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1) Me-- Jane
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Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist.
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"Who made the clouds?" Abraham asks. "Who made the flowers?" Even as a child, he knows there must be something greater than idols of clay and stone. As he observes and questions the world around him, Abraham comes to the conclusion that there is one God. A creative midrash about the father of the world's religions.
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the international best seller by Amos Oz, the story of his youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories told, become the stories lived.
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2023.
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For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans. Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show...
6) The contract
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The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 1
Publisher
Jeter Children's, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
151 pages ; 24 cm
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In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.
8) Theodore
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2006
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1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
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A simple biography, with emphasis on his childhood, of the twenty-sixth president of the United States.
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
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xxiv, 189 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
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"As a little boy, Pacifique Irankunda lived through the thirteen-year civil war in Burundi, the war that upended his home and family, and destroyed Burundi's beautiful culture and traditions. He hid and watched as military units destroyed his village; he and his brother slept in the woods on nights when they heard shooting and violence. From his own memories and those of his family, he tells this story of surviving the devastating ethnic divisions...
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Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2007
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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Brought up in a world filled with wealth and privilege on a large family estate, young Franklin Roosevelt had an exciting childhood and a special mentor in his famous uncle who helped lead him to become the man he was and the great politician he turned out to be.
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Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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"As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s. While Hitler's teachings promoted White supremacy, Andrew's father, told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, "Don't get mad, get smart." To drive home this idea, Andrew Young Senior took his family to the local movie house to see a newsreel of track star Jesse...
14) The long winter
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Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 6
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After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2016]
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36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him. And so he invented his own alphabet -- a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today.
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Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
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323 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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While in Charlestown Prison in the 1940s, young Malcolm Little reads all the books in the library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam, and emerges as Malcolm X.
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
2005
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1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
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From the lightbulb to the phonograph to the movies, Thomas Edison was the mastermind behind many inventions that are taken for granted today. But how did he grow up to be a legendary inventor? Michael Dooling explores the origins of Edison's scientific genius: his interest in mixing chemicals-sometimes with explosive results-his diligence in his work as a paperboy, and his difficulty paying attention in school. Through his clear text and stunning...
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New American Library
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
ix, 365 p. ; 24 cm.
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In this hilarious and touching memoir, the author offers a humorous look at her life and wardrobe, recounting her less-than-virtuous stint as a Girl Scout, colorful family gatherings, her fashion faux pas at a sorority rush, her climb up and down the corporate ladder, and her success as a writer.
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