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Children's Books for Adult Language Learners
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Nature Writing That Notices More Than a Beautiful View
Nature Writing That Notices More Than a Beautiful View
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A walk to day care becomes a study of a city’s trees. A cemetery curator notices foxes and wildflowers among the graves. These nonfiction books pay attention to places people live in, work on, and...
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Scottish Novels With More Than One Idea of Scotland
Scottish Novels With More Than One Idea of Scotland
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A schoolgirl recounts her Renfrewshire school days. A Glasgow DJ plays music through his final broadcast as memories of his family come back. These novels make room for different Scotlands, from a...
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Books Like Dungeon Crawler Carl With Ridiculous Rules and Real Stakes
Books Like Dungeon Crawler Carl With Ridiculous Rules and Real Stakes
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If you miss the way an absurd game rule can become a matter of life and death in Dungeon Crawler Carl, start with the apocalypse stories here. Other first volumes carry over different pleasures...
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Children's Nature Books for Discovering Wildlife Close to Home
Children's Nature Books for Discovering Wildlife Close to Home
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A few minutes at a window, along a sidewalk, or beside a pond can change what children notice next time they go out. These books give them things to look and listen for, from the direction of an...
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Children's Encyclopedias and Reference Books for Curious Kids
Children's Encyclopedias and Reference Books for Curious Kids
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A good children's reference book is the one that ends up on the floor, open, with a child lying next to it. This list gathers general encyclopedias and topic references for ages four to twelve...
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Space Books for Children Who Keep Asking Another Question
Space Books for Children Who Keep Asking Another Question
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When a child asks why the Moon looks different tonight, how astronauts use a bathroom, or how anyone can see a black hole, it helps to have a book that keeps the conversation going. These...
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Picture Books That Make Science Feel Like Looking Closely
Picture Books That Make Science Feel Like Looking Closely
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Hold a hand up to a gorilla's, count the points on a snowflake, or turn a page to see a lake become an island. The pictures in these books give children something to compare, trace, or look for...
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Wordless Picture Books That Invite Children to Tell the Story
Wordless Picture Books That Invite Children to Tell the Story
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Let a child turn the pages and tell you what is happening. A hat can give away a hiding walrus, and a changed expression can tell you what a character has been keeping to themselves. Start with a...
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Novels Told by Children That Let Adults Read Between the Lines
Novels Told by Children That Let Adults Read Between the Lines
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A child can give you an exact account of a room, a conversation, or a set of rules and leave you to realize what it means. These novels use that gap in different ways. Start with Paddy Clarke Ha...
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Children's Books About Grief With Honesty and Gentle Company
Children's Books About Grief With Honesty and Gentle Company
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Some children want to know what people do at a funeral. Others want a story about the pet they miss, the parent who's ill, or the way an ordinary afternoon can feel strange after someone dies...
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Children's Books About Moving Home or Changing Schools
Children's Books About Moving Home or Changing Schools
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Start with the part of the change that’s on the child’s mind. A picture book can give a younger child something to point to when it’s hard to talk about packing or saying goodbye. Chapter books...
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Chapter Books for Children Who Prefer Facts to Fantasy
Chapter Books for Children Who Prefer Facts to Fantasy
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Some children want to know how a real ship sank, why a tree grows sausage-shaped fruit, or what it takes to row an Olympic race. Start with a short animal story or a book that answers one question...
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Children's Books in Translation That Offer More Than a Familiar Formula
Children's Books in Translation That Offer More Than a Familiar Formula
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Follow a ship’s engineer through a mystery, hear a story told against the cost of a phone call, or watch a child make a place for herself in a new town. These English translations bring different...
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Plays That Are a Pleasure to Read Before You See Them
Plays That Are a Pleasure to Read Before You See Them
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A play on the page gives you time to picture the room, try out a line, or go back and see who spoke over whom. Start with Our Town for a bare stage you can furnish in your head, The Importance of...
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