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	The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue by Karina Yan Glaser	City Elementary Jan 2020	$17.55 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue by Karina Yan Glaser For the Vanderbeeker kids of Harlem’s 141st Street, spring break couldn’t be off to a better start. Isa’s back from band camp, Oliver’s building his first-ever treehouse in the backyard of the brownstone, and Laney, Jess, and Hyacinth are excited to help their mother when she gets the once-in-a-lifetime chance to star in a cooking magazine. But the Vanderbeekers’ plans go off the rails when an unexpected visit from city officials puts their mother’s bakery in jeopardy. Now they’ll have to band together to save the day before they’re out of business. Perfect for fans of The Penderwicks and Front Desk. ISBN 9781328577573 Series The Vanderbeekers Potentially Sensitive Areas None Topics Family life. Harlem, New York City. Bakers and bakeries. Pets. African Americans. Family. Siblings. City and town life. Friendship. Music. Biracial families. Racially mixed people. View Details
	Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson	City Elementary Dec 2019	$17.55 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson All Amara wants is to visit her father's family in Harlem. Her wish comes true when her dad decides to bring her along on a business trip. She can't wait to finally meet her extended family and stay in the brownstone where her dad grew up. Plus, she wants to visit every landmark from the Apollo to Langston Hughes's home. But her family, and even the city, is not quite what Amara thought. Her dad doesn’t speak to her grandpa, and the crowded streets can be suffocating as well as inspiring. But as she learns more and more about Harlem—and her father’s history—Amara realizes how, in some ways more than others, she can connect with this other home and family. This is a powerful story about family, the places that make us who we are, and how we find ways to connect to our history across time and distance. ISBN 9781681191089 Awards & Honors CSMCL Best Books - 2019 Potentially Sensitive Areas None Topics Family life. Harlem, New York City. African Americans. Cousins. Grandfathers. View Details
	My Winter City by James Gladstone	City Elementary Nov 2019	$17.55 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary My Winter City by James Gladstone A young boy wakes up in the early light of a winter morning, pulls on his boots and mittens, and steps out into the snowy city with his dad. They trudge through the snow, their dog bounding along beside them. A slushy, steamy bus ride takes them to the tobogganing hill for some winter fun. That night, the boy lies awake under cozy covers, reflecting on the day. Full-color watercolor illustrations. ISBN 9781773060101 Potentially Sensitive Areas None Topics Snowstorms. Winter. Cities. Family life. Dogs. Sledding. View Details
	Small in the City by Sydney Smith	City Elementary Oct 2019	$17.55 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary Small in the City by Sydney Smith When you're small in the city, people don't see you, and loud sounds can scare you, and knowing what to do is sometimes hard. But this little kid knows what it's like, and knows the neighborhood. That makes for some pretty good advice for a small feline friend. Like, alleys can be good shortcuts, but some are too dark. Or, there are lots of good hiding places in the city, like under a mulberry bush or up a walnut tree. And, if the city is too loud and scary, a small cat can always just go back home, where it's safe and quiet. Full-color illustrations were created using ink, watercolor, and a bit of gouache. ISBN 9780823442614 Awards & Honors NYT/NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books- 2019 2019 Governor General's Literary Award Winner Kirkus Best Books - 2019 Publishers Weekly Best Books - 2019 SLJ Best Books - 2019 Horn Book Fanfare - 2019 NPR’s Book Concierge - 2019 Bulletin Blue Ribbons - 2019 Potentially Sensitive Areas None Topics City and town life. Cats. Pets. Lost and found possessions. View Details
	Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island by Jennifer Thermes	City Elementary Sep 2019	$17.55 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island by Jennifer Thermes From before its earliest settlement to the vibrant metropolis that exists today, the island of Manhattan has always been a place of struggle, growth, and radical transformation. Humans, history, and natural events have shaped this tiny sliver of land for more than 400 years. In Manhattan, travel back in time to discover how a small rodent began an era of rapid change for the island. Learn about immigration, the slave trade, and the people who built New York City. See how a street plan projected the city’s future, and how epic fires and storms led to major feats of engineering above and below ground. Through dramatic illustrations, informative sidebars, and detailed maps inspired by historic archives, Manhattan explores the rich history that still draws people from all around the world to the island’s shores today. From The Battery downtown up to Inwood, every inch of the island has a story to tell. Afterword. Time line. Selected sources. Full-color illustrations were created using watercolor, colored pencil, and ink. ISBN 9781419736551 Awards & Honors 2020 Orbis Pictus Award Honor The Nonfiction Detectives Best Nonfiction Books - 2019 Potentially Sensitive Areas None Topics History of Manhattan. New York City. Maps. Islands. City and urban life. Lenape Indians. View Details
	Albert's Quiet Quest by Isabelle Arsenault	City Elementary Aug 2019	$17.55 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary Albert's Quiet Quest by Isabelle Arsenault Albert's home is very loud--and all he wants to do is read! He escapes outside for some peace, and thinks he's found it at last. But, one by one, his friends boisterously infiltrate his space until Albert just can't take it anymore...and snaps! How will his friends react? While they leave him alone at first, they slowly return...with books in hand. Full-color illustrations were rendered in pencils, watercolor, and ink with digital coloration in Photoshop. ISBN 9781101917626 Potentially Sensitive Areas None Topics Noise. Alleys. City life. Neighbors. Quiet. Solitude. Reading. Friendship. View Details
