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Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOLBrown, Monica
Summary: En este vibrante libro ilustrado bilingüe sobre la biografía del músico Tito Puente, los lectores bailarán al ritmo de la vida de este rey del mambo. A Tito Puente le encantaba golpear ollas y sartenes cuando era niño, pero lo que realmente soñaba era tener su propia banda algún día. Desde Spanish Harlem hasta los premios Grammy, y todos los ritmos intermedios, esta es la historia real de la...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROBrown, Monica
Summary: A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROMills, Deborah
Summary: Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 325 MILReynoso, Naibe
Summary: Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J SPANISH 920 REYGerster, Michelle
Summary: "A poignant bilingual YA graphic memoir about a teenage girl's harrowing experience crossing the Mexico-US border. This compelling young adult graphic memoir tells the story of Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl who crosses the border into America with her mother and younger brother in search of a better life. Their treacherous journey is filled with both heartbreak and hope. Will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH GERHansen, Grace
Summary: This title will introduce little readers to the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BIDEN HANMacCarry, Noel
Summary: Presents the life of the folk singer and social activist, and discusses his role in the union, anti-war, civil rights, and environmental movements and the opposition he sometimes aroused for his radical views.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB SEGER MACEngle, 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 ENGSchwartz, Heather E.
Summary: "Former Vice President Joe Biden played an essential role in the Obama administration. Follow his career from Delaware's longest-serving senator to his race back to the White House"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BIDEN SCHRose, Rachel
Summary: "Long-serving congressman, Vice President, and now President. Joe Biden's journey to the highest position in the land has been long and winding. As a child, he didn't let his stutter stop him from success; as a senator, he carried on despite personal heartbreak; and now, as president, we'll see all this man can do. Learn about the spectacular life of America's 46th president"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BIDGaines, Ann
Summary: Take a look inside the life and future presidency of the Joseph Biden, the 46th President of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BIDBiden, Jill
Summary: Joe Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His parents always encouraged him and his siblings to be independent and strong. The family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where at twenty-nine, Biden was elected one the youngest United States Senators ever elected. This is his story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 921 BIDHobkirk, Lori.
Summary: "Starting a successful business is not an easy task. It was even more difficult for a Black woman to accomplish this in the 1900s. Yet, this is what Madam C.J. Walker did"--Page 5.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WALButtigieg, Chasten
Summary: "The young adult adaptation of the moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of former Democratic presidential candidate about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2023
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4 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 BUTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 921 BUTJarrow, Gail
Summary: "James Abram Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated when he was shot by Charles Guiteau in July 1881, less than four months after he was elected president. But Garfield didn't actually die until 80 days later. In this page-turner, award-winning author Gail Jarrow delves into the fascinating story of the relationship between Garfield and Guiteau, and relates the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 973.84 JARHerrera, Juan Felipe
Summary: "When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mama feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet. His breathtaking poem "Imagine" and Lauren Castillo's evocative illustrations will speak to every reader and dreamer searching for this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG HERGormley, Beatrice
Summary: A biography of Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States​: from childhood through the Senate to his election as vice president and, in 2020, as president. The road to the presidency of the United States was a long--and determined--one for Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. From Joe's childhood in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, his close-knit, devoted family gave him...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin : an imprint of Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing Division 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BIDHarris, Duchess
Summary: "In 1947, black baseball player Jackie Robinson broke through Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson Breaks Barriers examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Robinson himself, his wife, Rachel, and broadcaster Red Barber. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 796.357092 HARPollack, Pam.
Summary: "In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J.K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her love of literature...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROWCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET ROWLINGBorth, Teddy
Summary: "A.J. Styles has wrestled all over the world for over 20 years. Discover the journey that led Styles from the beginning to ultimately holding the WWE Championship, professional wrestling's top prize. The easy to read text is joined with beautiful and colorful photographs showing some of Styles' best moments in the ring."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.812 BOREllenport, Craig
Summary: Dennis Brutus was a poet and human rights activist whose works centered on his sufferings and those of Black South Africans. For fourteen years, Dennis taught English and Afrikaans in South Africa. As the white minority government increased restrictions on the black population, he became involved in a series of anti-apartheid related activities, including efforts to end discrimination in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRUMcGill, Erin
Summary: "A clever, funny, and informative look at the pets--from Calvin Coolidge's wallaby to Teddy Roosevelt's flying squirrels--that have passed through the White House gates"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.092 MCGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.092 MCGDommermuth-Costa, Carol
Summary: "Emily Dickinson is revered as one of America's greatest and most original poets. Quiet Fire presents the life and art of Dickinson through the poet's own letters and poems"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2022