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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the book recommendation to help them find it. A restless retail assistant looks to gain new skills, a mother tries to overcome demotion at work after maternity leave, a conscientious accountant yearns to open an antique store, a recently retired salaryman searches for newfound...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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Do you remember your first visit to where the wild things are? How about curling up for hours on end to discover the secret of the Philosopher's Stone? Combining clear, practical advice with inspiration, wisdom, tips, and curated reading lists, How to Raise a Reader, from the authors of the original and viral New York Times Books feature, shows you how to instil the joy and time-stopping pleasure of reading. Divided into four sections, from baby through...
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Language
English
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Librarian Martha Storm has always found it easier to connect with books than people--though not for lack of trying. She keeps careful lists of how to help others in her superhero-themed notebook. And yet, sometimes it feels like she's invisible. All of that changes when a book of fairy tales arrives on her doorstep. Inside, Martha finds a dedication written to her by her best friend--her grandmother Zelda--who died under mysterious circumstances years...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
"188 distinct voices from every region of the country, including Alaska and Hawaii ... all celebrate reading for enriching their lives ..., and share a fervent wish that children around the world enjoy abundant access to books so that they too may 'live many parallel lives' and dream what may bepossible for their own." --P. 255.
12) Dog loves books
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dog loves books so much that he decides to open a book store.
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Publisher
1000 Books Foundation
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Follow the journey of families while they complete the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge. Parents/caregivers pledge to read to their children about colors, shapes, animals, cars, nature and adventure with the goal that one day their children will be reading to them.
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Series
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English
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From the Publisher: Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students navigate the world of literature and gives them time to read books they pick...
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Language
English
Description
Mukesh lives a quiet life in the London Borough of Wembley after losing his beloved wife. He worries about his granddaughter, Priya, who hides in her room reading while he spends his evenings watching nature documentaries. Aleisha is a bright teenager working at the local library for the summer. She discovers a crumpled-up piece of paper in the back of To Kill a Mockingbird; it is a list of novels that she has never heard of, and she impulsively decides...
18) Read to tiger
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little boy who wants to read his book keeps being distracted by a tiger who is busy chomping on gum, growling, and practicing karate kicks.
Author
Publisher
Editorial Anagrama
Pub. Date
2019
Language
Español
Description
"Laboratorio lector presenta una visión amplia, interdisciplinaria y divertida de la lectura. Es solo un libro, pero incluye toda clase de experimentos, como en unos auténticos "juegos reunidos": comprobar la amplitud de las fijaciones oculares, descubrir los automatismos del cerebro, tomar conciencia de las inferencias que hacemos o de la manera en que trabaja la memoria o revisar las estrategias con que exploramos un escrito para detectar su intención,...
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