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A delightful rhyming picture book for back-to-school about working together and including others!A class of a dozen reindeer is preparing for the big showcase night event when a new student arrives. This isn''t a big deal until it''s time to divide in groups, and there''s a leftover reindeer every single time. How will the class make sure everyone feels included? And what will they learn in the process?Back matter includes facts about division and prime numbers and practical tips for what to do when you or someone else is left out of the group.An excellent read-aloud for both school and home libraries, this is a perfect gift for back-to-school or any time of year!

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Nominee:2017 Cybils Award, Best Fiction Picture Book, Children's and Young AdultGrandmother Thorn treasures her garden, where not a leaf, twig or pebble is allowed out of place. But when a persistent plant sprouts without her permission, Grandmother begins to unravel. “Her hair became as tangled as the vines on her fence. Her garden fell into disrepair. One morning, she did not rake the path.” A dear friend, the passage of seasons, and a gift only nature can offer help Grandmother Thorn discover that some things are beyond our control, and that sweetness can blossom in unexpected places.

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Magnolia Mudd is a high-energy inventor, most recently of the Super Jumptastic Rocket Launcher Deluxe, which runs on MUDD POWER (a.k.a. her jumping launches it). Her favourite lab partner is her Uncle Jamie, but when he tells her he's marrying his girlfriend Miss Emily (who eats sushi and quinoa, ew), Mags is blown away. And NO, she will NOT wear a flower girl dress! Uncle Jamie promises her she can do something else in the wedding, so she turns various wedding traditions from around the world into inventions - with hilarious results.

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As rhythmic as the swish of a loom, and as vibrant as a skein of brightly dyed wool, this lyrical picture book shares the history and practice of weaving through the centuries and around the world, as imagined by a young weaver learning her craft. Her family’s weaving practice helps her feel connected to the past and hopeful for the future. It shows her that each of us is a tapestry: a unique, rich, and beautifully interwoven combination of traits and traditions, with a pattern that is still emerging. At once a celebration of a time-honored art and a meditation on the ways we are interconnected, this artfully woven narrative gathers the threads of weaving as a technical skill, a cultural tradition, and as a metaphor for how our lives are knit together, into a radiantly intertwined whole.

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