	Home Sweet Neighborhood: Transforming Cities One Block at a Time by Michelle Mulder	City Elementary Jun 2019	$17.55 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary Home Sweet Neighborhood: Transforming Cities One Block at a Time by Michelle Mulder Picture a busy avenue. Now plant trees along the boulevard, paint a mural by the empty lot, and add a community garden. Set up benches along the sidewalks and make space for kids' chalk drawings, and you've set the scene for a thriving community. Placemaking—personalizing public and semi-private spaces like front yards—is a growing trend in cities and suburbs around the world, drawing people out of their homes and into conversation with one another. Kids are natural placemakers, building tree forts, drawing on sidewalks and setting up lemonade stands, but people of all ages can enjoy creative placemaking activities. From Dutch families who drag couches and tables onto sidewalks for outdoor suppers to Canadians who build little lending libraries to share books with neighbors, people can do things that make life more fun and strengthen neighborhoods. Resources. Glossary. Index. Black-and-white and full-color photographs. ISBN 9781459816916 Potentially Sensitive Areas None Topics Cities. Neighbors and neighborhoods. Making improvements. Placemaking and placemakers. Personal interactions. View Details
	The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop by Carole Boston Weatherford	City Elementary Apr 2019	$17.55 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop by Carole Boston Weatherford “Dropping, scratching, beat juggling/matching wax on wheels of steel. Wordplay, rhyming, triple-timing, keepin’ the lyrics real. . . . A generation voicing stories, hopes, and fears founds a hip-hop nation.” Introduction by Swizz Beatz. Author’s note. Illustrator’s note. Glossary. “Hip-Hop Who’s Who.” Full-color illustrations. ISBN 9781499804119 Awards & Honors Kirkus Best Books - 2019 CPL Best Books - 2019 NYPL Best Books - 2019 The Nonfiction Detectives Best Nonfiction Books - 2019 Potentially Sensitive Areas None Topics History of rap music. Hip-hop music and musicians. James Brown (1933–2006). Graffiti. New York City. Street performers. Disc jockeys. DJ Kool Herc (1955– ). View Details
	Tigers and Tea With Toppy by Barbara Kerley	City Elementary Jan 2019	$17.05 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary Tigers and Tea With Toppy by Barbara Kerley Rhoda loves spending time with Toppy. He is not only her beloved grandpa, but also the world-famous wildlife artist Charles R. Knight! Every outing with Toppy -- from visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Central Park Zoo to tea parties at The Plaza Hotel -- is filled with fun and adventure. Lovers of animals, art, natural history, and New York City will relish this vivacious and winsomely depicted true story. Presented through Rhoda's eyes, it celebrates the enchantment of scientific inquiry, a tender grandparent-grandchild bond, and the vision of a pioneering artist who opened our eyes to the wonders of the ancient world. Included in this book are more than a dozen of Charles R. Knight's original paintings and drawings, interspersed with Matte Stephens's winsome illustrations. Author’s and artist’s notes. Sources. Excerpt adapted from “How One Paints and Models an Animal” by Charles R. Knight. Black-and-white historical photographs and drawings. Full-color gouache illustrations. ISBN 9781338134278 Topics Charles Robert Knight (1874–1953). Homes and haunts. New York City. Family. Rhoda Knight Kalt (1936– ). Wildlife artists. Grandparents and grandchildren. View Details
	This Is My Eye: A New York Story by Neela Vaswani	City Elementary Nov 2018	$17.05 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary This Is My Eye: A New York Story by Neela Vaswani It's not what you look at, it's what you see! Take a journey through New York City as it might be seen by a child through a camera lens. Author’s note. Full-color photographs taken on a smartphone and a refurbished digital SLR camera. ISBN 9780763676162 Potentially Sensitive Areas None Topics Photography. Perspective. Point of view. New York City. Communities. Self-expression. Lifestyles. City and town life. View Details
	A Moon for Moe and Mo by Jane Breskin Zalben	City Elementary Oct 2018	$17.05 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary A Moon for Moe and Mo by Jane Breskin Zalben Moses Feldman, a Jewish boy, lives at one end of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, while Mohammed Hassan, a Muslim boy, lives at the other. One day they meet at Sahadi’s market while out shopping with their mothers and are mistaken for brothers. A friendship is born, and the boys bring their families together to share rugelach and date cookies in the park as they make a wish for peace. Author’s note. Illustrator’s note. Full-color illustrations done in acrylic, markers, ink, and photo collage, then digitally assembled in Photoshop. ISBN 9781580897273 Awards & Honors Best Jewish Children’s Books - 2018 Potentially Sensitive Areas None Topics Jewish families. Kings County, New York. Muslim families. Friendship. Cultural pluralism. Jews. Muslims. New York City. Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. City life. View Details
	Raffie on the Run by Jacqueline Resnick	City Elementary Apr 2018	$16.99 $12.75 Member Price	Add to Wishlist
City Elementary Raffie on the Run by Jacqueline Resnick A Brooklyn subway rat must cross New YorkCity to bring his lost little brother home. Black-and-white illustrations. ISBN 9781626728660 Potentially Sensitive Areas No sensitive areas Topics Rats. Brooklyn. New York City. Subways. Urban life. Central Park. Siblings. Pigeons. Dogs. Cockroaches. Skunks. Cats. Squirrels. View Details

