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Picture perfect (Fiction - Young Adult)
By Elaine Marie Alphin. 2003
Best friends Ian and Teddy meet regularly in an abandoned motel in the redwood forest, California, to take photographs. One…
day Teddy doesn't show up and Ian suspects his oppressive father has something to do with his friend's mysterious disappearance. Ian is questioned by the sheriff but he can't remember everything that happened that day. For grades 6-9Helen Keller (Let's read biography)
By Houghton Mifflin Company Staff. 1997
America the beautiful
By Katharine Lee Bates. 2001
This land is your land
By Woody Guthrie. 2000
Complete lyrics of the American folk song written by Guthrie in the 1940s. Accompanied by a tribute from folksinger and…
friend Pete Seeger and a biographical scrapbook of the main facts about Woody Guthrie8́099s life. For grades 2-4 and older readersRunning with Roselle: how a blind boy and a puppy grew up, became best friends, and together survived one of America's darkest days
By Michael Hingson, Jeanette Hanscome. 2013
Hingson, blind since birth, describes Roselle's energetic days as a puppy to becoming a confident guide dog. The author recounts…
how their special bond helped them survive the terrorist attacks on September, 11, 2001. For grades 6-9. 2013An encyclopedia of musical instruments (Rigby literacy)
By Claire Llewellyn. 2000
"This encyclopedia will introduce you to a selection of musical instruments from all over the world. Some of them are…
well known, and others are rare. Five groups of musical instruments are included in this encyclopedia. The symbols tell you which group each instrument belongs to."--Pg. 2The rough patch: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
By Brian Lies. 2018
Farmer Evan and his dog do everything together, and they especially love working in the garden. But when his dog…
passes away, Evan lets his garden fill with weeds until a pumpkin vine brings new hope. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2018The last: Endling (Endling Ser. #1)
By Katherine Applegate. 2018
Fearing she may be the last of her kind, Byx sets off to find a safe haven and to see…
if the legends of hidden dairne packs are true. For grades 4-7. 2018The history of jazz (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of jazz from its New Orleans roots to the modern mix of styles called nu jazz. Discusses key…
musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, and others. Provides recommended listening list, glossary, and additional resources. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The history of alternative rock (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of alternative rock from garage bands to punk and grunge groups. Discusses digital music production, peer-to-peer sharing, and…
the music industry. Provides a recommended listening list, including songs by the Clash, Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, U2, and others. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The history of rock and roll (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of rock and roll starting in the mid-1950s. Offers an analysis of psychedelic rock, heavy metal, and punk.…
Discusses the Woodstock effect and provides a recommended listening list, including songs by AC/DC, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, and others. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The history of American pop (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Traces American pop music from the early 1900s in New York City's Tin Pan Alley to the twenty-first-century global market.…
Covers the sounds populating Billboard magazine's chart, including jazz, the blues, disco, and rap. Offers a recommended listening list. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The history of country music (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of country music, from Hank Williams (1923-1953) to Taylor Swift (born 1989). Covers a variety of styles, such…
as cowboy, western swing, honky-tonk, the Nashville sound, country rock, and pop country. Includes recommendations for listening and other resources. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The song of the whales
By Uri Orlev. 2010
When his family moves to Israel, nine-year-old Michael bonds with his grandfather Raphael, who has strong convictions about being a…
vegetarian, helping others, and knowing the soul's dark secrets. Raphael bestows an unusual gift on Michael, dream sharing. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2010Listen!
By Stephanie S Tolan. 2006
A lonely summer spent regaining use of her injured leg becomes interesting when twelve-year-old Charley adopts a wild dog she…
finds in the woods. While Charley slowly tames the dog, he begins healing her heart, which is full of memories of her dead mother. For grades 4-7. Christopher Medal. 2006She touched the world: Laura Bridgman, deaf-blind pioneer
By Sally Hobart Alexander. 2008
Biography of Laura Bridgman (1829-1889), the first deaf-blind child to receive a formal education--decades before Helen Keller. Discusses the causes…
of Laura's deaf-blindness at age two; her sponsorship at Perkins Institution; and her success at learning manual sign language. For grades 4-7. 2008Hip-hop: a short history (Hip-hop)
By Rosa Waters. 2007
Traces the musical movement that began in neighborhoods in the Bronx in the 1970s and became a major cultural, political,…
and philanthropic force around the world. Discusses hip-hop's African origins and other influences in its development. Focuses on the positive aspects of the form. For grades 5-8. 2007African American musicians (Black stars #11)
By Eleanora E Tate. 2000
Profiles of African Americans who have made significant contributions to music in the United States over the past two hundred…
years. Depicts them contending with racism, segregation, and personal hardship to become jazz composers, stride pianists, concert singers, horn players, and gospel and rap artists. For grades 6-9. 2000Too late to die young: nearly true tales from a life
By Harriet McBryde Johnson. 2005
A lawyer specializing in disability issues protests Jerry Lewis's telethon and media heroes like Christopher Reeve. Born with a neuromuscular…
disease, the wheelchair-user relates anecdotes from her life of advocacy including involvement in Charleston, South Carolina, politics. Some strong language. 2005Blind Boone: piano prodigy
By Madge Harrah. 2004
Presents the life and career of blind pianist John William "Blind" Boone (1864-1927), who toured the United States after the…
Civil War bringing ragtime, classical, and African American music to the concert stage for forty-seven years. For grades 5-8. 2004