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What does it take to be a grandparent? Is it baking cookies? Is it a rocking chair? Every grandchild knows what really makes a grandparent. Read this book and find out. This book has been translated into Spanish and allows for a wonderful shared reading experience for children who are beginning readers and is an excellent tool for building the confidence new readers need to embark on the adventures that await them while reading!
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Enhanced Ebook (includes audio) Every Saturday night at the Fais Dodo Thibaudeau, a suave young possum with a Zorro-like moustache takes the stage with his dobro to lead the band. In the audience, a pretty, doe-eyed possum falls for his charms. But just who could these plucky marsupials be? Mama and Papa Poss tell the story of how they first met and where their glory days as a musical duo began! Take a trip to the bayou in this side-splitting, toe-tapping...
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Nana and her little bunny finish up a day of fun and get snuggled in for bedtime. With a book, a cuddle, and a sprinkle of sleepy dust, Nana's sleepyhead is off to dreamland. A tender celebration of the loving bond between nanas and their snoozy little bunnies sure to become a family keepsake. Nana and her little bunny finish up a day of fun and get snuggled in for bedtime. With a book, a cuddle, and a sprinkle of sleepy dust, Nana's sleepyhead is...
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Engagées contre le dérèglement climatiques, nos quatre intervenantes ont choisi de se réunir pour partager leur expérience et leur conscience des risques qui pèsent sur l'humanité. Ensemble, elles dressent le constat de la lutte, depuis les années 60 au premier rapport du Club de Rome et jusqu'aux grèves étudiantes de 2019. Au fil de leurs discussions, elles interrogent les concepts de croissance, de transition juste, de gouvernance et de...
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Go on an adventurous ride through the wild and delicious world of food truck competition. In their first ever contest, Maddy & Cole, have their heart set on taking home the trophy and the fortune that comes with it. However, winning the sparkling gold trophy is not so easy. The duo encounter obstacles from over-the-top chefs to school bullies, even their own self-doubt. It's only when a mysterious family secret is revealed that Maddy & Cole understand...
87) Johnson Farm
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The door was locked from the outside. But, was that to keep people out, or keep the secrets in? Nestled in the hills and canyons of Northern Idaho, surrounded by the fields his family had farmed for generations it sat. It was the center, right between the old farmhouse and the new. 'The coop' was, somehow, chicken coop, playhouse, and gypsy wagon combined. Under its weathered shingles someone had made the place her own. Under its weathered eaves the...
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Thirteen-year-old Norah Bingham and her mother plan to spend Christmas in the country with Caroline Stoppard, Norah's great-aunt. When her mother is called away on business, Norah goes on her own to stay with the aunt, someone she has never even met. From the start, the woman makes it plain that she does not welcome Norahs company, nor that of Norah's cousins, Andrew and Becca, who arrive two days later. The isolated Stoppard mansion is as dismal...
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Elements of magical realism turn a grandmother/grandson day of fishing into an extraordinary experience. When this duo casts out their lines, they catch some fish and a snapping turtle. But with a little time and patience, they catch all sorts of unexpected things in Magic Lake--rollerblades, fuzzy slippers, a fire-breathing dragon, and a ferry that takes them to faraway places. The young boy learns that life is an adventure filled with the magic...
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Have you ever had the feeling you weren't loved by the momma God gave you? Lucky for Gracie, she has two mommas. One cares for her every day while the other goes off to work. One is happy, strong and free while the other is sad, dark and depressed. One is black. The other is white. One Gracie must leave. Grace Callaway lives down deep in Alabama during a turbulent time of protests, boycotts, and sit-ins. It is a segregated world where black and white...
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The last year has been a real challenge for many grandparents longing to be able to visit their grandchildren face-to-face. Even more so when the distance was quite great and at least one of those grandparents faced additional challenges of mobility, health or both.
This short heart-warming story is about a grandma who overcomes her accessibility and health challenges so she can travel to meet her grandchildren once again.
My Grandma Has...
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Elements of magical realism turn a grandmother/grandson day of fishing into an extraordinary experience. When this duo casts out their lines, they catch some fish and a snapping turtle. But with a little time and patience, they catch all sorts of unexpected things in Magic Lake--rollerblades, fuzzy slippers, a fire-breathing dragon, and a ferry that takes them to faraway places. The young boy learns that life is an adventure filled with the magic...
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When cousins Ford, Ellie and Gavin, discover their great-grandfather was a rogue World War 2 spymaster, they must outrun MI6 and the CIA through the streets of Paris, relying on their wits and Ford's newfound clairvoyant skills to unlock Great-Granddad's spy secrets buried in the past. Great-Granddad hid something important to the war effort and these agencies want it back!
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96) No Use Crying
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Secrets, secrets, secrets, she thought. It's just another word for lying. The discovery of a grandfather Niki thought had died years ago means a sudden move to London and the start of a whole new life. Niki has to learn quickly to fit in and survive in the school halls and on the tough streets. And at the same time she must get to know her grandad and come to terms with the fact that her mum has been hiding the truth. But when Niki suddenly discovers...
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The tiny fishing community of Deeper Harbour is in deep trouble-and so is fourteen-year-old Roland MacTavish. Roland's mom wants to move with him to Ottawa, away from his father, his weird friend Dulsie, and his even weirder grandfather, Angus. So Roland does what any sane teenager would do: he invents a sea monster. Unfortunately, the scheme quickly spins out of Roland's control, and he has to go to greater and greater lengths to keep up the illusion....
100) Virginia, My Love
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Daniel is Luke's grandfather. They are best friends. One day while helping his grandpa to clean his room, Luke saw a picture of someone he had never seen. It was the photo of a woman, his grandfather's first love. In a unique way, Daniel will share his unbelievable, memorable, and romantic love story with his grandson. But will Luke see it as a real love story?
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