Hoxie, Jim
Summary: "When Grandpa loses his sight, he attends a school for veterans who are visually impaired. There he regains his confidence for independent living. Grandpa shares these experiences and talks about educating children about the tall white cane."--Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Disabl HoxieLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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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 REYBuckley, James
Summary: "While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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Summary: "The story of guitarist Jimi Hendrix's career told in verse"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books/Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HENTaylor, Charlotte
Summary: Si le has hecho mal a alguien, aunque no haya sido intencional, es importante pedir disculpas. Esto no siempre es fácil, especialmente para los niños. Esta obra presenta al joven lector varias situaciones en las que los protagonistas se dan cuenta que tienen que disculparse. Cada historia de la vida real demuestra al lector la importancia de saber cuándo hay que decir "Lo siento."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 158.2 TAYBlake, Kevin
Summary: In 1880, citizens of Bodie, California, crowded onto Main Street to celebrate the Fourth of July. Among them were prospectors, miners, gamblers, and even gunfighters. They had all come to this dusty, remote spot in the mountains for one reasonto find gold. Within fifty years, however, the towns Main Street would be abandoned and filled with a ghostly silence. Where did everyone go? What...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 BLAYomtov, Nel
Summary: "On February 23, 1945, an American flag was raised atop Mount Suribachi on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. The moment-captured in one of the most famous photographs of all time-didn't just boost the morale of the U.S. soldiers fighting on the island. It also lifted the spirits of the American people back home who had grown weary of World War II. How did this remarkable moment come to pass and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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Summary: An overview of Brazilian jiujitsu focuses on the martial art's history, culture, equipment, techniques, and competitive nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Company 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.815 WELTaylor, Charlotte
Summary: Tener un buen espíritu deportivo también es importante más allá de los deportes. Las lecciones que se aprenden en el campo deportivo también se utilizan en el salón de clases, en el patio de recreo, y en nuestros hogares. Ya sea, trabajando en un proyecto de ciencias con un compañero de clases, ganando un partido importante de fútbol, o ayudándole a papá a limpiar el garaje, el buen espíritu...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 175 TAYTaylor, Charlotte
Summary: "In soccer and baseball, each player has their own job. They each do their part to contribute to the team. Teamwork is also important outside of sports. We use teamwork in our classroom, in our community, and at home with our family. In this book, readers are presented with different scenarios in which young people use teamwork to achieve a certain goal: When Nicole's neighbor becomes ill,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 158.2 TAYBradley, James
Summary: Provides the true story of the actions that led to the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima by American Marines in February 1945.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2001
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 940 BRAKimmerer, Robin Wall
Summary: "Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2022
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Summary: "A biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives and the first Black woman to run for president with a major political party"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHIGolio, Gary.
Summary: Before he became one of the greatest guitar players of all time, Jimi Hendrix was a boy who loved to paint and listen to records, and who asked himself an unusual question: could someone paint pictures with sound?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 787.87 GOLLoh, Stefanie
Summary: "Learn about the life and career of Olympic gold medalist and legendary snowboarder Chloe Kim."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIMSwanson, Jennifer
Summary: Provides a brief history of zoology and profiles three women who are working in the field today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Communications 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 SWASheinkin, Steve
Summary: "A great American sport and Native American history come together in this true story of how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle Indians football team"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THOCline-Ransome, Lesa
Summary: "Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) is a hero and trailblazer. She was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972). Written by award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome, here is her story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHIBausum, Ann.
Summary: How did two youths-one raised in an all-black community in the deep South, the other brought up with only whites in the Midwest-become partners for freedom during the civil rights movement of the 1960s? Freedom Riders compares and contrasts the childhoods of John Lewis and James Zwerg in a way that helps young readers understand the segregated experience of our nation's past. It shows how a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.092 BAUMurphy, Jim
Summary: Learn how George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River helped save the American revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2010
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Summary: Pets! We love them, and we take good care of them. Learn all about what Fish need to be happy and healthy pets = ¡Las mascotas! Las amamos y las cuidamos mucho. Aprende todo sobre que necesitan los Peces para estar felices y ser mascotas saludables" -- Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH WILWilliams, Gail
Summary: "Learning about dogs through song in both English and Spanish"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH WILMeister, Cari
Summary: "This photo-illustrated book for elementary readers describes the unique characteristics of one of the oldest horse breeds in the United States, the Morgan horse. Explains the history of the breed, from Justin Morgan's sire to today's strong and refined horses"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus/Amicus Ink 2019