Medina, Nico
Summary: "In 1914, the assassination of an Austrian archduke set off a disastrous four-year-long conflict involving dozens of countries with battles taking place in all parts of the world. World War I was the first to use planes and tanks as well as deadly gases that left soldiers blinded or "shell shocked" (a condition now called Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome). There were battles that lasted for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT World What MedinaMedina, Nico
Summary: Introduces the period approximately 20,000 years ago when global temperatures were much colder and ice covered much of the planet, and describes how animals living during that time adapted to the environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.7 MEDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHA BASKETNagle, Frances
Summary: "When you see flashing lights and hear a siren, better move out of the way! An ambulance is on its way to an emergency situation. Ambulances are emergency vehicles many children are familiar with. But who operates them and where exactly are they going so quickly? This book introduces one of the most recognizable emergency vehicles to young readers in an engaging and age-appropriate way....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.18 NAGNagle, Frances
Summary: "U.S. Coast Guard boats are often emergency vehicles on the water. While they are used to enforce laws and patrol the waters, they are commonly called in when a boat is in distress. Fires, medical emergencies, and capsized vessels may be all in a day's work for the coast guardsmen aboard a coast guard boat. Readers are introduced to these important first responders on the water through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.28 NAGKrull, Kathleen
Summary: "Biography of Frances Perkins, the first female member of the presidential cabinet, and architect of much of the New Deal legislation as Secretary of Labor."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB PERKINS KRUStelson, Caren
Summary: "This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, as Hitler's campaign of hatred toward Jews and political dissidents took hold. The narrative starts in 1938 and follows the children as they journey to foster families in England for the duration of the war, return to Prague afterward in an unsuccessful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2023