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1. Children of the land

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Author:
Hernandez Castillo, Marcelo, 1988-
Language:
English
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When Marcelo Hernandez Castillo was five years old and his family was preparing to cross the border between Mexico and the United States, he suffered temporary, stress-induced blindness. Castillo regained his vision, but quickly understood that he had to move into a threshold of invisibility before settling in California with his parents and siblings. Thus began a new life of hiding in plain sight and of paying extraordinarily careful attention at...

2. Children of the Land

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Author:
Chepaitis, B. A.
Publisher:
BookBaby
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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Lord Aroc rules the world, giving the gift of immortality to those he chooses. But now a change is at hand, signaled by the dancing of the Northern Lights, when one young woman's choice to plant a small seed will determine world dominion. That woman is Vareka, a Citizen working for Lord Aroc as a Watcher for the village of Eryahsa. Though both Citizens and Villagers are under Aroc's rule, only Citizens have immortality. The villagers live apart from...

3. The Land of Nod: and other poems for children

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Author:
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Publisher:
Holt
Pub. Date:
[1988]
Language:
English
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An illustrated collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson.

4. Children of the stone: the power of music in a hard land

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Author:
Tolan, Sandy
Publisher:
St Martins Pr
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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5. The Price of Children: Stolen Lives in a Land Without Choice

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Author:
Laurino, Maria
Publisher:
Open Road Media
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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A shocking story of power, secrets, and cruelty directed by the highest levels of the Vatican: "An extraordinary work of investigative journalism." -Corriere della Sera It's a stunning image: a pregnant woman knitting shoes for the baby who will be snatched from her arms soon after he is born. Yet it was all too common a sight in Italy's homes for unwed mothers and orphanages from which the Church launched its cruel adoption scheme. Between 1950 and...

6. Identifying Land and Water Formations Introduction to Geology Grade 4 Children's Science & Natu

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Author:
Baby Professor
Publisher:
Speedy Publishing LLC
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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At fourth grade, you will be discussing the different land and water formations. Some of these are familiar to you while the others are not. If you need help reviewing them, their characteristics and famous examples, then this book is a must-have. Composed of visually-satisfying images and compelling written content, this book would definitely appeal to curious readers.

7. This land is our land: a guide to multicultural literature for children and young adults

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Author:
Helbig, Alethea
Publisher:
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date:
[1994]
Lexile measure:
1380L
Language:
English
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8. The Homestead Act: $10 for Acres of Land Western American History Grade 6 Children's Governmen

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Author:
Universal Politics
Publisher:
Speedy Publishing LLC
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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What was the Homestead Act, which was enacted in 1862? How did the law help during the American Civil War? More importantly, analyze the success of the law and what majority of Americans thought about it during the time of its implementation. Ask your grandparents if they were beneficiaries of the Homestead Act. Begin reading today.

9. Why Did Europeans Look for New Lands? Reasons for Exploration Grade 3 Children's American Histo

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Baby Professor
Publisher:
Speedy Publishing LLC
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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What were the reasons for explorations? Didn't the Europeans enjoy the lives they've been living? This book will discuss why the Europeans were willing to cross the seas, despite unfavorable conditions, to explore and settle in new lands. Of course, there will be a discussion on how they wanted to find wealth, new trade routes, navigation methods and even expand religion. Read this copy today.

10. Alaska: Land of the Midnight Sun Geography and Its People Social Studies Grade 3 Children's G

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Author:
Baby Professor
Publisher:
Speedy Publishing LLC
Pub. Date:
2019
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English
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A book discussing Alaska is expected to include information on its geography. But a book targeted for improved third grade knowledge on social studies will also include information on the local culture, language and traditional way of life. In this book, an explanation of why Alaska is called the "Land of the Midnight Sun" is also included. Start reading today.

11. Two Nations, One Land: The Mexican-American War Book on American Wars Grade 5 Children's Milit

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Author:
Baby Professor
Publisher:
Speedy Publishing LLC
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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You will learn, in this book, the events that led to the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848. Discuss how the owning of the Texas territory by the US angered Mexico. Also, read about the key personalities during this feud. Examine the actions the US government took. Were these actions justifiable? Read and reflect on the events of the past.

12. All About Land Animals Collection

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Author:
Highlights for Children
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn how the arctic squirrel survives the winter and about the warning signs and habits of porcupines, along with other stories about land animals. Stories include: A Black Bear in My Yard by Lynn Murray, A Lifeline for Lions by Pamela S. Turner, A Moo-ving Experience by Judy Wolfman, Aleck's Amazing Talking Dog by Kelly Barson, Baboons Mean Mischief by Cecil Dzwowa, Backyard Bunnies...

13. Hollow Lands

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Author:
The Dustbowl Children (Musical group)
Publisher:
Pandorica Arts
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
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14. Sounzscapes - From Our Lands

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Author:
Toronto Children's Chorus (Musical group)
Publisher:
Marquis Classics
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
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15. Uranians: stories

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Author:
McCombs, Theodore
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English
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"The five speculative stories in Theodore McCombs's kaleidoscopic collection span several possible worlds, teasing the boundaries between coexisting realities and taking up the question of queer difference from one surprising vantage after another. In "Toward a Theory of Alternative Lifestyles," a heartbroken gay man waits in line at an exclusive Berlin rave promising visions of parallel lives across the multiverse. In "Six Hangings in the Land of...

16. The four winds

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Author:
Hannah, Kristin
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English
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"From Kristin Hannah, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone, comes an epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America's most defining eras-the Great Depression. Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are failing, the water is drying up, and dust threatens...

17. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe

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Author:
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963
Series:
Thorndike Press large print mini-collections
Chronicles of Narnia volume 1
The Chronicles of Narnia
(Clive Staples),Chronicles of Narnia volume 2
Lexile measure:
940L
Language:
English
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Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist its ruler, the golden lion Aslan, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.

18. Long Island: a novel

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Author:
Tóibín, Colm, 1955-
Series:
Eilis Lacey
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English
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"Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, one of four Italian-American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony's parents, a huge extended family that lives and works, eats and plays together. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis, now in her forties with two teenage children, has no one to rely on in this still-new country. Though her ties to the town...

19. Where the wild things are

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Author:
Sendak, Maurice
Series:
Weston Woods read-along CD
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 740L
Language:
English
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A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king. When young Max dons his wolf suit, his imagination carries him to a land filled with ugly but loveable monsters. Max sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their king.

20. Alice's adventures in wonderland & Through the looking-glass

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Author:
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898
Series:
Puffin chalk
Studio book
Alice in Wonderland
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Lexile measure:
950L
Language:
English
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4.5 stars
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"Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. This beautiful new edition of Alice's...
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