. Young children will really | |  | | Great Cape o' Colors - Capa de colores (English & Spanish with pronunciatio
“This is a magic cape!” Explore colors—and daring jobs—with full text and pronunciation guide in both Spanish and English (for ages 3 years & up ESL/ELL). Count the careers, colors, cultures, and costumes, or dress up!
span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(Language learning) “This is a magic cape!” A color/career picture book adventure: Explore colors—and daring jobs—with full text and pronunciation guide in both Spanish and English (for ages 3 years & up ESL/ELL). Count the careers, colors, cultures, and costumes, or dress up! Learn some color theory and make a game of pretending to be all the different characters (try on costumes). Comes with online extras: /span>span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: rgb(252, 252, | |  | | GROW: How We Get Food from Our Garden
Opened at #1 in 5 categories! A black child and grandfather till, plant, and harvest food in a colorful picture book. Tongue twister for kids ages 4 – 7. 28 pages, 325 words (hard/soft/ebook--Free on KU until 12/20).
span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">(Gardening) Opened at #1 in 5 categories! A black child and grandfather till, plant, and harvest fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, and grains in a colorful picture book. This tongue twister for children ages 4 – 7 (preschool – 2nd grade) includes online tips for starting your own garden.br />
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p class="MsoNormal">span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Kids love to see things grow. Learn basic gardening and find the animals (revealed in online extras). 325 dyslexic-friendly words by award-winning author and media p | |  | | Ida's Witness: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl
Young Ida contracts scarlet fever in 1880s Sweden—and almost loses her sight. After another brush with death, she learns that there is more than this life and that suffering ends. With new faith, Ida sails with her sister to America for a better life. But she knows no English. How will she share what she’s learned?
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A mysterious visitor brings intrigue, excitement, and humor to a multiracial family. A picture book of prepositions, monsters and heroes—with finding/counting activity plus online SECRETS. Humor for ages 4 – 7
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Muffy had been bitten in the past and didn't like other dogs. How would Muffy react to her owner bringing another injured dog into the house? Multicultural picture book teaches compassion, friendship, courage, and trust (28 illustrations, 700 words in dyslexic-friendly font for children 4 – 7; hard cover, soft cover, ebook; Hispanic characters; illustrated by Brandon Rodriguez, ISBN: 978-0985398842)
(Nonfiction, dogs) “A touching, easy-to-read children's story for ages 4 – 7 … based on an actual event pertaining to the author's own dog.” – Stevie Turner, author. Muffy is a little dog who loves people; but after a painful injury she is wary of other dogs. Valor is a lost German shepherd who gets hit by a car. When Muffy’s family brings Valor home to recover, no one is sure what Muff will do. This tender picture book teaches compassion, friendship, trust, and courage (kids ages 4 – 7 including any with a fear of dogs). Includes finding activity | |  | | Polar Bear Bowler
A polar bear hitches a ride to Antarctica. He’s never seen penguins before; to him they look like something fun to play with. Make up the words.
span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(Humor) The adventures of a polar bear who hitches a ride to Antarctica. He’s never seen penguins before; to him they look like something fun to play with … Children (ages 2 – 7) love to make up stories to go with clever pictures (created by Ashley Sanborn). Activities include finding and naming animals and cementing vocabulary by describing the action on the pages. Available in soft cover and ebook versions (title in 20+ languages). 30-page, 8"x10" perfect bound picture book, story by Karl Beckstran | |  | | She Doesn't Want the Worms - Ella no quiere los gusanos
A picture book mystery (in Spanish or bilingual) about a girl who responds to some unusual gifts—that happen to be alive. It has finding and counting activities and vivid illustrations of animals and insects.
A picture book mystery about a girl who responds to some unusual gifts--that happen to be alive. Available in Spanish-only or English AND Spanish (each includes pronunciation guide) for beginning language learners of any age. It has finding and counting activities and vivid illustrations of animals and insects to aid comprehension (plus illustration secrets at premiobooks.com). By Karl Beckstrand, Illustrated by David Hollenbach, 8"x10", 180 words (double for bilingual), ISBN Spanish: 978-0977606573, Bilingual ISBN: 978-0-9776065-2-8, LCCN: 2010910827, JNF020010, suggested p | |  | | Sounds in the House
Finally, a book that shows what causes those strange squeaks and bumps that scare young and old on dark nights. Sounds in the House is a funny story of fear, courage, and friendship. (Ages 2-7 years)
i>span>Have you ever been scared by strange noises that seem to happen all by themselves?o:p>/o:p>/span>/i>
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p class="MsoNormal">i>span>You’ll enjoy finding out. Nothing to fear— there’s only fun here!o:p>/o:p>/span>/i>
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(Career/Business) #1 in 3 Amazon categories; selected for Vermont’s elementary school financial literacy curriculum. “5 stars. A clever storyteller. … A very educational resource.” - Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite. A child with a knack for solving problems helps some hungry fish and finds a treasure. Illustrated Asian folk tale teaches the value of work and includes career and business ideas plus online resources (for ages 4+). Young children will be captivated by the story; older ones will want to try what they learn. 530 words in dyslexic font, by a former Silicon Valley recruiter. Hard, soft cover and ebook, 26 pages
span style="background-color: rgb(252, 252, 252);">(Career ideas, business) “Masterful … An immensely appealing book because of its readable style … and its realistic but soft Asian-style illustrations.” – Crystie Cook, poet./span>
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"Times New Roman";background:#FCFCFC">Selected by Vermont’s Office of Treasurer for financial literacy curriculum. A child with a knack for solving problems helps some hungry fish and finds a treasure. Illustrated folk | |  | | To Swallow the Earth
A man and a woman, each searching for missing family members, clash amid a Nevada silver rush scheme that leaves both unsure who to trust--and scrambling to stay alive.
span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Winner 2016 International Book Award, /span>span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2016 Laramie Award finalist, Literary Classics Seal of Approval./span>span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"> 108 years in the making! Wade Forester m | |  | | Why Juan Can't Sleep
Family humor. Crazy day of work and play; worn-out Juan MUST sleep!
span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">(Bedtime humor) Crazy day of work and play; worn-out Juan MUST sleep! Tonight he'll dream of dragons ... or will he? A mystery with finding activities and warm illustrations by Luis F. Sanz that aid comprehension and help build vocabulary (especially adjectives. Ages 4 - 10. SEE INSIDE: Premiobooks.com). Young and old will identify with this funny, spooky quest for rest. 32-page, perfect-bound, 8"x10" soft cover picture book adventure with Hispanic characte |
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