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The important book: and 3 more stories
By Margaret Wise Brown. 1977
Children will find answers to questions like "What is the important thing about rain?" Grades P-2. 1977. Taped with: The…
Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown. In an imaginary game of hide-and-seek, a little rabbit keeps running away from his mother, but she finds him every time. Grades P-2. 1970. Taped with: Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown. A little rabbit says goodnight to all the things in his bedroom. Grades P-2. 1975. Taped with: A Little Fir Tree, by Margaret Wise Brown. A little fir tree is uprooted and moved to spend Christmas and winters with a young boy who is confined to his bed and cannot visit the tree himself. Grades P-2. 1985.Chester Nez and the unbreakable code: a Navajo code talker's story
By Joseph Bruchac, Liz Amini-Holmes. 2018
Short biography of Chester Nez, who, after being taught that his native language and culture were useless at Fort Defiance…
School, was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII. For grades 2-4. 2018My brigadista year
By Katherine Paterson. 2017
Cuba, 1961. After reading flyers posted around her school, thirteen-year-old Lora convinces her family to let her spend a year…
in Fidel Castro's army of literacy teachers. Although Lora faces danger in her mission, she willingly trades her sheltered life for the cause. For grades 5-8. 2017On our way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and her march for children's rights (CitizenKid)
By Monica Kulling, Felicita Sala. 2016
In 1903, labor activist Mother Jones inspired a group of working kids and adults to march with her from Kensington,…
Pennsylvania, to President Theodore Roosevelt's summer home in Oyster Bay, New York, in an effort to end child labor. For grades K-3. 2016Noviembre
By Jorge Galán. 2015
San Salvador, 1989. A group of armed men enters the Central American University and murders two women and six priests…
in cold blood. Father José María Tojeira is tasked with discovering the truth behind the massacre and identifying the guilty. Violence and strong language. Spanish language. 2015Battle for the Nether: an unofficial Minecrafter's adventure (Gameknight999 Series #Bk. 2)
By Mark Cheverton. 2014
Trapped inside Minecraft, player Gameknight999 and his friend Crafter have been transported to a new server. Knowing that Malacoda, King…
of the Nether, plans to destroy Minecraft, the duo searches the land to recruit an army. Sequel to Invasion of the Overworld (DB 81527). For grades 4-7. 2014After discovering that zombies have destroyed his Minecraft village, Steve embarks on a mission to mine forty diamonds in order…
to make a diamond sword that he can use against the walking-dead menace. For grades 3-6. 2014Invasion of the Overworld: an unofficial minecrafter's adventure (Gameknight999 Series #Bk. 1)
By Mark Cheverton. 2014
Minecraft player Gameknight999 intentionally harasses other players and delights in ruining their campaigns and buildings. When he's transported into the…
game, however, he discovers that everything inside Minecraft is real. He must cooperate with others in order to stay alive. For grades 4-7. 2013How they croaked: the awful ends of the awfully famous
By Georgia Bragg, Kevin O'Malley. 2011
Guide to the deaths of nineteen notable people begins with King Tut, who died of malaria. Also covers King Henry…
VIII, whose corpse exploded; George Washington; Marie Curie, who literally worked to death; and Albert Einstein. Includes facts, oddities, and resources. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011Century of the wind: Memory of fire, III
By Eduardo Galeano, Cedric Belfrage, Eduardo H Galeano. 1998
In the final installment of his Memory of Fire trilogy, Galeano concludes his exploration of Latin American history using folklore,…
poetry, letters, political analysis, and anecdotes of historical figures. Covers the Americas' modern era from 1900 to 1986. Spanish edition 1986. Some violence. 1998Las profecías mayas (Best seller (Debolsillo (Firm)))
By Maurice Cotterell, Gilbert Cotterell. 2010
An author and a scientist explore the Mesoamerican civilization of the Maya. They analyze Mayan history, cosmology, and astronomy, with…
an emphasis on concepts of time and the predictions that the world will end in 2012. Translated from English. Spanish language. 2009A spotlight for Harry (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
By Eric A. Kimmel, Jim Madsen. 2009
Story based on childhood events of Harry Houdini (1874-1926), who became a famous magician and escape artist. Describes Harry and…
his brother Dash learning to walk a tightrope after going to the circus with their family for the first time. For grades 2-4. 2009The boat of longing
By O. E. Rolvaag. 1985
From the rocky, mist-enshrouded shores of Norway to the bustling streets of Minneapolis, O. E. Rolvaag lyrically chronicles the experiences…
of Nils Vaag, a young Norwegian immigrant. Abandoning the life of a fisherman in Nordland, a region poor but full of mystical beauty, Nils emigrates to the New World in 1912. There he sweeps saloons, lives in a boardinghouse called "Babel" for the many languages used by its residents, and begins to find his way among the people of the city. UnratedWe came to America
By Faith Ringgold. 2016
A timely and beautiful look at America's rich history of immigration and diversity, from Faith Ringgold, the Coretta Scott King…
and Caldecott Honor winning creator of Tar Beach. For grades K-3Who shot the Spatzies: a real-life Great Depression story
By Margaret Hollingsworth Clem. 2012
The legend of the teddy bear (Myths, Legends, Fairy and Folktales Ser.)
By Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen, Frank Murphy. 2000
Little Pennsylvania (The little series)
By Trinka Hakes Noble, Jeannie Brett. 2010
The hotel years
By Joseph Roth, Michael Hofmann. 2015
In 64 short essays written between 1919 and 1939, author and journalist Joseph Roth evokes life between the wars in…
his travels through hotels from Germany and Austria to Albania and the Soviet Union. UnratedThe firehouse light
By Janet Nolan, Marie Lafrance. 2010
Larry gets lost in Seattle (Larry gets lost)
By Robert Schwartz, John Skewes, Michael Mullin. 2007
Pete and his dog Larry are about to take a trip to Seattle, but there's so much to see that…
Larry gets distracted and finds himself lost in the Emerald City. Join Pete as he looks for his missing friend around the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and Pioneer Square. For preschool-grade 2