Children's literature genre books (349)
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Toto el rey by Triunfo Arciniegas ES
Country: South America / 
Colombia
Colombia
Description:
Toto, el hijo de Leoncio Santamaría, sueña que combate y destruye a todos los gatos. Toto, el invencible, el más apuesto y elegante, es nombrado el rey de los ratones. Amado por su pueblo y enamorado de la reina, gobierna con sabiduría el país más bonito y más feliz del mundo. ¿Pero qué pasa cuando Toto despierta y cae en las feroces garras de un gato malvado?
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Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyonagi EN
JapanDescription:
This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man-its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity. In real life, the Totto-chan of the book has become one of Japan's most popular television personalities--Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. She attributes her success in life to this wonderful school and its headmaster. The charm of this account has w... continue
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Serbia324.
LebanonDescription:
2023 British Book Awards Children's Fiction Book of the Year From award-winning author SF Said comes a compelling middle-grade alternate history novel about a world on the brink of destruction and the magical animal that just might be able to save it—for fans of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series. "There are three doors that I may show you. You will find a different kind of power behind each one..." Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A tyger. And the tyger is in danger. Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to hel... continue
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Ultima Parada de la Calle Market by Matt De la Peña ES
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Cada domingo, al salir de la iglesia, Jackson y su abuela toman el autobús para regresar a su casa en la calle del Mercado. Pero hoy, Jackson no se siente contento al hacerlo. Hoy se pregunta en voz alta por qué tienen que esperar bajo la lluvia y por qué no tiene un coche como sus amigos. Por qué no tiene un ipad como ellos... Pero la abuela abre los ojos al joven Jackson y le muestra la belleza real en el mundo que les rodea. El espíritu de la bulliciosa ciudad, la música en la vida cotidiana y la magia de sus vecinos. Todas esas cosas que, a menudo, pasamos por alto. Con el conmovedor texto... continue
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Un gnome à la mer by Rogé Marie-Danielle Croteau FR
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
Tout au milieu, là où l'horizon a le dos rond, voguait un bateau blanc. Ainsi commence la merveilleuse histoire du petit gnome à la mer et de son ami Nicolas ...
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Varjak Paw by SF Said EN
Description:
"Dazzling." —The New York Times Mesopotamian Blue cat, Varjak Paw, has never been Outside before; he and his family have always lived in the isolated house at the top of the hill. But Varjak is forced out into the city when the sinister Gentleman and his two menacing cats take over his home. With help from his mystical ancestor, Jalal, Varjak manages to overcome challenges such as self-survival and a threat from the gangland cats, and he ultimately discovers the terrifying secrets behind the Vanishings. But can he save his own family from their fate? With wonderful integrated illustrations fro... continue
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Wangari's Trees of Peace : A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change.
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War Is Over by David Almond EN
EnglandDescription:
Transcending its time and period, this moving and lyrical story, beautifully illustrated, explores the fear and hope of children in time of war. I am just a child. How can I be at war? It’s 1918, and war is everywhere. John’s father is fighting in the trenches far away in France, while his mother works in a menacing munitions factory just along the road. His teacher says that John is fighting, too, that he is at war with enemy children in Germany. One day, in the wild woods outside town, John has an impossible moment: a dreamlike meeting with a German boy named Jan. John catches a glimpse of a... continue
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Warriors: The New Prophecy #2: Moonrise by Erin Hunter EN
Description:
As they journey home to warn their clans of the coming destruction, the six cats, guided by StarClan's prophecy, meet an unfamiliar tribe of cats with their own set of beliefs--and their own mysterious prophecy. Reprint.