| The Buddy Bench (Confetti Kids #8): (Dive Into Reading) Contributor(s): Hooks, Gwendolyn (Author), Ng-Benitez, Shirley (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1620145723 ISBN-13: 9781620145722 Publisher: Lee & Low Books OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Intermediate |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2018049338 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.7" W x 5.9" (0.20 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this new book in the popular Confetti Kids series, Padma and her friends create a buddy bench, where kids can sit if they feel lonely and need a friend. Five friends from diverse backgrounds learn how to navigate common childhood challenges, new experiences, and the world around them in the realistic and kid-friendly Confetti Kids early chapter books. In this story, Padma is excited about meeting new people at school. Making friends comes easily to her, but she soon discovers that it can be hard for others. When she notices a boy sitting by himself every day, Padma enlists her friends to create a buddy bench, where kids can go if they ever feel lonely and want a friend. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ng-Benitez, Shirley: - SHIRLEY NG-BENITEZ is a children's book illustrator who creates with watercolor, gouache, pencil, and digital techniques. She also loves to create 3-D creatures from clay and fabric. Shelives in the Bay Area of California with her husband, their two daughters, and their pup. Hooks, Gwendolyn: -GWENDOLYN HOOKS is the author of Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, which received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children. Hooks was born in Savannah, Georgia, and thanks to her Air Force dad, she also lived in Texas and Washington in the United States, and Italy. After teaching middle school math, Hooks decided to follow her passion to write books for children. Since then she has written several popular early readers for Stone Arch Books (Capstone), Just for You! (Scholastic), andBebop Books' (Lee & Low). Hooks lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband. |