McGinty, Alice B.
Summary: Documents the 1930 Satyagraha protest movement, describing how Gandhi led a twenty-four-day march to the sea to demonstrate against Great Britain's salt tax while offering insight into his beliefs about non-violent civil disobedience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Children's Pub. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GANMcGinty, Alice B.
Summary: In this playful, rhyming celebration of the marine world, readers can explore all of the wondrous things the sea knows. It knows huge whales and small krill; it knows short crabs and tall giant kelp; it knows brightly colored starfish in shallow pools; and in the inky depths it knows the alluring jewel of an anglerfish?s glowing lure. Discover all of the strange and magnificent underwater...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCGMcGinty, Alice B.
Summary: "From South Korea to Nigeria to the USA, come celebrate festivals throughout the year! People around the world are celebrating. In Australia, it's Christmas in summer with barbecues on the beach. In Thailand, they're celebrating Songkran, the famous Buddhist water festival. Rhyming text and graphic illustrations pair perfectly and invite young readers to explore the world through mesmerizing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.26 MCGMcGinty, Alice B.
Summary: Breakfast varies from country to country, but it's how all children begin their day. Explore the meals of twelve countries in this playful approach to the world! From Australia to India to the USA, come travel around the world at dawn. Children everywhere are waking up to breakfast. In Japan, students eat soured soybeans called natto. In Brazil, even kids drink coffee--with lots of milk! With...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCGMcGinty, Alice B.
Summary: "When Venetia Burney's grandfather reads aloud from the newspaper about a new discovery--a "ninth major planet" that has yet to be named--her eleven-year-old mind starts whirring. She is studying the planets in school and loves Roman mythology. "It might be called Pluto," she says, thinking of the dark underworld. Grandfather loves the idea and contacts his friend at London's Royal Astronomical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade books 2019