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Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The true story of science teacher Soichi Sakamoto, who formed a champion swim club consisting of the Hawaiian and Japanese children of impoverished sugarcane workers in the 1930s. Without a proper pool to swim in, Sakamoto trained his team in irrigation ditches and coached the kids to swim against the natural current, building up the swimmers' strength and endurance. The team overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles and surged onto the national...
3143) Free to be-- you and me
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A compilation of inspirational stories, songs and poems that celebrate individuality and challeng stereotypes.
3144) Skip!
Author
Publisher
Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Jay is always scribbling poetry in their notebook. When they come across Skip, a Double Dutch team, they befriend the members--and decide to join, too. For the first time ever, Jay has a place to belong--and friends to confide in. But Jay's friendship with their new bestie Beah is intense, both in and out of Double Dutch. As Beah and Jay help each other grow into the people they will become, it challenges their friendship and their own identities....
3145) Refugees
Author
Publisher
Palazzo
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Refugee is a book of two voices. The first one sees the people fleeing from war and persecution and asks, Why here? Why my country? It is a feeling many people share. It is one of fear and suspicion. But when you read the text the opposite way, a new voice emerges. It says, `Why not make them welcome? Why not share the things we have?' The world is undergoing a period of mass human migration. Whether this is caused by war, persecution or economics,...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Read by the author with extra audiobook-exclusive poems.
The Book of Common Courage is a collection of prayers, poems, and blessings to help you find a flicker of strength in the small and hard moments of life. Beloved author and therapist K. J. Ramsey invites you to journey word-by-word through Psalm 23 to experience how the Good Shepherd is with you and for you, especially in the valleys of life.
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Publisher
HighBridge
Language
English
Description
The favorite poems from Garrison Keillor's daily radio program The Writer's Almanac.Selections include: Ge Mig En Dag (Scandinavian traditional) Abecedary (Thomas Disch) Old Mother Hubbard (traditional) Frankenstein (Edward Field) Names of Horses (Donald Hall) To One Who Asked Me Why I Love J.G. (Ephelia) What I Learned from My Mother (Julie Kasdorf) When Adam Was Created (anonymous) Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? (William Shakespeare) Casey...