Best Books of 2023
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Âhkami-Nêhiyawêtân / Let's Keep Speaking CreeBuilding on mâci-nêhiyawêwin / Beginning Cree, Solomon Ratt's first influential Cree language resource, âhkami-nêhiyawêtân / Let's Keep Speaking Cree helps intermediate nêhiyawêtan learners begin to understand more advanced grammar of the language. The textbook is more than a language textbook though: it includes a...
- ¥33,145 JPY
- ¥33,145 JPY
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Orbit: Ringo StarrTidalWave has created the comic book biographies on the other Beatles, so now it is time to read about the world of Sir Ringo Starr in comic book form. Read about how overcame life-threatening illnesses during childhood to how he became one of the...
- ¥2,380 JPY
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Waiting for GodTwo friends wait for god beside an x-ray-cum-time-machine, eating invisible shirts and speaking into their bras like megaphones. They're joined in their theological vigil by a man named after a vegetable and a narcoleptic goat who just might be god. Welcome to the sixth...
- ¥4,595 JPY
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I Am Simon: The Untold Story of Simon of CyreneYou've read about Jesus' death on the cross from Mary's perspective, the disciples', and the centurions'... but now, you get to glimpse Jesus' death through the eyes of an unlikely character who was "in the wrong place at the wrong time."Journey with Simon as...
- ¥6,718 JPY
- ¥6,718 JPY
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Pasta Mike: A Story of Friendship and LossMike O'Shea and Andy Cotto knew each other their entire lives. Born days apart on the same block, baptized in the same water, the two friends were inseparable growing up and into adulthood.After celebrating their 40th birthdays together, Mike falls ill and dies shortly...
- ¥5,996 JPY
- ¥5,996 JPY
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Baby ChickensThis adorable book gives young readers an up-close look at baby chickens on the farm. Vibrant photos closely match the text to help early readers build vocabulary. The book also includes a table of contents, a picture glossary, and an index. This Little Blue...
- ¥2,333 JPY
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Baby SheepThis adorable book gives young readers an up-close look at baby sheep on the farm. Vibrant photos closely match the text to help early readers build vocabulary. The book also includes a table of contents, a picture glossary, and an index. This Little Blue...
- ¥7,431 JPY
- ¥7,431 JPY
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Mega Man: Mega Powered HeroThis title focuses on video game hero Mega Man! It breaks down the origin of his character, explores the Mega Man franchise, and his legacy. This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colorful photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common...
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The Price of PandoraThe gods on Mount Olympus are bored. So Zeus's son Hephaestus populates the earth with men and animals for their amusement. Zeus then asks Hephaestus to create a woman, whom Zeus names Pandora. When Pandora marries, Zeus gives her a jar and tells her...
- ¥2,593 JPY
- ¥2,593 JPY
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Ötzi the IcemanThis title takes readers up into the Ötzal Alps to the place Ötzi the iceman was discovered. Fascinating and historical images, maps, and more facts complete this title. This series is at a Level 3 and is specifically written for transitional readers. Aligned to...
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The Bermuda TriangleThis book introduces readers to the Bermuda Triangle and the mysterious stories of ships and airplanes disappearing inside it. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with eye-catching images to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun...
- ¥8,173 JPY
- ¥8,173 JPY
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AtlantisThis book introduces readers to the lost city of Atlantis, the myth of its disappearance, and the ways some people have tried to find it. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with eye-catching images to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also...
- ¥8,173 JPY
- ¥8,173 JPY
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SurfingThis exciting book introduces readers to surfing, including its history and growth, rules and events, and the equipment athletes need. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table...
- ¥8,173 JPY
- ¥8,173 JPY
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BMX RacingThis exciting book introduces readers to BMX racing, including its history and growth, rules and events, and the equipment athletes need. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a...
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- ¥8,173 JPY
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El Futbol (Soccer)In this book, beginning readers are introduced to the soccer field, rules of play, and equipment and gear. High-frequency words and repetitive sentence patterns work together with strong visual references to support the earliest readers and create a fun first nonfiction reading experience. Soccer...
- ¥2,343 JPY
- ¥2,343 JPY
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Tennessee Titans All-Time GreatsGet to know the greatest players in the history of the Tennessee Titans, from the legends of the past to today's biggest superstars. This action-packed book also includes a timeline, team facts, additional resources links, a glossary, and an index. This Press Box Books...
- ¥7,431 JPY
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We Do Not Want the Gates Closed Between Us: Native Networks and the Spread of the Ghost DanceIn the 1860s and 1870s, the United States government forced most western Native Americans to settle on reservations. These ever-shrinking pieces of land were meant to relocate, contain, and separate these Native peoples, isolating them from one another and from the white populations coursing...
- ¥9,291 JPY
- ¥9,291 JPY
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Pueblo Sovereignty: Indian Land and Water in New Mexico and TexasOver five centuries of foreign rule--by Spain, Mexico, and the United States--Native American pueblos have confronted attacks on their sovereignty and encroachments on their land and water rights. How five New Mexico and Texas pueblos did this, in some cases multiple times, forms the...
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- ¥9,291 JPY
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Inkpaduta: Dakota LeaderLeader of the Santee Sioux, Inkpaduta (1815-79) participated in some of the most decisive battles of the northern Great Plains, including Custer's defeat at the Little Bighorn. But the attack in 1857 on forty white settlers known as the Spirit Lake Massacre gave Inkpaduta...
- ¥7,357 JPY
- ¥7,357 JPY
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Native Removal Writing: Narratives of Peoplehood, Politics, and Law Volume 74During the Standing Rock Sioux protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline, an activist observed, "Forced removal isn't just in the history books." Sabine N. Meyer concurs, noting the prominence of Indian Removal, the nineteenth-century policy of expelling Native peoples from their land, in Native...
- ¥11,152 JPY
- ¥11,152 JPY
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