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An orphaned bird yearning for a family of his own, tricks a migrating flock to follow him across the globe, and into a series of comic misadventures! Admitting to his hoax, he must now develop a brilliant strategy to rescue the birds and become a true hero in the eyes of his new family.
Rated PG….
Blue in the Face: A Story of Risk, Rhyme, and Rebellion
Blue in the Face: A Story of Risk, Rhyme, and Rebellion
Elspeth Pule is the queen of temper tantrums; she always gets her way with her parents by throwing things and holding her breath until they cave. One day, when Elspeth holds her breath so long she passes out, she wakes up in a land of nursery rhyme characters where the rhymes she learned as a child turn out to be total lies churned out by King Krool,…
Rashad, an African American teenager, is mistakenly accused of stealing and is brutally beaten by the responding police officer. Quinn, Rashad’s white classmate, witnesses the event but feels conflicted because the police officer is his best friend’s older brother. In alternating viewpoints, this timely novel explores the effects of police brutality on all members of a community. A 2016 Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Literature….
A television movie event based on the inspiring true story of living legend Dolly Parton’s remarkable upbringing in the Great Smokey Mountains of rural Tennessee in the year 1955. This once-in-a-lifetime special takes place inside the tight-knit Parton family as they struggle to overcome devastating tragedy and discover the healing power of love, faith and a raggedy patchwork coat, vividly described in the well-known song of the film’s title that helped make Parton who she is today. …
Who knew elephants were so good at hide-and-seek? In this silly picture book debut by illustrator David Barrow, a young boy and his elephant start a game of hide-and-seek. Can you help the boy find his elephant? Do you see him hiding? A fun read-aloud for ages 3 and up….
