Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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Someday Is Now tells the inspirational story of the celebrated civil rights leader, Clara Luper, who led one of the first lunch-counter sit-ins in America. How will you stand against something you know is wrong? One way is to follow the lessons of bravery taught by civil rights pioneers like Clara Luper. As a child, Clara saw how segregation affected her life. Her journey famously led her to Oklahoma, where she and her students desegregated stores...
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Harriet Adu knows that her brother's death is her fault. I mean, it's not actually her fault, but it still kinda is, isn't it?
She would do anything to live in a world where she could take back what she said that morning.
Then a strange girl shows up at Harriet's high school – a girl who loves the same weird books Harriet does, who doesn't vibe with anyone at school the same way Harriet does – and that different world suddenly seems possible....
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The first title in a delightful new “Level 2 I Can Read!” series from acclaimed author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and illustrator Lydia Mba, starring Makeda, an exuberant 7-year-old "maker" and problem solver who loves to create. Perfect for readers who love “Rosie Revere, Engineer”, and “Reina Ramos Works It Out”.
It's Makeda's birthday! To celebrate, she is excited to make her marvelous coconut drops to share with the class.
But...
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The second title in a delightful new Level 2 I Can Read! series from acclaimed author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and illustrator Lydia Mba, starring Makeda, an exuberant seven-year-old "maker" and problem solver who loves to create.
Perfect for readers who love Rosie Revere, Engineer and Reina Ramos Works It Out.
Makeda is excited to bring Subway, the class guinea pig, home for the weekend. But Subway seems S-A-D-so Makeda and her friend Glory...
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Since NASA was established in 1958, it has landed rovers on distant planets and launched telescopes deep into space, all so that we can look back to the beginning of time. Through stunning images provided by NASA and fascinating sidebars and profiles of lesser know contributors to the NASA program, young space fans will learn how NASA started, how it faced challenges along the way, how much it has achieved, and how it will continue to move forward...
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"Winner of a 2015 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award" "One of Buffalo News' 10 Rare and Wonderful Books for Holiday Giving 2015" "Selected for Cosmos Magazine's Holiday Science Reading list 2015" "One of Denver Life Magazine's 8 Books for Everyone on Your Holiday List" Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), a British writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His best-known works are Alice's...