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Summary: This title examines Instagram, the photo and video sharing website.Readers will learn about company history and development, how Instagram operates, issues the company faces such as inappropriate content, and its impact on society.Key components such as filters, Instagram Direct, and Boomerang are also explored.Color photos accompany easy-to-read, compelling text.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 775 MATKrull, Kathleen
Summary: A biography of Wilma Rudolph, an African-American who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track during a single Olympics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace & Company 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 468 KRUZanglein, Jayne E.
Summary: ""Don't take women when you go exploring!" In 1932, Roy Chapman Andrews, the president of the Explorers Club, told hundreds of female students at Barnard College that women and exploration could never mix. He obviously didn't know a thing about either...The Girl Explorers is the inspirational and untold story of the women who broke apart the stuffy men's club and founded the Society of Woman...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.92 ZANSummary: Longtime believer, Linus believes that this year the Great Pumpkin will come and he decides to keep watch all night in the pumpkin patch to welcome him. Charlie Brown dresses up as a ghost, but does not scare up the usual kinds of Halloween loot when trick-or-treating. Snoopy crashes into Violet's party, as well as Linus' vigil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ITSSorell, Traci
Summary: The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child. As she got older and learned more about the injustices her people had faced, she dedicated her life to instilling pride in Native heritage and reclaiming Native rights. She went on to become the first woman Principal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MANMagoon, Kekla
Summary: Two-time Olympic gymnast Simone Biles reigns over gymnastics. With four impressive skills already named after her, Biles has amassed legions of fans. Explore this standout superstar's career and life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BILHewson, Anthony K.
Summary: "This title introduces readers to Simone Biles, providing exciting details about her life and going deep inside the key moments of her gymnastics career. The title also features informative fast facts, a timeline, and a glossary."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: SportsZone, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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Summary: "The story of how Wilma Pearl Mankiller challenged gender norms introduced by settlers and become the first woman Cherokee Chief"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE BUCRappaport, Doreen
Summary: "A picturebook biography of Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney, Hyperion 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MANMiller, Robert H. (Robert Henry)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Silver Press 1995
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB FIELDS MILLemelman, Martin
Summary: "The thrilling true story of an ancient plant, wonderfully reborn in the modern era through the hard work of two female scientists. Thousands of years ago, in a time of rebellion, the Jewish people fought against their Roman rulers. The brutal Emperor Titus ordered the destruction of everything precious to the Jews: towns, villages, even their beloved Judean date palm trees. Centuries passed....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 634 LEMBrown-Wood, JaNay
Summary: "This Little Golden Book about Simone Biles--the superstar Olympic athlete whose performance in the gymnastics arena has cemented her GOAT status--is an inspiring read-aloud for young children"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BILBond, Rebecca
Summary: "Inspired by the author's grandfather's experiences living in a lodge in the woods, a story of how people and animals survive a forest fire in a small Canadian town"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux 2015
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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 MOLVance, Ashlee
Summary: An authorized portrait of one of Silicon Valley's most dynamic entrepreneurs evaluates his role in the successes of such innovations as Tesla and Space X while evaluating America's technological competitiveness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 MUSWetzel, Dan
Summary: "Well before Simone confronted the pressure of the Olympics, she faced real-life challenges as a kid while moving in and out of foster care. With the support and love of her family, she rode an unwavering drive to make history and grew into an incredible role model and activist--not to mention one of the greatest athletes of our time."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BILLajiness, Katie
Summary: "Meet Olympic gymnast Simone Biles! Biles's life story is examined from her childhood in Texas where she began gymnastics at age six, through ten World Championships on the way to being chosen for the women's gymnastics team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she won four gold and one bronze medals. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BILBerman, Kathleen Cornell
Summary: Explores the childhood and early career of the noted jazz trumpeter who gained fame performing at the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1955.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAVArroyo, Raymond
Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author and news anchor Raymond Arroyo comes a picture book biography of Tad Lincoln and his father President Abraham Lincoln and a story about a father's love for his son and the wisdom of a child. Tad Lincoln was forever getting into trouble. He bounced around the White House making mischief and annoying the staff. Only President Lincoln was never annoyed--he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB LINCOLN ARRSummary: Garfield's owner Jon takes in sweet, but dimwitted, pooch Odie, turning Garfield's perfect world upside-down. Now Garfield wants only one thing: Odie out of his home and his life! But when the hapless pup disappears and is kidnapped by a nasty dog trainer, Garfield, feeling responsible, tears himself away from the TV and springs into action.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2004
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Summary: "A lyrical picture book biography of Simone Biles, international gymnastics champion and Olympic superstar"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BILCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BILMills, 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 MILSabelko, Rebecca
Summary: "Simone Biles is an Olympic champion. She has won seven medals, including 4 gold medals. In this fast-paced title, reluctant readers will learn about Simone's storied career."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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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