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The elephant and my Jewish problem: selected stories and journals, 1957-1987
Par Hugh Nissenson. 1988
Short stories and journal entries which describe the Jewish experience from the turn of the century to the aftermath of…
the Holocaust and the beginning of the state of Israel. 1988.Why do the Jews need a land of their own?
Par Sholom Aleichem. 1984
Un buen hijo de p: una fá́bula (Vintage español)
Par Ismael Cala. 2014
El periodista y presentador del programa "CNN en Español" presenta una fábula moderna a través de la historia y conversaciones…
de dos personajes, Arturo y Chris. Cala postula que sólo nosotros mismos tenemos el poder para transformar nuestras vidas, y que a través de las tres pes--pasión, paciencia y perseverancia--todo es posibleMarching to the mountaintop: how poverty, labor fights, and civil rights set the stage for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final hours
Par Ann Bausum, National Geographic Kids. 2012
Recounts the 1968 sanitation worker's strike in Memphis, Tennessee, that was sparked by low wages, unsafe working conditions, and a…
racially charged climate. Discusses Martin Luther King Jr.'s involvement with the movement and his assassination. For grades 6-9. 2012The great Alaska adventure!: Junior Explorer Series Book 2
Par Jeff Corwin. 2010
Nine-year-old Benjamin and his younger sister Lucy join their parents on a weeklong research trip to Alaska. Benjamin observes the…
effects of climate change on glaciers and animals in a report for his school in Florida. For grades 2-4. 2010I see the sun in Afghanistan (I See the Sun in ... #3)
Par Dedie King, Judith Inglese, Mohd Vahidi. 2011
From the first light of dawn until bedtime, one day in the life of a young Afghan girl and her…
family in the city of Bamiyan is recounted. For grades K-3North woods girl
Par Aimee Bissonette, Aimée M Bissonette, Claudia McGehee. 2015
An admiring granddaughter hikes in all seasons with Grandma, the quintessential north woods girl. Together they see squirrels gathering nuts,…
hear wood frogs peep, inhale piney scents, and choose the finest skipping stone. For preschool-grade 2Where are all the Minnesotans?
Par Carrie Hartman, Karlyn Coleman, K. R. Coleman. 2017
Minnesotans are a hardy lot, undaunted by snow and cold. Armed with wool and fleece, they embrace the winter season…
and all the opportunities for adventure, activity, and celebration it brings. For preschool-grade 2Piano starts here: the young Art Tatum
Par Robert Andrew Parker, Robert A. Parker. 2008
Taking hold: from migrant childhood to Columbia University
Par Francisco Jiménez. 2015
Jiménez came to California with his emigrant Mexican family, and worked for many years in the fields alongside them. Here,…
he recounts his life from when he arrives in NY City to begin graduate work at Columbia University in the late 1960s. It was a turbulent, political time, and he missed his girlfriend and family in California. Eventually he became a professor at Santa Clara University in 1973Crowning glory: poems
Par Joyce Carol Thomas, Brenda Joysmith. 2002
Zane and the hurricane: a story of Katrina
Par Rodman Philbrick, W. R. Philbrick. 2014
Mind your manners, Alice Roosevelt!
Par Leslie Kimmelman, Adam Gustavson. 2009
A brief, fictionalized account of what life was like for Theodore Roosevelt during his political career, with his oldest daughter,…
Alice, a strong-willed and somewhat wild young woman, who loved to do things that shocked the public, even when she lived in the White House. For grades 2-4Tap tap boom boom
Par G. Brian Karas, Elizabeth Bluemle. 2014
Tap tap boom boom got a storm in bloom. Its a mad dash for shelter as rain sweeps into an…
urban neighborhood. Where to go? The subway? It's the perfect place to wait out wind and weather. Strangers share smiles and umbrellas and take delight in the experience of a city thunderstorm. Boom, Boom! Award winner. For preschool-grade 2Arrow to Alaska: a Pacific Northwest adventure
Par Hannah Viano. 2015
Arrow, a young boy who lives in Seattle, goes on an adventure to visit his grandfather in Alaska aboard Aunt…
Kelly's salmon boat. He spends time with Grampy on his float house in Alaska, then returns to Seattle on a friend's seaplane. For grades K-3A child's Christmas in New England
Par Robert Sullivan, Glenn Wolff. 2013
A father shares his Christmas memories with his daughter in this wry and snow-filled picture book about growing up in…
small town Massachusetts in the late 1950's and early 1960's. For grades 2-4The disappearing island
Par Ted Lewin, Corinne Demas. 2000
In this sunny and evocative book, an eight-year-old and her grandmother explore an island off the coast of Cape Cod…
that was once full of people but now only appears during low tide. For grades 2-4A gesture life
Par Chang-Rae Lee, Chang Rae Lee. 1999
Now in his seventies and retired, Doc Hata still resides in his large home of thirty years in Bedley Run,…
New York. A polite and unassuming man, he harbors secrets of his past as a medic in the Japanese Army during World War II. Some strong language. 1999Senderos frontierizos: continuación de Cajas de cartón
Par Francisco Jiménez. 2002
Fourteen-year-old Francisco describes his family's migrant-worker problems in southern California, their deportation to Mexico, and their legal reentry into the…
United States. He discusses his desire for education in the face of hardships and prejudice. Sequel to Cajas de Cartón (DB 54979). For grades 5-8. Spanish language. 2001Getting to happy
Par Terry McMillan. 2010
Phoenix, Arizona. Middle-aged Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin, from Waiting to Exhale (DB 35862), cope with problems in their love…
lives and with their older children. The four decide it's time to shake their addictions to food, shopping, and pills and "get happy." Strong language. Bestseller. 2010