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Author
Series
Tacky the penguin books volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Tacky the penguin adds his own unique touch to his team's routine at the Penguin Cheering Contest, with surprising results.
4) Anthem
Author
Language
English
Description
Equality 7-2521 lives in the Dark Ages of the future, where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, all traces of individualism have been wiped out. But the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in Equality 7-2521, a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, he dares to stand forth from the herd -- to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and brief text describe all kinds of differences that are "okay," such as "It's Okay to be a different color," "It's Okay to need some help," "It's Okay to be adopted," and "It's Okay to have a Different nose."
Author
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: The classic story about five clever brothers, each with a different extraordinary ability is "a dramatic retelling of an old Chinese tale. When Bishop makes the tall brother stretch, the sea-swallower work, or the robust one hold his breath, young children will laugh and laugh."-New York Herald Tribune Books.
8) Spoon
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Spoon's always been a happy little utensil. But lately, he feels like life as a spoon just isn't cutting it. He thinks Fork, Knife, and The Chopsticks all have it so much better than him. But do they? And what do they think about Spoon?
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the internationally bestselling A Man Called Ove, a charming, warmhearted novel about a young girl whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending her on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales"-- Provided by publisher
11) Edward the emu
Author
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tired of being an emu, Edward decides to try being like other animals at the zoo, but he soon discovers that being himself is the best after all.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
At first Prudence tries to fit in with the other cows in the herd, suppressing all her scientific smarts and imaginative inventing, but in a moment of inspiration, she realizes how to show the others that she can be a part-time cow and a full-time member of the herd.
15) No two alike
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Follows a pair of red birds on a snowflake-filled journey through a winter landscape, where everything everywhere, from branches and leaves to forests full of trees, is unique.
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...
17) Don't hug Doug
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Doug prefers not to be hugged, but there are a variety of other ways his loved ones can show him affection"--
18) Polar opposites
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Ambrose, a polar bear, and Zina, a penguin, are very different but they can still find ways to meet in the middle.
19) Pinduli
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pinduli, a young striped hyena, is hurt by the unkind words of Dog, Lion, and Zebra, but her clever trick in return promotes her clan's survival and spreads harmony throughout the savannah. Includes backmatter notes about hyenas and other animals of the African savannah.
20) Odd Velvet
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Although she dresses differently from the other girls and does things which are unusual, Velvet eventually teaches her classmates that even an outsider has something to offer.
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