Almost True

Almost TrueBy: Clarice Lispector Illustrator: Carla Irusta Talking animals take center stageand explain the mysteries of the world!in this zany, Kipling esque picture book from literary great Clarice Lispector for ages 5 to 9. Have you ever wondered why birds have no teeth? Or why sometimes black clouds do not rain? Ulisses the talking dog has the answers! Once upon a time: me! announces the narrator of this tall clever tale about a talking dog named Ulisses,

how is he going to tell Mama and Papa

Because of his trust in God

Valerie Young has devoted her career to understanding women’s most deeply held beliefs about themselves and their success

deeply evocative novel of ancient Egypt breathes life into the figures of a lost era: the eighteenth-dynasty Pharaoh Rameses and his wife

But how many dreams can one woman expect to come true

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and public intellectual

Audacious and mesmerizing

dreamlike mixed-media art of Dave McKean

” —The New Republic

this will make an excellent complement to units on women’s rights and the labor movement

Grab your snacks and sleeping bag