Kim Smith
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
OBD Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month - Youth
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
OBD Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month - Youth
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
Description
Instead of the usual dusting Sofia volunteers to wash the car--but when she leaves the hose on her mother's marigolds get flooded and she calls on her sisters to save the situation.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
What's a town to do when hundreds of adorable, wriggling puppies invade? Especially a place like Strictville, where no one has ever seen puppies before. And cuteness, fun, and playing are against the rules! The townspeople don't know what to do. Luckily there is one boy brave enough to face the delightful doggies. Will he be okay? Will the town be okay? Find out in this hilarious, satisfying story about trying new things and the magic of puppies.
4) Lights out
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When a storm causes a neighborhood blackout, Sofia and her father come up with a plan for the perfect family night without electricity.
5) Baker makers
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A young boy is determined to create the perfect cake, but when his baking doesn't go quite as planned, he learns to embrace the unexpected"--
12) Viaje a la playa
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
The Martinez family is headed for a weekend at the beach, along with their friends, but Sofia has packed so many games that she does not have room for clothes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Sofia is making a family time capsule, filled with pictures and mementos from their lives, to be opened in fifteen years, and Abuela contributes letters to each of her grandchildren--but Sofia is so consumed with curiosity that she decides to sneak a peak at what her letter says.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The whole Martinez family is shopping for back-to-school supplies, and Sofia is excited by the colorful backpacks and fancy notebooks--but excitement turns to alarm when four-year-old Manuel disappears.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
Sofia helps her grandmother make her special rice pudding, but there is a mix-up in the recipe.
"A Sofía le encanta cocinar, y está muy emocionada porque ayudará a su abuela a preparar arroz con leche usando su receta secreta. ¿Podrá un pequeño error arruinar toda la preparación? O peor aún, ¿arruinará toda la cena de la iglesia?"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In 1995, the gray wolf was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park after a seventy-year absence. All these years later, we can clearly see the cascading effects this has had on the park's ecosystem. This is a spectacular example of a trophic cascade, the term used when an important member of an ecosystem goes missing and many other living things are indirectly affected, causing a chain reaction of events. In the case of the reintroduced wolves...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Sofia has brand new white shoes for family friend Liliana's quinceañera, but when she gets grape juice on them her mother makes her wear them anyway, even though they no longer match her white dress.
19) Hector's hiccups
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Sofia's Abuela is taking her and Sophia's cousin Hector to the movies, but when Hector develops hiccups, their movie plans are put on hold until the children get their hiccup problem under control.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Using a highly visual approach and a "slow build" of concepts, Whales To the Rescue explores how whales help to maintain a healthy ocean and, by extension, a healthy and biodiverse planet. Whales are ecosystems engineers -- animals that create, modify or maintain a habitat or ecosystem. In its lifetime, a whale can improve our planet's health by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide, one of the most abundant greenhouse gases, in the atmosphere. How?...