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Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 2
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English
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In the heat of a city summer, young Peter, an African American child, wishes to be able to whistle for his dog.
3) Saturday
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English
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"Today will be special. Today will be splendid. Today is Saturday! This is the day Ava and her mother cherish. Saturday means: storytime, salon time, picnic time, and this week the best puppet show ever! But what happends when life doesn't exactly deliver on its promise? Join a mother and daughter on an up-and-down journey that reminds them of what's best about Saturdays: precious time together." --book jacket.
12) Peter's chair
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Pub. Date
1998.
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English
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When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he rescues the last unpainted item, a chair, and runs away.
13) Bud, not Buddy
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English
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Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
14) Sounder
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English
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A young Negro boy learns the pain of humiliation and anger when his father is given an unjust jail sentence for stealing a ham from a white man. Learning to read and to discover that things do not die but become part of other things brings the youngster new hope.
15) Goggles!
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Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 5
Language
English
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Two boys must outsmart the neighborhood bullies before they can enjoy their new treasure, a pair of lensless motorcycle goggles.
17) Hi, cat!
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Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 6
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Archie's day would have been great if he had not started it by greeting the new cat on the block.
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What do all these people have in common: the first man to die in the American Revolution, a onetime chief of the Crow Nation, the inventors of peanut butter and the portable X-ray machine, and the first person to make a wooden clock in this country? They were all great African Americans. For parents and teachers interested in fostering cultural awareness among children of all races, this book includes more than 70 hands-on activities, songs, and games...
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