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Women of actionHollihan, Kerrie Logan.
Summary: "The tremendous struggles women have faced as war correspondents and photojournalists A profile of 16 courageous women, Reporting Under Fire tells the story of journalists who risked their lives to bring back scoops from the front lines. Each woman--including Sigrid Schultz, who broadcast news via radio from Berlin on the eve of the Second World War; Margaret Bourke-White, who rode with General...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 HOLRosenstock, Barb
Summary: An introduction to the life and achievements of the documentary photographer describes the disability that inspired Lange's photography career and her efforts to raise awareness about the unseen victims of the Great Depression.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LANMartin, Jacqueline Briggs.
Summary: A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2009
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE SNOMartin, Jacqueline Briggs.
Summary: A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1998
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.57 MARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BENCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB BENTLEY MARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 551.57 MARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JEN Caldecott MartinBrown, Monica
Summary: A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROClinton, Chelsea
Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920 CLIMills, Deborah
Summary: Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 325 MILReynoso, Naibe
Summary: Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REYCall number: J SPANISH 920 REY
Gerster, Michelle
Summary: "A poignant bilingual YA graphic memoir about a teenage girl's harrowing experience crossing the Mexico-US border. This compelling young adult graphic memoir tells the story of Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl who crosses the border into America with her mother and younger brother in search of a better life. Their treacherous journey is filled with both heartbreak and hope. Will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH GEREngle, Margarita
Summary: "De niña, a Teresa Carreño le encantaba dejar que sus manos bailaran a lo largo de las hermosas teclas del piano. Si se sentía triste, la música le levantaba el ánimo y, cuando estaba feliz, el piano la ayudaba a compartir esa alegría. Pronto comenzó a escribir sus propias canciones y a tocar en grandes catedrales. Entonces, una revolución en Venezuela hizo que su familia tuviera que huir a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021