Ritchie, Scot
Summary: "In the seventh book in the Exploring Our Community series, the five friends learn all about how to reduce plastic pollution. It's Nick's birthday, and he wants to celebrate by challenging his friends to a No Plastics Day. While going a whole day without using single-use plastic, the five friends learn about how much plastic surrounds us in our daily lives; the garbage patch gyres in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019
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Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about gemstones. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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Summary: Factual yet simple text about the rise of COVID-19, how it spreads, and steps we can take to avoid spreading disease to others. Colorful diagrams show how viruses enter a host and replicate in cells, and explain how lower-respiratory illnesses affect people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 614.5 HANHarris, Duchess
Summary: Eleanor Roosevelt is well known for her time as First Lady of the United States, but she also made important contributions to women's rights before, during, and after her husband's presidency. Eleanor Roosevelt Champions Women's Rights examines her efforts from multiple perspectives, including those of Roosevelt herself, her husband, Franklin, and later feminist activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.917 HARHarris, Duchess
Summary: Takes a look at the history of LGBT rights leading up to the legalization of same-sex marriage, the debates surrounding it, and influential figures of the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J346.730168 HARHarris, Duchess
Summary: Media outlets rely on advertising for financial support, but in many cases it's becoming more difficult to determine where the news ends and advertising begins. Advertising Overload takes a closer look at the encroachment of sponsored content and paid advertisements in areas where consumers might not expect to see them, as well as the ways that companies use collected data to push targeted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J695.1 HARHarris, Duchess
Summary: These days it's become easier than ever to customize social media feeds to include only information you think is relevant to your interests. But is that necessarily a positive development? Your Personalized Internet uncovers the problematic aspects of online customization, including the dangers of echo chambers and filter bubbles and the loss of privacy that can result from companies sharing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018