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Arto’s Big Move

Published: 2014, Owlkids
Tags: Adaptations, Moving households
Categories: AwardsAwards, Early Years (ages 2-6)Awards, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture BookAwards, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Realistic Fiction

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Before Columbus: The Americas Of 1491

Published: 2009, Atheneum
Tags: Ancient Civilizations, anthropology, archeology, geology
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Information BookAmericas, Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction

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Going Over

Published: 2014,
Tags: Berlin Wall, cold war, Courage, Hope, Identity, Love, relationships
Categories: GermanyGermany, Historical FictionGermany, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Queen And The Nobody Boy

Published: 2013, Gecko Press
Tags: Adventures, Dragons, Royalty
Categories: FantasyFantasy, FictionFantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), New Zealand

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Top To Bottom Down Under

Published: 2005, HarperCollins
Tags: Australian animals, Discovery and exploration, travel journal
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, OceaniaAustralia, Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Little Lion

Published: 2012,
Tags: Dog, lion, pet, watercolor
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FantasyAfrica, Fantasy, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Fantasy, Primary (ages 6-9), South Africa

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Escape from Camp 14

Published: 2012, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Tags: Concentration camp, Escape, Prisoners, terror
Categories: AsiaAsia, Biography - Autobiography- MemoirAsia, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, North KoreaAsia, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, North Korea, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Librarian Who Measured The Earth

Published: 1994, Little, Brown Young Readers
Tags: Astronomy, History, Mathematics, measurement
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, EgyptBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Egypt, GreeceBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Egypt, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Egypt, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9)

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If You Lived Here: Houses of the World

Published: 2011, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Tags: houses
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), InternationalIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction, Picture BookIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Magic Hummingbird: A Hopi Folktale

Published: 1996, Kiva Publishing
Tags: Birds, harmony, Hopi, Indigenous, Magic
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Folklore and Fairy TalesAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North AmericaAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, Picture BookAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, Picture Book, SouthwestAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, Picture Book, Southwest, United States

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