Abdul's Story

Abdul's Story PDF Author: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534462988
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist.

Abdul's Story

Abdul's Story PDF Author: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534462988
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist.

Abdul's Story

Abdul's Story PDF Author: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534462996
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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A 2022 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids! A little boy who loves storytelling but struggles with writing learns that it’s okay to make mistakes in this charming and encouraging picture book from the author of Mommy’s Khimar. Abdul loves to tell stories. But writing them down is hard. His letters refuse to stay straight and face the right way. And despite all his attempts, his papers often wind up with more eraser smudges than actual words. Abdul decides his stories just aren’t meant to be written down…until a special visitor comes to class and shows Abdul that even the best writers—and superheroes—make mistakes.

Victoria & Abdul (Movie Tie-In)

Victoria & Abdul (Movie Tie-In) PDF Author: Shrabani Basu
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525434429
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Dame Judi Dench from director Stephen Frears, releasing September 22, 2017. History’s most unlikely friendship—this is the astonishing story of Queen Victoria and her dearestcompanion, the young Indian Munshi Abdul Karim. In the twilight years of her reign, after the devastating deaths of hertwo great loves—Prince Albert and John Brown—Queen Victoria meets tall and handsome Abdul Karim, a humble servant from Agra waiting tables at her Golden Jubilee. The two form an unlikely bond and within a year Abdul becomes a powerful figure at court, the Queen’s teacher, her counsel on Urdu and Indian affairs, and a friend close to her heart. This marked the beginning of the most scandalous decade in Queen Victoria’s long reign. As the royal household roiled with resentment, Victoria and Abdul’s devotion grew in defiance. Drawn from secrets closely guarded for more than a century, Victoria & Abdul is an extraordinary and intimate history of the last years of the nineteenth-century English court and an unforgettable view onto the passions of an aging Queen.

Your Name is a Song

Your Name is a Song PDF Author: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781954635203
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages :

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Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is ready to return the next day to share her knowledge with her class. Your Name is a Song is a celebration to remind all of us about the beauty, history, and magic behind names.

Unicorns Are the Worst!

Unicorns Are the Worst! PDF Author: Alex Willan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534453849
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos and Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great, this wildly funny and imaginative picture book celebrates the value of differences as a grumpy goblin gets to know his new unicorn neighbors. It’s an undeniable fact that unicorns are the worst! Magic is serious business, but all unicorns do is frolic around, have tea parties, and leave glitter all over the place! They’re nothing like goblins—practical and hard-working, who can put magic to good use! Unicorns aren’t helpful at all. Or are they?

Mommy's Khimar

Mommy's Khimar PDF Author: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534400605
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Selected as a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness! A young Muslim girl spends a busy day wrapped up in her mother’s colorful headscarf in this sweet and fanciful picture book from debut author and illustrator Jamilah Tompkins-Bigelow and Ebony Glenn. A khimar is a flowing scarf that my mommy wears. Before she walks out the door each day, she wraps one around her head. A young girl plays dress up with her mother’s headscarves, feeling her mother’s love with every one she tries on. Charming and vibrant illustrations showcase the beauty of the diverse and welcoming community in this portrait of a young Muslim American girl’s life.

Jamberry Board Book

Jamberry Board Book PDF Author: Bruce Degen
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0694006513
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Hatberry Shoeberry In my canoeberry Under the bridge And over the dam Looking for berries Berries for jam They're off...a boy and an endearing, rhyme-spouting bear, who squires him through a fantastic world of berries. And their adventure comes to a razzamatazz finale under a starberry sky. Children will want to feast again and again on Bruce Degen's exuberant, colorful pictures and his rollicking, berryful rhymes. A young boy and a bear joyously romp through the land of berries where there are raspberry rabbits and a brassberry band with elephants skating on strawberry jam!Bruce Degen's exuberant tale, with his equally energetic and vibrant illustrations, is now a quality board book.

Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book)

Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) PDF Author: Julie Falatko
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698154940
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Snappsy the alligator is having a normal day when a pesky narrator steps in to spice up the story. Is Snappsy reading a book ... or is he making CRAFTY plans? Is Snappsy on his way to the grocery store ... or is he PROWLING the forest for defenseless birds and fuzzy bunnies? Is Snappsy innocently shopping for a party ... or is he OBSESSED with snack foods that start with the letter P? What's the truth? Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) is an irreverent look at storytelling, friendship, and creative differences, perfect for fans of Mo Willems.

The Garden of Abdul Gasazi

The Garden of Abdul Gasazi PDF Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395278048
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Put Me in a Book!

Put Me in a Book! PDF Author: Robert N. Munsch
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 144310079X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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All the kids want to be in a book -- but it might not be as much fun as they think! On their way home from a field trip, the class meets a famous writer who says he is looking for a kid to put in a book. Hailey volunteers, so the writer flattens her out, folds her up, and stuffs her in. But Hailey feels folded and scrunched and trapped and stuck, and asks the kids to get her out of the book. They try all kinds of things, but nothing works, until finally they have an idea &mdassh; and turn the tables on the famous writer! Put Me in a Book! was inspired by a project that a grade two classroom in North Bay created and mailed to Robert Munsch -- now they really ARE in a book!