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Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Why do some people have a bad sense of direction? How can you avoid getting lost? Why did early mapmakers put fake towns on their maps and why does every traffic controller in the world speak English? From finding food, water and shelter to traveling for commerce, trade and eventually exploring the world, humans have always had to find their way from one place to another. Are We There Yet? examines the evolution of how we navigate the world. Our earliest...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost didn't set out to make history. But when these three Black first graders stepped into the all-white McDonogh No. 19 Public School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960, that's exactly what they did. They integrated their school just ten minutes before Ruby Bridges walked into her school, also in New Orleans. Like Ruby, the trio faced crowds of protestors fighting against public school desegregation efforts...
8) Insight
Author
Series
Touch of power volume 4
Publisher
Mountaindale Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A city on the verge of collapse. Thousands dead or dying. One girl standing at the crossroads of fate. Leaving behind bright ballroom lights for a blood-soaked battlefield, Jade is on her way to becoming the hero she never wanted to be. Through the portal a city on fire beckons, besieged by a flood of monsters. In a race against time to protect what’s left, her only choice is to fight fae above her magic class and shine a light into the darkness....
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America. There she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba.
10) Adapt
Author
Series
Touch of power volume 2
Publisher
Mountaindale Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Only five days have passed since Jade was brought to a distant world and a new life. Mobile for the first time ever, Jade is given the chance to do something she's always wanted: attend school. Dracona isn't your typical school, however. In Andara, she needs to learn all the skills an adventurer needs. For her, that means how to cast magic and use weapons without hurting herself. She’ll have to learn fast because the obstacle course isn't the only...
11) Sense
Author
Series
Touch of power volume 3
Publisher
Mountaindale Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Hunt the mesmer. Free the captives. Be the hero you never wanted to be. It's been ten days since Jade finally got out. Out of the bed she spent her life trapped in, out of the hospital, and now out of the city, the walls, and way outside of her comfort zone. The wilderness is a terrifying place, especially when you're hunting mesmer…and everything else is hunting you. Unfortunately, getting out of the forest won't get her out of the woods. She’ll...
12) Siphon
Author
Series
Touch of power volume 1
Publisher
Mountaindale Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Jade has spent her life fighting boredom in the terminally ill ward. Surfing the net or reading, she always envied the ability of others to go out and experience the world. She knew her wish to live a normal life was far beyond her reach, but after waking up one morning without the sounds of her life support, she opens her eyes and finds herself with a weak but healthy body in a magical world. As blue game-like system notifications fill her vision,...
Author
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follow a child's dreamy flight through the Arctic and discover the animals that live there, from the wolves prowling through the snow to the goats and sheep leaping across mountains, to walrus and sea lions lying on icebergs.
Children's Book Review, Best Picture Books of 2019
"Dramatic rhythm, matched by spectacular linocut illustrations with black backgrounds, glowing colors, and exaggerated perspectives
...Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
From animals to the internet, and from pandemics to global warming, this children's encyclopedia includes everything you need to know on just about everything! Have you ever wondered what the earliest photograph ever taken was? Or what the latest Rover on Mars looks like? How about the speed of which a red kangaroo can jump? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these quirky questions and so many more, then SI Our World in Pictures Encyclopedia...
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