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(0)Linda Elovitz Marshall
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Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2016
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Bilingual English/Spanish. A young Mayan girl isn't allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, so with a little ingenuity she discovers how to repurpose plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Based on an actual recycling movement in Guatemala.
Ixchel wants to follow in the long tradition of weaving on backstrap looms, just as her mother, grandmother, and most Mayan women have done for more than two thousand years. But Ixchel's
...8) Shalom bayit
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Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text explore homes of all sorts where people and animals dwell, in light of the Jewish concept of peace in the home, Shalom bayit.
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"From acclaimed author Linda Elovitz Marshall comes a picture book biography of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that highlights the importance of standing up for what one believes in, defending freedom at all costs, and maintaining hope in the face of war's atrocities--with stunning art from Ukrainian illustrator Grasya Oliyko."--
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Growing up in London, Beatrix Potter felt the restraints of Victorian times. Girls didn't go to school and weren't expected to work. But she longed to do something important, something that truly mattered. As Beatrix spent her summers in the country and found inspiration in nature, it was through this passion that her creativity flourished." -- amazon.com
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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text introduce the Ziz, an enormous, mythological bird that sings, puts on shows, and has the ability to block out the sun. Includes information about the origin of the myth in rabbinic writings and Psalms 50 and 80.
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"The fascinating story of Marie Curie and her sister Bronia, two trailblazing women who worked together and made a legendary impact on chemistry and healthcare as we know it"--
