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Inspired by the author's experience of adopting a Guatemalan baby, this is the story of how a married couple eagerly prepares for the adoption of a child. Once the baby is born, the couple travels a great distance to meet their new daughter. Then they bring her back to their home, where she is enthusiastically welcomed by her new family. Collage, gouache, and colored pencil illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Karen Katz
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Creole Folktales by Linda Coverdale, Patrick Chamoiseau
The winner of the Prix Goncourt (1992) tells the folktales he heard as a child in Martinique. AUTHOR: Linda Coverdale, Patrick Chamoiseau
PUBLISHER: New Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Jade & Iron by Hugh Hazelton, Luis Garay, Patricia Aldana
This collection of 14 stories from various Latin American cultures includes When the Mountains Became Gods , The Enchantress of Cordoba , and The Tears of Sombrero Grande . Illustrated with watercolor and ink drawings. AUTHOR: Hugh Hazelton, Luis Garay, Patricia Aldana
PUBLISHER: Groundwood Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Medieval Knights
This introduction to the world of medieval knights takes a look at their armor, weapons, and war-horses, as well the rules of chivalry and crusades. The color illustrations include see-through spreads so that readers can have a complete view of a suit of chain mail armor, a fortified manor house, and the ships of seafaring knights.
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The 1940's by John Peacock
The Fashion Sourcebooks series charts the development of women's and men's clothing from 1900 onwards, with a volume devoted to the fashions of each decade. Fashion of the 1940s divides into two parts--pre-New Look and post-New Look. The era of the Second World War, with rationing and shortages, saw little change in clothing design. People had more important concerns. But after the war, Christian Dior's 1947 New Look ushered in a focus on fashion that remains today. 329 illustrations. AUTHOR: John Peacock
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Sir Cumference & the Dragon of PI by Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan
When Sir Cumference turns into a dragon, Lady Di of Ameter helps him hide, while Radius searches for the cure--the magic number that is the same for all circles. AUTHOR: Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan
PUBLISHER: Charlesbridge Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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