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10 best books like Sparrow Girl (Sara Pennypacker): We Planted a Tree, Adèle & Simon in America, Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa, 14 Cows for America, The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau, That Book Woman, Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai, Michael Recycle, On Meadowview Street, Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem

We Planted a Tree
AuthorDiane Muldrow
ISBN0375864326
We planted a tree and it grew up,

While it reached for the sky and the sun. . . .

In this simple poem illustrated by award winner Bob Staake, two young families in two very different parts of the world plant a tree. As the trees flourish, so do the families . . . while trees all over the world...
Adèle & Simon in America
AuthorBarbara McClintock
ISBN0374399247
Adèle and her younger brother, Simon, have just arrived in New York City to visit their Aunt Cécile and prepare for a grand train trip around America. “Please try not to lose anything on our trip,” Adèle tells her brother with a sigh. But how can Simon remember to keep an eye on his belongings when...
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
AuthorJeanette Winter
ISBN0152065458
As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something—and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard....
14 Cows for America
AuthorCarmen Agra Deedy
ISBN1561454907
In June of 2002, a ceremony begins in a village in western Kenya. Hundreds of Maasai surround an American diplomat to bestow a gift on the American people. The gift is as unsought and unexpected as it is extraordinary. A mere nine months have passed since the September 11 attacks, and hearts are raw. Tears...
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
AuthorDan Yaccarino
ISBN0375855734
Jacques Cousteau was the world s ambassador of the oceans. His popular TV series brought whales, otters, and dolphins right into people s living rooms. Now, in this exciting picturebook biography, Dan Yaccarino introduces young readers to the man behind the snorkel.
From the first moment he got...
That Book Woman
AuthorHeather Henson
ISBN1416908129
Cal is not the readin' type. Living way high up in the Appalachian Mountains, he'd rather help Pap plow or go out after wandering sheep than try some book learning. Nope. Cal does not want to sit stoney-still reading some chicken scratch. But that Book Woman keeps coming just the same. She comes in the rain....
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
AuthorClaire A. Nivola
ISBN0374399182
Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the people tended their bountiful gardens. But over many years, as more and more land was cleared, Kenya was transformed....
Michael Recycle
AuthorEllie Bethel
ISBN1600102247
Perfect for Earth Day on April 22, but important for teaching evironmental lessons year around! Michael Recycle tells the adventures of a young superhero whose power allows him to teach people about recycling.

There once was a town
Called Abberdoo-Rimey,
Where garbage was left
...
On Meadowview Street
AuthorHenry Cole
ISBN0060564814
When Caroline and her family move into their new house on Meadowview Street - a typical suburban subdivision, where all the properties look alike - and set about putting everything in order, the young girl asks her father to mow around the pretty flower growing in the middle of their lawn. Setting up a...
Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem
AuthorMac Barnett
ISBN0786849584
Fed up with his continued refusal to clean his room and finish his baked peas, Billy Twitter's parents make good on their threat to buy him a blue whale. And so begins a hilariously surreal adventure, as Billy struggles to care for his new 100-foot pet, towing him around town on a skateboard, and disrupting...
Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story Of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way To Fame, Fortune & Swimsuit History!
AuthorShana Corey
ISBN0439698359
A fun, feel-good, "underdog" story about a little-known female athlete whose derring-do transformed girls' sports.

Are you brave enough to make a wave? If you love sports and people who aren't afraid to swim against the tide, Annette Kellerman and her freestyle approach to life will make...
The Apple-Pip Princess
AuthorJane Ray
ISBN0763637475
With sumptuous artwork, Jane Ray tells an original fairy tale of a humble princess whose love for nature’s beauty restores a kingdom.

Once there was a kingdom full of laughter, happiness, trees, and birdsong. But when the queen dies, the land becomes quiet and barren, and everyone is filled...
The Seeing Stick
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN0762420480
The same story that captivated readers in 1977 is back in a stunning new edition! Hwei Min, the only daughter of the emperor of China, has been blind since birth. Her father offers a reward to anyone who can find a cure for the little girl. It seems that no one from magicians to physicians can help her. Then,...
Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution
AuthorDon Brown
ISBN1596432667
Before Washington crossed the Delaware, Henry Knox crossed Massachusetts in winter—with 59 cannons in tow.

