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  • Just Kids From the Bronx

    Telling It the Way It Was, An Oral History

    by Arlene Alda ...
    Collected memories that evoke the history of one of America's most influential boroughs—the Bronx—through some of its many success stories."A down-to-earth, inspiring book about the American promise fulfilled." —President Bill Clinton"Fascinating. . . . Made me wish I had been born in the Bronx." —Barbara WaltersThe vivid oral histories in Arlene Alda's Just Kids from the Bronx reveal what it was ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Book of ZZZs

    by Arlene Alda ...
    Pigs and puppies, cats and meerkats, babies and grown-ups – all creatures sleep, but even so, sleep can take us by surprise.With an artist’s eye, Arlene Alda has created a remarkably warm and intimate collection of images that capture the peace and magic of dreams. Young children will delight in the realization that no matter where or what we are, every living thing shares the same need for ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Lulu's Piano Lesson

    by Arlene Alda ...
    Illustrated by Lisa Desimini ...
    Who wants to practice the piano? Certainly not Lulu. She'd rather listen to her swing squeak, the bell on her bike ring, or the apples thump as she climbs a tree. Even her shoes play a tip-tap tune as she runs on the sidewalk.Before she knows it, it's Friday afternoon and time for her piano lesson. Lulu's heart sinks. She hasn't practiced all week. Luckily, Lulu's teacher knows how to inspire his ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Iris Has a Virus

    by Arlene Alda ...
    Illustrated by Lisa Desimini ...
    Iris finds out that having a stomach virus is exhausting, especially when her brother, Doug, lets her know that she always gets sick at the wrong time. The sibling rivalry and misunderstanding of what germs are when they are called bugs unfold in this lighthearted story of Iris’s ordinary illness and her unfounded concerns.Arlene Alda’s engaging prose, interspersed with rhyming couplets and ... Read more

    Was $10.99 CAD Now $8.99 CAD

  • Hello, Good-bye

    by Arlene Alda ...
    An opposites book like no other — from the inimitable Arlene Alda!Author / photographer Arlene Alda is back with another delightful photo essay. This time she tackles the concept of opposites with her keen sense of humor and sharp eye. This slightly off-beat collection of images is fodder for the imagination — an opposites book like no other. For children from five to eight, and those who still ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Except the Color Grey

    by Arlene Alda ...
    Arlene Alda has created several photo essays for very young readers, and this one, with its simple concept and clever presentation should sell as well as her very popular Did You Say Pears?A clever look at colors for the very young... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Here a Face, There a Face

    by Arlene Alda ...
    Author/photographer Arlene Alda has produced yet another brilliantly simple rhyming safari — this time in search of faces in unusual places. These faces are found on buildings, in trees, mailboxes, and fountains. Coy, funny, grumpy, comical, or sad, they are almost anywhere a child’s imagination wants to go. Whimsical text heightens the search and helps us find the unusual characters who are ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Journeys: An American Story

    72 Essays about Immigration and American Greatness

    by Alan Alda, Arlene Alda ...
    A compilation of American immigration tales, featuring seventy-two essays from Nancy Pelosi, Dr. Oz, Michael Bloomberg, Alan Alda, Mary Choi, and others.Journeys captures the quintessential idea of the American dream. The individuals in this book are only a part of the brilliant mosaic of people who came to this country and made it what it is today. Read about the governor's grandfathers who dug ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Just Kids from the Bronx

    Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History

    by Arlene Alda ...
    Narrated by Alan Alda ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 9 min

    **"The numerous voices presenting these oral histories are flowing, velvety, glib, humorous, and always passionate...This is an informative and heartwarming retrospective of life in the Bronx, in addition to an enlightening look at the changes in our society and culture." — Publishers Weekly, starred reviewA touching and provocative collection of autobiographical anecdotes that evoke the history ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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