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Deng, Sally

Summary: "An empowering and informative picture book biography about Khutulun, the great-great-granddaughter of Genghis Khan, and how she defied the expectations of her time to become commander of the Khan's army"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KHU

Reynolds, Jason

Summary: A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REY

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REY

Latham, Irene

Summary: Alaa loves Aleppo, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides to stay -- he can make a difference by driving an ambulance, carrying the sick and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAT

Krishnaswami, Uma

Summary: "Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest. Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always dreamed of climbing to the top. He becomes a guide, leading treks through the Himalayas, and finally attempts the highest mountain himself, but doesn't make...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2021

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Kaepernick, Colin

Summary: An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick. When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your family. What young Colin does next with his brown crayon changes his whole world and worldview, providing a valuable lesson on embracing and celebrating his Black identity...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kaepernick Publishing 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KAE

Huahn, Traci

Summary: Based on the life of Chinese American student Mamie Tape and her fight to attend the all-white Spring Valley Primary School in her San Francisco neighborhood including her family's successful 1885 lawsuit before the California Supreme Court, one step in the long journey towards equality in education. Includes author's note with biographical and historical information.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUA

O'Leary, Sara

Summary: "A charming picture book about the Brontë siblings as children creating their own adventures,"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Book Group 2022

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 O'LE

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE O'LE

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE OLE

Reynolds, Jason

Summary: Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word-making man. The King of Letters. Langston Hughes. His ABCs became drums, bumping jumping thumping like a heart the size of the whole country. They sent some people yelling and others, his word-children, to write their own glory.--Amazon.com

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG REY

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