Various Readers
Author
Series
Pigeon (Picture books) volume 5
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Pigeon is very angry when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep. When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies...
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
1st ed.
Fountas & Pinnell
K
Physical Desc
1 volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 32 cm.
Language
English
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Description
While traveling with her family to Holland to visit her grandparents, Trixie once again loses her beloved Knuffle Bunny.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
68 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Amanda and her alligator have lots of fun playing together and surprising each other, but when Amanda's grandfather buys her a panda, Alligator must learn to make new friends.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A group of teens at the Hope Juvenile Treatment Center are shocked to discover their guards have abandoned them, but their joy turns to fear when they learn a catastrophic pandemic has occurred outside their walls, turning their new-found freedom into a fight for survival.
6) Elektra
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Elektra is a spellbinding reimagining of the story of one of Greek mythology's most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne. Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must...
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Explores the history of international soccer and covers the World Cup's greatest moments, from the Save of the Century to Diego Maradona's Hand of God goal to the United States Women's National Team's dominance."--Provided by publisher.
8) Enna burning
Author
Series
Books of Bayern volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Enna hopes that her new knowledge of how to wield fire will help protect her good friend Isi--the Princess Anidori--and all of Bayern against their enemies, but the need to burn is uncontrollable and puts Enna and her loved ones in grave danger. Enna and Princess Isi became fast friends in The Goose Girl, but after Isi married Prince Geric, Enna returned to the forest. Enna's simple life changes forever when she learns to wield fire and burn anything...
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
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Description
"A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: we are still here"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The National Football League (NFL) is the most popular sports league in the United States, and the Super Bowl is its grandest stage. The incredible runs, the gutsy defensive stands, and the game-winning touchdowns throws are all here.
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
48 p.
Language
English
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Description
Plastic: it's used to make everything from drink bottles and bags to toys and toothbrushes. But what happens when it ends up where it doesn't belong like in the Pacific Ocean? How does it affect ocean life? Is it dangerous? And exactly how much is out there? A team of researchers went on a scientific expedition to find out. They explored the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where millions of pieces of plastic have collected. The plastic has drifted there...
13) Creative Quest
Author
Publisher
ECCO
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
285 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2018 BY Esquire • PopSugar • The Huffington Post • Buzzfeed • Publishers Weekly
A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove-inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live your best creative life
Questlove-musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and all-around cultural omnivore-shares his wisdom on the topics of inspiration and originality in a one-of-a-kind...
15) The other woman
Author
Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 18
Language
English
Description
In an isolated village in the mountains of Andalusia, a mysterious Frenchwoman begins work on a dangerous memoir. It is the story of a man she once loved in the Beirut of old, and a child taken from her in treason's name. The woman is the keeper of the Kremlin's most closely guarded secret. Long ago, the KGB inserted a mole into the heart of the West -- a mole who stands on the doorstep of ultimate power. Only one man can unravel the conspiracy: Gabriel...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
455, 32 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Milan, 1492: When a sixteen-year old beauty becomes the mistress of the Duke of Milan, she must fight for her place in the palace, and against those who want her out. Soon, she finds herself sitting before Leonardo da Vinci, who wants to ensure his own place in the ducal palace by painting his most ambitious portrait to date. Munich, World War II: After a modest conservator unwittingly places a priceless Italian Renaissance portrait into the hands...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A look at the plight of the golden lion tamarin for children."--
Traces the effort to save the golden lion tamarin, whose habitat was being destroyed by logging, by applying knowledge of their unique family structure to housing them appropriately in captivity before releasing them into the wild. --Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It's a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has...
20) Salamanders
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs present salamanders, how they look, where they live, and what they do"--Provided by publisher.