Hunt, Santana
Summary: "Fish come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Their fins are uniquely shaped for what kind of swimming they do, and other body parts are adapted to shallow water habitats or life deep in the ocean. Through hints and close-up photographs of one feature of a fish, readers are introduced to many kinds of fish from all over the world. All they need to do is turn the page to find out which fish it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597 HUNHunt, Santana
Summary: The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. While it only hears about 80 cases out of the thousands that petition to be heard, the court s decisions have a big impact. The most important job of the Supreme Court is to decide the constitutionality of laws and actions. This process is broken down for readers in simple terms that support their understanding of the judicial branch....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2018
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Summary: "If you saw a reptile's scales up close, could you guess what animal they belonged to? What about sharp teeth or long claws? In this uniquely laid out book, readers learn the characteristics of reptiles and then are introduced to several different kinds. First, an up-close photograph highlight some special feature of the reptile, such as a fat tail or long snout, and fun facts start to describe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017
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Summary: An intimate account by the rock music artist traces his hardscrabble youth in Mexico and early days as a promising guitarist through his influential collaborations with fellow Latin stars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SANTANA, CARLOS SANHunt, Santana
Summary: When the Constitution was written, some of the Founding Fathers wanted to include a provision that only those in Congress vote for president. Others felt it was important that the former colonists got to vote directly for their president. The Electoral College was the compromise reached and it s still how the president and vice president are elected today. This often-confusing topic is broken...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017
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Summary: Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world with magic and love and feeling and healing--a sound that made angels real. Carlos wanted to make angels real, too. So he started playing music. Carlos tried el clarinete and el violín, but there were no angels. Then he picked up la guitarra. He took the soul of the Blues, the brains of Jazz, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC MAHLaSalle, Lillian
Summary: Looks at the career of unconventional educator Pedro Santana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Passion River 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MYSummary: For three days in the summer of 1969, a rock concert was held on an upstate New York farm, and 400,000 people attended -- far more than were anticipated, far more than paid, far more than could be fed or sheltered or cared for after injuries or drug overdoses. It rained, there was mud, all traffic in and out was gridlocked, and the music continued, night and day. "Woodstock Nation" existed for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Pictures 2009
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WOOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD WOOSummary: Chronicles America's complicated perceptions of race and crime through the story of the "Central Park 5" -- a group of minority teenagers wrongfully convicted and jailed for brutally raping a white woman in New York.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CENSummary: Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DOLMontana, Gladiola.
Summary: Henry Ward Beecher said "the common sense of one century is the common sense of the next." That said, these pocket-sized humor books pack quite a bit of punch--lines that is. With more than 1.5 million copies in print, their all-new look will leave a whole new generation in stitches!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs-Smith 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817.54 MONFontana, David
Summary: The New Secret Language of Symbols is a beautifully illustrated sourcebook of symbols and symbol systems. An illuminating introduction looks at the cultural and psychological explanations of symbols - including the Jungian idea of the collective unconscious. Then follows "The World of Symbols," the heart of the book in which more than 500 symbols are presented and explained theme by theme -...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watkins 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.2 FONSantayana, George
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 191 SANSaldana, Stephanie
Summary: "A portrait of Syrian and Iraqi refugees and the belongings they carry"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadleaf Books 2023
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Summary: "Before she was the beloved author of Pride and Prejudice and other classic novels, Jane Austen was a young woman wrestling with society's expectations and challenges of the heart. Her own story involves choices that changed literary history--and perhaps even the choice to walk away from love. This graphic imagining of Jane Austen's youth includes her creative awakening and her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 921 AUSShiva, Vandana
Summary: "With a new epilogue about Bill Gates's global agenda and how we can resist the billionaires' war on life Widespread poverty and malnutrition, an alarming refugee crisis, social unrest, and economic polarization have become our lived reality as the top 1% of the world's seven-billion-plus population pushes the planet-and all its people-to the social and ecological brink. In Oneness vs. the 1%,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2020
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Summary: "Calls for a radical shift in the values that govern democracies, condemning the role that unrestricted capitalism has played in the destruction of environments and livelihoods"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.3 SHIAntani, Jay
Summary: Vikram is not your model Indian-American teenager. Rebellious and adrift in late 1980s Wisconsin, he is resentful of his Indian roots and has no clue what he wants from his future - other than to escape his family's life of endless moving and financial woes. But after a drunken weekend turns disastrous, Vikram's outraged parents decide to pack up the family and return to India - permanently. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Union Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ANTAntona, Rick
Summary: Discover the perfect diamond at the right price for you! It is never easy finding the perfect diamond. Every diamond is a one-of-a-kind treasure. In The Perfect Diamond Buying Guide, you will discover important insights and tips to guarantee you are purchasing the highest quality diamond at the best possible value. The Perfect Diamond Buying Guide is a straightforward book that will walk you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Uptown Diamond 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640.73 ANTŌyama, Sumita
Summary: "Zen monk Santoka Taneda (1882-1940) is one of Japan's most beloved modern poets, famous for his 'free-verse' haiku, the dominant style today. This book tells the fascinating story of his life, liberally sprinkled with more than 300 of his poems and extracts from his essays and journals--compiled by his best friend and biographer Sumita Oyama and elegantly translated by William Scott Wilson."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TANEDA, SANTOKA OYAFontana, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 FONFontana, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Spirit FontanaFontana, Shea
Summary: Teenage loner, pre-Batman Bruce Wayne hones his detective and combat skills as he scours the underbelly of Gotham looking for clues, and begins building the Batmobile while still processing the pain of his parents' death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2020