Ruurs, Margriet
Summary: "Author Margriet Ruurs begins this engaging informational picture book by posing an intriguing question: "What is a school? Is it a building with classrooms? Or can it be any place where children learn?" The fascinating stories that follow will expand how young readers think of school, as they learn about the experiences of real children in thirteen different countries around the world. From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 371 RUUEngle, 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 ENGRey, Margret
Summary: Compilation of eight previously published Curious George titles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYRey, Margret
Summary: "Enjoy learning to read with Curious George! The Curious about Phonics learn-to-read program can help your child master the basic phonic skills that are the building blocks for a lifetime"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN REYRey, Margret
Summary: In Margret and H.A. Rey's Pretzel, we met the world's longest dachshund and his wife, Greta. This book picks up where Pretzel left off, after the birth of their five adorable puppies. In collected comic strips, the Reys explore the drama and comedy of life as a family of seven, and what it means to have a daddy who's sometimes as silly as he is long!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYEngle, Margarita
Summary: "Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time that's okay, because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic. Then Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature, moves to town, and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up. As she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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Summary: While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos--hugs. Includes historical and cultural notes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ENGRey, Margret
Summary: The adventures of the ingenious little monkey who left the jungle to live with the man in the yellow hat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYReid, Margarette S
Summary: A coin-collecting father and son learn about the history of coins and about the money that is used around the world today as they build their collection
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 737.4 REIJordan-Fenton, Christy
Summary: "The beloved story of an Inuvialuk girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers. Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton's powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir's 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book's impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 POKAtwood, Margaret
Summary: In these stories, Ramsay runs away from relatives, Bob is raised by dogs and Dorinda does housework for distant relatives, and Wenda and her woodchuck companion need to find a way to outsmart Widow Wallop.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ATWDilloway, Margaret
Summary: Struggling with grief over her uncle's death, twelve-year-old amateur astronomer Tuesday Beals makes a discovery that could save her favorite astronomy spots in Zion National Park from the threat of a new housing development.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPubishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DILFrith, Margaret.
Summary: An introduction to the life and accomplishments of Thomas Edison, America's most famous inventor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET EDISONCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who EdisonGreen, Margaret
Summary: Ty and his Dinotrux and Reptool friends want to build a garage, but obstacles arise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: LB kids, Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GREGurevich, Margaret
Summary: Gabby is taking the new contemporary dance class at Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance, and she quickly bonds with Sophie, who has transferred into the Academy--but her best friends seem strangely reluctant to include Sophie in their after class fun, and soon Gabby feels torn between her new friend and her old ones whose attitude she does not understand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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Summary: "A boy and his pet dragon enjoy activities that make them feel happy including; making new friends, and getting a new pet kitten. This title includes reading activities and a word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN HILGurevich, Margaret
Summary: After years of ballet Jada feels she is ready to go "on pointe," but the whole process is a lot more complicated then she ever realized: from being measured and fitted for the shoes, to tying the laces correctly she still has a lot to learn, and that is before she actually tries to walk in pointe shoes, which seems to uses muscles she was barely aware of--for the first time Jada finds that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE GURMazo, Margarita del
Summary: "Wolf looks everywhere for Little pig... in the tree, behind the rock, inside the house... what will happen when he finds little pig?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: NubeOcho 2022
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Summary: Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance is Grace's refuge from middle school, but when Ella, the girl that makes fun of her at school, decides to join the Academy, Grace has two choices--let Ella's snide comments mess up her dance practice, or find her voice and, with the support of her friends, stand up to the bully.
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Publisher / Publication Date: an imprint of Stone Arch Books 2018
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Summary: "A boy and his pet dragon learn how to take care of their new pet. They learn to feed, walk, and play with their new dog. This title includes reading activities and a word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN HILHillert, Margaret
Summary: A boy and his pet dragon feel mad when they are asked to stop what they are doing to complete daily activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN HILMcNamara, Margaret
Summary: "The students in Mrs. Connor's class are ready to leave first grade, but an unexpected guest almost ruins their graduation! Luckily, they've learned plenty of skills throughout the year they can use to save the day!"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MCNWilliamson, Margaret
Summary: "Get the facts about the hazards and damage caused by heat waves in 12 in-depth chapters that include jet streams, heat stroke, urban heat islands, and marine heat waves. Includes safety tips, statistics, sidebars, and critical thinking questions, plus editor-curated online resources for up-to-date information."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 12-Story Library 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.5 WILGurevich, Margaret
Summary: When Gabriela hears about tryouts for a solo dance at the next dance competition she is super excited, but when Brie, her best friend at Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance, decides to try out as well, it seems like it might be the end of a beautiful friendship--because Gabby really wants this opportunity, and she is having trouble dealing with the idea of competing against a friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: an imprint of Stone Arch Books 2018