Sorell, Traci
Summary: Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.04 SORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Native SorellCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.04 SORSummary: A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, each writing about a time in their youth when they were held back because of their race, gender, or sexual identity-- but persisted. Among others: actress Alia Shawkat was told she was too "ethnic" for parts. Former NFL player Wade Davis bullied other gay classmates in an attempt to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 814 NEVSorell, Traci
Summary: Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG SORKenney, Daniel.
Summary: "You and your child can work together to explore how even the most daunting challenges can be navigated with a little creativity ... and a lot of determination."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KENRose, Emily
Summary: "Told in narrative nonfiction, this book teaches young readers how to handle difficult situations. Books help build a foundation for students to develop into capable and compassionate individuals and, through examples, show them how to make the choices that will let them grow their soft skills. All books in the 21st Century Junior Library encourage readers to Look, Think, Make a Guess, Ask...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.4 ROSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Emo Intel RoseChurnin, Nancy
Summary: "Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit, determination, and twenty years to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. Manjhi Moves a Mountain shows how everyone canmake a difference if their heart is big enough."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creston Books, LLC 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MANSummary: Inspired by She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up, and rose up against the odds. This collection includes the first eight biographies in the series.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 920 SHEClinton, Chelsea
Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen women who have left their mark on world history, including Caroline Herschel, Marie Curie, Mary Verghese, and Malala Yousafzai.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 CLICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around ClintonRusch, 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 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Libros 2014
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE ROD Board BookLevy, 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 MILReynoso, 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
Roesser, 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
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPANISH BROGerster, Michelle
Summary: "A poignant bilingual YA graphic memoir about a teenage girl's harrowing experience crossing the Mexico-US border. This compelling young adult graphic memoir tells the story of Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl who crosses the border into America with her mother and younger brother in search of a better life. Their treacherous journey is filled with both heartbreak and hope. Will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult World, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH GERKenney, Daniel.
Summary: "Learning to face your fears is critical for happiness and success. And parents, guardians, and mentors play an important role in teaching kids how to face their fears. With the help of You Can Face Your Fears, your child will be inspired to face some of the challenging things in their life. And room is made at the end of the book for adults and children to discuss how to face some of these...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Trendwood Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KENFatus, Sophie
Summary: "Follow a friendly family through their busy day. You'll find over 700 words in Spanish and English to learn and share!"--Page 4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 463 FATThompson, Kim Mitzo.
Summary: Learn the names of the zoo animals and practice counting, too. Listen along to the CD, and you will feel you are right there at the zoo! Read the entire story in Spanish. Then, flip over the book and read the entire story in English!
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Twin Sisters IP, LLC 2007