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Rusch, Elizabeth

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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOL

Parker, Victoria.

Summary: The Discovering the Bible series provides an informative and accessible means of finding out why the Bible remains so important. Each story is accompanied by an information panel, illustrations and maps of where these events took place. This title continues the story of the time Jesus spent in Galilee. It mixes Jesus' biographical details from the Bible, such as the story of Lazarus, Jesus and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lorenz 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 225 PAR

Hitchen, Danielle

Summary: "Our God introduces children to the some of the many ways the Lord is described in the Bible-as our rock, the bread of life, the bright morning star, and more, as they also learn basic shapes in this creative and colorful book"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest House Publishers 2024

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Turner, Matthew Paul

Summary: 'Let there be light!' that's what God said. And light began shining and then started to spread." Wild and creative illustrations from top children's illustrator David Catrow pair with Matthew Paul Turner's lyrical verse in this message of a God-made light that cuts through darkness to bring vision and hope to all young readers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Waterbrook 2018

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC TUR

Rodríguez, Patty

Summary: "Inspired by one of the oldest traditional games of chance, this book will introduce your little one to their first English and Spanish words"--Page 4 of cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Libros 2014

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE ROD Board Book

Goldsmith, Connie

Summary: "This is the story of Kiyo Sato and her family and their experience in the U.S. Japanese Internment Camps during WWII."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SAT

Brown, 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...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BRO

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BRO

Winthrop, Elizabeth.

Summary: An adaptation of the Bible story of Christ's Crucifixion and Resurrection.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1985

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: J 232.96 WIN

Levy, Janice.

Summary: Simple text and color illustrations present the historical background and contemporary celebration of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2007

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Reynoso, Naibe

Summary: Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinos.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2020

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REY
Call number: J SPANISH 920 REY

Mills, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 325 MIL

Duany, Ger

Summary: The amazing autobiography of a young Sudanese boy who went from a child soldier to an international peace activist, a struggling refugee to a Hollywood actor. Sudan, 1980s: Ger Duany knew what he wanted out of life--make his family proud, play with his brothers and sisters, maybe get an education like his brother Oder suggested, and become a soldier for his people when he's old enough. But then...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World 2020

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 DUA

Roesser, Marie

Summary: Identifying attributes of objects is a staple of early elementary education, and one of these attributes is size. This valuable volume provides an excellent opportunity for review and assessment of the appropriate use of size words, such as big, small, large, and little, along with other vocabulary that young readers should become familiar with. The at-level text is specially crafted to be...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ROE

Brown, Carron

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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPANISH BRO

Fleming, Candace

Summary: How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child ... and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the "crime of the century." In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364.152 FLE

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364.152 FLE

Blake, Kevin

Summary: In the 1950s and 1960s, the Salton Sea resort area was a vacationers paradise. People looking to go boating, swimming, and fishing flocked to Californias largest lake. Homes, hotels, and shops sprang up as more and more people moved to the region. However, something was lurking in the lakes calm waters. Soon, swimmers began to pass by globs of green algae and breathe in a rotten-egg stench....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 BLA

Bostrom, Kathleen Long.

Summary: A rhyming text consisting of questions which children ask God about himself, God's responses, and scriptural references to support the answers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 1998

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 130 BOS

Hansen, Grace

Summary: The body is an incredible machine and this title introduces the gross and amazing reasons our bodies burp. Complete with cool and colorful photos, labeled when needed, and a Let's Review! section.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612 HAN

Gerster, Michelle

Summary: "A poignant bilingual YA graphic memoir about a teenage girl's harrowing experience crossing the Mexico-US border. This compelling young adult graphic memoir tells the story of Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl who crosses the border into America with her mother and younger brother in search of a better life. Their treacherous journey is filled with both heartbreak and hope. Will...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH GER

Robeson, Teresa

Summary: "Follow the 14th Dalai Lama's harrowing escape to India in 1959, as he fled Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet. A story of risk and political tension, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the incredible story of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: J 921 DAL

De Paola, Tomie

Summary: With text inspired by Old Testament Scripture and artwork fashioned after the beautiful embroideries and designs of the Otomi people from the mountain villages around San Pablito, in Puebla, Mexico, this is a wonderful celebration for all to share.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2011

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Religion dePaola

Piven, Hanoch

Summary: "The Bible is full of stories that teach us to dream big, be curious, and be ourselves. And who better to learn these lessons from than Biblical characters themselves? Dream Big, Laugh Often contains portraits of 14 Biblical figures, including Abraham and Sarah, Moses and Miriam, David and Deborah, and more, brought to life with Hanoch Piven's joyful and clever art made from found ojbects."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 221.9 PIV

Summary: Presents the story of the birth of Christ, from Mary's meeting with the angel Gabriel to the birth of baby Jesus in a stable and the visit of the shepherds and the three wise men.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1998

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 232.92 BIB

Fagan, Cary

Summary: "On May 10, 1940, the Nazi Army invaded Belgium, setting into motion the refugee story of Cary Fagan's father, Maurice. Maurice was only 12 at the time, and he and his family had no idea they would never again return to Brussels, the city of his birth. Instead, they would travel through France, Spain, and Portugal, running from war. Every time they thought they might be safe, Maurice would try...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: OwlKids Books Inc. 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FAG

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