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4) Fly by night
Author
Series
Fly by night volume 1
Language
English
Description
Mosca Mye and her homicidal goose, Saracen, travel to the city of Mandelion on the heels of smooth-talking con-man, Eponymous Clent.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Sometimes life isn't a piece of cake... When Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible since he doesn't speak English, and he's often stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of Pie in the Sky, the bakery his father had planned to open before he unexpectedly...
6) Max's words
Author
Series
Max books (Kate Banks) volume 1
Language
English
Description
When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A touching tale of a grandmother and her granddaughter exploring and cherishing the natural world.
Words, the woods, and the world illuminate this quest to save the most important pieces of our language-by saving the very things they stand for.
When Mimi finds out her favorite words-simple words, like apricot, blackberry, buttercup-are disappearing from the English language, she elects her granddaughter Brook as their Keeper. And did you know? The...
8) Say hello!
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Language
English
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Description
Carmelita loves to greet everyone in her colorful neighborhood. There are people from so many different cultures! They all like to say hello too, so now Carmelita can say hello in Spanish, English, French, Japanese, and many other languages. And her dog, Manny? Well, he seems to understand everyone, and gives a happy "Woof!" wherever he goes.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
From author/illustrator Aidan Cassie, the creator of Sterling, Best Dog Ever and Little Juniper Makes It Big!, comes The Word for Friend, an adorable and timely picture book story about ways to welcome, friendship, and overcoming language barriers that will connect classmates and cultures alike.
Kemala the pangolin is sure she's going to make friends at her new school in her new country. After all, Kemala loves to talk. The kids at school like talking,...
11) Speak up, Tommy!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Tommy, who recently moved to America from Israel, is teased because he does not know English well and so does not speak loudly, but when a police officer visits Tommy's class with a police dog that only understands Hebrew, friendship blooms.
12) Gibberish
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Dat starts school in a country where he does not speak the language, everything around him sound like gibberish until a new friend helps him make sense of his new world.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Spread the love with this adorable book that teaches little readers how to say "I love you" in thirteen different languages including French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Setswana, Chinese, Swahili, and more! Simple pronunciation guides will help readers master each phrase and encourage them to broaden their language skills, all while the adorable animal illustrations keep little ones entertained read after read.
15) The pledge
Author
Series
Pledge trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In a dystopian kingdom where the classes are separated by the languages they speak, Charlaina "Charlie" Hart has a secret gift that is revealed when she meets a mysterious young man named Max.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text and appealing illustrations highlight children from various places around the world engaging in many of the same activities as they get ready for bed. Young readers will learn how to say good night in eleven different languages including Mandarin, Russian, Italian, Finnish, Swahili, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, German, French, and Korean.
Author
Series
Crime travelers volume 1
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"While sleeping on the rood of his father's hotel, thirteen-year-old Lucas Benes finds a baby alone and learns that the Good Company has restarted its profitable kidnapping business. Multilingual and already on his third passport, Lucas leads a network of international teenagers through the hotspots of Paris--from the catacombs to the Eiffel Tower--in an all-out effort to spoil a brainwashing ceremony that could potentially turn them all into "Good"...
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