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Bellevue - Kids Easy 1 available
E Gourley
Green Hills - Kids Easy 1 available
E Gourley
Main Library - Kids Easy 1 available
E Gourley
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2009 | Clarion Books | 45 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Easy 1 available E Gourley Green Hills - Kids Easy 1 available E Gourley Main Library - Kids Easy 1 available E Gourley |
Description
From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and members of her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes facts about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant of slaves who grew up to be a famous chef, and five recipes.
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Donelson - Kids Biography 1 available
jB K524sh
East - Kids Biography 1 available
jB K524sh
Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available
jB K524sh
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2009 | 1st ed. | Katherine Tegen Books | 1 v. : col. ill. ; 32 cm. | English | On Shelf
Donelson - Kids Biography 1 available jB K524sh East - Kids Biography 1 available jB K524sh Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available jB K524sh |
Publication Date | Source | Edition | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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2013 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Weston Woods | English | Available Online
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This extraordinary union of poetry and monumental artwork captures the movement for civil rights in the United States, and honors its most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott King.
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Bordeaux - Kids Easy 2 available
E Pinkney
Green Hills - Kids Easy 1 available
E Pinkney
Looby - Kids Easy 1 available
E Pinkney
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2002 | 1st ed. | Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bordeaux - Kids Easy 2 available E Pinkney Green Hills - Kids Easy 1 available E Pinkney Looby - Kids Easy 1 available E Pinkney |
Source | Edition | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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OverDrive | Unabridged | Weston Woods Studios, a subsidiary of SCHOLASTIC Inc | English | Available Online
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A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician in the voice of "Scat Cat Monroe."
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Bordeaux - Kids Easy 1 available
E Copelan
Edgehill - Kids Easy 1 available
E Copelan
Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy 1 available
E Copelan
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2014] | G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bordeaux - Kids Easy 1 available E Copelan Edgehill - Kids Easy 1 available E Copelan Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy 1 available E Copelan |
Description
American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
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Bordeaux - Kids Biography 1 available
jB C6921b
Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available
jB C6921b
Main Library - Kids Biography 2 available
jB C6921b
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2000 | Margaret K. McElderry | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bordeaux - Kids Biography 1 available jB C6921b Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available jB C6921b Main Library - Kids Biography 2 available jB C6921b |
Description
Discusses the life of the determined African American woman who went all the way to France in order to earn her pilot's license in 1921.
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Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available
jB M1119j
Bordeaux - Kids Biography 1 available
jB M1119j
East - Kids Biography 1 available
jB M1119j
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2010 | 1st ed. | Lee & Low Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available jB M1119j Bordeaux - Kids Biography 1 available jB M1119j East - Kids Biography 1 available jB M1119j |
Description
"A biography of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai, a female scientist who made a stand in the face of opposition to women's rights and her own Greenbelt Movement, an effort to restore Kenya's ecosystem by planting millions of trees"--Provided by publisher.
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Donelson - Kids Non-Fiction 2 available
j813.52 W6732a 1998
Edmondson Pike - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j813.52 W6732a 1998
Goodlettsville - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j813.52 W6732a 1998
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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1998 | HarperCollins Publishers | [32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Donelson - Kids Non-Fiction 2 available j813.52 W6732a 1998 Edmondson Pike - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j813.52 W6732a 1998 Goodlettsville - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j813.52 W6732a 1998 |
Description
Recounts the life story of the author of the "Little House" books, from her childhood in Wisconsin to her old age at Rocky Ridge Farm.
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Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available
jB C73499g
Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available
jB C73499g
Green Hills - Kids Biography 1 available
jB C73499g
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2015] | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available jB C73499g Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available jB C73499g Green Hills - Kids Biography 1 available jB C73499g |
Description
A biography of the young Romanian gymnast describes some of the ways her energy got her into trouble as a child, how she became involved in gymnastics, and how practice and determination led her to become an Olympic champion.
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Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available
jB T885we
Bordeaux - Kids Biography 1 available
jB T885we
Green Hills - Kids Biography 1 available
jB T885we
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2006 | 1st ed. | Hyperion Books for Children | [42] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available jB T885we Bordeaux - Kids Biography 1 available jB T885we Green Hills - Kids Biography 1 available jB T885we |
Description
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
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Bellevue - Kids Easy 1 available
E Reich
Green Hills - Kids Easy 1 available
E Reich
Hermitage - Kids Easy 1 available
E Reich
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2012 | Abrams Books for Young Readers | 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Easy 1 available E Reich Green Hills - Kids Easy 1 available E Reich Hermitage - Kids Easy 1 available E Reich |
Description
While Julia is in the kitchen learning to cook up elaborate, delicious dishes, the only feast Minette is truly interested in is that of fresh mouse. Includes biographical information about Julia Child.