The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue

by Karina Yan Glaser

Jan 2020

City Elementary

$17.55 Member Price

For the Vanderbeeker kids of Harlem’s 141st Street, spring break couldn’t be off to a better start. Isa’s back from band camp, Oliver’s building his first-ever treehouse in the backyard of the brownstone, and Laney, Jess, and Hyacinth are excited to help their mother when she gets the once-in-a-lifetime chance to star in a cooking magazine.

But the Vanderbeekers’ plans go off the rails when an unexpected visit from city officials puts their mother’s bakery in jeopardy. Now they’ll have to band together to save the day before they’re out of business. Perfect for fans of The Penderwicks and Front Desk.

Some Places More Than Others

by Renée Watson

Dec 2019

City Elementary

$17.55 Member Price

All Amara wants is to visit her father's family in Harlem. Her wish comes true when her dad decides to bring her along on a business trip. She can't wait to finally meet her extended family and stay in the brownstone where her dad grew up. Plus, she wants to visit every landmark from the Apollo to Langston Hughes's home. But her family, and even the city, is not quite what Amara thought. Her dad doesn’t speak to her grandpa, and the crowded streets can be suffocating as well as inspiring. But as she learns more and more about Harlem—and her father’s history—Amara realizes how, in some ways more than others, she can connect with this other home and family.

This is a powerful story about family, the places that make us who we are, and how we find ways to connect to our history across time and distance.

My Winter City

by James Gladstone

Nov 2019

City Elementary

$17.55 Member Price

A young boy wakes up in the early light of a winter morning, pulls on his boots and mittens, and steps out into the snowy city with his dad. They trudge through the snow, their dog bounding along beside them. A slushy, steamy bus ride takes them to the tobogganing hill for some winter fun. That night, the boy lies awake under cozy covers, reflecting on the day.

Full-color watercolor illustrations.

Small in the City

by Sydney Smith

Oct 2019

City Elementary

$17.55 Member Price

When you're small in the city, people don't see you, and loud sounds can scare you, and knowing what to do is sometimes hard. But this little kid knows what it's like, and knows the neighborhood. That makes for some pretty good advice for a small feline friend.

Like, alleys can be good shortcuts, but some are too dark.

Or, there are lots of good hiding places in the city, like under a mulberry bush or up a walnut tree.

And, if the city is too loud and scary, a small cat can always just go back home, where it's safe and quiet.

Full-color illustrations were created using ink, watercolor, and a bit of gouache.

Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island

by Jennifer Thermes

Sep 2019

City Elementary

$17.55 Member Price

From before its earliest settlement to the vibrant metropolis that exists today, the island of Manhattan has always been a place of struggle, growth, and radical transformation. Humans, history, and natural events have shaped this tiny sliver of land for more than 400 years. In Manhattan, travel back in time to discover how a small rodent began an era of rapid change for the island. Learn about immigration, the slave trade, and the people who built New York City. See how a street plan projected the city’s future, and how epic fires and storms led to major feats of engineering above and below ground. Through dramatic illustrations, informative sidebars, and detailed maps inspired by historic archives, Manhattan explores the rich history that still draws people from all around the world to the island’s shores today. From The Battery downtown up to Inwood, every inch of the island has a story to tell.

Afterword. Time line. Selected sources. Full-color illustrations were created using watercolor, colored pencil, and ink.

Albert's Quiet Quest

by Isabelle Arsenault

Aug 2019

City Elementary

$17.55 Member Price

Albert's home is very loud--and all he wants to do is read! He escapes outside for some peace, and thinks he's found it at last. But, one by one, his friends boisterously infiltrate his space until Albert just can't take it anymore...and snaps! How will his friends react? While they leave him alone at first, they slowly return...with books in hand.

Full-color illustrations were rendered in pencils, watercolor, and ink with digital coloration in Photoshop.

Home Sweet Neighborhood: Transforming Cities One Block at a Time

by Michelle Mulder

Jun 2019

City Elementary

$17.55 Member Price

Picture a busy avenue. Now plant trees along the boulevard, paint a mural by the empty lot, and add a community garden. Set up benches along the sidewalks and make space for kids' chalk drawings, and you've set the scene for a thriving community. Placemaking—personalizing public and semi-private spaces like front yards—is a growing trend in cities and suburbs around the world, drawing people out of their homes and into conversation with one another. Kids are natural placemakers, building tree forts, drawing on sidewalks and setting up lemonade stands, but people of all ages can enjoy creative placemaking activities. From Dutch families who drag couches and tables onto sidewalks for outdoor suppers to Canadians who build little lending libraries to share books with neighbors, people can do things that make life more fun and strengthen neighborhoods.

Resources. Glossary. Index. Black-and-white and full-color photographs.

The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Apr 2019

City Elementary

$17.55 Member Price

“Dropping, scratching, beat juggling/matching wax on wheels of steel. Wordplay, rhyming, triple-timing, keepin’ the lyrics real. . . . A generation voicing stories, hopes, and fears founds a hip-hop nation.”
Introduction by Swizz Beatz. Author’s note. Illustrator’s note. Glossary. “Hip-Hop Who’s Who.” Full-color illustrations.

Tigers and Tea With Toppy

by Barbara Kerley

Jan 2019

City Elementary

$17.05 Member Price

Rhoda loves spending time with Toppy. He is not only her beloved grandpa, but also the world-famous wildlife artist Charles R. Knight! Every outing with Toppy -- from visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Central Park Zoo to tea parties at The Plaza Hotel -- is filled with fun and adventure.
Lovers of animals, art, natural history, and New York City will relish this vivacious and winsomely depicted true story. Presented through Rhoda's eyes, it celebrates the enchantment of scientific inquiry, a tender grandparent-grandchild bond, and the vision of a pioneering artist who opened our eyes to the wonders of the ancient world.
Included in this book are more than a dozen of Charles R. Knight's original paintings and drawings, interspersed with Matte Stephens's winsome illustrations.
Author’s and artist’s notes. Sources. Excerpt adapted from “How One Paints and Models an Animal” by Charles R. Knight. Black-and-white historical photographs and drawings. Full-color gouache illustrations.

This Is My Eye: A New York Story

by Neela Vaswani

Nov 2018

City Elementary

$17.05 Member Price

It's not what you look at, it's what you see! Take a journey through New York City as it might be seen by a child through a camera lens.

Author’s note. Full-color photographs taken on a smartphone and a refurbished digital SLR camera.

A Moon for Moe and Mo

by Jane Breskin Zalben

Oct 2018

City Elementary

$17.05 Member Price

Moses Feldman, a Jewish boy, lives at one end of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, while Mohammed Hassan, a Muslim boy, lives at the other. One day they meet at Sahadi’s market while out shopping with their mothers and are mistaken for brothers. A friendship is born, and the boys bring their families together to share rugelach and date cookies in the park as they make a wish for peace.
Author’s note. Illustrator’s note. Full-color illustrations done in acrylic, markers, ink, and photo collage, then digitally assembled in Photoshop.

Raffie on the Run

by Jacqueline Resnick

Apr 2018

City Elementary

$16.99 $12.75 Member Price

A Brooklyn subway rat must cross New YorkCity to bring his lost little brother home. Black-and-white illustrations.

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