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Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When a man brings to a remote village two burros, Alfa and Beto, loaded with books the children can borrow, Ana's excitement leads her to write a book of her own as she waits for the BiblioBurro to return. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a note on the true story of Columbia's BiblioBurro and mobile libraries in other countries.
1682) The book thief: DVD
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
To escape the horrors of World War II Germany, a young girl steals books to read and visits with the Jewish refugee hiding in her house.
Author
Series
Bobo and Pup-Pup volume 3
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Bobo and Pup-Pup are very different. But they still love doing almost everything together! Have you ever read something so funny you couldn't stop laughing? That's happening to Pup-Pup! Bobo can't wait to read Pup-Pup's new book. But Pup-Pup is taking so long! What should Bobo do?" --back cover.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Pura Belpr Award, celebrated in June 2016, Rosen Publishing released an anthology of essays written by the past and present recipients of the medal. Featuring an introduction by Oralia Garza de Cort s and Sandra R os Balderrama, cofounders of the award, and essays detailing the significance of the award for each winner, this collection is a beautiful, fitting tribute to the history of Latino children's literature...
1686) La Caperucita lectora
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
A la pequeña Caperucita lectora le encanta leer libros e inventar sus propias historias. Una mañana, de camino a la biblioteca se encuentra con un astuto lobo que le convence de que se aparte del camino y se quede leyendo un rato en un claro de bosque. ÈYa conoces esta historia? Tal vez ha llegado el momento de que imaginemos un nuevo final...
Little Red Reading Hood loves reading books and making up stories of her own. When she meets a cunning...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The best-selling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran presents an impassioned tribute to the importance of fiction to democracy that blends memoir with close readings of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.
"A passionate hymn to the power of fiction to change people's lives, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran. Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy...
1689) Read, rhyme, and romp: early literacy skills and activities for librarians, teachers, and parents
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Read, Rhyme, and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents explores the six basic pre-literacy skills that experts agree are necessary for a young child to be ready to learn to read. Special sections within each chapter are dedicated to the specific needs of preschool teachers, parents, and librarians, making the content relevant to different settings. Recommended book lists, personal anecdotes, and literacy-rich...
1692) A day's read
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Join three literary scholars and award-winning professors as they introduce you to dozens of short masterpieces that you can finish--and engage with--in a day or less with A Day's Read. Professor Arnold Weinstein of Brown University and Professor Grant L. Voth of Monterey Peninsula College--two of our most popular literature professors--are joined by award-winning Professor Emily Allen of Purdue University. Together, all three offer you their unique...
1693) The book thief
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
To escape the horrors of World War II Germany, a young girl steals books to read and visits with the Jewish refugee hiding in her house.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Aspiring apprentice merchants Myne and Lutz have signed a contract with Benno, who has promised to sell their plant-based prototype. With his assistance, they finally have the materials and tools to start making their first batch of washi paper! And Benno wants to sell not only paper, but Myne's other inventions, such as the flower hairpins, as well. But getting involved in the world of merchants makes Myne's life more complicated than ever as she...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amounts of money to buy one. Myne resolves herself: If there aren't any books, she'll just...
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