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Alva, Alfredo Juvenile literature Cinco de Mayo, Battalla de Puebla del, 1862 Literatura juvenil Immigrants United States Biography Juvenile literature Manatees Manatees Juvenile literature Mexican Americans Biography Juvenile literature Mexico Emigration and immigration Juvenile literature México Vida social y costumbres Literatura juvenil United States United States Emigration and immigration Juvenile literatureLourie, Peter.
Summary: Highlights the work scientists are doing to protect the manatee, an endangered species.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.55 LOURiggs, Kate
Summary: "A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of manatees, the aquatic relatives of dugongs. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why manatees are associated with mermaids."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks 2018
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Summary: Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to the physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitat of the manatee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.55 MARSkerry, Brian.
Summary: "You're deep inside an endangered habitat. In the blue waters of southern Florida you come face to face with nature's gentle giant. Meet the manatee. He's playful, sometimes clumsy, and he rolls around when he's happy. Hear that?! He just squealed with delight. Learn why his world is under threat from pollution and development, and what young environmentalists can do to protect that...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.55 SKESeward, Homer
Summary: Introduces manatees, their physical appearance, habits, babies, and status as endangered animals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Press 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.55 SEWRustad, Martha E. H. (Martha Elizabeth Hillman)
Summary: "Manatees are huge sea mammals. These big, wrinkly creatures are strong but swim through the ocean slowly. Learn all about these amazing mammals." -- Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.55 RUSCole, Melissa S.
Summary: Describes the manatees habitat, physical features, and special abilities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackbirch Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.55 COLBauman, Amy.
Summary: Text and photographs introduce these gentle brownish gray mammals that live in the water.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.55 BAUMcNulty, Faith.
Summary: Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and evolution of this gentle creature.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1994
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MCNRusch, 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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOLBrown, Monica
Summary: A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BRORodríguez, Patty
Summary: "Inspired by one of the oldest traditional games of chance, this book will introduce your little one to their first English and Spanish words"--Page 4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Libros 2014
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE ROD Board BookReynoso, Naibe
Summary: Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinos.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REYCall number: J SPANISH 920 REY
Levy, Janice.
Summary: Simple text and color illustrations present the historical background and contemporary celebration of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 LEV SPANISHMills, Deborah
Summary: Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 325 MILRoesser, Marie
Summary: Identifying attributes of objects is a staple of early elementary education, and one of these attributes is size. This valuable volume provides an excellent opportunity for review and assessment of the appropriate use of size words, such as big, small, large, and little, along with other vocabulary that young readers should become familiar with. The at-level text is specially crafted to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ROEBrown, Carron
Summary: Watch as astronauts blast off into space with this beautifully illustrated book. By simply holding the book up to the light, or shining a torch behind each page, young readers will be able to discover how astronauts work, eat and exercise on a space station, and will delight in following a crew from lift-off to touch-down. The innovative see-through feature fulfills a similar function to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019