Emily Hughes
1) The snail
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English
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"Isamu Noguchi is one of the most important sculptors of all time. This is his story. Noguchi was a Japanese American artist who gave the world light. But the world was not so giving in return. Growing up mixed-race, born in the United States and raised in Japan, Noguchi found himself perceived as an outsider who did not belong in either country. Unable to identify fully as either Japanese or American, he turned to his art to shape, hold, and create...
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English
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"Crypto Currency Chronicles: A Beginner's Guide to Investing: Navigating the World of Digital Assets" is a great book for people who want to learn more about cryptocurrencies. For people who are new to digital currencies, this book takes away the mystery of these complicated ideas and gives a full overview of the basic ideas behind blockchain technology, cryptographic security, and freedom.
The first part of the guide talks about the history of cryptocurrencies,...
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English
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You don't have to miss out just because you don't like to be frightened! Stop trying to read nonsensical Wikipedia plot summaries (we know you're doing it), and let an expert tell you everything you need to know about the most influential horror films of the past sixty years, without a single jump scare or a drop of gore.
With a rundown of the history and significance of horror cinema, explanations of common tropes, and detailed entries on twenty-five...
5) Wild
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Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
Description
The story of a little girl who has known nothing but nature from birth. Bears taught her to eat, birds to speak, foxes to play; she is unabashedly, irrefutably, irrespressibly Wild. That is, until one day she meets a new animal that looks oddly like her...
13) A brave bear
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
After suggesting he and his father go to the river to cool down, a little bear tries to impress his father along the way.
14) Osos
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Publisher
Libros del Zorro Rojo
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
¿Sabías que un par de osos valerosos es probablemente lo más valeroso del mundo?
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Beti lives in a little round house in the green woods under the mountains with Mam, Tad, baby Jac, and her very own tiny goat named Naughty. Beti loves the little round house, where there is always the promise of adventure tihe Naughty, Jac, and her friends, whatever the season!"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Tales from the multiverse volume 1
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Reader, be advised that the events in this book may tickle your funny bone: A boy and his robot nanny travel the globe in search of the world's tastiest treat. A girl and her sister compete in an ice cream eating contest--against an honest-to-goodness pig. A child prodigy invents a new way to create the freshest dessert ever. And we should probably mention the evil ice cream seller terrorizing local kids; the sorcerer's assistant who must conjure...
17) Brilliant
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English
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The Black Dog of Depression has descended over the adults of Dublin. Uncles are losing their businesses, dads won't get out of bed, mothers no longer smile at their children. Siblings Raymond and Gloria have had enough and set out one night with one goal in mind: to stop the Black Dog, whatever it takes. In a chase through the streets and parks and beaches of Dublin, the children run after the Black Dog, and soon dozens, then hundreds, then thousands...
18) The Snail
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English
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Award-winning illustrator Emily Hughes offers a luminous picture book about the life of renowned Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi.
Isamu Noguchi is one of the most important sculptors of all time. His Akari lamps changed the way modern buildings light their space. But before he was important, he was a kid. This is his story.
Noguchi was a Japanese American artist who gave the world light. The world, however, was not always so giving in return....