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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"This visually stunning portrait of Black photographer Roy DeCarava, a child of the Harlem Renaissance and an artistic collaborator of Langston Hughes, takes readers through 1940s Harlem where beauty is everywhere as he immortalizes and documents the lives of ordinary Black people. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations."--
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English
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"This is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all of the Great Lakes from the four salt waters - or oceans - all the way to Lake Superior. The water walks are full of challenges, and by her example...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water at Beach Haven, New Jersey--the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks"--...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Chicago, Illinois, is well known for its long history of mobsters, murders, and tragedies, but it is also known as one of the most haunted cities in the United States. This title explores the history of Chicago, reports of unexplained activity at several locations throughout the city, and ways in which paranormal investigators and scientists search for proof of hauntings."--
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Hidden justice novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
496 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
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"Jaime Nichols went to law school determined to find the voice she never had as a child and then use it to protect the innocent. But just as a figure from her past is rising to prominence, she is removed from all her cases and can't help but feel that she's lost her voice once again"--
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English
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In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America as slaves, Cudjo was then the only person alive to tell the story of this integral part of the nation's history. Hurston was there to record Cudjo's firsthand account of the raid that led to his capture and bondage fifty years after the Atlantic slave...
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"There are about three thousand different kinds of cicadas but only the males make the sound we know. Some cicadas appear every year but other kinds only show up every seventeen years, but no one knows why. And there can be trillions of them! Interesting facts and a rhythmic, rhyming verse combine with colorful illustrations to portray one of the most fascinating insects in the world."--
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English
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This charming reference introduces young readers to the wider world by exploring languages, landscapes, weather, animals, capital cities, mountains, deserts, and other landscapes and landforms, and more. It encourages kids to get play with activities such as creating a mini-rainforest in a bottle and singing a simple song in Spanish. More than 100 colorful photos are paired with kid-friendly and age-appropriate maps along with basic facts about each...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Alcatraz Island is known for its former prison, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, which housed many dangerous criminals. The island is also known as one of the most haunted locations in the world. This title explores the history of the island, reports of unexplained activity at the former prison, and ways in which paranormal investigators and scientists search for proof of hauntings."--
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Series
Pub. Date
2024.
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49 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Just in time for the third North American total solar eclipse of the twenty-first century, this book explains how to safely observe solar eclipses, how long eclipses last, and why they result in a blackout period during the day"--
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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48 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"San Antonio, Texas, has been witness to many deaths, especially at the historic fortress known as the Alamo, where the Battle of the Alamo took place. The horrors from the battle along with the hangings that took place in San Antonio leave some people believing the city is haunted. This title explores the history of San Antonio, reports of unexplained activity at several locations throughout the city, and ways in which paranormal investigators and...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
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12 pages : color illustrations ; 11 cm.
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English
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"Recognizing shapes trains a child's eye to begin to recognize letters. (Differentiating between a circle and a triangle is the first step in telling an O and an A apart.) Learning that shapes have specific, consistent names and identities helps kids understand that letters have unique identities as well."--Parent guide sheet.
16) A mule can help
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Pub. Date
2023.
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8 pages : color illustrations ; 14 cm.
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English
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"Help your child become a successful reader with this big collection of titles that target must-know concepts: long vowels, digraphs, two-syllable words, and more. Each title features clear photos, just-right decodable text, and lively real-world topics such as chimps, whales, bees, weather, jobs, school, animal homes, and exercise."--Back of set container.
17) A bee is neat!
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
8 pages : color illustrations ; 14 cm.
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English
Description
"Help your child become a successful reader with this big collection of titles that target must-know concepts: long vowels, digraphs, two-syllable words, and more. Each title features clear photos, just-right decodable text, and lively real-world topics such as chimps, whales, bees, weather, jobs, school, animal homes, and exercise."--Back of set container.
18) That is a home
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
8 pages : color illustrations ; 14 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Help your child become a successful reader with this big collection of titles that target must-know concepts: long vowels, digraphs, two-syllable words, and more. Each title features clear photos, just-right decodable text, and lively real-world topics such as chimps, whales, bees, weather, jobs, school, animal homes, and exercise."--Back of set container.
19) Rain day
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
8 pages : color illustrations ; 14 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Help your child become a successful reader with this big collection of titles that target must-know concepts: long vowels, digraphs, two-syllable words, and more. Each title features clear photos, just-right decodable text, and lively real-world topics such as chimps, whales, bees, weather, jobs, school, animal homes, and exercise."--Back of set container.
20) Row a boat
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
8 pages : color illustrations ; 14 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Help your child become a successful reader with this big collection of titles that target must-know concepts: long vowels, digraphs, two-syllable words, and more. Each title features clear photos, just-right decodable text, and lively real-world topics such as chimps, whales, bees, weather, jobs, school, animal homes, and exercise."--Back of set container.
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