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Jesse Jackson : a rainbow leader /

Martin, Patricia Stone.


Examines the life of the black leader and civil rights worker from his childhood to the present, describing how he achieved his goal of obtaining more rights for blacks.
Date Published:1987

The unicorn treasury

Coville, Bruce.


Wilson's Junior High School School Library Journal Booklist A collection of stories, poems, and unicorn lore about the mythical creature.
Date Published:1988

The Brooklyn Bridge : they said it couldn't be built /

St. George, Judith, 1931-


Includes index. School Library Journal Booklist Horn Book Text and contemporary illustrations describe the seemingly impossible feat of building a bridge over the East River during the nineteenth century.
Date Published:1982

Vilma Martínez

Codye, Corinn.


Booklist L.A. Recommended Foreign Language Examines the life of the lawyer who has won many landmark civil rights cases.
Date Published:1990

Winnie the Pooh and the honey tree


Based on the stories by A.A. Milne, & the illustrations by Ernest Shepard. Pooh's taste for honey gets him in trouble when he visits Rabbit and eats too much. All his friends try to help him when he gets stuck in the door.
Date Published:1985

A Salute to the cowboy


Title from container. Cowboy logic -- I ride the old paint -- Get along little dogie -- Spurs that jingle jangle jingle -- Streets of Laredo. "Traditional and contemporary songs in this all-live and on-stage celebration of the music that won the West"--container.
Date Published:1991

I remember India

Ganeri, Anita, 1961-


Includes index and a fact file. Country and climate -- Family life -- The cities -- Indians at work -- What we eat -- Leisure and sports -- Why I'm here -- Living here. School Library Journal Library Talk Narrative text and accompanying photographs present the history, culture, and life-styles of children from India who have left their homeland to settle in other countries. Helps the reader understand how they are coping with their memories as well as their lives in new homes.
Date Published:1995

Includes index and a fact file. Country and climate -- Family life -- The cities -- Indians at work -- What we eat -- Leisure and sports -- Why I'm here -- Living here. School Library Journal Library Talk Narrative text and accompanying photographs present the history, culture, and life-styles of children from India who have left their homeland to settle in other countries. Helps the reader understand how they are coping with their memories as well as their lives in new homes.

Date Published:1995

The pokey little puppy/

Lowrey, Janette Sebring.


Four little puppies repeatedly miss out on dessert because they dig a hole under the fence each day. And each day the poky little puppy returns after mother is asleep and eats the dessert anyway. Until one day things change.
Date Published:1970

La Gallinas de la Senora Sato

Min, Laura


A little girl visits a hen house
Date Published:1994

White water

Petersen, P. J.


"A Yearling book." School Library Journal Booklist Bulletin (Center for Children's books) Greg confronts his own fears and assumes a leadership role when his father is bitten by a rattlesnake during a white-water rafting trip.
Date Published:1997

The two towers : being the second part of The lord of the rings /

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.


"Now an epic motion picture trilogy from New Line Cinema"--Cover. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.) Booklist Recounts the deeds of the individual members of the Fellowship of the Ring after being divided by an attack of the orc-soldiers, following Frodo and his servant Samwise on their continuing quest to destroy the Ring of Power in the Mountain of Fire.
Date Published:1954

Temperature : heating up and cooling down /

Stille, Darlene R.


Is it hot or cold? -- Measuring temperature -- Where heat comes from -- How things get hot or cold -- Staying warm. Provides information about temperature, explaining how it is measured, where heat comes from, how things get hot or cold, and how to stay warm. Includes an activity and glossary.
Date Published:2004

Poodles

Trumbauer, Lisa.


Includes index. Includes glossary. Simple text and photographs present an introduction to the poodle breed, its growth from puppy to adult, and pet care information.
Date Published:2006

Two Bobbies : a true story of Hurricane Katrina, friendship, and survival /

Larson, Kirby.



Date Published:2008

Cities

Bailey, Donna.


"Material used in this book first appeared in Macmillan world library: The crowded cities, published by Macmillan Children's Books"--T.p. verso. Includes index. School Library Journal Describes the origin of cities, aspects of city life, and specific cities old and new, past, present, and future.
Date Published:1990

Radiation

Fradin, Dennis B.


Includes index. Describes what radiation is, its sources and uses, and the dangers of radiation exposure from nuclear bombs and power plant leaks.
Date Published:1987

Tog the ribber, or, Granny's tale : poem /

Coltman, Paul.


A poem relating the events of a frightening evening when Granny, as a young girl, was chased by Tog the Ribber's vengeful ghost.
Date Published:1985

Andrew Jackson and the New Populism

Gutman, William.


A biography of the seventh President of the United States who was called the "Man of the People" and who served as a soldier, congressman, senator, and judge.
Date Published:1987

Alice and the boa constrictor

Adams, Laurie.


After learning in science class that boa constrictors make wonderful pets, Alice saves her money until she has enough to buy Sir Lancelot.
Date Published:1983

Incognito Mosquito, private insective

Hass, E. A.


School Library Journal The mosquito detective tells a cub reporter of his exploits and encounters with such insect notables as Mickey Mantis, F. Flea Bailey, and the Warden of Sting Sting Prison.
Date Published:1982