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This picture book about the life cycle of a sunflower is beautiful in its simplicity. Each spread has just a few words - starting with "a seed falls" - accompanied by vibrant illustrations that…
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… This picture book about the life cycle of a sunflower is beautiful in … of a sunflower, and the back matter includes more details about the different parts of a sunflower seed and its plant, …
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Jessica Fellowes, niece of that other guy who wrote Downton Abbey, is best known for her nonfiction books about that show. Here in her debut novel, she blends fact and fiction to great effect.
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… Downton Abbey, is best known for her nonfiction books about that show. Here in her debut novel, she blends fact and … for being part of the "bright young things" who gadded about London in the 1920s. And the final fact, Nancy Mitford, …
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Laxmi’s Mooch introduces us to Laxmi, a delightful and confident child, who has never paid much attention to the little hairs that grow on her upper lip – until a classmate points them out during a…
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… By the time she gets home from school, she is concerned about her body hair, but her loving, patient parents tell her about other women who have mustaches – from ranis (Hindu …
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High quality educational videos for kids, with new shows added weekly! Unlike other kid video apps that usually curate videos that were made for YouTube or another site, the videos for All the…
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… videos to science explanations to explorations about emotions and everything in between! One of the really special things about this app is that you can choose which language you'd …
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Gale eBooks provides online access to authoritative information resources about the arts, business plans, history, literature, religion, social sciences, and travel. Search one reference…
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… online access to authoritative information resources about the arts, business plans, history, literature, … Resources Encyclopedia of Associations 2023 Information about national and international organizations Market Share …
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Sometimes I'm looking for a book that works as a total escape for me and that's just what I got with Stephen Hunter's WWII thriller.
Basil's War introduces British special agent Basil St. Florian who…
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… on deep character development. And that's okay. It isn't about whatever has brought Basil to this heroic, but cynical point, in his life. It's about the mission: will he accomplish it and against all odds …
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From the Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López, creators of The Day You Begin, comes a new story about using your imagination to soar. Stuck inside on a rainy day, two siblings are told by their…
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… López, creators of The Day You Begin , comes a new story about using your imagination to soar. Stuck inside on a rainy … always, and Jacqueline Woodson ends with an authors note about how she learned to fly the first time she read The …
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Marriage of convenience plots are a not-uncommon trope in the romance genre, but generally they work a bit better in historical romances (where marriage for practical purposes just feels more…
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… possible). In contemporary novels the MOC usually comes about from a couple of scenarios; either there's an … needs to gain a green card. With Roomies , we're talking about the second scenario and it mostly works. Holland Bakker …
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Helen Oyeyemi's Gingerbread is the story of three women, Margot, Harriet and Perdita Lee, how their lives intertwine with the Kerchevals, a wealthy family of landowners in the fictional country of…
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… and comforting and simultaneously forbidden and sinister about gingerbread. The treat conjures up childhood and … indeterminate era. Teen-age Perdita Lee wants to know more about her family tree and through a series of unfortunate …
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This is a sneaky, beautiful little book. Just when you think it’s all about girl power (and power tools!) to build and construct bookshelves, parks, community gardens, and a community center - take a…
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… beautiful little book. Just when you think it’s all about girl power (and power tools!) to build and construct … of building and making. There are so many things to love about this book: great friends, great building vocabulary …
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Sylvie Cathrall's debut is an epistolary novel - a novelistic style that sometimes works for me and sometimes does not. Here it mostly does. I was immediately drawn in by the dreamy, carefully…
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… stay in contact with the world. This world is one that is about 99% covered in water and most abodes are on floating … their sibling's relationship, we, the readers learn more about them all and what has got them to this point. This is a …
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Have you ever thought about which letters of the alphabet are the skinniest? Roundest? Most likely to tip to the left or right if they tried to balance on a line?
