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1) Spark
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Description
Naturally quiet since birth, Mina and her stormbeast, Pixit, lead others like themselves in defying authority and attempting to spread the truth that Alorria's idyllic weather comes at a steep cost.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the quiet of being the first one awake in the morning to "sweet dreams quiet" when the last light is turned off, simple text explores the many kinds of quiet that can exist during the day.
4) Quiet
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1989
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A child lies quietly on the ground and waits for the animals to come near.
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Illustrations and easy-to-read text encourage the reader to be still, peaceful, and calm inside while imagining using all five senses to experience nature." --
7) Trixie ten
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
The youngest of ten children, Trixie grows tired of all the noise and sets off on her own to find a quiet place.
8) I go quiet
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl who feels misunderstood and different stays quiet, turning to books to find a place where she can connect with the world and where her words hold power.
9) Quiet places
Author
Publisher
Peepers Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 X 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Timmy the bear awakes one morning feeling he needs to find his very own quiet place. He goes on an adventure to discover where that might be. After visiting several friends to inquire about their quiet place, he returns home. There he discovers that his quiet place is deep in the love and warmth of his home and family" -- cover, page [4]
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
[40] pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
To escape the noise of her boisterous tías, Martina imagines a peaceful island where she plays quietly with a little mouse, but when she wants to tell of her adventure, she realizes there is no one around--that is until she hears her tías in the next room.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged ) : ill. ; 14 cm.
Language
English
Description
Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist, Mary Cassatt, rhyming text captures the feeling of quiet times, such as a father and son reading side by side, or a mother combing her daughter's hair.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl escapes from a too loud and busy world by living inside a whale, but when her retreat is disturbed by an intruder, she learns people will be quiet and listen whenever she tells a story.
13) Hiding
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"A little girl finds many places to hide and find a few moments of quiet in an otherwise busy world"--
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
After a noisy summer, Freckleface Strawberry and her friends return to school where the only time they should be loud is at recess, but Windy Pants Patrick cannot remember to use his indoor voice, and that comes in handy before the day is through.
15) A quiet girl
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mary, a young girl with a meditative disposition, finds her quiet curiosity at odds with her boisterous family. Eventually, Mary is so still that she seems to fade from her family's sight. When calling loudly for her gets no result, the family tries quiet waiting instead and find both Mary and the simple beauty in slowing down to listen to the world."--
Author
Language
English
Description
The first snow of winter has fallen, and Houndsley is happy ; he loves the quiet time. Catina does not like the quiet time, and she does not enjoy being snowed in--what if their evening concert has to be canceled? But there is nothing to do but enjoy the snowy day--wherever it might take them.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Primera edición de tapa dura.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
Español
Description
A retelling of the Caribbean folktale La cucaracha Martina where Martina, in an effort to escape her noisy tías, slips away to a warm familiar island where she can play in peace and quiet--but is she home at last?
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