Gibbons, Gail
Summary: "From the beloved science writer Gail Gibbons, rethink what you know about big bad wolves in this kid-friendly, illustrated guide with the latest facts from experts. While most people think of hungry fangs when they think of wolves, modern research has proven wolves are not the dangerous threat many thought them to be. This new edition, vetted by an expert, presents the latest scientific...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.773 GIBCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.773 GIBPringle, Laurence
Summary: "Wolves! Strange and Wonderful reveals fascinating facts, from how wolves live in packs and hunt together to how they use their powerful jaw muscles to kill and eat their prey. Wolves establish and defend their territory with different howls and by leaving scent posts. Because wolves were seen as potentially harmful to livestock and humans, they were once hunted nearly to the point of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.773 PRICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.773 PRIBrown, Carron
Summary: Watch as astronauts blast off into space with this beautifully illustrated book. By simply holding the book up to the light, or shining a torch behind each page, young readers will be able to discover how astronauts work, eat and exercise on a space station, and will delight in following a crew from lift-off to touch-down. The innovative see-through feature fulfills a similar function to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPANISH BROParr, Todd
Summary: "Algunas familias son grandes. Algunas familias adoptan hijos. ¡Abre este libro para leer sobre todo tipo de familia!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: LB Kids, uan divsión de Little Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDSlade, Suzanne
Summary: "During the night, as a child sleeps in her bedroom, the reader is taken on an exploration of our solar system, galaxies beyond, and finally the universe as a whole"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SLAFortson, Sarah Glenn
Summary: "In the 1800s a migrant farmer named Maria Ann Smith worked as an apple orchardist. Her discovery of a new type of apple that never turned red, but was always green, tart, sweet, and perfect for a pie, was due part to a fluke of nature, and part to Maria's insight and determination. The beloved Granny Smith apple that we know today was named in her honor. This is her story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peter Pauper Press, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SMIDahl, Michael
Summary: A young Supergirl fan faces her most elusive adversary sleep! As darkness falls, a young girl attempts to catch some Z's while DC Comics' SUPERGIRL tracks down an elusive enemy. With super hero traits, like BRAVERY, PATIENCE, and PERSISTENCE, they'll both turn sleepless nights into sweet success and sweet dreams. Along with Omar Lozano's action-packed art, bestselling author Michael Dahl...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAHEngle, 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
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: J468 SPANISH ENGRoesser, Marie
Summary: "Learning to recite the alphabet is an important step to reading. This beneficial book builds on that crucial step, asking readers to locate letters of the alphabet among a variety of colorful images that begin with those letters. They'll review their knowledge of what different letters look like and how they differ from other letters while honing their reading fluency with simple sentences....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ROEElys, Dori
Summary: "With vibrant illustrations and flaps die-cut to look like papel picado, the intricately designed sheets of tissue paper, this joyful board book teaches young ones how to honor loved ones around us and those who have passed on."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ELYBrown, Carron
Summary: Desde los autos, los autobuses y las bicicletas que van por las calles, hasta los museos, los restaurantes y lost teatros llenos de gente. Las páginas de este libro te invitan a descubrir muchos lugares de una ciudad llena de actividad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH BROFalligant, Erin
Summary: "Learning about cats through song in both English and Spanish"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH FALHopping, Lorraine Jean
Summary: Describes the power of lightning and its positive and negative effects on living things. Includes safety tips on what to do in case lightning strikes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2000
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: J468 SPANISH HOPRajan, Rekha S.
Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624 RAJSummary: We often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onward in Muslim civilization there were amazing advances and inventions that still influence our everyday lives. People living in the Muslim world saw what the Egyptians, Chinese, Indians, Greek, and Romans had discovered and spent the next one thousand years adding new developments and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 297.2 ONEKimura, Yukie
Summary: "When Yukie Kimura was eight years old, her family lived on a tiny island near the coast of northern Japan, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. Her days were filled with adventure and nature: collecting seagull eggs to bake cookies, finding fresh seafood on the shore, and digging for fossils in a cave. But it was also 1945, the final year of World War II. Then, during one sunny weekend,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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Summary: Bana's mother tells her of the strong bana tree that grows in their homeland, Syria, and how Bana's strength helped her survive war, being a refugee, and starting fresh in a new country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALAGrange, Emma
Summary: "Meet some very special Marvel Super Heroes. Captain Marvel is brave. Moon Girl has big dreams. Hawkeye likes new challenges, and Black Panther protects people. Super Heroes come from different worlds, but what unites them all is fighting for good. Find out what it takes to be a hero!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing, a Division of Penguin Random House 2020
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Summary: "The Florida Everglades are made up of nine different ecosystems supporting an astonishing variety of wildlife-panthers, manatees, snails, frogs, and a rainbow of bird species. But for years, the Everglades were threatened. They needed a voice to speak up for them. Marjory Stoneman Douglas became that voice. Her book "A River of Grass" helped the world see the irreplaceable beauty and value of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DOUBen-Barak, Idan
Summary: "What is life? How did it start? Long, long ago, no one knows exactly where or when, a tiny bubble formed that was a Little Bit Different. It was the first living cell. Everyone's ancestor. And so the story of life begins."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.8 BENBurgess, Matthew
Summary: Truly devoted to the idea of public art, Haring created murals wherever he went. Often seen drawing in white chalk on the matte black paper of unused advertising space in the subway, Haring's iconic pop art and graffiti-like style transformed the New York City underground in the 1980s. A member of the LGBTQ community, Haring died tragically at the age of thirty-one from AIDS-related...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HARFernandez, Caroline
Summary: Magical sneezes transform Grandma into different Mesozoic Era marine reptiles, and it's up to her grandchildren to track her down, stop her funny business, and finish their reports before the field trip ends. The aquarium rescue centre has never been this exciting. This picture book introduces readers to facts about prehistoric marine life and encourages environmental consciousness through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Common Deer Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FERMorales, Areli
Summary: "In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORHoffman, Mary
Summary: Features illustrations and descriptions of different types of families and how their lives are similar and different.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011