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Donelson - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j020.92 W784L
Green Hills - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j020.92 W784L
Looby - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j020.92 W784L
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c2005 | Harcourt, Inc | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
Donelson - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j020.92 W784L Green Hills - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j020.92 W784L Looby - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j020.92 W784L |
Publication Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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2014 | OverDrive | HarperCollins | English | Available Online
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2014 | HarperCollins | English | Available Online
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Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--along with the thirty thousand books within it--will be destroyed forever. In a war-stricken country where civilians--especially women--have little power, this true story about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds...
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Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available
jB B1678w
Bordeaux - Kids Biography 1 available
jB B1678w
Edgehill - Kids Biography 1 available
jB B1678w
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2012 | 1st ed. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available jB B1678w Bordeaux - Kids Biography 1 available jB B1678w Edgehill - Kids Biography 1 available jB B1678w |
Description
A tribute to the life of the iconic jazz entertainer depicts her disadvantaged youth in a segregated America, her unique performance talents, and the irrepressible sense of style that helped her overcome racial barriers.
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Edgehill - Kids Biography 1 available
jB P2524r
Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available
jB P2524r
Hadley Park - Kids Biography 1 available
jB P2524r
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c1999 | 1st ed. | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 x 31 cm. | English | On Shelf
Edgehill - Kids Biography 1 available jB P2524r Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available jB P2524r Hadley Park - Kids Biography 1 available jB P2524r |
Description
Presents a brief biography, in simple text with illustrations, of Rosa Parks, the African-American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available
jB G4935L
Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available
jB G4935L
Green Hills - Kids Biography 1 available
jB G4935L
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[2016] | First edition. | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available jB G4935L Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available jB G4935L Green Hills - Kids Biography 1 available jB G4935L |
Description
Traces the achievements of the celebrated Supreme Court justice through the lens of her many famous acts of civil disagreement against inequality, unfair treatment, and human rights injustice.
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available
jB C6418kr
Green Hills - Kids Biography 1 available
jB C6418kr
Main Library - Kids Biography 1 available
jB C6418kr
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2008 | 1st ed. | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 38 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography 1 available jB C6418kr Green Hills - Kids Biography 1 available jB C6418kr Main Library - Kids Biography 1 available jB C6418kr |
16) Frida
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Bordeaux - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j759.972 K124w
Edmondson Pike - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j759.972 K124w
Green Hills - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j759.972 K124w
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2002 | Arthur A. Levine Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col ill. ; 25 x 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bordeaux - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j759.972 K124w Edmondson Pike - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j759.972 K124w Green Hills - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j759.972 K124w |
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Main Library - Kids World Language 1 available
j759.972 K124wi
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2002 | Arthur A. Levine Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col ill. ; 25 x 29 cm. | Español | On Shelf
Main Library - Kids World Language 1 available j759.972 K124wi |
Description
Illustrations and simple text help chronicle the life of artist Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, discussing how she learned to paint, how painting saved her life, and why her paintings are so unique.
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[2015] | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm. | English |
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2015 | OverDrive | HarperCollins | English | Available Online
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2015 | HarperCollins | English | Available Online
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Thompson Lane - Kids Audiobook 1 available
Talking Book E Engle
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2019. | [Wonderbook edition]. | Findaway World, LLC | 1 audio-enabled book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 26 cm | English | On Shelf
Thompson Lane - Kids Audiobook 1 available Talking Book E Engle |
Description
Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there's never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
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Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available
jB F5534o
Donelson - Kids Biography 1 available
jB F5534o
East - Kids Biography 1 available
jB F5534o
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2010 | 1st ed. | Candlewick Press | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available jB F5534o Donelson - Kids Biography 1 available jB F5534o East - Kids Biography 1 available jB F5534o |
Description
A biography of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald featuring full-page color illustrations. Describes her early life as a poor orphan and how she became a singing star.
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Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available
jB H8384v
Donelson - Kids Biography 1 available
jB H8384v
Green Hills - Kids Biography 1 available
jB H8384v
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2016] | Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 36 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available jB H8384v Donelson - Kids Biography 1 available jB H8384v Green Hills - Kids Biography 1 available jB H8384v |
Description
"A historical picture book about Edith Houghton, a female baseball phenomenon who joined the professional women's team the Philadelphia Bobbies at the age of 10"--
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Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available
jB M279v
Inglewood - Kids Biography 1 available
jB M279v
Looby - Kids Biography 1 available
jB M279v
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2010 | HarperCollins | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography 1 available jB M279v Inglewood - Kids Biography 1 available jB M279v Looby - Kids Biography 1 available jB M279v |