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1) Me-- Jane
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Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Gotham
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
viii, 279 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
A descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt presents an insider's tour of America's old-money wealthy class, profiling the members of her dysfunctional family while identifying toxic factors and behaviors that have influenced their downfall, in her irreverent and darkly humorous memoir.
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Series
Publisher
Quirk Books
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Description
"Forget the moon landing, the Nobel prizes, and the famous inventions. When the world's most brilliant scientists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Albert Einstein daydreamed instead of paying attention in class. Jane Goodall got in trouble for bringing worms and snails in her house. And Neil deGrasse Tyson had to start a dog-walking business to save up money to buy a telescope. Kid Scientists tells these stories and more...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations
Description
Because three-year-old Albie, who would one day be known as Albert Einstein, has never spoken, his concerned family takes him to a doctor who recommends a series of activities that might stimulate him to talk.
10) Eleanor
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
[40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Presents the difficult childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt, who suffered the loss of both parents and had to overcome shyness and loneliness.
11) My life so far
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate. When the elder woman's son arrives with his French maid, everything gets thrown into turmoil.
Author
Publisher
Vendome Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
271 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
Spike covers the full range of Michelangelo's early years and explores the overwhelming influence that his charismatic personality had upon his contemporaries and followers. He traces Michelangelo's development into a master sculptor, probes his involvement in the most troubling controversies of his age, and recreates Florence and Rome with vivid sketches.
14) The contract
Author
Series
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
Description
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.
18) Little Shaq
Author
Series
Little Shaq volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
73 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Seven-year-old Shaquille O'Neal, a talented basketball and video game player, learns to share the spotlight with his cousin Barry when the youngsters work together to earn money by watering plants.
19) Jump shot
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
146 pages ; 24 cm
Description
When the Tiki and Ronde make the junior high school basketball team, they see that they each have their own skills and the most important skill is teamwork.
20) Uncle Andy's
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
The author describes a trip to see his uncle, the soon-to-be-famous artist Andy Warhol, and the fun that he and his family had on the visit.
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