Summary: Is it possible to conceive of the American diet without bagels? Or Star Trek without Mr. Spock? Are the creatures in Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are based on Holocaust survivors? And how has Yiddish, a language without a country, influenced Hollywood? These and other questions are explored in this stunning and rich anthology of the interplay of Yiddish and American culture, edited by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Restless Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.44 HOWMacy, Sue
Summary: Presents the story of the man who founded the National Yiddish Book Center, and describes the worldwide effort he currently leads to collect unwanted Yiddish books and save the Yiddish language from extinction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LANSuggs, Christine
Summary: "In this memoir, Christine Suggs explores a trip they took to Mexico to visit family, as Christine embraces and rebels against their heritage and finds a sense of belonging"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 SUGCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC SUGFinkelstein, Norman H.
Summary: "A tribute to Abraham Cahan, founder of a prominent Yiddish language newspaper whose discussion of everything from voting rights to baseball offered crucial guidance to Jewish immigrants"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CAHChang, Jung
Summary: The most famous sisters in China, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the center of power during a time of wars, revolutions and seismic transformations. Red Sister, Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen; Little Sister, May-ling, became Madame Chiang Kai-shek; Big Sister, Ei-Ling, became Chiang's unofficial main adviser, and made herself one of China's richest women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CHASummary: In January 2022, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history rocked the Pacific islands of Tonga, sending shockwaves around the world. Through first-person accounts of the disaster and eyewitness footage, experience the terrifying power of the eruption and the devastating tsunami that struck the shores of Tonga.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HIDWex, Michael
Summary: A humorous history of the Yiddish language from the middle ages to today traces the origins of numerous everyday terms, citing events throughout the past one thousand years that contributed to Jewish European communication practices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 439.1 WEXSummary: "Pete the cat learns the sounds of the different farm animals in this twist on the classic song"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E PetCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Dean 2014Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PETReid, Stuart A.
Summary: "A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller-about the US-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 967.51031 REIHumphreys, Jessica Dee
Summary: Recounts the experiences of Michel Chikwanine, who at age five was abducted during a schoolyard soccer game and forced to become a child soldier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 HUMSummary: An electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture mega-icon Grace Jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with Jones's bold aesthetic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC GRARosten, Leo
Summary: An updated version of the informal dictionary which offers the history and folklore behind Yiddish and Hebrew words as well as literal translations adds information on linguistic and cultural changes since Rosten's day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 422.4391 ROSKumove, Shirley
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.9 KUMManzano, Sonia
Summary: A coming-of-age memoir by the actress and writer offers a look into the daily lives of a loving, but troubled, Latino family and a girl kept afloat amid the turbulence of her life and times by the dream of becoming an actress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 MANZANO, SONIA MANMackenzie, Malcolm
Summary: The Jonas Brothers are not just a nostalgic phenomenon -- they are one of the most exciting bands in the world right now. When the New Jersey trio returned to save pop in 2019, they didn't mess around. Comeback single "Sucker" went straight to member on in America and became their biggest hit ever. Now we are living in a Jonas world, and it's beyond "Cool." Discover everything there is to know...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 MACSummary: The Fellowship divides to conquer, as Frodo and Sam, with the help and hindrance of Gollum, continue on their way to Mount Doom. Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor, while Merry remains with Eowyn and the other Rohan fighters. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli seek aid from those that live in the Cursed Mountains. All these battles have one ultimate goal in mind: to distract...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Lord 2004Rosten, Leo
Summary: More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten published the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, this book brings Leo Rosten's masterful work up to date.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2001
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 422.4391 ROSSummary: Featuring live action and animation, this movie examines the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and will later return to.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Video Group 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIRSummary: Planet of the apes: Taylor, an astronaut whose ship lands on a planet where intelligent primates hunt primitive humans for sport, must depend of the kindness of two chimpanzee scientists in order to escape to the Forbidden Zone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Mantle, Ben
Summary: Join Old MacDonald on a day at the farm as he looks after his animals in this lively edition of the well-loved rhyme.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD OLDWasserstrom, Jeffrey N
Summary: "On the frontlines of the battle for democracy in China The rise of Hong Kong is the story of a miraculous post-War boom, when Chinese refugees flocked to a small British colony, and, in less than fifty years, transformed it into one of the great financial centers of the world. The unraveling of Hong Kong, on the other hand, shatters the grand illusion of China ever having the intention of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Global Reports 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.2506 WASCabrera, Jane
Summary: In this expansion of a familiar song, the occupants of a rowboat enjoy seeing and making the sounds of different jungle animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2014
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Summary: "As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her? For young Sonia, the answer was books! They were her mirrors, her maps, her friends, and her teachers. They helped her to connect with her family in New York and in Puerto Rico, to deal with her diabetes diagnosis, to cope with her father's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2018