Author: Patricia Forde
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912417032
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Author: Patricia Forde
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492647977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Fahrenheit 451 meets The Giver in an award winning dystopian story about the dangers of censorship and how far we will go in the pursuit of freedom. What if you were only allowed to speak 500 words? The city of Ark is the last safe place on Earth: the polar ice caps have melted and flooded everything, leaving few survivors. To make sure humans do not make the same mistakes, Ark's leader John Noa decrees everyone in Ark must speak List, a language of only 500 words. Language is to blame for mankind's destruction, John Noa says, as politicians and governments hid the disastrous effects of global warming and environmental damage until it was too late. Everyone must speak List ... except Letta. As apprentice to the Wordsmith, Letta can read all the words that have ever existed. Forbidden words like freedom, music, and even pineapple tell her about a world she's never known. One day her master disappears. John Noa tells Letta she is the new Wordsmith, and must shorten List to fewer and fewer words. Then Letta meets a teenage boy who somehow knows all the words that have been banned. Letta's faced with a dangerous choice: sit idly by and watch language slowly slip away or follow a stranger on a path to freedom . . . or banishment. Letta chooses to fight for the very thing that keeps us human: language itself. The List: The perfect tool to discuss censorship and freedom of speech with young readers A gripping, fast-moving story that will appeal to 5th grade readers and above, especially 10 year old girls that will love the strong character of Letta A discussion starter on the importance of language and the power of expression, and what it means for society A 2018 Notable Children's Books Selection A 2018-19 Maine Student Book Award Winner A 2018 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year (Ages 12-14) A Junior Library Guild Selection

Author: Michael Bright
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508153892
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Big questions need big answers. This captivating book takes readers all the way back to the Big Bang, down to the Earth�s fiery hot core, and through our planet�s early history on a quest for knowledge. Readers will delve into the origins of the solar system, the water cycle, climate change, gravity, magnetic fields, and many other essential science topics. Clear, easy-to-understand language makes difficult concepts accessible and engaging, and stunning photographs, illustrations, and 3-D visuals will amaze readers and inspire curiosity. Fact boxes illuminate key concepts and fascinating tidbits of information. This high-interest topic ensures this book will be a popular addition to any library.

Author: Sonia Kyriacou
Publisher: Isbn/Ismn Published Heritage Branch - Library and Archives Canada / Government of Canada
ISBN: 9781777699505
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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From the best-selling author of Choreograph Your Life. When an ordinary day turns extraordinary, Diego the alien is faced with new challenges in a planet that's very different from his own. After a loud CRASH, Diego the alien finds himself on planet Earth filled with earthlings running, shouting, and chattering all at once - too loud, too bright, too fast! It was all too much for one lost, confused alien. So, he rocked, made loud noises, and hid behind his spaceship. What is a young alien to do? He doesn't speak the earthlings' language and they couldn't understand him, too! However, just when little Diego started to lose faith, a beacon of hope came in the form of an unexpected earthly friend. She could understand him, she played with him, she made sure she didn't overwhelm him. And just like that, planet Earth doesn't seem so bad after all. "Diego the Alien - A Day on Planet Earth" by Sonia Kyriacou is a children's book that sheds light on the confusing yet colorful terrain of autism. Inspired by her wonderful son, Diego, this touching adventure book hopes to show kids and parents alike that what is considered "different" in this world is actually indispensable and beautiful. Scroll up, Click on "Buy Now with 1-Click", and Grab a Copy Today!

Author: Patricia Forde
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1922400289
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237

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A world devastated by climate change. A society ruled by fear. And a girl brave enough to take a stand. Now an outlaw, Letta's world is more dangerous than ever. The new ruler of Ark has limited language to under five hundred words and there are terrible whispers of babies disappearing in the night. Letta devotes herself to keeping language alive, teaching in secret illegal schools, but at great risk. And when disaster strikes, she takes the blame. Haunted by grief and hunted by gavvers, she and Marlo are forced to flee, in the process discovering the terrible plan to wipe out language for good.

Author: Dave Rudden
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 055352299X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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This imaginative new fantasy will charm fans of the Ranger’s Apprentice and Rick Riordan. Denizen Hardwick is an orphan, and his life is, well, normal. Sure, in storybooks orphans are rescued from drudgery when they discover they are a wizard or a warrior or a prophesized king. But this is real life—orphans are just kids without parents. At least that’s what Denizen thought. . . . On a particularly dark night, the gates of Crosscaper Orphanage open to a car that almost growls with power. The car and the man in it retrieve Denizen with the promise of introducing him to a long-lost aunt. But on the ride into the city, they are attacked. Denizen soon learns that monsters can grow out of the shadows. And there is an ancient order of knights who keep them at bay. Denizen has a unique connection to these knights, but everything they tell him feels like a half-truth. If Denizen joins the order, is he fulfilling his destiny, or turning his back on everything his family did to keep him alive?

Author: Lawrence Schimel
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459826728
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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The cadence of this adorable rhyming board book will delight readers young and old. A young boy is awake before his moms and sister. It’s too early to make a sound...but what’s that noise?! Two rumbling tummies need to be fed! Letting themselves into the kitchen, the boy and his cat finish their breakfast just in time to say “Good morning” when the rest of the family wakes up. Available in French as Trop tôt pour se lever!.

Author: Patricia Forde
Publisher: Little Island Books
ISBN: 9781912417513
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Fia looks out her window and across the bay. She longs to see the mythical island of Hy Brasil, which appears and disappears in the water.She slips out of bed, walks across a moonbeam and arrives at the island. She walks with magical creatures, dances with a host of girls and boys, and visits the bottom of the sea and the stars in space.Finally, Fia returns to the town, and follows the small compass of her heart - all the way home.

Author: Lawrence Schimel
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459826752
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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The cadence of this adorable rhyming board book will delight readers young and old. A young girl is getting ready for bed when her puppy tries to play. First Rex brings his ball over, but she ignores him. Then he crashes story time, but she still doesn’t give in! Finally, as a last resort, Rex steals her teddy and the chase is on! Under the table, over the chair, her daddies give chase and, at last, rescue the bear. Now it’s really time for bed! Goodnight, Rex. Available in French as Trop tard pour jouer!.

Author: John Chambers
Publisher: Little Island Books
ISBN: 9781912417056
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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We are in Ireland and it's an awfully long time ago. Centuries and centuries. The country is supposed to have gone Christian, but there's still magic in the air, druids in the forest, fairy music in the distance. Manch n's mother wants to make a monk of Manch n. Manch n most emphatically does not want to be made a monk of. He'd rather sing songs with his father, or go fishing with his friend, Pagan-of the-Six-Toes, or go charging through the forest with his pet pig, Muck, or go bare-back riding over the bog on the chieftain's mad ram, Balor. Anything fun or adventurous or magical, and absolutely nothing to do with turnips, penance, prayers, monks, and chanting. Poor Manch n The more he mucks about having fun, the more his mother is determined to tame him.