Children's literature genre books (112)
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Hello? Is Anybody There? by Jostein Gaarder, James Anderson EN
NorwayDescription:
While waiting for the birth of his baby brother, Joe is visited by a strange child from another planet, and the two discover that they, and their planets, share many similarities as well as differences.
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Het spookje by Otfried Preußler NL
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
In Slot Uilenstein woont het spookje. Elke nacht, als de klok twaalf slaat, wordt hij wakker en spookt hij vrolijk rond. Hij heeft een sleutelbos met dertien sleutels, waarmee hij alle deuren en kisten kan openen. Het liefste gaat hij langs bij zijn beste vriend, de uil Oehoe Sjoehoe, om samen herinneringen op te halen aan kanonnen, soldaten, oorlogen en een weddenschap met een Graaf. Het spookje is heel gelukkig. Alleen valt hij altijd om één uur weer in slaap... en hij zou zo graag eens zien hoe het leven er overdag uitziet. Al was het maar één keertje. Zal het he... continue
33.
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Includes the three works in Pullman's classic fantasy trilogy, which has often been considered a reimagining of Milton's Paradise lost.
34.
How to Bee by Bren MacDibble EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
A story about family, loyalty, kindness and bravery, set against an all-too-possible future where climate change has forever changed the way we live. In a world where real bees are extinct, the quickest, bravest kids climb the fruit trees and pollinate the flowers by hand. Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and her grandfather on a fruit farm outside the city. All Peony really wants is to be a bee. Even though she is only nine — and bees must be ten — Peony already knows all there is to know about being a bee and she is determined to achieve her dream. Life on the farm is a scrabble, but t... continue
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Island Treasures : Growing Up in Cuba by Alma Flor Ada EN
Country: North America / 
Cuba
Cuba
Description:
Growing up in Cuba : includes Where the flame trees bloom, Under the royal palms, and five brand new stories.
36.
Country: North America / 
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Description:
From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. A 2019 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island—she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family and friends, and their memories—joyous, fantastical, heartbreaki... continue
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James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
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La ciudad de los fantasmas by Victoria Schwab ES
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Desde que Cass estuvo a punto de ahogarse (está bien, sí, se ahogó, pero no le gusta pensar en eso), puede correr el Velo que separa a los vivos de los muertos… y entrar al mundo de los espíritus. De hecho, Jacob, su mejor amigo, es un fantasma. Así que las cosas ya son bastante extrañas en su vida, pero se van a volver más extrañas aún. Cuando a los padres de Cass les ofrecen realizar un programa de TV sobre los lugares más embrujados del mundo, la familia parte hacia Edimburgo, Escocia. Allí hay tumbas, castillos y pasadizos secretos rebosantes de fantasmas. Y cuando Cass conoce a una chica ... continue
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Lailah's Lunchbox : A Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi EN
Country: Asia / 
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Description:
*2019 Daybreak Children's Picture Book Award -- Recognizing Muslim Women's Contributions to Literature* *Notable Social Studies Trade Book For Young People 2016, a cooperative Project of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children's Book Council* *Featured Book of the Month, Anti-Defamation League* *American Library Association Notable Book for Children 2016* * Skipping Stones Honor 2016* *International Literacy Association Choices Reading List* Lailah is in a new school in a new country, thousands of miles from her old home, and missing her old friends. When Ramadan be... continue
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