Elisa Kleven
9) Sun bread
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A baker, tired of the long, gray, chilly days of winter, bakes a huge sun-shaped loaf of bread which cheers everyone up so much, they wake up the real sun.
11) The apple doll
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Lizzy is scared to start school, so she makes a doll out of an apple from her favorite tree to take with her on the first day and keep her company. Includes instructions for making an apple doll.
12) Abuela
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While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.
13) Abuela
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While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.
17) La isla
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A young girl and her grandmother take an imaginary journey to the Caribbean island where her mother grew up and where some of her family still lives.
18) Our Big Home
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Young children usually think of their home as the structure in which they live. In Our Big Home, the author and illustrator present a much larger vision of home as the planet Earth. Linda Glaser's beautiful poem is a wonderful way to gently lead children toward the all-important understanding of caring for our environment. In her lyrical, child-oriented style, she presents the idea that our big home is shared not only with all people but with all...


