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  Behind the Mountains

  Edwige Danticat

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  The series dedicated to the immigrant experience in modern America starts off with a moving novel of one family’s struggles in Haiti and New York. 
   
  It is election time in Haiti, and bombs are going off in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. During a visit from her home in rural Haiti, Celiane Espérance and her mother are nearly killed. Looking at her country with new eyes, Celiane gains a fresh resolve to be reunited with her father in Brooklyn, New York. The harsh winter and concrete landscape of her new home are a shock to Celiane, who witnesses her parents’ struggle to earn a living, her brother’s uneasy adjustment to American society, and her own encounters with learning difficulties and school violence. 
   
  “The excellence of the writing and the resilient outlook of both first-person fictions set a high standard for this series.” —The Horn Book 
   
  “The author captures the color and texture of Haitian life as well as the heroine’s adjustment to New York. While readers may want to hear more about her experiences in Brooklyn, they will appreciate the truthfulness of the family’s struggle to reconnect.” —Publishers Weekly

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  Pottytime for Chickies

  Janee Trasler

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  Learning to go potty is tricky for the Chickies! This lovable, heart-warming series makes a great gift for any new family. Experience all of the big parenting milestones with the Chickies. With engaging rhymes and endearing illustrations, these books are perfect for babies and toddlers to enjoy.

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  Good Nutrition Habits

  Agnes De Bezenac, Salem De Bezenac

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  A children’s poster book with tips on good nutrition. In English and Spanish.

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  The Robot Olympics

  Victor Appleton

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  ROBOTS + TERRORISTS = TROUBLE FOR TOM Tom's been training his entry, SwiftBot, for the upcoming Robot Olympics -- a major event being sponsored by the White House's Office of Science and Technology. Teenage inventors from around the country will be bringing their homemade robots to compete in a series of athletic competitions. The Road Back, an antiscience terrorist group, has issued a statement condemning the event, and Tom hopes that the tight security at the Robot Olympics will keep TRB from causing trouble. But no such luck. Someone is playing dirty . . . and things are going to get dangerous.

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  Lillian Wald - America's Great...

  Paul M Kaplan

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  The greatest social reformer of her time! Pres. Franklin Roosevelt called Lillian Wald “one of the least known yet most important people” of her time. Wald, a relentless advocate for the welfare of children, was responsible for many of the social and health-related programs we take for granted today. She campaigned for school lunches and nurses in public schools, founded the Henry Street Settlement, and was an early promoter of women’s suffrage. Wald was adept at navigating both the poorest, most densely populated neighborhoods, as well as the upper circles of society, where she sought donors to support her efforts.  Paul Kaplan’s extensive research into the history of New York brought him to this fascinating subject. Through his revealing profile of Lillian Wald, Kaplan deftly illustrates how far we’ve come as a society, how much work it took to get here, and how much more work there is still to be done.

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  Z Is for Zoo

  Greg Paprocki

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  An engaging collection of 26 illustrations featuring every child’s favorite zoo animals from around the world, from Apes to Zebras. Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s popular BabyLit alphabet board books feature his classically retro midcentury art style. Have fun discovering new details in each illustration with every successive reading.

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