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Dan Thompson
Lily, a tiger at a local zoo, has never had to question what makes a tiger until she gets a roommate: Tig. Although Tig looks and sounds like a house cat, he insists that he is a Tiger. Their shared zoo life becomes complicated as Lily considers the difference between Tig’s appearance and the identity he claims for himself at the zoo.
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Peaches: English-Spanish Bilingual EditionsIdries Shah, illustrated by Prashant MirandaIn this English-Spanish bilingual tale, several families become absorbed in competing over the finest way to prepare peaches. Their rivalry and increasingly elaborate approaches leave them unable to enjoy the fruit itself. The book uses the families’ choices to show how competition and needless complication can distract people from what they already have. Idries Shah’s story is presented in both English and Spanish.Kids Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Sky Is Not the LimitJérémie DecalfVoyager 2 narrates its own journey through outer space in this account of the space probe’s mission. Built in 1977 with its twin, it departs Earth and spends years traveling through darkness toward Jupiter and Saturn. It then reaches Uranus and Neptune, farther than earlier missions, before continuing beyond the solar system. The craft carries a Golden Record as it travels through interstellar space.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Two-Headed Chicken: Beak to the FutureTom Angleberger, illustrated by Tom AnglebergerAfter losing the Astrocap somewhere in the multiverse, the hero turns to time travel to recover it. Wearing the Timecap, the character searches across the timestream, a place compared to broccoli. The quest moves through a setting where many universes exist and even time travel is possible. The missing Astrocap gives the journey a clear goal as the hero traces its path through different points in time.Kids Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details