Brunelle, Lynn
Summary: "These gross and engrossing haiku highlight thirteen animals (and a few fungi) and the exceptionally icky things they do! Accompanied by bonus facts that will delight--and disgust--readers of all ages"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 BRULivingston, Myra Cohn.
Summary: A collection of more than fifty original haiku and tanka verses about the four seasons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 811.54 LIVChaikin, Miriam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION ChaikinHiggins, Nadia.
Summary: "While on a family camping trip, Hala teaches her friend Henry how to write haiku, an ancient form of Japanese poetry. Includes creative writing exercises to assist the reader in writing haiku"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 HIGWalker, Sally M.
Summary: Combining science with poetry, this collection of haiku extols the wonder of trees through poems that engage with every season and stage of the life cycle, from seed to photosynthesis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 WALDonegan, Patricia
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambala 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.81 DONHarrison, Jim
Summary: Presents brief poems originally exchanged by the longtime friends in their letters to each other, exploring such topics as the natural world, aging, and the nature of poetry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 HAR1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 811.54 HAR
Kerouac, Jack
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Poets 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 KERSummary: This remarkable collection, which includes poems from both America and Japan, captures perfectly the thrill of baseball. It features the work of Jack Kerouac, the king of the Beat writers, who penned the first American baseball haiku, and Alan Pizzarelli, a major American haiku poet. The collection also includes Masaoka Shiki, one of the four great pillars of Japanese haiku, who fell in love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.0410 BASClements, Andrew
Summary: A tale in haiku, a homeless dog shows up at the back door, a family takes him in, feeds and bathes him, and names him Mooch. Mooch laps up all the attention, but will his bouncy doggie antics send him to the pound?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 CLEPrelutsky, Jack.
Summary: Haiku-like poems describe a variety of animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 PRECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION PrelutskyKerouac, Jack
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grey Fox Press; [distributed by Book People, Berkeley, Calif.] 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 KERMora, Pat.
Summary: "From blueberries to vanilla, indigenous foods of the Americas are celebrated in this collection of haiku, which also includes information about each food's origins"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 MORGoldberg, Natalie
Summary: "An autobiographical meditation on the writing and reading of haiku, the essence of haiku mind, and the country and culture that nurtured the form"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GOLWeso, T. F. Pecore (Thomas F. Pecore)
Summary: "Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape. What sets this book apart from other Native American books for kids: Tales from 12 tribes--Kids will embark on a literary adventure with 12 stories from tribes around America,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 WESCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J398.2 WESFaxio, Tomesha
Summary: "A visual celebration of natural Black hair that highlights the powerful connection between mothers and daughters during their wash day rituals." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter / Publishers 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.724 FAXSánchez, Erika L.
Summary: "Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta. Ese era el rol de su hermana Olga. Olga no fue a la universidad, se quedó en casa para cuidar a sus padres, limpiar la casa y trabajar a medio tiempo. Julia tiene grandes sueños y no quiere formar parte del camino de su hermana mayor. Pero un solo error, que ocurre mientras enviaba un mensaje de texto al mismo tiempo que cruzaba la calle más concurrida de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2018
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1 available in Young Adult World, Call number: YA FOREIGN SPANISH SANRoe, Mechal Renee
Summary: "A visual and rhyming celebration of African-American girls' hair"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2019
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Summary: "In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance. Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins in a format that will appeal to fans of Mahogany L. Browne's Black Girl Magic or Jason...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 811 ACEByrd, Ayana D
Summary: A chronicle of black hair in America looks back at the styles, myths, and grooming techniques adopted by African Americans throughout their history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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Summary: "This edition of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca'a Relacion offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970 NUNGonzalez, Elvira K.
Summary: "A YA memoir about survival and strength by Elvira Gonzalez, a Mexican-American track star who found freedom from poverty and violence by training to become one of the top athletes in the U.S."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 GONWinston, Sherri
Summary: When Maggie learns that her father has a second daughter, Callie, she won't let a new family member get in the way of her summer plans with best friend Daija. They are determined to make tons of money braiding hair for kids around the neighborhood.Daija doesn't want Callie to interfere with their new Braid Girls business-- she needs the money to pay for extra ballet lessons so she can earn a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023