Gigliotti, Jim
Summary: Describes the life of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain from 1837 to 1901, and the social and political conditions in Great Britain during her lifetime.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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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
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROBrown, Monica
Summary: En este vibrante libro ilustrado bilingüe sobre la biografía del músico Tito Puente, los lectores bailarán al ritmo de la vida de este rey del mambo. A Tito Puente le encantaba golpear ollas y sartenes cuando era niño, pero lo que realmente soñaba era tener su propia banda algún día. Desde Spanish Harlem hasta los premios Grammy, y todos los ritmos intermedios, esta es la historia real de la...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BRORodríguez, Patty
Summary: Inspired by one of the most recognized symbols of Dia De Muertos or Day of the Dead, a holiday that celebrates life and remembers the dearly departed, this book will introduce little ones to emotional expressions and their first English and Spanish words.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lil Libros, LLC 2017
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE ROD Board BookKurtz, Jane.
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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2008
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Summary: Desde los autos, los autobuses y las bicicletas que van por las calles, hasta los museos, los restaurantes y lost teatros llenos de gente. Las páginas de este libro te invitan a descubrir muchos lugares de una ciudad llena de actividad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH BROEmberley, Ed.
Summary: Step-by-step instructions for drawing people and animals using a minimum of line and circle combinations.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1979
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.2 EMBCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.2 EMBHarris, Duchess
Summary: "As people began to see how pollution and industry could damage the environment, they began to seek change. Environmental Protests explores the research that revealed how common practices harmed the environment, the events people held to raise awareness, and the tactics protesters use to protect nature and change laws."--Amazon.com
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, and imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J333.72 HARYoung, Karen Romano
Summary: Introduces whales, discussing their physical features, behavior, and complex communication abilities, along with a history of whaling and a description of the efforts being made by scientists around the world to save them from extinction. --Publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 599.5 YOUHansen, Grace
Summary: "The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt was built thousands of years ago, but still stands today. Young readers will learn about who built it, when it was built, and why it was built. This title is complete with impressive historical and current photographs and images, and simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's description.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 HANHopping, Lorraine Jean
Summary: Describes the power of lightning and its positive and negative effects on living things. Includes safety tips on what to do in case lightning strikes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2000
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: J468 SPANISH HOPRosenstock, Barb
Summary: "A picture book about the five largest lakes in North America - how they formed, the importance of these waters, and how they've become a national treasure"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 ROSCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 ROSBolton, Vivienne.
Summary: Presents a variety of ideas for handicarft projects that use recycled objects from around the home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dempsey Parr 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J745.5 BOLKrull, Kathleen
Summary: A biography of Wilma Rudolph, an African-American who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track during a single Olympics.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace & Company 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 468 KRULoyie, Oskiniko Larry
Summary: Tells the story of Larry Loyie, a Cree Indian in Canada who was sent to a government school and later became a writer.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB LOYIE LOYWhitehurst, Susan
Summary: Discusses the brief life of an extraordinary young African American doctor whose research with blood left us many legacies.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DREDePrince, Michaela
Summary: "At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true."--Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR RED DEPSteinkraus, Kyla
Summary: "Readers of this book will investigate the facts and compare the data provided in the fascinating text and compelling infographics, and then decide for themselves what's really going on at Area 51"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2018
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Summary: Odysseus and the Greeks had been fighting the Trojans for 10 when Odysseus comes up with a brilliant idea. Will his plan put an end to the war?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MEICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J398.2 CAPRogers, Lisa Jean
Summary: "A picture book biography about pioneering composer, John Cage"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CAGCollins, David R.
Summary: A brief biography of Clarence Thomas and his rise to the position of Supreme Court justice.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pelican Pub. Co. 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THOHansen, Grace
Summary: A brief biography of American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first person ever to step on the surface of the moon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARMPeterson, Megan Cooley
Summary: "With powerful infographics and leveled text, explores the statistics of some of the best women's soccer players"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rabbit Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.334 PETStephens, Cassie
Summary: "Nashville art teacher Cassie Stephens makes clay a focus of her elementary school classes with amazing results. In Clay Lab for Kids she shares 32 creative hands-on projects."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. 2017