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A Season of Flowers
by Michael Garland (Author / Illustrator)

Booktalk: Snowdrops and crocuses yield to tulips and hyacinths, then dogwood blossoms, iris, lupine, daisies, morning glories, daylilies, geraniums, peonies, sunflowers, roses, and chrysanthemums as spring passes to summer, then autumn. At last the garden slumbers into winter under a blanket of snow, preparing next year’s procession of blooms. Like actors crossing a stage, flowers narrate the passing seasons in the first person, each one briefly proclaiming its unique and vital role in the natural world. Back matter descriptions complete this child’s introduction to a garden year.

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Gal Gadot: Soldier, Model, Wonder Woman
by Jill Sherman (Author)

Booktalk: Follow Gadot’s story from an average childhood in a small town in Israel to the role of a lifetime as Wonder Woman. Prior to her time in the spotlight, Gadot served in the Israeli military, won a Miss Israel pageant, and studied to be a lawyer. When Gadot began acting, she wanted to play strong, independent women. She hopes to be a role model for her daughters as well as an inspiration to both women and men around the world.

Snippet: As a natural athlete, Gadot found the boot camp’s physical demands relatively easy to bear. Her assignment after boot camp was as a combat trainer. Gadot taught gymnastics and led workouts. She proudly remembers, “the soldiers loved me because I made them fit.”

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