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1) Spark
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Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Naturally quiet since birth, Mina and her stormbeast, Pixit, lead others like themselves in defying authority and attempting to spread the truth that Alorria's idyllic weather comes at a steep cost.
2) Quiet
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
While observing the busy world around them, two children and their grandfather take a moment to appreciate being quiet and still.
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Language
English
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The holidays are filled with joyful noise. But Christmas is sometimes wrapped in quiet: "Searching for presents quiet," "Getting caught quiet," and "Hoping for a snow day quiet." Irresistibly cute, soft colored pencil illustrations of bunnies, bears, and more paint a magical holiday picture indeed.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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The author draws on great thinkers like Confucius, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Christian monks to show us what stillness is and how it might be achieved. He believes stillness is the doorway to self-mastery, discipline, and focus. He examines many of the figures that exemplify the power of stillness, including Winston Churchill, Fred Rogers and Anne Frank. This book aims to equip you with everything you need to find stillness in your own life.
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Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From a mindfulness expert and a leadership coach, a book that looks at the science, psychology, philosophy, and spirituality of silence by giving new context to the noise all around us--physical and metaphorical--to change the way we hear and experience the world"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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To escape the noise of her boisterous tías, Martina imagines a peaceful island where she plays quietly with a little mouse, but when she wants to tell of her adventure, she realizes there is no one around--that is until she hears her tías in the next room.
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English
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Houndsley loves the quiet of the first snow of winter, but Catina does not enjoy being snowed in. What about all her plans for the day? With pretending, books, games, creativity, and some time to dream, Houndsley helps Catina let go of her worries and enjoy the snowy day. Suggested level: primary.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
A retelling of the Caribbean folktale La cucaracha Martina where Martina, in an effort to escape her noisy tías, slips away to a warm familiar island where she can play in peace and quiet--but is she home at last?
13) A quiet girl
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Mary, a young girl with a meditative disposition, finds her quiet curiosity at odds with her boisterous family. Eventually, Mary is so still that she seems to fade from her family's sight. When calling loudly for her gets no result, the family tries quiet waiting instead and find both Mary and the simple beauty in slowing down to listen to the world."--
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
After a noisy summer, Freckleface Strawberry and her friends return to school where the only time they should be loud is at recess, but Windy Pants Patrick cannot remember to use his indoor voice, and that comes in handy before the day is through.
15) The quiet forest
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When a mischievous mouse's action causes a snowball effect and disrupts the peace of the other animals, it is up to the forest and a bear cub to help restore order and quiet once more.
17) Quiet Karima
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Karima quietly listens to the rhythm of everyday sounds, saving her noisemaking for music class where she releases the songs in her heart.
Author
Publisher
Conari Press, an imprint of Mango Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"We are always on the go. Balancing work, family, friends, and everything in between is a routine of running and never stopping a cycle that can be tiring. We forget the beauty of the smaller moments and sometimes we forget ourselves. Dr. Kundtz is here to offer a slowness, a calming. It's time to embrace Stopping and find peace in smaller moments that you may be too busy to notice. Big things can grab your attention, but don't forget to turn around...
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English
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A follow up to Pico Iyer's essay 'The Joy of Quiet, ' The Art of Stillness considers the adventure of staying put and reveals a counterintuitive truth: The more ways we have to connect, the more we seem desperate to unplug. Why would a man who seems able to go everywhere and do anything -- like the international heartthrob and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Leonard Cohen -- choose to spend years sitting still and going nowhere? What can Nowhere offer...
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