Kaminski, Leah

Summary: "A mesmerizing blend of old and new traditions, Japan is a country of diverse land, climate, and people ... Explore Japan's history and its creation of art forms including origami, calligraphy, and ikebana, the art of flower arranging."--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 952 KAM

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Co Kaminski

Khanduri, Kamini.

Contents: Painting -- Woodblock prints -- Sculpture -- Metalwork -- Pottery -- Lacquerware -- Architecture -- Gardens -- Calligraphy -- Theater -- Cross-currents.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree 2004

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709.52 KHA

Sepahban, Lois.

Summary: Introduces readers to Samurai warriors, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Childs World 2015

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J932 CHI

Figal, Gerald A.

Summary: "Monsters, ghosts, the supernatural, the fantastic, the mysterious. These are not usually considered the "stuff" of modernism. More often they are regarded as inconsequential to the study of the modern or, at best, seen as representative of traditional beliefs that are overcome and left behind in the transformation toward modernity. In Civilization and Monsters Gerald Figal asserts that...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Duke University Press 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 FIG

Rusch, Elizabeth

Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019

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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOL

Reynoso, Naibe

Summary: Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinos.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2020

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REY
Call number: J SPANISH 920 REY

Summary: We often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onward in Muslim civilization there were amazing advances and inventions that still influence our everyday lives. People living in the Muslim world saw what the Egyptians, Chinese, Indians, Greek, and Romans had discovered and spent the next one thousand years adding new developments and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 297.2 ONE