Lopez, Diana
Summary: "A picture book biography celebrating the life and legacy of Selena Quintanilla, one of the most influential musicians of all time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 QUISummary: Discover the stories, ideas, and methods behind today's most compelling artists; features sixteen artists from North America (Chicago, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Vancouver).
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ARTBrown, Monica
Summary: Meet Tito Puente-the King of Mambo. From musical prodigy on the streets of Harlem to five-time Grammy Award winner, Tito's life was full of rhythm. He grew up to lead his own big band and win five Grammys. Includes a brief biography and music for a simple rumba beat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harpercollins Childrens Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PUESummary: Over the course of a summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelenos intersect. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY SUMBair, Diane.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics and habits of bears, different species, and how to safely observe them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Books 2000
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Summary: Follows Nanu, a baby polar bear, and Seela, a newborn walrus, as they grow up in the Arctic and deal with the possibly deadly consequences of a warming climate. Portrays their often dangerous struggles for survival, with only their natural instincts and mothers' guidance to help them face the many challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC VarelSummary: Takes you from the terrifying monstrous waves of Oahu's North Shore to the Texas waters of the Gulf of Mexico (where waves are created by massive oil supertankers) to the shores of Ireland and Rapa Nui. Told trough the voices of legends, pros, and everyday surfers alike, it is not a film just for surfers, but for anyone with an appreciation for sport and an inkling of what it means to be "stoked."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2004
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Summary: Gus Bighorse's account of Navajo history as told to his daughter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Arizona Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BIG HORSE TIANA BIGMartinez, Zarela.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Pub. Co. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 MARCarola.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN CarolKrissoff, Liana.
Summary: This hip, modern handbook is filled with fresh and new ways to preserve nature's bounty throughout the year. It features full-color photographs, recipes, and detachable canning labels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.4 KrissoffReyburn, Susan
Summary: "In this compelling new book from the Library of Congress, where the Parks Collection is housed, the civil rights icon is revealed for the first time in print through her private manuscripts and handwritten notes. Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words illumines her inner thoughts, her ongoing struggles, and how she came to be the person who stood up by sitting down. At the height of the Montgomery Bus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Georgia Press, in association with The Library of Congress 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PARKS, ROSA REYDavid, Deana
Summary: Do you have a closet full of clothes that you no longer wear? Do you have a pile of scrap fabric from previous crafts lying in a corner? Don't contribute to the landfill when you can learn how to make beautiful rag rugs from your throw-away fabrics! Rag rug making is approachable and fun for crafters of all ages! With no loom and no machines required, rag rug making is a timeless homesteading...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.7 DAVJager, Deana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zosma Publications 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal Wild JagerUnderwood, Kiana
Summary: Learn the secrets to designing showstopping monochromatic arrangements in this gorgeous guide from Kiana Underwood, the star artist behind floral design studio Tulipina. Here Underwood shares her techniques for creating astounding single-color displays unlike any other using inspired ingredients, dramatic textures, and vibrant colors. Organized by season, these pages include how-tos for forty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2018
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 745.92 UNDSummary: "Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote tells the story of the long campaign for women's suffrage - considered the largest reform movement in American history - which lasted more than seven decades. The struggle was not for the fainthearted. For years, determined women organized, lobbied, paraded, petitioned, lectured, picketed and faced imprisonment. The book is a profusely illustrated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rutgers University Press in association with the Library of Congress 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.6 SHASummary: "A powerful, moving anthology that celebrates the breadth of Native poets writing today. Joy Harjo, the first Native poet to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate, has championed the voices of Native peoples past and present. Her signature laureate project gathers the work of contemporary Native poets into a national, fully digital map of story, sound, and space, celebrating their vital and unequivocal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.008 HARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.008 LIVFitzgerald, Kiana
Summary: "From underground roots to mainstream popularity, hip-hop's influence on music and entertainment around the world has been nothing short of extraordinary. Ode to Hip-Hop chronicles the journey with profiles of fifty albums that have defined, expanded, and ultimately transformed the genre into what it is today. From 2 Live Crew's groundbreaking As Nasty As They Wanna Be in 1989 to Cardi B's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 FITboyd, danah (danah michele)
Summary: An absolutely essential read, written by a leading expert, for anyone who wants to understand young people's use of social media.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale Univ Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 004.67 BOYLópez-Cordero, Mario
Summary: "Learn all there is to know about creating a glorious home. Veranda decorating takes you on an A-Z journey through the essentials of decorating, from 'Antiques' and 'Art' to Zoning. Dozens of spectacular photographs showcase sophisticated furnishings and design aesthetics, and this book--authored by Veranda Senior Editor Mario López-Cordero with a foreword by Clinton Smith, the magazine's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hearst Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 670 LOPSummary: "This holy grail for both documentary and theater aficionados offers a tantalizingly rare glimpse behind the Broadway curtain. In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Price, the show's stars, and a large pit orchestra all went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ORIFinck, Liana
Summary: "Passing for Human is what Finck calls 'a neurological coming-of-age story,' one in which, through her childhood, human connection proved elusive and her most enduring relationships were with plants and rocks and imaginary friends; in which her mother was an artist whose creative life had been stifled by an unhappy first marriage and a deeply sexist society that seemed expressly designed to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FINPodmoroff, Dianna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Pub. Group 2005