Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Herman, Gail
Summary: "The merry-go-round is missing from the playground! KC enlists Clifford and the gang to help solve the mystery. Together they tail a suspect, sniff out clues, and find a big surprise!"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2003
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR Purple Herman 2003Herman, Gail
Summary: Recounts the journey made by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkey to the peak of Mount Everest, the highest location on Earth, highlighting how they used teamwork to make it to the top.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.54 HERHerman, Gail
Summary: Lucky the dog wonders what he will do all day when the little boy who owns him starts attending school.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2001
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN HerHerman, Gail
Summary: This rebus book is about Otto, a funny cat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1995
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Summary: Lucky, a hungry little puppy, searches high and low for something to eat, uncovering a jump rope, an old sock, a smelly shoe, and finally, a bone belonging to another dog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers 2011
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Summary: "As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a few miles away. But the men at Stoke Mandeville weren't your typical athletes. They were paralyzed World War II veterans. Thegames at Stoke Mandeville were so successful that they would eventually lead evolve into the Paralympics. Participants from all around the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
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Summary: "Learn more about what climate change means and how it's affecting our planet. The earth is definitely getting warmer. There's no argument about that, but who or what is the cause? And why has climate change become a political issue? Are humans at fault? Is this just a natural development? While the vast majority of scientists who study the environment agree that humans play a large part in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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Summary: Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015
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Summary: Robby, a young boy, moves into a new house and watches an old house being torn down and a new apartment building going up in its place.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Children's Books 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green Herman 2006Herman, Gail
Summary: Ariel visits her sister Adella under the sea for a birthday celebration, but when Adella's wish for Ariel to stay a mermaid comes true, the sisters must find a way to break the spell.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Herman 2012Herman, Gail
Summary: The number one Scare Team at Monsters, Inc., must come up with a solution when a girl named Boo makes her way onto the scare floor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Enterprises Inc. 2002
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Summary: A whacky werewolf is terrorizing a hot air balloon race. Shaggy and Scooby take to the sky to save the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2016
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Summary: Lucky the puppy searches for a bone with surprising results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1993
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Summary: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the shortstop and captain of the New York Yankees.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET JETERHerman, Gail
Summary: A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player in major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, discussing his family, college and military years, athletic abilities, career in the Negro Leagues, move to the majors, and activism on behalf of African-Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2011
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Summary: Scooby Doo and his friends are helping to build a playground when a neighbor tries to stop construction because she hears werewolves in the area.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2000
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Summary: An adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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Summary: The Creeper and some zombies are haunting Fred's aunt's lighthouse. Can Scooby and the gang solve the problem and light the way to success?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2016
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Summary: Scooby-Doo and Shaggy find themselves in the school theater and not knowing that it is a rehearsal of the school play happening on stage believe something sinister is about to befall their friend Daphne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2006
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Summary: After an "unlucky" white ladybug lands on Silvermist's head, the usually calm water-talent fairy is convinced that she is under a curse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED DISHerman, Gail
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2001
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Summary: "Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the modern Summer Olympics since 1896, the Winter Olympics didn't officially begin until 1924. The event celebrates cold-weather sports, displaying the talents of skiers, ice skaters, hockey players, and, most recently, snowboarders. Like its summer counterpart, the Winter Games are dedicated to bringing together the world's top athletes to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Sport What HermanHerman, Gail
Summary: Profiles the life and accomplishments of the Canadian hockey player, from his youth in Brantford, Ontario to his Stanley Cup championships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015