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Paperback. Condition: Good. This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers celebrates the contributions of 14 Black women in history who have had a profound impact on the lives of all Americans.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Ug and his parents are living in the Stone Age. And that means stone blankets, stone cold food, an even colder cave and, worst of all, hard stone trousers! Being an inquisitive and intelligent child, Ug suggests a series of modifications to improve the quality of family life. His ideas about heating, cooking, boats, and balls that actually bounce are met with a hostile reaction by his parents who don't know what he's going on about. Even Ug himself is occasionally unsure of the purpose of his inventions - his round stone that rolls down the hill is great, but what is it actually for? With the help of his father, who is slowly coming round to his son's way of thinking, Ug comes tantalisingly close to his ultimate garment goal, only to find that there are some obstacles even a boy genius can't overcome.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. For 50-plus years Billy Graham has preached the Gospel to more than 200 million people in nearly 200 nations and territories, leading hundreds of thousands of people to Jesus Christ through his ministry. Rev. Graham has befriended and prayed with everyone from presidents to Australian bushmen and his best-selling books have been read and studied by millions. He was still preaching into his 80s despite failing health. Quotable Billy Graham is a compilation of about 250 of his most memorable and inspiration quotes from over the years.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Four Mini Mysteries is the only collection of the Liffey Rivers Irish Dancer Mysteries in short story form. These Liffey Rivers short mysteries were originally published as serialized, monthly installments in Irish Dancing and Culture Magazine when it was published in England. In The Mystery of the Missing Novice, Liffey discovers that there are two unrelated young dancers at an Irish dance competition (feis) who look like identical twins. When one of them goes missing, Liffey's intuition and attention to detail bring about the safe return of the missing novice. In The Case of the Clumsy Clowns, Liffey suspects that a group of klutzy clowns performing at a local church, billing themselves as 'The Joyful Jesters, ' might be up to something more than entertaining their audience. The Mystery of the Temporary Trophy, finds Liffey at a feis in New York with her flaky Aunt Jean who is suffering from Post Traumatic Bling Syndrome. Liffey observes that one of the perpetual trophies to be awarded at this feis looks suspiciously like the ancient Derrynaflan Chalice she has seen before in a Dublin museum. In The Werewolves of Ossory, Liffey rescues a dancer from Ireland who has traveled alone to the Seattle Halloween Feis burdened with a centuries old family curse.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Taken from Raymond Briggs' classic Puffin Mother Goose Treasury, this is a perfect first introduction to everyone's favourite nursery rhymes. With beautiful illustrations throughout by the much-loved creator of The Snowman.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. How to Make and Keep Friends: Helping Your Child Achieve Social Success is a how-to manual for parents of children with social challenges. The easy-to-read format outlines common barriers that hinder friendships, provides actionable tips for overcoming those obstacles, and includes suggested language for parents to use to provide support to their kids during unstructured social interactions. Parents play a vital role in the formation of social skills and helping their child find and keep friends. How to Make and Keep Friends: Helping Your Child Achieve Social Success shows parents how to guide their children toward meaningful social connections. While any parent and child can benefit from these tips, they are particularly useful for children with ADHD, Anxiety, Sensory Integration, Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities, Aspergers and High Functioning Autism. Donna and Nadine, both social-emotional learning specialists and coaches with extensive experience (and both are moms of children with social struggles), have used these coaching tips successfully over many years. In this companion to their best-selling friendship book for kids, How To Make and Keep Friends: Tips For Kids To Overcome 50 Common Social Challenges, they share their easy-to-implement techniques for coaching kids toward attaining, sustaining, and generalizing improved social skills. Also included are real-life stories of how their tips have proven useful for children attending their social skills programs.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The Spanish edition of award-winning picture book biography, CHEF ROY CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX, on the chef who kickstarted the food truck movement.* "Best Spanish Language Picture Books of the Year in Spanish,2023"?"Starred" review, Bank Street College Children's Book Committee?Parte biografía, parte aventura culinaria, este vibrante y energético libro capta la esencia de la escena de la comida callejera en L.A. Sus páginas están inspiradas en el arte del graffiti, y el texto tiene un sabor de hip-hop que mezcla la comida, comunidad, e identidad en un delicioso banquete para los ojos y orejas que refleja el crisol cultural de los Estados Unidos.? ? Honor del Premio Sibert para el Libro Informacional Más Distinguido "Part biography, part culinary adventure, this vibrant and energetic book captures the essence of the LA street food scene. Graffiti-inspired art and hip-hop flavored text blend food, community and identity into a delicious feast for the eyes and ears that reflect the melting pot of America." ? Sibert Award Honor for Most Distinguished Informational BookChef Roy Choi calls himself a ?street cook.?He wants outsiders, low-riders,kids, teens, shufflers and skateboarders,to have food cooked with care, with love,with sohn maash."Sohn maash" is the flavors in our fingertips. It is the love and cooking talent that Korean mothers and grandmothers mix into their handmade foods. For Chef Roy Choi, food means love. It also means culture, not only of Korea where he was born, but the many cultures that make up the streets of Los Angeles, where he was raised. So remixing food from the streets, just like good music?and serving it up from a truck?is true to L.A. food culture. People smiled and talked as they waited in line. Won't you join him as he makes good food smiles?Jacqueline Briggs Martin, author of the Caldecott Medal winner, Snowflake Bentley as well as Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, and Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious continues her Food Heroes series with Chef Roy Choi on people who change what and how we eat. Together with food ethnographer June Jo Lee and internationally renowned graffiti artist Man One, they bring an exuberant celebration of street food and street art. The audiobook edition of El Chef Roy Choi y su remix de la comida callejera, narrated by illustratOR Man One, will be released in late fall 2022. Man One, ManOneArt (illustrator).…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Whats YOUR personal best? Work your way through these weird and wonderful challenges and record your top scores along the way. Briggs, Harry (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Kim, born and raised in the dilapidated Joy City; a forgotten town where doing dirt was inevitable. As a teenager, she was believed to be the one that would make it out of the city; be something, be someone, go far and matter to the rest of the world, until her perfect little life was left in shambles. She was stricken with sorrow, grief, and confusion, as she wept over the shattered pieces of her broken life. Years later, having taken on the role of a parent and a typical office worker, she exhausts herself daily trying to maintain the facade of living a normal life while attempting to break free from her secret vice; being one of Joy City's deadliest assassins.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. What if Jack wasn't the only one to climb the beanstalk? Raymond Briggs brings a new generation to an old tale with humor, math, and imagination. After discovering a beanstalk growing outside of his window one morning, Jim decides to do what any person in a similar situation would do-he climbs it. At the top he finds the unexpected: a castle and a giant in need of a friend. Children and adults alike will enjoy this fresh take on a classic story. "In what could be called a sure read to success, Raymond Briggs projects a proven favorite into the new generation . . . It is a gigantic delight."-The New York Times "A look at what might have happened if there had been a second trip up the beanstalk . . . Magical."-Publishers Weekly "A sprightly sequel . . . Silly and engaging with humorous illustrations."-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Raymond Briggs’s timeless winter story is now available as a Nifty-Lift-and-Look flap book, with over 35 flaps inside. Briggs, Raymond (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Raymond Briggs’s timeless winter story is now available as a Nifty-Lift-and-Look flap book, with over 35 flaps inside. Briggs, Raymond (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. What if Jack wasn't the only one to climb the beanstalk? Raymond Briggs brings a new generation to an old tale with humor, math, and imagination. After discovering a beanstalk growing outside of his window one morning, Jim decides to do what any person in a similar situation would do-he climbs it. At the top he finds the unexpected: a castle and a giant in need of a friend. Children and adults alike will enjoy this fresh take on a classic story. "In what could be called a sure read to success, Raymond Briggs projects a proven favorite into the new generation . . . It is a gigantic delight."-The New York Times "A look at what might have happened if there had been a second trip up the beanstalk . . . Magical."-Publishers Weekly "A sprightly sequel . . . Silly and engaging with humorous illustrations."-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.…

