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"Everybody has a body. Whether you're short, tall, fat, thin, hairy, bald, whether you use a wheelchair or have a limb difference, we all rely on our bodies to take us through the world. From hiking a mountain to playing baseball to exploring an aquarium, debut author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Lorian Tu show us all the different ways that bodies can look and the things they can do, with representation of all different types of bodies"--...
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America's "peerless observer" (People) uncovers college life-from jocks to mutants, dormcest to tailgating-plus race, class, sex, and basketball. Dupont University-the Olympian halls of learning housing the cream of America's youth, the roseate Gothic spires and manicured lawns suffused with tradition... Or so it appears to beautiful, brilliant Charlotte Simmons, a sheltered freshman from North Carolina, who has come here on full scholarship. But...
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Though Owen Tanner has never met anyone else who has a chatty bird in their chest, medical forums would call him a Terror. From the moment Gail emerged between Owen's ribs, his mother knew that she had to hide him away from the world. After a decade spent in hiding, Owen takes a brazen trip outdoors in the middle of a forest fire, and his life is upended forever.
Suddenly, Owen is forced to flee the home that had once felt so confining and hide in...
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Dottir Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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Español
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Escrito por tres sociologas de color, Interseccionalianza: hacemos espacio para todxs es una entrada jubilosa al feminismo interseccional. Los nueve personajes se describen con orgullo a si mismxs y sus origenes. El libro explora temas de diversidad, como discapacidad fisica y ser un intermediario de idiomas para su familia, de una manera que hace que lxs ninxs se sientan orgullosxs de su historia personal y se conecten con la lucha colectiva por...
7) I'm from
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Explore the question 'Where are you from?' through the small moments in a boy's day"--
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"...comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'. Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her birth mom and comes to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, for even though they may...
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Storey Publishing
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[2022]
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When the Animals and Birds argue about who is better, they decide to settle the matter with a game of ball and ultimately learn a lesson from Bat, who has characteristics of both animals and birds. Adapted from the folktale originating from the Cherokee, Creek, Ojibway, and Menominee people of North America.
11) Someone new
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When three children, Jesse, Jason, and Emma, are confronted with new classmates from different ethnic backgrounds, they strive to overcome their initial reactions, and to understand, accept, and welcome Maria, Jin, and Fatima.
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"Squirrel and Sloth want to buy a bicycle so that they can go FAST. But when they see how much a bicycle will cost, they realize they'll need to earn some money. Just then, they come upon a "Help Wanted" sign -- pickle packers needed! So Squirrel convinces the manager at the pickle factory to give them jobs. Squirrel and Sloth have very contrasting skill sets, and things do not go according to plan. After a few false starts, the pair end up with 677...
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Random House
Pub. Date
2024.
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"My family really loves me, and they are so proud of everything I do. When people see me, sometimes they whisper or look away. I just want them to be nice to me! I believe Down syndrome is my superpower, and I like who I am and how I'm different. It would be so boring if we were all the same!"--
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Larrikin House
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"My Dad has a shadow that's blue as a berry, and my Mum's is as pink as a blossoming cherry. There's only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different, it's both and it's none. A heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself, by best-selling children's book creator Scott Stuart. This story considers gender beyond binary in a vibrant spectrum of colour."--Provided by publisher.
15) Elemental
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Golden Books
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[2023]
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English
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"In a city where Fire, Water, Earth, and Air reside together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they have in common. This Little Golden Book retelling Disney and Pixar's Elemental is perfect for girls and boys ages 2 to 5, as well as Disney Little Golden Book collectors of all ages!"--Amazon.com
16) Brave Dave
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Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Dave the Grizzly bear lives in the shadow of his big brother, and even when he finds his own talent he is worried that the other woodland animals will laugh at him--until he finds the courage to show them all what he can do.
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