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Brooks, Gwendolyn 1917-2000 Camps New York (State) Adirondack Mountains Region Decoration and ornament, Rustic New York (State) Adirondack Mountains Region Handicraft Log cabins New York (State) Adirondack Mountains Region Looms Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich 1890-1960 Rubber bands Vernacular architecture New York (State) Adirondack Mountains Region White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks) 1899-1985Matsuno, Masako.
Summary: A little Japanese girl tries to hide the fact that she has cracked her new red clogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Purple House Press 1960
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MATFarnworth, Cordelia
Summary: A struggling shoe factory owner and a drag queen form an unlikely partnership to create sturdy stiletto shoes for performers, helping to bring the shoe factory back from the brink of collapse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Video Distributors 2021
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS KINMiller, Margaret
Summary: Illustrates a variety of footwear and matches each wearer with the appropriate shoe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MILPinkney, Jerry
Summary: A clever cat wins for his master a fortune and the hand of a princess
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 398.24 PINBeard, Tyler
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peregrine Smith Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 685.31 BEAJackson, Angela
Summary: Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the great American literary icons of the twentieth century, a protégé of Langston Hughes and mentor to a generation of poets, including Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, and Elizabeth Alexander. Her poetry took inspiration from the complex portraits of black American life she observed growing up on Chicago's South Side, a world of kitchenette...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROOKS, GWENDOLYN JACAly, Götz
Summary: "Götz Aly pens a forgotten chapter in the history of empire through the chronicle a single object: a majestic fifteen-meter boat, looted from Papua New Guinea during a German colonial expedition and since displayed in Berlin museums. While arguing for the vessel's repatriation, Aly restores attention to the conquest of the Bismarck Archipelago"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 995.3 ALYSlade, Suzanne
Summary: Introduces the life and work of Gwendolyn Brooks, from her early love of poetry and her first published poems as a girl in Chicago through her financial struggles as an adult during the Depression to winning the Pulitzer Prize for her second book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BROCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BROAlford, Terry
Summary: "The story of Abraham Lincoln as it has never been told before: through the strange, even otherworldly, points of contact between his family and that of the man who killed him, John Wilkes Booth. In the 1820s, two families, unknown to each other, worked on farms in the American wilderness. It seemed unlikely that the families would ever meet-and yet, they did. The son of one family, the famed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 ALFRicci, Christine.
Summary: Dora and Boots help Mr. Troll mind his manners.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006
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Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for completing twenty-five rubber band loom projects, including jewelry, hair accessories, and toys.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 MCCWaldron, Melanie
Summary: "Roots carry out vital jobs for all flowering plants, they collect water and nutrients and help to hold plants in place. This book provides readers with a complete and comprehensive understanding of the role of roots, their structure and how they are brilliantly designed to do these jobs. Clear diagrams, engaging text, and stunning photographs are used to explain how strong roots can be, how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Raintree 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 580 WALFinn, Peter
Summary: The dramatic, until-now-untold story of how a forbidden book in the Soviet Union became a secret CIA weapon in the ideological battle between East and West.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 891.73 FINBrazer, Marjorie Cahn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peach Mountain Press 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.13 BRASweet, Melissa
Summary: Caldecott Honor winner Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephermera with her own exquisite artwork to tell the story of this American literary icon. Readers young and old will be fascinated and inspired by the journalist, New Yorker contributor, and children's book author who loved words his whole life. This authorized tribute, a New York Times bestseller, includes an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WHISummary: Originally written to entertain, move or chill, the eight short stories in this collection accompanied by parallel English translations now also help students gain deeper insights into French literature and life. Arranged in approximate order of difficulty, the range of stories is wide, from the stylized wit of Raymond Queneau to the beautifully written ambiguities of Philippe Sollers, from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin 1966
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Summary: "The Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York are world famous for their camps built from the land, surrounded by some of the most inspiring, untamed and stunning landscape in the world. This rugged terrain gave birth to its own form of distinctive architecture that has stood the test of time and remains a classic. Although the original great camps of the 1900s were so talked about because of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Bringing together 30 of the best food blogs from around the world, this fun, colorful cookbook is filled with delicious recipes and the stories behind the blogs. Foodies, home cooks, and amateur chefs are increasingly turning to the Internet for recipes, food trends, and other culinary information. Featuring 30 diverse food bloggers, this richly illustrated book includes recipes for all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 BEYCho, Joy Deangdeelert.
Summary: Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge plus expert interviews, this book will fine-tune what the next generation of bloggers shares with the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2012