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Almost to Freedom

Lindy and her doll, Sally, are best friendsCwherever Lindy goes, Sally stays right by her side. They eat together, sleep together, and even pick cotton together. So, on the night Lindy and her mama run away in search of freedom, Sally goes too. This young girl's rag doll vividly narrates her enslaved family's courageous escape through the Underground Railroad. At once heart-wrenching and uplifting, this story about friendship and the strength of the human spirit will touch the lives of all readers long after the journey has ended.

Alte Zachen / Old Things

A beautifully illustrated and presented intergenerational graphic novel that follows eleven-year-old Benji and his elderly grandmother, Bubbe Rosa, as they traverse Brooklyn and Manhattan, gathering the ingredients for a Friday night dinner. Bubbe3s relationship with the city is complexCnothing is quite as she remembered it, and she feels alienated and angry at the world around her. Benji, on the other hand, looks at the world, and his grandmother, with clear-eyed acceptance. As they wander the city, we catch glimpses of Bubbe3s childhood in Germany, her young adulthood in 1950s Brooklyn, and her relationships; first with a baker called Gershon, and later with successful Joe, Benji3s grandfather. This is a powerful, affecting, and deceptively simple story of Jewish identity, of generational divides, of the surmountability of difference, and of a restless city and its inhabitants.

Amaya Nuñez

Amazing Adventures (Roar! Books)

Follow the paths of some of the most amazing explorers on the planet, and beyond. Set sail, take to the skies, and even blast off to space on a hi-lo adventure with some of history3s groundbreaking voyagers. Struggling readers in grades 5 to 6 won3t be able to put down these accessible books written at a 2nd and 3rd grade reading level.

Amazing Animals (Reissued)

The world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This series travels the planet to study fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured creature’s appearance, habitat, behaviours, and life cycle.

Amazing Atlases (Crabtree Sunshine)  

This engaging series of illustrated atlases for children includes maps with appealing pictographs of the unique features of different places. Simple text highlights the physical features, foods, wildlife, and traditions around the world and of the heavenly and human-made bodies in space. A special section at the end of each book details facts about each book's subject, such as capital city, size, and population.

Amazing Foods of Africa, The: A to Z

From attiéké to zobo and all the amazing foods in between, The Amazing Foods of Africa introduces readers to the traditional ingredients and dishes cooked and enjoyed in many African countries. Learn about injera, a flatbread eaten in Ethiopia with stew; waakye, a popular street food in Ghana; jollof rice, a favourite dish in West Africa; and the many ingredients and dishes like rice, beans, plantains, and stew that are common throughout Africa. Come along on this colourful and tasty journey through amazing Africa.

Amazing Human Body, The (BrightPoint Press)

Hi-Lo YA nonfiction. The Amazing Human Body introduces readers to six different systems that work together to support a living, breathing, thinking human being. Readers will learn about the circulatory, digestive, muscular, nervous, respiratory, and skeletal systems. The series identifies each system3s parts, explains how they work together, discusses relevant diseases and injuries, and explores how people can keep the system healthy. Each book includes a graphic that presents key information visually, source notes, and resources to aid in further research.

Amazing Inventions

Discover true stories of invention behind coveted pop-culture objects-from sneakers to smartphones. With high-interest graphic novel art, these books profile the products' creators and subsequent innovators, as well as social history, revealing how people's needs in a particular period led to creative solutions.

Amazing Maya (Crabtree Leaves)  

Nine-year-old Maya Bridgebottom doesn't like to be bored. She can't resist an interesting opportunity and always enlists her friends and family to help. Find out what adventure Maya will take on next! Each book features activity tips from Maya and a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.