Kurtz, Jane
Summary: "Discover the true story of the race between two paleontologists to find dinosaur fossils in this nonfiction picture book. O. C. Marsh and Edward Cope met in 1863 and bonded over their shared love of fossils, becoming the best of friends. Until one day Marsh discovered an error in Cope's work, and the Bone Wars began! Marsh and Cope raced each other around the world, excavating fossils and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560.92 KURKurtz, Jane.
Summary: Desta's father, who needs to return briefly to his Ethiopian homeland, describes what it was like for him to grow up there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: FIC KURKurtz, Jane.
Summary: A clever young shepherd boy uses his wits to gain a fortune for himself and his sister from a haughty rich man.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.21 KURKurtz, Jane.
Summary: Ten-year-old Lanie's wildflower garden is thriving and attracting butterflies to her Cambridge, Massachusetts, backyard, but a neighbor not only objects to her growing "weeds," she also uses harmful chemicals on her own plants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Pub. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KURKurtz, Jane
Summary: "An exploration of different types of animal poo and what the zoo uses it for"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2018
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Summary: In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that proclaimed that it was time -- long overdue -- for all people to be treated as equals. Today his beliefs are more important than ever, and author Jane Kurtz explains Dr. King's words in language even the youngest reader can understand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2008
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Summary: Who's that walking along the Ohio? It's Johnny Appleseed! He walks across the land, planting trees wherever he goes. So, everyone, clap your hands for Johnny Appleseed!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2004
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN KURKURTZ,JANE & KURTZ,CHRISTOPHER
Summary: A thirsty monkey waits as the larger animals drink from the water hole on the African savanna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HARPERCOLLINS 2002