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What have I to fear? My master broke every promise to me. I lost my beloved wife and our dear children. All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine. The breath of life is all I have to lose. And bondage is suffocating me. Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as Box, he “entered the world a slave.” He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next — as property. When he was an adult, his...
24) Sweetest Kulu
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"This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants."--...
25) On beyond zebra
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[1955]
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A nonsensical alphabet that begins after the letter "Z."
26) Now We Are Six
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Winnie-the-Pooh volume 3
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A collection of poetry, including King John's Christmas, Sneezles, Us Two, Cradle Song, and other poems from the life and imagination of a small child.
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Winnie-the-Pooh volume 1
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A collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the twentieth century.
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[2022]
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The "traditional English Christmas carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas, has been adapted here to reflect aspects of the richly varied cultures and traditions of twelve Native American cultural groups from different parts of the U.S. A cultural background is included for each day’s gift in an easy-to-understand manner, placing the adapted song lyrics in the context of these tribal cultures." --publisher's website.
34) Poetry Comics
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2024.
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From the cloud-gazing hours of early spring to the lost bicycles of late autumn, Grant Snider's brilliantly illustrated Poetry Comics will take you climbing, floating, swimming, and tumbling through all the year's ups, downs, and in-betweens. He proves that absolutely everything, momentous or minuscule, is worthy of attention, whether snail shells, building blocks, the lamented late bus, or the rare joy of unscuffed shoes. These poems explore everything...
38) Walt Whitman
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[2017].
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Introduce children to the work of celebrated American poet Walt Whitman!
39) Bitty Fish
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1997
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Bitty Fish is not happy at all with the choice of container Kim wants to put Bitty in.