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The Expeditioners

A trio of talented orphan sibs follows a map created by their late father, a famous explorer, without knowing where it will lead. Witty references to the future appear in technology, fashion, and speech, and a plucky eleven-year-old girl... Read More

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Hilda and the Bird Parade

When Hilda and her mother move to a new home in the city, the little girl’s wonderfully solitary journeys into nature necessarily cease. How she manages to satisfy her need for independence while assuring her mother of her safety is... Read More

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The Stamp Collector

A haunting account of two Asian writers jailed for their political views reveals the occasional power of stories to earn freedom for prisoners. The stamps in the title represent the letters from distant writers touched by the... Read More

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Njinga "The Warrior Queen"

Girl power through the lens of history. Part of The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames, West African Njinga reveals her intellectual might as she wars with the Portuguese invaders over the lucrative slave trade. Fascinating... Read More

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Flood

A wordless narrative of epic proportions follows a family’s survival as rising tides threaten and then consume their home. Stunning, full-bleed illustrations convey all we need to know about their ordeal: that they make it through the... Read More

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The Girl of the Wish Garden

An especially lyrical departure from the Dane Hans Christian Andersen’s story told by an East Indian writer and based on the extraordinary artwork of a late Iranian illustrator. Only in fairy tales are we assured of happy endings borne... Read More

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Make a Splash

A comprehensive, entertaining primer that focuses equally on water conservation and on how children learn and can act on their knowledge and interests. Former teacher Kaye provides a multitude of conservation approaches, including a... Read More

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Wild Fox

A woman befriends an injured, feral fox, and it adds significantly to her measure of delight in the world. Is she selfish to make friendly overtures to a wild animal? Will it come to harm? A beautifully illustrated story about a... Read More

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