Messner, Kate
Summary: "Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air, and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into the shelter of the sand. This book takes readers on a journey through the wonders concealed in the curves of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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Summary: The author/artist describes many of the animals and plants and their surroundings that she has sketched in the Sonoran Desert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 574.9791 WRIAnthony, William
Summary: This book looks at many different animals that live in the desert, and provides facts about their place in the desert ecosystem. Topics include relationships between predators and prey, and other basic science curriculum subjects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kid Haven Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.54 ANTMills, 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 MILGagne, Tammy
Summary: An introduction to desert ecology, discussing what lives in a desert, what a desert ecosystem is, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wonder Books, an imprint of The Child's World 2023
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Summary: Presents the natural life and habitat of the Sonoran Desert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's Sons 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 508.315 YolenBrown, Monica
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
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BRODoeden, Matt
Summary: "Could you survive being lost in the desert? Imagine being attacked by a rattlesnake in North America's Sonoran Desert, wild dogs in Africa's Kalahari Desert, or a redback spider in the Australian Outback. How far would you be willing to go to save your own life? Would it work? Flip through these pages to find out!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC DOECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DOEAllgor, Marie.
Summary: Discusses the desert biome and the many endangered species that live there, including slender-horned gazelle, Egyptian vulture, and desert tortoise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.68 ALLCastro, Rachel
Summary: Provides information on some amazing desert landscapes around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.41 CASCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 551.41 CASLevy, Janice.
Summary: Simple text and color illustrations present the historical background and contemporary celebration of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2007
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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 MOLGray, Susan Heinrichs
Summary: "Desert examines the characteristics of the habitat and the creatures who inhabit it in a simple way that helps children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a glossary and index. ATOS below 2"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing Group 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Eco GrayHunter, Nick.
Contents: Sand and rock -- Where to start -- Who's going with you? -- Discovering the deserts -- Seeing the sights -- Interview with a desert expert -- The living desert -- Interview with a conservationist -- Human-made wonders -- Are the deserts changing? -- World map -- Timeline -- Fact file -- Glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Watch as astronauts blast off into space with this beautifully illustrated book. By simply holding the book up to the light, or shining a torch behind each page, young readers will be able to discover how astronauts work, eat and exercise on a space station, and will delight in following a crew from lift-off to touch-down. The innovative see-through feature fulfills a similar function to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPANISH BROGeorge, Jean Craighead
Summary: Explains how the animal and human inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, including a mountain lion, a roadrunner, a coyote, a tortoise, and members of the Papago Indian tribe, adapt to and survive the desert's merciless heat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: TROPY 0000
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GEOGladstone, James
Summary: Describes the formation of planet Earth, from its beginnings as molten rock and poison gas, to the formation of oceans, to the evolution of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 525 GLAMacCarald, Clara
Summary: Bringing Back Our Deserts explains why deserts are at risk and how people are combating invasive species, restoring damaged areas, and preserving deserts for future generations. This title also explores the science behind nitrogen pollution and the life in desert soil. Features include a cause-and-effect flow chart, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J755.54 CSSCollins, Ailynn
Summary: "The date is April 18, 1906. The city of San Francisco has just been rocked and shaken by a huge earthquake. Even worse, the quake causes huge fires to break out across the city. Can you escape your damaged home before it collapses? Will you join the firefighters as they try to save the city from the devastating fires? Will you be accused of looting after helping a boy escape from some rubble?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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Summary: A middle-grade history of the "other Ellis Island" traces how Angel Island served as an entry point for one million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century, drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters and "wall poems" discovered at the facility long after it closed to describe the center's screening process, immigration policies and eventual renaissance as a historic site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 FRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J979.4 FREWeglinski, Michaela
Summary: "Find out what a desert is and what kinds of plants and animals call the desert home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN WEGBaylor, Byrd.
Summary: Simple text and illustrations describe the characteristics of the desert and its plant, animal, and human life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1975
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Summary: Lupita is excited about dancing la raspa, a Mexican folk dance, with her first-grade class at a celebration of Children's Day. But she's devastated when she learns right before the show that her partner Ernesto sprained his right ankle. She had been practicing for weeks. And now her family won't get to see her, swishing and swaying in her beautiful dress full of colorful ribbons. Lupita sadly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021