Williams, Alicia R. (Alicia Renee)
Summary: "An inspiring picture book biography about Shirley Chisholm"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHIWilliams, Alicia
Summary: Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, "to jump at de sun", because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you'd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 813.52 WILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HURRemes, Olivia
Summary: From leading mental health expert Dr. Olivia Remes, this essential companion for navigating life's challenges offers everyday techniques and exercises to overcome setbacks and even achieve positive change. Whether you're dealing with job uncertainty, ill health, relationship problems, financial or mental health struggles, or the loss of a loved one, this highly practical and compassionate book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023
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Summary: "Readers will discover the science behind wildfires and learn how first responders aid in the coping, healing, and rebuilding of the affected communities post-disaster. Focused on 21st Century content, the SEL- (social-emotional learning) and inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.37 WILCook, William R. (William Robert)
Summary: Professor Cook leads you on an engaging and energetic discussion on Alexis de Tocqueville, his journey, his writing of Democracy in America and, most of all, his thoughts on the young nation he was observing. For Tocqueville, it seems, had opinions about almost everything he encountered in America, and not exclusively politics and "classical" issues such as the nature of the judiciary and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 TOCKaplan, Alisha R.
Summary: "A dynamic dialogue of text and image that centers on the concept of sacrifice and the possibility of faith after the Holocaust"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: State University of New York Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.8 KAPJackson, Tricia Williams.
Summary: Within the pages of American history are the stories of remarkable African American women who have defied the odds, taken a stand for justice, and made incredible strides despite opposition from the culture around them. Now young readers can discover their exciting true stories in this eye-opening collection. From well-known figures like Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, and Rosa Parks to women...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revell 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 JACWilliams, Olivia
Summary: "The captivating story of the famed Savoy Hotel's founders, told through three generations--and one hundred years--of glamour and high society."--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 647.94 WILAliki.
Summary: Briefly introduces various types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossilized dinosaur bones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1988
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETAliki.
Summary: Describes human growth and how the different parts of the body change as it grows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 1993
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETJama-Everett, Ayize
Summary: "When Black graduate student Lyndsey begins her dissertation work on a mysterious box that pops up during the most violent and troubled time in Africana history, she has no idea that her research will lead her on a phantasmagorical journey from West Philadelphia riots to Haitian slave uprisings. Wherever Lyndsey finds someone who has seen the Box, chaos ensues. Soon, even her own sanity falls...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosarium Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BOXAliki.
Summary: Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AlikiAliki.
Summary: Briefly describes how a cow produces milk, how the milk is processed in a dairy, and how various other dairy products are made from milk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1992
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 637 ALIAliki.
Summary: Relates the excitement a child feels when discovering the world through the use of the five senses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1989
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETAliki.
Summary: Tells the story of the well-known playwright, William Shakespeare, and of the famous Globe Theatre in which many of his works were performed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792.09 ALIAliki.
Summary: A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be an important food throughout the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1976
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETAliki.
Summary: Explains how fossils are formed and what they tell us about the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 1990
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETAliki.
Summary: Describes the stages in making a book, starting with the writing of the manuscript and the drawing of the pictures, and explaining all the technical processes leading to printed and bound copies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1986
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 686 ALIAliki.
Summary: A simple presentation of the five senses, demonstrating some ways we use them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.8 ALIAliki.
Summary: During his visit to an aquarium, a boy finds out about the characteristics and environments of many different marine and freshwater creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 1993
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Summary: Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 780 ALIAliki.
Summary: Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1979
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Around AlkiAliki.
Summary: A visit to a museum of natural history provides a little boy with an introduction to the habits, characteristics, and habitats of fourteen kinds of dinosaurs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.91 ALISummary: "Two pink lines on a pregnancy test. The primal scream of a woman pushing through her thirty-fifth hour of labor. The moment a still-wet newborn is placed in his mother's open arms after an unexpected c-section. The bottomless love reflected in the eyes of a father seeing his daughter for the first time. The moment a baby latches to her mother's breast. Or the moment that mother decides to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2022