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Magdalena Mountain: a novel
Par Robert Michael Pyle. 2018
On Magdalena Mountain, a group of people gather to study and collect the all-black Magdalena alpine butterfly. One of them,…
Mary Glanville, has no memory of why she searches for the creature. Tangled mysteries turn menacing as the mountainous environment threatens those who seek understanding. 2018Turning pages: my life story
Par Lulu Delacre, Sonia Sotomayor. 2018
The first Latina Supreme Court justice, Sonia Sotomayor, recalls the formative influence of books in her life. She explores how…
her love of literature provided her with the inspiration to realize her dreams. For grades 2-4. 2018Bravo!: poems about amazing Hispanics
Par Margarita Engle, illustrations by Rafael Lopez. 2017
The book itch: freedom, truth & Harlem's greatest bookstore (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
Par Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie. 2015
A fictional account of the National Memorial African Bookstore, which was founded by Louis Michaux in the 1930s. While working…
in his family's landmark Harlem bookstore, young Louis Michaux Jr. learns the power of books and meets famous men like Malcolm X. For grades K-3. 2015Horrors of History: Books 1-4 (Horrors of History)
Par T. Neill Anderson. 2013
Four stories featuring historical disasters. In City of the Dead, the fate of the residents of Galveston, Texas hangs in…
the balance as floodwaters rise during the great hurricane in 1900. Also includes Ocean of Fire, People of the Plague, and Massacre of the Miners. For grades 5-8. 2015Separate is never equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation
Par Duncan Tonatiuh. 2014
Recounts how young Sylvia Mendez and her brothers wanted to go to the school closest to their new home in…
California but were told they must attend a Mexican school. Their family organized, sued, and helped end segregation in the state. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2014Marching 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. 2010Spitting image
Par Shutta Crum. 2003
Jessie Kay Bovey, a 12 year old girl in eastern Kentucky, comes of age during the mid-1960s. She and her…
friends cope with issues such as poverty, getting glasses, and other girls' puberty. For junior and senior high readersWhere 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 2An Amish year
Par Richard Ammon, Pamela Patrick. 2000
Elizabeth, queen of the seas
Par Lynne Cox, Brian Floca. 2014
Describes how an elephant seal made a home in New Zealand's narrow Avon River and loved to stretch out across…
a two-lane road, requiring volunteers to tow her farther out to sea after she kept returning repeatedly. 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-3Good night, Missouri (Good night our world series)
Par Adam Gamble, Mark Jasper, Joe Veno. 2013
Introduces well-known features of Missouri, including The St. Louis Arch, The Kansas City Aquarium, the Mark Twain home in Hannibal,…
the Lake of the Ozarks, the Ozark Mountains, and Silver Dollar City. For preschool-grade 2Larry loves Seattle!: A Larry Gets Lost Book (Larry Gets Lost)
Par John Skewes. 2013
Freedom in Congo Square
Par Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie. 2016
The story in rhyme of Congo Square--the one place that slaves could congregate in New Orleans on Sundays to celebrate…
their heritage by dancing and sharing music together. For grades K-3Gloria Estefan (Hispanos Notables Ser.Hispanos Notables)
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1995
Biografía de la valiente estrella cantante que superó muchos obstáculos para llegar a la cima del mundo músico latino. Habla…
de sus raíces cubanas, su traslado a Miami, su matrimonio, su carrera y el espantoso accidente que casi le costó la vida. Para alumnos de escuela secundaria y lectores mayoresRickie and Henri: a true story
Par Jane Goodall, Alan Marks. 2005
When hunters shoot Rickie's mother in Central Africa, the orphaned infant chimpanzee is rescued by a businessman. But he leaves…
on a trip, so Rickie turns to Henri, the family dog, for comfort. For grades K-3. 2004Hachiko: the true story of a loyal dog
Par Pamela S. Turner, Pamela S Turner, Yan Nascimbene. 2004
A boy watches a dog accompany its master to and from a Tokyo train station every day. When its owner…
dies Hachiko still returns to wait for the man daily for the remaining ten years of its own life. Based on a true story. For preschool-grade 2. 2004Freckles: the mystery of the little white dog in the desert: a true story
Par Paul Howey, Paul M. Howey, Judy Mehn Zabriskie. 2003
An account of a dog who kept her six pups alive in the Sonoran Desert until a deputy sheriff rescued…
them. Describes the challenges Freckles may have faced and discusses how she became a therapy dog. Includes adoption tips and a glossary of desert terms. For grades 3-6. 2003