Condition: Very Good. THE FIRST MERCY THOMPSON NOVEL! Moon Called is the novel that introduced Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson to the world and launched a #1 bestselling phenomenon.  Mercy Thompson is a shapeshifter, and while she was raised by werewolves, she can never be one of them, especially after the pack ran her off for having a forbidden love affair. So she's turned her talent for fixing cars into a business and now runs a one-woman mechanic shop in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State. But Mercy's two worlds are colliding. A half-starved teenage boy arrives at her shop looking for work, only to reveal that he's a newly changed werewolf--on the run and desperately trying to control his animal instincts. Mercy asks her neighbor Adam Hauptman, the Alpha of the local werewolf pack, for assistance.  But Mercy's act of kindness has unexpected consequences that leave her no choice but to seek help from those she once considered family--the werewolves who abandoned her. "In the increasingly crowded field of kick-ass supernatural heroines, Mercy stands out as one of the best."--Locus. …

Condition: Good. THE FIRST MERCY THOMPSON NOVEL! Moon Called is the novel that introduced Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson to the world and launched a #1 bestselling phenomenon.  Mercy Thompson is a shapeshifter, and while she was raised by werewolves, she can never be one of them, especially after the pack ran her off for having a forbidden love affair. So she's turned her talent for fixing cars into a business and now runs a one-woman mechanic shop in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State. But Mercy's two worlds are colliding. A half-starved teenage boy arrives at her shop looking for work, only to reveal that he's a newly changed werewolf--on the run and desperately trying to control his animal instincts. Mercy asks her neighbor Adam Hauptman, the Alpha of the local werewolf pack, for assistance.  But Mercy's act of kindness has unexpected consequences that leave her no choice but to seek help from those she once considered family--the werewolves who abandoned her. "In the increasingly crowded field of kick-ass supernatural heroines, Mercy stands out as one of the best."--Locus.…

Condition: Fair. THE FIRST MERCY THOMPSON NOVEL! Moon Called is the novel that introduced Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson to the world and launched a #1 bestselling phenomenon.  Mercy Thompson is a shapeshifter, and while she was raised by werewolves, she can never be one of them, especially after the pack ran her off for having a forbidden love affair. So she's turned her talent for fixing cars into a business and now runs a one-woman mechanic shop in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State. But Mercy's two worlds are colliding. A half-starved teenage boy arrives at her shop looking for work, only to reveal that he's a newly changed werewolf--on the run and desperately trying to control his animal instincts. Mercy asks her neighbor Adam Hauptman, the Alpha of the local werewolf pack, for assistance.  But Mercy's act of kindness has unexpected consequences that leave her no choice but to seek help from those she once considered family--the werewolves who abandoned her. "In the increasingly crowded field of kick-ass supernatural heroines, Mercy stands out as one of the best."--Locus.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. From the author of Your Child's Self Esteem, a practical step-by-step guide to building a positive self-image that will enhance every area of life and create new joy and satisfaction.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. From the author of Your Child's Self Esteem, a practical step-by-step guide to building a positive self-image that will enhance every area of life and create new joy and satisfaction.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

paperback. Condition: Fair.

Condition: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.