Summer of Discovery -- Our Connected World


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Book cover for "Everything is connected"
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Highlights the many ways we are all linked to the world around us.
Book cover for "Hello hello"
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In simple text a set of animals, each one linked to the previous one by some trait of shape, color, or pattern, greet and interact with one another.--
Book cover for "Inside out & back again"
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Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.
Book cover for "Letters to a prisoner"
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"Inspired by Amnesty International's letter-writing campaigns to help free people who have been jailed for expressing their opinion, [this nearly wordless] book tells the story of a man who is arrested during a peaceful protest. In solitary confinement, he begins to despair--until a bird delivers a letter of support written by somebody outside the prison. Every day more missives arrive until the prisoner escapes his fate on wings made of letters"--Amazon.com....

5. Listen

Book cover for "Listen"
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"Listen with you heart. It is your ears, your eyes, your nose, your mouth, your hands. Author Holly M. McGhee and illustrator Pascal Lem̋atre ask you, me, and all of us to inspire empathy by exploring what it means to be connected to everything, including the natural world. Simple and tender, Listen teaches us to engage our senses, to taste, see, and feel in order to engage with the world around us."--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "A name on the quilt"
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A family reminisces while gathered together to make a panel for the AIDS Memorial Quilt in memory of a beloved uncle.
Book cover for "One love"
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In this illustrated version of Bob Marley's song, a young girl enlists her friends, family, and community to transform their neighborhood for the better.
Book cover for "Panda Bear, Panda Bear, what do you see?"
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Illustrations and rhyming text present ten different endangered animals in this easy-reader version of the 2003 tale. Includes note to parents and teachers, as well as activities.
Book cover for "Pepe and the parade"
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"Pepe wakes up early. There's a festival today! He's going to the city with his family.... Amigos and familia will attend a celebration, honoring Hispanic people all across the nation." --from back cover.
Book cover for "We came to America"
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Celebrates United States immigration and the country's diverse immigrant heritage.
Book cover for "We're different, we're the same"
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"We all may look very different from each other -- on the outside. But we're all more alike -- both inside and out -- than we know. And that is truly something to celebrate!" (Back cover).
Book cover for "Whoever you are"
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Despite the differences between people around the world, there are similarities that join humanity together, such as pain, joy, and love. On board pages.