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(Musician) M.I.A Great Britain Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization) Indians of North America Antiquities Maryland Maryland History 1775-1865 Juvenile literature Maryland History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Juvenile literature Presidents' Day Rhode Island United StatesRobbins, Trina
Summary: The world of comic strips always reflected the fashion of the time-- from R.F. Outcault's nightie-clad 'Yellow Kid' to Grace Drayton's 'Campbell Kids'. By the 1920s all the little roly-poly girls depicted in those early strips had grown up, bobbed their curls, and become flappers. Women got the vote in 1920, and suddenly they were equal to the boys-- at least in the voting booth. They smoked...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphic Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ROBDubbins, Andrew
Summary: Dubbins chronicles the story of the pioneering Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) and George Morgan, one of its last surviving members, as they cleared a path for Allied invasion forces and helped win World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Diversion Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 DUBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist War DubbinsCassidy, Tina.
Summary: Tina Cassidy describes her grandmother's, her mother's, and her own experiences giving birth, highlighting how the birthing process has changed throughout history and exploring the cultural history of how and why people are born the way they are.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.8 CASHamalainen, Karina
Summary: "Learn about the history of animation and find out how animated films are made today"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 777 HAMRobertson, Robbie
Summary: Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with a new generation. Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk who was chosen to translate the Peacemaker's message of unity for the five warring Iroquois nations during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROBLee, Erika.
Summary: "The definitive history of Asian Americans by one of the nation's preeminent scholars on the subject. In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest growing group in the United States. But as award-winning historian Erika Lee reminds us, Asian Americans also have deep roots in the country. The Making of Asian America tells the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 LEECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 LEEMartin, Erica (Halcyenda Erica)
Summary: "A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout. In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin's debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement-from the well-documented events that shaped the nation's treatment of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323.1196 MARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 323.1196 MARSummary: In a laboratory, a team of engineers create a replica of Beijing's Forbidden City to uncover the secrets underlying its ability to withstand earthquakes over the centuries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SECBall, Erica
Summary: Madam C. J. Walker-reputed to be America's first self-made woman millionaire-has long been celebrated for her rags-to-riches story. Born to former slaves in the Louisiana Delta in the aftermath of the Civil War, married at fourteen, and widowed at twenty, Walker spent the first decades of her life as a laundress, laboring in conditions that paralleled the lives of countless poor and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WALKER, C.J. BALNajem, Muhammad
Summary: "Muhammad Najem was only eight years old when the war in Syria began. He was thirteen when his beloved Baba, his father, was killed in a bombing while praying. By fifteen, Muhammad didn't want to hide anymore--he wanted to act. He was determined to reveal what families like his were enduring in Syria: bombings by their own government and days hiding in dark underground shelters. Armed with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 NAJGerber, Robin
Summary: "Barbie Forever: Her Inspiration, History, and Legacy presents a detailed, fully authorized portrait of this beloved doll through all-new interviews, original sketches, vintage photos, advertisements, and much more. A double-sided foldout timeline showcases important moments in Barbie history. Explore how the doll came to be, what it takes to create one of her many looks, and how her legacy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Epic Ink 2019
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 688.7221 GERNelson, Robin
Summary: A simple introduction to why we celebrate Presidents' Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.261 NELCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NEL BASKETDoak, Robin S. (Robin Santos)
Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Maryland Colony"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.2 DOADoak, Robin S. (Robin Santos)
Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Rhode Island Colony"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.5 DOASummary: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other esteemed cast members across all eight Harry Potter films as they travel back to Hogwarts for the first time to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise's first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which premiered twenty years ago. The retrospective special will tell an enchanting making-of story...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HARBrown, Robin Terry
Summary: "A look at culture's relationship with journalism, and an effort to teach kids what is "real" versus "fake" news"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 070.9 BROSummary: "For many, Milton Glaser is the personification of American graphic design. Best known for co-founding New York Magazine and creating the enduring I (heart) NY campaign, the full breadth of Glaser's remarkable artistic output is revealed in this documentary portrait, Milton Glaser: to inform & delight. From newspapers and magazine designs, to interior spaces, logos and brand identities, to his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MILDaynes, Katie
Summary: "Who were the ancient Romans? Where did they go to eat, shop and wash? What did they do for fun? In this book you'll find the answers and lots more about life in Roman times."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE DAYSummary: "Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge's Sundance award winning MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star. She began as Matangi. Daughter of the founder of Sri Lanka's armed Tamil resistance, she hid from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MATSummary: A love letter to all things great and British, from castles, Shakespeare, aristocrats, classic cars to quirky traditions and self-deprecating sense of humor
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022