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  The Ark

  Margot Benary-Isbert

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  Two rooms all to themselves⁠—it was almost too good to be true! For this was postwar Germany, filled with starving, homeless people trying to stay alive amidst the rubble, and to the Lechows the two freezing attic rooms in Mrs. Verduz’ house on Parsley Street were an unbelievable stroke of luck. No matter that every stick of furniture and even the cracked dishes were borrowed from a grudging but kind landlady, that food was so scarce they were nearly always hungry, that Matthias, loving the stars and growing things, was assigned to construction work by the Labor Office. Now that there was a roof over their heads, Joey and Andrea could attend school, and perhaps Father, if he was still alive, would find his way to them from the prison camp in Russia. It was a makeshift arrangement at best, but somehow Mother made the cheerless rooms homelike, and soon there were good friends⁠—lovable, half wild Hans Ulrich who treasure hunted with Joey in the ruins of bombed out houses; musical Dieter; and plump, cheerful Lenchen⁠—to share their meager but merry Christmas celebration. Only shy, lonely Margret, who felt that half herself had died with her twin brother Christian in East Germany, made no special friend, unless one counted Caliph, Mrs. Verduz’ cat. But eventually it was Margret’s love of animals that led her to sprightly Mrs. Almut and Rowan Farm and, before the next Christmas, Matthias had exchanged his hated job for the hard but satisfying work of the farm. Margret, too, happily caring for Mrs. Almut’s Great Danes, was beginning to understand the inexorable cycle of life and death, and the Ark, an old railroad car on the farm converted into a home, was ready to receive a reunited family. The Ark paints an honest, realistic picture of the terrible aftermath of war in a defeated country. Most of all, it is the story of courage⁠—the courage of real people who, caught up in the adversity that shattered their lives, can still look at the future with hope and at the past without bitterness.

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  A Kaleidoscope Of New Fairytales

  Maaike Engelen

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  The book offers new fairytales. Fairytales are a magical and ageless genre appealing to all ages. 
  The tales open up a fascinating and wonderful world in which children and adults can be in touch with the endless beauty of being human and magical at the same time. 
  They offer the reader experiences of witches and wizards and dragons and trolls and many more fairytale creatures in a new and enchanting light.

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  The Many Fortunes of Maya

  Nicole D. Collier

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  Read by Tony-award winning actress Anika Noni Rose, voice of Princess Tiana in Disney's The Princess and the Frog. 
  In this lyrical novel that will appeal to fans of Meg Medina, Maya turns to her trusty ""wheel of fortunes"" for guidance on the toughest questions—like why her best friend suddenly feels far away, or when her Daddy will move back home. But can Maya find the courage to write her own fortune?  
  Maya J. Jenkins is bursting with questions:Will she get the MVP award at this year’s soccer banquet?Who will win the big grill off between Daddy and Uncle J?When will she pass the swim test and get a green bracelet? 
  For answers and a dose of good luck, 12-year-old Maya turns to her Wheel of Fortunes, a cardboard circle covered with the small slips of wisdom she’s collected from fortune cookies. 
  But can the fortunes answer her deep-down questions? The ones she’s too scared to ask out loud? Like, where did Mama’s smile go, the real one that lit up everything around her? When will Daddy move back home? And most of all, does she have enough courage to truly listen to the voice in her heart?

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  Buster Gets Back on Track

  Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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  Read by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with an audiobook-exclusive Q&A!. 
  Buster is back! NASCAR legend and New York Times bestselling author Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s second children’s book features an entertaining off-road adventure story that teaches kids how to handle difficult emotions, starring the lovable Buster the race car! 
  In Buster Gets Back on Track, Buster and the rest of the Punchy Motorsports team need to ace some brand-new moves at racing school. But when Buster struggles during practice, he gets hot under the hood—and accelerates out of there. After he turns down a path in the woods, Buster discovers a racing team unlike any he’s encountered. These large military vehicles know a thing or two about keeping cool under pressure, and their dirt track—complete with tire-sucking swamps and razor-sharp rocks—proves it! Will Buster’s off-road challenge show him how to stay calm even when things go wrong, or will Buster’s emotions spin out of control? 
  This follow-up to Buster’s Trip to Victory Laneis ideal for ages 4–8;teaches kids how to process their emotions and calm down when they feel overwhelmed;is a perfect purchase for back-to-school celebrations, birthdays, and Christmas; andis a fun, read-aloud book for story times at libraries and schools. 
    
  Kids will love to see Buster get back on track in this heartfelt tale about growing up.

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  Honeyed Hints of the Beekeeper's...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  Within the golden comb vault of Honeybrook, where beekeepers tend honeyed hints from hive secrets and honey traders bargain with nectar of the wild, tender Mira sleuths sweetly with trader Garrick, whose bargains buzz with a plot of vanished apiaries. Their hive, dripped in nectar vows and comb-kissed sweetness, uncovers truth—or sticks in amber traps of deception. As they buzz through vault-laced combs and clue-bound jars, honeyed by hive wardens and nectar rivals, Mira's tending care fuses with Garrick's trading guile, revealing a honeyed legend of dripped revelation. When a robbed comb summons bee swarms, they must drip the sleuthing to sweeten the resolution. In the hint of honeyed hives, where every nectar trails the mystery and every bargain stings with twist, their sticky mystery becomes the honey that sweetens the vault's secrets.

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  Roosters - Photos and Fun Facts...

  Isis Gaillard

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  Do you want to be amazed by Roosters pictures? Let's see color photos of Roosters!  
  You and your child will find pictures of Roosters in short simplified text for children learning to read or those who like picture books. 
  Roosters: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids. It is Book 72 in the Kids Learn with Pictures Series. This book is around a clear concept: see pictures of Roosters.  
  This is a stock photo book of animals that ASK QUESTIONS of the pictures shown to the reader to encourage interaction and responses from the child. 
  Be sure to read the other books in the Kids Learn With Pictures Series.

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