In 1775 in the dead of winter, a bookseller named Henry Knox dragged 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston—225 miles of lakes, forest, mountains, and few roads. It was a feat...
The Dog Who Belonged to No One
AuthorAmy Hest
ISBN0810994836
A timeless tale of friendship by New York Times bestselling author Amy Hest.

Once there was a small dog with
crooked ears. He belonged to no one.
And once there was a wisp of a girl
named Lia. . . .
The dog who belonged to no one spent
his days quite alone. . . . He longed for a friend.

No...
Cherry and Olive
AuthorBenjamin Lacombe
ISBN0802797075
Cherry Sullivan prefers reading books to playing with the other children in her class. They make fun of her for being plump, and they are not nearly as entertaining as the adventures she reads about. Though she's shy and keeps to herself, Cherry secretly longs for a friend.

When she discovers...
Bag in the Wind
AuthorTed Kooser
ISBN0763630012
In a singular first children’s book, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser follows a plastic bag on its capricious journey from a landfill into a series of townspeople’s lives.

One cold morning in early spring, a bulldozer pushes a pile of garbage around a landfill and uncovers an empty...
Our Tree Named Steve
AuthorAlan Zweibel
ISBN0142407437
Dear Kids, A long time ago, when you were little, Mom and I took you to where we wanted to build a house. . . . I remember there was one tree, however, that the three of you couldn't stop staring at. . . . After the family spares him from the builders, Steve the tree quickly works his way into their lives. He holds...
The Hallelujah Flight
AuthorPhil Bildner
ISBN0399247890
The extraordinary story of James Banning, the first African-American pilot to fly across country 

During the Great Depression, the ace black pilot James Banning decided to fly from coast to coast to serve as an inspiration to people everywhere. So with a little ingenuity and a whole lot of...
The Uglified Ducky
AuthorWilly Claflin
ISBN0874838584
You may think you know the story of the Ugly Duckling, but think again. In the capable hands of his alter ego Maynard Moose, storyteller Willy Claflin takes us on a wacky journey where this Uglified Ducky, a hapless young moose, "blunders away" from his home, is mistaken for a baby duck, and endured endless...
Wonder Horse: The True Story of the World's Smartest Horse
AuthorEmily Arnold McCully
ISBN0805087931

In the late 1800s, former slave and veterinarian Bill "Doc" Key realized that his new foal, Jim, was no ordinary horse. Believing in the power of kindness and patience, Doc taught Jim to spell, recognize the primary colors, and even make change from a cash register!   Performing...
The Trouble With Dragons
AuthorDebi Gliori
ISBN0747595402
It's always pleasant when a book not only exceeds your expectations but is far cleverer than it might first appear. Returning to Debi Gliori after Night Shift meant that I had high expectations of her work and although this does not resonate as deeply as Night Shift, this is its purpose. Instead, this...
Yoon and the Jade Bracelet
AuthorHelen Recorvits
ISBN0374386897
It is Yoon's birthday and all she wants is a jump rope so she can play with the other girls in the school yard. Instead, Yoon's mother gives her a Korean storybook about a silly girl who is tricked by a tiger. Yoon also receives a jade bracelet that once belonged to her grandmother. The next day at school, a...
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
AuthorKatie Smith Milway
ISBN1554530288
Inspired by true events, One Hen tells the story of Kojo, a boy from Ghana who turns a small loan into a thriving farm and a livelihood for many.

After his father died, Kojo had to quit school to help his mother collect firewood to sell at the market. When his mother receives a loan from some village...
The Hinky-Pink: An Old Tale
AuthorMegan McDonald
ISBN0689875886
A happy Hinky-Pink is a fine thing. An unhappy Hinky-Pink pinches!

That is what happens to Anabel, a young seamstress in Old Italy who has only days to finish her dream: sewing a gown for the princess to wear at the Butterfly Ball.

Thanks -- or no thanks -- to the Hinky-Pink Anabel is woozy...
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