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Sobol, Richard.

Summary: A guided tour by local children leads the author--and readers--inside an ancient Cambodian temple and around its ruins, where they explore the mysteries of the site and discover a little-known secret.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.602 SOB

Behnke, Alison.

Summary: Introduces the ancient city of Angkor Wat and explains the archaeological process behind its discovery.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.602 BEH

Blackstock, Cindy.

Summary: Spirit Bear learns about residential schools and their impact on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, as well as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report and its 94 calls to action, and the paper hearts planted after the report's release to honour the children who went to residential schools.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BLA

Brown, 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

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Copies Available at East Bay

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

Hansen, Grace

Summary: "Built and carved by the Nabataeans thousands of years ago, Petra still stands today in southern Jordan. 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 simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Amazon.com.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 939.48 HAN

Craft, Aimée

Summary: "The first treaty that was made was between the earth and the sky. It was an agreement to work together. We build all of our treaties on that original treaty. On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis's home his whole life, he teaches his granddaughter to listen--to hear both the sounds and the silences, and so to learn her place in Creation. Most importantly, he teaches her about...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.7108 CRA

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J342.71082 CRA

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

Caselli, Giovanni

Summary: Describes the discovery and excavation of the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., and what has been learned about life there.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: P. Bedrick Books 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937.7 CAS

Tanaka, Shelley.

Summary: Uses a fictionalized account of the life of the steward of an important estate to describe the ancient Italian city of Pompeii and what happened to it during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 1997

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937.7 Tan

Dickmann, Nancy

Summary: "Ash rained down like burning snowflakes. There was nowhere to run and hide for the residents of Pompeii after Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Follow along with the true story of a doomed city pummeled with pumice and molten rock. Then, review what you've learned with a recap timeline and a quick quiz to check how much doomed history you remember"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 DIC

Kerns, Ann

Summary: The amazing story of the discovery of Troy and the man who found it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2008

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 939.21 KER

Caselli, Giovanni

Summary: Discusses the efforts of Heinrich Schliemann to uncover the ancient city of Troy and what his archeological finds revealed about life in this legendary location.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: P. Bedrick Books 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 939.21 CAS

Newitz, Annalee

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history--and figure out why people abandoned them. In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 NEW

Price, Sean.

Contents: Introduction : war and revenge -- My youth -- Taking charge -- Crossing the Alps -- Rome learns to fear me -- Cannae -- Stalemate and decline -- Defending Carthage -- After the war -- Hannibal timeline.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Raintree 2014

Copies Available at East Bay

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

Petrie, Kristin

Summary: Introduces Turkish Angora cats, describing how they were originally bred, their physical characteristics and temperment, what they eat, and how they should be cared for.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.8 PET

Sepahban, Lois.

Summary: Introduces readers to Spartan warriors, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Childs World 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J932 CHI

Keats, Ezra Jack

Summary: The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KEA

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE Set Spanish Keats 1962

Hunt, Elizabeth Singer.

Summary: Nine-year-old secret agent Jack must rescue an archeologist working at Angkor Wat and prevent her kidnapper from using the power of the antiquities she was guarding for evil.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Books 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HUN

Brown, Carron

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

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Kunhardt, Edith.

Summary: A simple retelling of the fateful days in 79 A.D. when Mt. Vesuvius erupted and the people in the ancient town of Pompeii perished.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1987

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937.7 KUN

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KUN

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

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

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

O'Connor, Jim

Summary: The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. The disaster left thousands dead, and Pompeii was no more than a memory for almost 1,700 years. In 1748, explorers rediscovered the port city with intact buildings and beautiful...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC. 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 OCO

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHA BASKET

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Ancient What O'Connor

Van Lieshout, Maria

Summary: Babies have tantrums, and do not like being told NO, but part of growing up is learning to ask nicely, and accept restrictions--that is what big kids do.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2017

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VAN

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