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Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, but how did she come to be so brave?
6522) On beauty
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (31 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Follows fashion photographer Rick Guidotti, who left the fashion world when he grew frustrated with having to work within the restrictive parameters of the industry's standard of beauty. After a chance encounter with a young woman who had the genetic condition albinism, Rick re-focused his lens on those too often relegated to the shadows to change the way we see and experience beauty."--Container.
Author
Series
Monstrous volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
260 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Bullied by her classmates, Sarah, a Korean American girl growing up in a rural community with few Asian neighbors, channels her rage into her art and cosplay until it threatens to explode.
6524) Taxi to the dark side
Pub. Date
©2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An investigation into the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in U.S. facilities, and the role played by key figures of the Bush Administration in the process. Takes an in-depth look at the case of Afghan taxi driver Dilawar, who was suddenly detained by the U.S. military one afternoon and died in his Bagram prison cell five days later.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Tony-and Academy Award-winner Joel Grey, this entertaining documentary mingles cultural history with illuminating perspectives on the origins and meanings of some of Broadway's most beloved songs, stories, and shows. With performances by Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Zero Mostel, Nathan Lane, Barbra Streisand, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, and many more!
6526) Lost Manitowoc County
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
127 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the historic first flight ever to life. Kids will feel as though they are at Kitty Hawk with Wilbur and Orville Wright as the brothers prepare to test their aircraft. They'll also learn about the history of flight and the skepticism that greeted the Wrights when they, at first, refused to release the photograph of their successful flight"--
6529) The house by the lake
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Thomas Harding adapts his adult memoir of the same name for younger readers, tracing the shadow of war as it falls across a one-story cottage and the people who share it.
Grades 2-4. Houses can hold mysteries, as most children know. Around this truth, Harding has built a story about one particular house in Germany that witnessed history. Outside of Berlin, this home with blue shutters, beside a lake, holds a great deal of appeal, and readers will...
6530) Ada Lovelace
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents information about Ada Lovelace, from her childhood in England and her studies in mathematics to her development of the first computer programming language.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
93 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Benjamin Franklin has been called one of the most accomplished and influential Americans in history, and his role in shaping the United States has had a lasting impact that is still felt today. Franklin's research into topics as varied as electricity, meteorology, demography, and oceanography were as wide-ranging and important as his travels, which took him across the globe as a diplomat."--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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Description
One winter in Budapest during the Second World War, an Italian closes his ice cream shop for the season, using the storefront to hide his Jewish friends and neighbors, including a boy named Peter. Based on a true story.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
Español
Description
Una biografía ilustrada de Julio C. Tello, considerado el fundador de la arqueología peruana moderna y quien llegó a ser el científico social indígena más distinguido del siglo XX.
"A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century....
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color with black and white segments ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Disc 1: A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a vigorous champion of the strenuous life, loses one great love and finds another, leads men into battle and then rises like a rocket to become the youngest president in American history at 42. Meanwhile, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, brought up as the pampered only child of adoring parents, follows his older cousin's career with worshipful fascination and begins to think he...
Series
She persisted volume 1-8
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
4 audio discs (5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 x 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Marie Curie stunned the scientific world when her research uncovered two elements, polonium and radium. This accessible graphic biography gives readers a look at her collaborations with Pierre Curie, her medical work during World War I, and more."
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Betsy Ross made many flags during the American Revolution, but did she sew the first flag? Infographics, leveled text, and primary sources help readers follow the fact and fiction found in this tale of stars and stripes"--
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