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42) Around the world
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
235 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Challenged with circling the world at the end of the nineteenth century, three very different adventurers--avid bicyclist Thomas Stevens, fearless reporter Nellie Bly, and retired sea captain Joshua Slocum--embark on epic journeys.
43) What is money?
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces different kinds of money and how they function in society.
44) Addition
Author
Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces critical basic addition concepts"--
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
219 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A graphic memoir for teens about the author's efforts to overcome her social anxiety by learning improv comedy. Alex has crippling social anxiety. All day long, she is trapped in a web of negative thoughts and paralyzing fear. To pull herself free of this endless cycle, Alex does something truly terrifying: she signs up for an improv comedy class. By forcing herself to play silly games and act out ridiculous scenes, Alex confronts the unbearable...
46) Spinning
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
395 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ignatz Award-winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know." --
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Experience mathematics like never before! The characters in this series will whisk you away on a colorful journey through basic mathematical concepts. Does math just make you cringe? Never fear! Learning can be oodles of fun with the... building blocks of math.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
120 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"When we think of war, we often focus on the battlefields. But during the war years of 1941 to 1945, Americans at home did whatever they could to support the troops and defeat the Nazis. While millions of soldiers ship out to fight on battlefronts in Europe and the Pacific, millions of men, women, and children step into new and exciting roles in cities and towns all across the United States. Four curious kids take us into factories, farms, and even...
49) Fault lines in the constitution, the: the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First graphic novel edition.
Physical Desc
279 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1787, after 116 days of heated debates and bitter arguments, the United States Constitution was created. This imperfect document set forth America's guiding principles, but it would also introduce some of today's most contentious political issues--from gerrymandering, to the Electoral College, to presidential impeachment. With colorful art, compelling discourse, and true stories from America's past and present, Fault Lines in the Constitution:...
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
119 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet the visionary physicists, chemists, engineers, and entertainers (as well as mice, bears, tortoises, and more) who took rockets from illuminations in the sky to the most powerful vehicles ever known. You'll also find out how using a gyroscope, swinging on a swing set, and spraying water from a garden hose are the keys to understanding space travel"--Back cover.
51) Decimals
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Experience mathematics like never before! The characters in this series will whisk you away on a colorful journey through basic mathematical concepts. Does math just make you cringe? Never fear! Learning can be oodles of fun with the... building blocks of math.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Comicarts
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
327 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
The Best We Could Do, the debut graphic novel memoir by Thi Bui, is an intimate look at one family's journey form their war-torn home in Vietnam to their new lives in America. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves....
Author
Publisher
Disney / Jump at the Sun
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Second hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
vi, 90 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Baseball Hall of Famer Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1905? 1982) changed the face of the game in a career that spanned five decades. Much has been written about this larger-than-life pitcher, but when it comes to Paige, fact does not easily separate from fiction. He made a point of writing his own historyand then re-writing it. A tall, lanky fireballer, he was arguably the Negro Leagues hardest thrower, most entertaining storyteller...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Turn back the clock with History Comics, First Second's new nonfiction graphic novel series! In this volume, learn how wild mustangs were first introduced to America and how they still roam free today. On the North American plains, wild mustangs have roamed for generations ... shaping human history and struggling to survive it. For the Spanish, they were a tool of conquest. For Native Americans, they brought on a new way of life where horsemanship...
56) A fire story
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
153 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Early on the morning of Monday, October 9, 2017, wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting in 44 fatalities. In addition, 8,900 structures, including 6,200 homes, were destroyed. One of those homes belonged to author and illustrator Brian Fies and his family. In the days that followed, Fies hastily pulled together a firsthand account of his experience in a twenty-page online comic, entitled A Fire Story, that went viral... Less than...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Starting in 2011, refugees flood out of war-torn Syria in Exodus-like proportions. The surprising flood of victims overwhelms neighboring countries, and chaos follows. Resentment in host nations heightens as disruption and the cost of aid grows. By 2017, many want to turn their backs on the victims. The refugees are the unwanted. Don Brown depicts moments of both heartbreaking horror and hope in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. Shining a light...
58) Earning money
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A graphic nonfiction volume that describes the different kinds of work you can do to earn money.
59) Investing money
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces investing and provides information about stocks and bonds, risks and rewards, and diversifying a portfolio.
60) Division
Author
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces critical division concepts"--
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