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4) Christmas
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Christmas is celebrated all around the world. But celebrations in Latin America and in Hispanic communities have their own special traditions. Families walk door to door for Las Posadas. Kids put out treats for the Three Wise Men and their camels, and they receive gifts the next morning. It is a time for joy and giving. Colorful photographs allow readers to be transported to Christmas scenes in Latin America, and accessible text allows them to explore...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
" 'Independence, Freedom, and Happiness' is Vietnam's motto. Uncover the country's landscapes from its plateaus to Ho Chi Minh City. Then learn more about Vietnam's history, languages, cultures, and more"--
Author
Publisher
Love Letter Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
142 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Daphne Windham has depended upon one thing her entire life: inheriting her beloved great-aunt's estate, Cheriton Hall. With her mother desperate to marry her off to the highest bidder, Daphne is relieved to escape to Cheriton for the summer--until she learns that her aunt has decided upon a different heir entirely. Cole Everard, the steward's son and Daphne's childhood friend. Former friend, that is. Raised on the grounds of Cheriton, Cole Everard...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dell Laurel-Leaf
Pub. Date
[2001], c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
205 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author tells the story of her painful childhood in China where she lived until the age of fourteen with her father, stepmother, and siblings, all of whom considered her bad luck because her mother died shortly after giving birth to her.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
ix, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Religion and Culture in Native America presents an introduction to a diverse array of Indigenous religious and cultural practices in North America, focusing on those issues in which tribal communities themselves are currently invested. These topics include climate change, water rights, the protection of sacred places, the reclaiming of Indigenous foods, health and wellness, social justice, and the safety of Indigenous women and girls. Locating such...
9) The fifties
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Exuberant and ambitious, The Fifties delves into a decade that remains a monumental and lasting turning point in American history Joe McCarthy. Marilyn Monroe. The H-bomb. Ozzie and Harriet. Elvis. Civil rights. It's undeniable: The fifties were a defining decade for America, complete with sweeping cultural change and political upheaval. This decade is also the focus of David Halberstam's triumphant The Fifties, which stands as an enduring classic...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On Cinco de Mayo, people celebrate Mexican culture. Easy text and full-color photographs give young readers an up-close look at this lively holiday"--
12) The lady he lost
Author
Series
Lucky ladies of London volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Lieutenant Eli Williams was supposed to be dead. In the two years since his shipwreck, his friends and family mourned him, his brother spent his savings, and his fiancaae married someone else. So, when he turns up in the middle of the London social season, he quickly becomes the talk of the town. All Eli wants is to set his life back in order and reconnect with Jane Bishop, a friend who has always meant so much more to him, before returning to sea....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The extraordinary story of the small Vermont town that has likely produced more Olympians per capita than any other place in the country.
In Norwich, Vermont-a charming town of organic farms and clapboard colonial buildings-a culture has taken root that's the opposite of the hypercompetitive schoolyard of today's tiger moms and eagle dads. In Norwich, kids aren't cut from teams. They don't specialize in a single sport, and they even root for their...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A mix of royal biography, pop culture, art, style, and pure fun, Bad Princess is a whip-smart, tongue-in-cheek spin on the traditional princess narrative, proving that it takes more than a pretty crown to be a great leader.
15) The Shawnee
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the Shawnee. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2020, 2018.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
383 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1916 when newspaper woman Anna McDowell learns her estranged father has suffered a stroke. Deciding it's time to repair bridges, Anna packs up her precocious adolescent daughter and heads for her hometown in Sunset Cove, Oregon. Although much has changed since the turn of the century, some things haven t. Anna finds the staff of her father s paper not exactly eager to welcome a woman into the editor-in-chief role, but her father insists he wants...
17) The Blackfeet
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the Blackfeet. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8" --
18) The Cherokee
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the Cherokee people. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
19) The Navajo
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
""Engaging images accompany information about the Navajo. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--
20) The Hopi
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
""Engaging images accompany information about the Hopi people. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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