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Birthdays around the World

by Lankford, Mary D. & Dugan, Karen

Describes the way birthdays have been celebrated in the past and the customs used to mark these special occasions in such countries as Finland, Malaysia, Mexic...

New Year Be Coming!

A Gullah Year

by Boling, Katharine

Verses written in the Gullah dialect of the southeastern seacoast describe the months of the year and activities that characterize each.

Please, Malese!

A Trickster Tale from Haiti

by MacDonald, Amy

Using his tricky ways, Malese takes advantage of his neighbors, until they catch on, after which he manages to pull an even bigger trick on them.

The Confe$$ion$ and $ecret$ of Howard J. Fingerhut

by Hershenhorn, Esther & Long, Ethan

Fourth-grader Howard J. Fingerhut, also known as Howie, is so certain he's going to win the H. Marion Muckley Junior Businessperson of the Year Contest, he dec...

Here We Go Round

by McGill, Alice & Evans, Shane

In 1946, seven-year-old Roberta goes to her grandparents' North Carolina farm during the last month of her mother's pregnancy.

Langston Hughes, American poet

by Walker, Alice & Deeter, Catherine

An illustrated biography of the Harlem poet whose works gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America.

Hedgehog Haven

A Story of a British Hedgerow Community (Soundprints Wild Habitats)

by Dennard, Deborah & Hynes, Robert

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Langston Hughes

American Poet

by Walker, Alice & Deeter, Catherine

An illustrated biography of the Harlem poet whose works gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America.

Celebrating Ramadan

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane

No Summary Available

Rose's Journal

The Story of a Girl in the Great Depression

by Moss, Marissa

Rose keeps a journal of her family's difficult times on their farm during the days of the Dust Bowl in 1935.