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Cynthia Rylant
This biography introduces readers to Cynthia Rylant, the Newbery Medal winning American author of When I was Young in the Mountains, Missing May, A Fine White Dust, The Relatives Came, and the Henry and Mudge and series. Readers will learn about Rylant's childhood in West Virginia's Appalachian Mountains, her early separation from her parents, and their affect on her life and work. Rylant's aut…
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- 9781604530797
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
- Series Title
- Children's Authors Checkerboard Biography Library
- Call Number
- 928 RYL
The people could fly : the picture
Virginia Hamilton's Coretta Scott King Honor book is the breathtaking fantasy tale of slaves who possessed ancient magic that enabled them to fly away to freedom. And it is a moving tale of those who did not have the opportunity to “fly” away, who remained slaves with only their imaginations to set them free as they told and retold this tale. Leo and Diane Dillon's powerful illustrations…
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- 9780553507805
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- 398.20896073 HAM
When Marian sang : the true recital of Marian Anderson : the voice of a century
Marian Anderson is best known for her historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, which drew an integrated crowd of 75,000 people in pre-Civil Rights America. While this momentous event showcased the uniqueness of her voice, the strength of her character, and the struggles of the times in which she lived, it is only part of her story. Like the operatic arias Marian would come to sing, Rya…
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- 0439577810
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 782.1 RYA
Aztec, inca & maya : discover the world of azctecs, incas, and mayas - their …
Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya peoples.
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- 9780756613921
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- 72 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books
- Call Number
- 972 BAQ
United tastes of America
Following the success of America: The Cookbook, author (and mother) Gabrielle Langholtz has curated 54 child-friendly recipes – one for each state, plus Washington D.C. and three U.S. territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). From Pennsylvania Dutch pretzels to Louisiana gumbo, Oklahoma fry bread to Virginia peanut soup, each recipe is made simple by a step-by-step format …
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- 9780714878621
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- 239 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- Call Number
- 641.5973 LAN
If i ran the circus
The Circus McGurkus! The World's Greatest Show On the face of the earth, or wherever you go! Young Morris McGurk's has a BIG imagination. He wants to turn the vacant lot behind Sneelock's Store into the Circus McGurkus—the most colossal, stupendous, tremendous show in the world! Here you'll be entertained by bizarre creatures like the Drum-Tummied Snum, the Juggling Jott, and the Harp-Tw…
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- 9780394800806
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- Se
David Shannon
This biography introduces readers to David Shannon, author and illustrator of Caldecott Honor Book No, David! others in the David series, A Bad Case of Stripes, and How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball, and illustrator of The Rough-Face Girl, The Ballad of the Pirate Queens, and Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. Readers will learn about Shannon's childhood in Washington, DC, and Spokane, Washingt…
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- 9781617830501
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Children's Authors
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- 928 SHA
Thunder cake
A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. "This is Thunder Cake baking weather," calls Grandma, as she and her granddaughter hurry to gather the ingredients around the farm. A real Thunder Cake must reach the oven before the storm arrives. But the list of ingredients is long and not easy to find . . . and the storm is coming closer all the time!
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- 0590454269
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- F68
Whistle for Willie
This is the simple story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog, Willie, and persists until he does. When Whistle for Willie was first published in 1964, The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Keats's illustrations boldly, colorfully capture the child, his city world, and the shimmering heat of a summer's day."
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- 0439114233
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- F68
Curious George
The first adventure in this highly popular series tells how the little monkey Curious George, caught in the jungle and brought back to the city by a man in a yellow hat, can't help being interested in all the new things around him. Though well meaning, George's curiosity always gets him into trouble. Young readers can easily relate, and Rey's cheerful illustrations celebrate Curious George's in…
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- 0590020439
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- 46 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- F71
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