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"Thao Lam's family came to Canada as refugees during the Vietnam War. When Thao started thinking about how to tell this story, she couldn't stop thinking about ants: small, seemingly insignificant creatures who are able to travel amazingly long distances overwater, work hard, and thrive on almost every continent on the planet. Boat People starts with a story inspired by Thao's mother's life: a young girl watches as a bowl of sugar water is put out...
4) Migrants
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The migrants must leave the forest. Borders are crossed, sacrifices made, loved ones are lost. It takes such courage to reach the end. At last the journey is over and the migrants arrive. This is the new place. With forceful simplicity, Migrants narrates the journey of a group of animals leaving a leafless forest.
5) I wish
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In this wordless picture book, a young girl finds a wrapped gift and wonders what might be inside.
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"Anthony's house is full of family photos -- of his parents' trip to Paris, his great aunt, and Anthony himself as a toddler, holding his favorite rock. When Anthony wakes up one morning, he sees that his "rock" has cracked open -- it's hollow inside. He doesn't see the little face peering out from the closet. Later, he discovers the newly hatched creature and they become friends. Anthony asks his mother about the rock, and she shows him a photo album...
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Es el futuro, así que no tiene nada de raro que un grupo de estudiantes de primaria vaya de excursión a la Luna. Salen de la estación espacial en su nave escolar y desembarcan para jugar y comer su lunch en el satélite. Pero mientras los demás exploran y se divierten en la superficie lunar, hay alguien que permanece lejos del grupo, dibujando con su caja de crayones, y que se dormirá sin darse cuenta de que la nave se va ¡y nadie ha notado...
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