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Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle: How Animals Get Ready for Winter
by Laura Purdie Salas (Author) and Claudine Gévry (Illustrator)

Booktalk: There is more than one way for animals to prepare for winter. Some, such as mice, foxes, and moose, simply tolerate the cold. Of course black bears hibernate, but chipmunks, wood frogs, and garter snakes do too. And then there are the creatures that migrate, including hummingbirds, blue whales, and even earthworms!

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Daniel Inouye: World War II Hero and Senator
by Jennifer Marino Walters (Author) and Scott R. Brooks (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Daniel Inouye was born in Hawaii to parents who came from Japan. He had a happy life as a child until 1941 when the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor in his hometown. As war broke out, Daniel’s life changed forever. He fought in the U.S. Army against the Japanese and then went on to serve Hawaii and his country in the U.S. Senate.

Snippet: Young Daniel dreamed of being a doctor. He volunteered for the Red Cross in high school and planned to study medicine. But on December 7, 1941, everything changed.