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Spider-Man : Far from Home : Spider-Man Swings Through Europe ! by Calliope Glass ( Author ) Andrew Kolb ( Illustrator ) Reading Level : K − 1st Grade
Swing alongside Spider-Man as he travels through Europe ! Whether he ’ s riding in a gondola through the Venice canals or breaking out all his best moves to get a reaction from the Queen ’ s Guard in London , Spider-Man is determined to have the best vacation ever . Full of vibrant and hilarious original art , this picture book shows off the various European locations seen in Spider-Man : Far From Home and is told from Peter Parker ’ s unique point of view . Perfect for curious young readers who love Super Heroes , the book also has hidden characters and details from Spidey ’ s world . You never know what-or who-you might find !
Ty ’ s Travels : Beach Day ! ( My First I Can Read ) by Kelly Starling Lyons ( Author ) Nina Mata ( Illustrator ) Reading Level : K − 1st Grade
A Geisel Honor-winning series !
Author Kelly Starling Lyons was selected as the 2021 Piedmont Laureate !
Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty ’ s Travels : Beach Day !, a My First I Can Read book by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Nina Mata . Friendship , imagination and play are highlighted in this fun story , perfect for sharing with children 3 to 6 . Ty turns an ordinary day in the sandbox into a fun beach day . He wiggles his toes in the sand , finds seashells , builds a
castle and splashes in the ocean . Splish , splash ! When his neighbor ’ s beach ball flies into his backyard , Ty learns that a beach day is even better with a friend . With simple , rhythmic text and joyful , bright art , this My First series and Guided Reading Level I is perfect for shared reading with a child . Books at this level feature basic language , word repetition and whimsical illustrations , ideal for sharing with emergent readers . The active , engaging stories have appealing plots and lovable characters , encouraging children to continue their reading journey .
Fatima ’ s Great Outdoors by Ambreen Tariq ( Author ) Stevie Lewis ( Illustrator ) Reading Level : 2nd − 3rd Grade
An immigrant family embarks on their first camping trip in the Midwest in this lively picture book by Ambreen Tariq , outdoors activist and founder of @ BrownPeopleCamping .
Fatima Khazi is excited for the weekend . Her family is headed to a local state park for their first camping trip ! The school week might not have gone as planned , but outdoors , Fatima can achieve anything . She sets up a tent with her father , builds a fire with her mother and survives an eight-legged mutant spider ( a daddy longlegs with an impressive shadow ) with her sister . At the end of an adventurous day , the family snuggles inside one big tent , serenaded by the sounds of the forest . The thought of leaving the magic of the outdoors tugs at Fatima ’ s heart , but her sister reminds her that they can keep the memory alive through stories-- and they can always daydream about what their next camping trip will look like .
Ambreen Tariq ’ s picture book debut , with cheerful illustrations by Stevie Lewis , is a rollicking family adventure , a love letter to the outdoors and a reminder that public land belongs to all of us .
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