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Diverse books - Native Americans, American Indians, First Nations, and Indigenous Peoples Around the World
La La La 2024
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Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
La La La 2024
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.
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When strange events occur in his newly inherited manor house in Cornwall, England, Stephen, a teenager who was abandoned at birth, investigates the mystery and his family history using clues found in a travel journal kept by his great uncle Theo during his trip to the Amazon River region.
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Twelve-year-old Coco Hidden has grown up in her mother's chocolate shop in Colorado, along with her friend Leo de la Cueva, but recently things have not been going well; the shop is failing, and Leo is hanging out with the other boys, and barely wants to talk to her--but when they both win a culinary contest, the two children and their mothers find themselves on a trip to the Amazon in Ecuador, where Coco hopes to find the rare ceiba tree, and where...
6) The explorer
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Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines.
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"The phantom of the subway: When my sister Thea told me a ghost was haunting New Mouse City's subway tunnels, I had to get the scoop! So I set off with Thea, Trap, and my assistant editor Pinky Pick. But we were all in for the fright of our wee mouse lives...because the ghost turned out to be a CAT! The temple of the ruby of fire: It was my most thrilling adventure yet! My old friend Professor von Volt had discovered the location of the famous Ruby...