Catalog Search Results
2) I promise
Author
Language
English
Description
"...[an] inspiring picture book that reminds us that tomorrow's success starts with the promises we make to ourselves and our community today."--
3) Jabari tries
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! "It'll be easy. I don't need any help," he declares. But it doesn't work! Jabari is frustrated. Good thing Dad is there for a pep talk and his little sister, Nika, is there to assist, fairy wings and all. With the endearing father-child dynamic of Jabari Jumps and engaging mixed-media illustrations, Gaia Cornwall's tale shows that through perseverance and flexibility, an inventive...
4) D.W. flips
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
D.W., a young anteater, discovers that lots of practice eventually helps her master the new routine in her gymnastics class.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
En que direccion estan las flores? Por ahi, a 320 kilometros. Como voy a llegar tan lejos?! Vas volando. Puedo ire n avion? No. Entonces no llegare nunca! Esta simpatica continuacion de La oruga muy impaciente , de Ross Burach, es un carinoso homenaje al esfuerzo de cada nino de perseverar ante los desafios a la vez que una alegre leccion sobre la migracion de las mariposas. Recuerda: si no lo logras al primer intento, vuela, vuela otra vez!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
What if I can't?
Which way to the flowers?
That way. 200 miles.
How am I supposed to travel that far?!
You fly.
Can I take a plane?
No.
Then I'll never make it!
This comical companion to Ross Burach's The Very Impatient Caterpillar pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again!
p>Praise...
Author
Series
Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 5
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Tallulah loves the grace and elegance of ballet and can pirouette perfectly but at dance camp struggles to learn tap.
Author
Series
Questioneers volume 3
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.
11) Luke goes to bat
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.
Author
Series
Clorinda the cow books volume 2
Language
English
Description
Using determination and vision, Clorinda the cow and her friend Hop the pig build a variety of flying machines, hoping to fulfill her desire to take flight.
13) Spy Guy
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Spy Guy is determined to become a good, sneaky spy, but he cannot do it without the help of his father, the Chief.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"On an ordinary night in an ordinary year, Tommy Llewellyn's doting parents wake in a home without toys and diapers, without photos of their baby scattered about, and without any idea that the small child asleep in his crib is theirs. That's because Tommy is a boy destined to never be remembered. On the same day every year, everyone around him forgets he exists, and he grows up enduring his own universal Reset. That is until something extraordinary...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
We're all in the same boat, both literally and metaphorically, in this playful look at how we can work together for the common good. The animals in this boat discover that working together gets them much further and is more fun than trying to go their separate ways. Barney Saltzberg (Enough Is Enough) brings his trademark humor to a group of animals who learn they'll sink or swim together. Teamwork matters when we're all in the same boat!
Author
Pub. Date
©2015
Language
English
Description
Once upon a castle bed, lay a maiden's dainty head ... So begins this new twist on the classic tale, The Princess and the Pea. The prince is in love with a beautiful red haired maiden. But is she a genuine princess? Will she feel the pea through the mattresses piled high? With the help of a friendly mouse and a faithful knight, the prince is willing to go to new heights for love! Rhyming text by Diane E. Keyes and whimsical illustrations by Hannah...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
What's on the other side of the forest? A young rabbit and his father are determined to find out in this modern picture book that feels like a classic, calling to mind the tender work of Beatrix Potter. Some say that wolves, ogres, and giant badgers live in the forest beside Arthur's house. That's why no one ever goes in there, to see what's on the other side. But one day, Arthur's dad has an idea-a magnificent idea! Build a tower to look over the...
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems, prose, and art features inspirational life lessons for young adult readers.
You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls. Or who marches to protest injustice. Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud ... Maybe you speak your truth and drop the mic, or maybe you take it with you when you leave.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request