Irene Latham

• Jan-2010
• / General Fiction
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Ludelphia Bennett may be blind in one eye, but she can still put in a good stitch. Ludelphia sews all the time, especially when things go wrong. But when Mama goes into labor early and gets deathly ill, it seems like even quilting wonat help. That...

• Oct-2012
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No kid knows more about zoo life than Whit. That's because he sleeps, eats and even attends home-school at the Meadowbrook Zoo. It's one of the perks of having a mother who's the zoo director and a father who's the head elephant keeper. Now that he's...

• Feb-2016
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Icebergs brighten
as the sky peels
itself of darkness
and stretches awake. . . .

Welcome,
Summer.
We've been waiting
for you.

Experience summer like you've never experienced it before by traveling to Antarctica...

• Mar-2016
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"In these vivid poems, blueberries are ""flavor-filled fireworks,"" cucumbers are ""a fleet of green submarines in a wicker sea,"" lettuce tastes like ""butter and pepper and salt,"" but sometimes ""I crunch into a leaf the very same flavor as rain."...

• Jan-2018
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Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation. How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each other . . ...

• Oct-2018
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Agnes has a beak that can crush bones and arms and stretch wide as a car―but that doesn't make her a monster! After she comes across a postcard, Agnes, a giant Pacific octopus, strikes up a correspondence with various other creatures below―and...

• Jan-2019
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A charming and significant story set prior to the Civil Rights Movement about a boy who finds a way to challenge segregation laws. Frank has always been obsessed with elephants. He loves their hosepipe trunks, tree stump feet, and swish-swish tail...

• May-2021
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Klynt's days on her Papa's farm are all the same, even during wartime. Until the robodog, that is. A dystopic but heartwarming novel-in-verse perfect for fans of Pax by Sara Pennypacker.In a future United States, civil war is devastating a country on...

• Oct-2021
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Wild Peace by Irene Latham and Il Sung Na is a lush, soothing mindfulness picture book about finding solace in the natural world.With lyrical text and whimsical art, Wild Peace follows a girl whose imagination helps her escape her frenzied home and d...

• Feb-2022
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In this gorgeously depicted and timeless story of friendship and perseverance, two snails journey to the ark.When Esther woke she knew something curious was happening -- a storm was in the air. Not just any storm but the biggest storm the world had e...

• Jun-2022
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Inspired by "The Twelve Days of Christmas," this picture book illustrates the many different forms that kindness can take, from veteran picture book author Irene Latham.On the first day of kindness, I will give to you a hug that’s warm and true.Th...

• Aug-2022
• / General Fiction
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Audisee eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! In this upbeat picture book, acclaimed authors Irene Latham and Charles Waters bring key themes from their earlier collaboration...