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Ben, Penny Hewitt
This outdoor-living handbook offers activities such as walking like a fox, baking bread on a stick, and using the stars for navigation. Its guidance focuses on practical experiences outdoors and on heading into the wild from city life. The book combines outdoor skills, food preparation, animal observation, and finding one’s way by the stars in a humorous handbook format.
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White Bird: A Wonder StoryR. J. PalacioA grandmother explains to her grandson the history behind his name and tells him about surviving a major historical tragedy. Her account concerns Sara, a French girl separated from her parents during Nazi persecution. Julien, a classmate with polio, and his parents hide her. The story links the grandmother’s survival to an act of kindness and includes back matter with biographical information.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To PoemsPaul B. Janeczko (selector)This collection gathers thirty-three short how-to poems by different writers. Its subjects include toasting marshmallows, walking on Mars, becoming a winter tree, reading braille, and being a snowflake. Some poems are playful, while others invite more reflection. Two poems address disabilities, and the illustrations show child characters from varied backgrounds. The spare artwork leaves space for readers to form their own interpretations of the poems' meanings.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
United Tastes of America: An Atlas of Food Facts & Recipes From Every StateGabrielle LanholtzUnited Tastes of America maps food traditions across the United States through 54 recipes, representing every state as well as the national capital, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Recipes include Virginia peanut soup, Oklahoma fry bread, Louisiana gumbo, and Pennsylvania Dutch pretzels. Each dish is shown with a full-color photograph and presented in a step-by-step format alongside food facts about regional culinary traditions.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details