Lawrence Schimel

"Bruno's friend Sanjay has his own room and a pet iguana. His brother, Mateo, who is visually impaired, has a dog named Rocco who helps him get around, and Mateo is a fantastic storyteller. Bruno doesn't have a pet, and he has to share his room with Mateo, but he still feels like the luckiest of all to have such a great brother and amazing friend."--

Une petite fille se prépare à se coucher, mais son chiot Rex insiste pour jouer à la balle. Il l'interrompt pendant l'heure du conte, mais elle l'ignore. Enfin, en dernier recours, Rex lui vole son ours en peluche et s'enfuit. Ses papas le pourchassent partout dans la maison et finissent par récupérer le toutou. Maintenant, il est temps de se coucher. Bonne nuit, Rex! La cadence de cet adorable album en rimes plaira aux petits comme aux grands....

Will you read a book with me? Antonio wants someone to read with him, but nobody seems to have any time-not his mom, not their neighbor, and not any of his friends on the street. It's only when he looks in an unexpected place that he discovers the perfect reading partner, and a chance to make a new friend. A celebration of the power of stories and communities, Read a Book with Me, will remind audiences’ young and old that there's nothing to bring...

Un petit garçon se lève avant ses mamans et sa sœur. Il est trop tt pour faire du bruit… mais qu'est-ce qu'il entend? Son estomac qui gargouille? Non, c'est le chat qui ronronne! Ils vont tous les deux à la cuisine et finissent de déjeuner juste au moment o le reste de la famille se réveille. La cadence de cet adorable album en rimes plaira aux petits comme aux grands.

"A neighborhood soccer star has a secret plan for his team's big game--a plan even more impressive than his bicycle kicks"--

"As a young boy walks nine kilometers to school, he travels through the mountain and rain forest landscapes of southern Chile"--

"Come closer and look at these rocks: they're not normal stones at all! They're thousands and thousands of mollusks, fossilized together in the sediment. But how did a million oysters ever land on top of a mountain? Written by a geologist, this inquisitive journey guides readers through the movements of seas, strata, and tectonic plates. The landscapes of the present can be clues to events in the past. Lush, atmospheric illustrations offer fascinating...

"A young teacher eager to change her students' lives with her books. An indigenous community with its own stories to share. And a great and dangerous serpent not to be underestimated. Set along the Amazon River, this stunningly illustrated story will spark lasting conversations about cross-cultural relationships, the importance of oral storytelling, and what it means to be a lifelong learner."--Page [4] of cover.

"During the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath, siblings Soccoro and Paco must live with constant secrets while they wait to reunite with their father, who fled Spain due to political persecution"--

"The story of an orphan, Okomo, who lives with her grandmother and dreams of finding her father. She enlists the help of outcasts in the village including a gang of girls. She finds herself falling in love with the gang leader and rebelling against the norms of Fang culture."--