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… Have you ever thought about which letters of the alphabet are the skinniest? … of each letter is, it certainly forces players to think about what makes a “j” look different than an “i” or the …
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My last couple reviews have been books with darker theme and tone, so I thought I should switch it up. Now, if you've seen the book cover and title, Fangs, you may be thinking, how is a book about a…
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… and title, Fangs , you may be thinking, how is a book about a vampire (and a werewolf, btw) going to lighten things … up? Here's how: throw in a sweet, quirky romance and about as many (sometimes groanworthy) dad-type jokes poking …
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Part guessing game, part counting book, part an environmental warning - it all adds up to another great book by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.
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… it out! At the end, Seeger gives a little information about each of the animals, all of which are threatened or … guessing of the animal are fun, with a powerful message about endangered species and our environment. For ages 4-8, …
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Madison Public Library has a variety of services for entrepreneurs and small
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… job information, and consumer information. … Information about products, businesses, and consumer protection. … … of Associations 2023 (Gale Directory Library) Information about national and international organizations in categories …
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I told you a bit ago about how I came to read the wildly popular Fourth Wing which had been on my radar for months. Not on my radar and coming in as a total surprise for me is a book I think is a…
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… I told you a bit ago about how I came to read the wildly popular Fourth Wing which … by her people. But the Anglish have far different ideas about the bond between people and dragons and if she is to …
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Recently I saw a discussion about themes/tropes/storylines that would be automatically appealing in a book. For a moment I was stumped. Sure I know the kinds of things I look for in books and often…
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… Recently I saw a discussion about themes/tropes/storylines that would be automatically … really matter what they're competent at, I want to read about them. Enter Mr. Fixer Upper by Lucy Score . Paige St. …
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Madison Public Library's Home Service program supplies books to individuals at home who are unable to use the library due to an ongoing physical condition, as well as Retirement Homes and Assisted…
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… Books on CD Magazines CDs - music of all types DVDs Ask us about electronic books for your iPad or tablet Retirement … Delivery We have pre-assembled collections containing about 150 books of a wide variety of popular titles in both …
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Have you ever wondered how your favorite piece of jewelry was made? Have you ever watched a metalsmith transform a piece of flat, ordinary metal into a beautiful object? If so, you will really…
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… If registration is full, please call the library to see about a wait list slot. Each workshop is limited to 15 people …
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I started out reading this book in the hardcover edition the year it was published but kept thinking how great it would be to actually hear the Boss tell his story in his own words and own voice.…
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… general. But the best part for me was hearing how he feels about his music, what he was attempting to do with each … one man show on Broadway utilizes what he learned about himself in the writing of his memoir and the video of …
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A hand-drawn app about math skills with surprisingly few numerals. Daren Carstens of Carstens Studios wanted to show kids how genuinely fun and engaging math could be and so he designed this app.
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… A hand-drawn app about math skills with surprisingly few numerals. Daren … in practice it can mean that if you’re feeling confident about your abilities and you want to jump ahead to the more …
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This short and thought provoking comic will tug at your heartstrings. It's the first day of school and an introverted girl who wants to be left alone finds an empty seat on the bus. She settles in…
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… at him. The girl feels guilty afterward and everything about the rest of the day reminds her of the boy. She sets about to make amends and eventually reconnects with him in a …
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Have you ever been on a nature walk and seen a plant or bug or fungi that you'd never seen before and thought, "I wonder what that is?" Good news! There's now an app for that! To be fair…
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… then provides a short descriptive paragraph and some data about that species if you want to learn more. Users can earn … competitiveness is a motivator. Even if you're not crazy about your kids using apps, this one is worth considering as …
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Marley Dias Gets it Done: And So Can You! is an up close look at the amazing girl who founded the #1000blackgirlbooks campaign. She talks about how the campaign got started (“If only there’d been one…
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… who founded the #1000blackgirlbooks campaign. She talks about how the campaign got started (“If only there’d been one book at school . . . just one . . . about a black girl and her dog . . . “), her own personal …
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I loved the snowy Scottish Highlands setting of Lucy Foley's last murder mystery, The Hunting Party. If you haven't read it, save it for New Year's. It's about a group of college chums reuniting for…
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… . If you haven't read it, save it for New Year's. It's about a group of college chums reuniting for a holiday of … a glamorous wedding with lots of feral guests wandering about drunk on Guinness and fine Irish whiskey! Imagine the …
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