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Write Outside Your Comfort Zone
I admit it. I’ve said in confidence to more than one struggling African-American author: “You could always write about slavery or civil rights.” They all looked at me the same way I probably looked at the guy who told me to retreat in time and reach for a tomahawk.
Braving the Brontës
Gr 4–6—Carly Keene and her best friend Francesca are avid readers and remain constantly on the lookout for adventure...
Claude at the Beach
K-Gr 2—Claude is a stylish dog who tucks handy supplies under his beret and goes on adventures with his animated sock friend, Sir Bobblysock...
Bats in the Band
PreS-Gr 3—Bats wake up in the spring, hungry for food and even hungrier for sound...
My Big, Busy Barefoot Book of Words
PreS-Gr 2—Fashioned in word-book style, this loosely constructed "story" follows a busy Palabra family, including their pets Crunchy the crocodile and Zanzibar the cat...
Give and Take
K-Gr 3—A farmer goes to pick apples in his orchard and encounters a little man named Take, who urges him to take all the pumpkins a neighbor offers...
Red Panda's Candy Apples
PreS-Gr 1—This delightful story introduces readers to Red Panda, who has made delicious sticky red candy apples and is selling them to all of his friends...
Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Tell Us Why They Look the Way They Do
Pres-Gr 2—Did you ever wonder why an Egyptian vulture has feathers on his face, or why a frilled lizard has extra skin around his neck? These curiosities are explained in a Q & A—style interview as 25 unique animals offer up their personal insights (for example, "Dear Tapir: Why is your nose crooked?" "My nose isn't always twisted...
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