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Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"In January of 1963, Sharon Robinson turned thirteen the night before George Wallace declared on national television 'segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever' in his inauguration for governor of Alabama. That was the start of a year that would become one of the most pivotal years in the history of America. As the daughter of Jackie Robinson, Sharon had incredible access to some of the most important events of the era, including...
Author
Publisher
Dispatch Travels
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
x, 235 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Designed for women of all ages traveling for business, pleasure, or family, this indispensable travel handbook offers encouragement, lighthearted anecdotes, and numerous travel-tested tips. Drawing upon 20 years of travel experience, the guide includes a wealth of information—including how to budget and save money, pack the necessities, and apply for passports and visas—as well as a full list of website resources and advice on the latest travel...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xiii, 622 p. : ill. (some ill.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
20,000 B.C., the peak of the last ice age -- the atmosphere is heavy with dust, deserts, and glaciers span vast regions, and people, if they survive at all, exist in small, mobile groups, facing the threat of extinction. But these people live on the brink of seismic change -- 10,000 years of climate shifts culminating in abrupt global warming that will usher in a fundamentally changed human world. After the Ice is the story of this momentous period...
Publisher
Red Bull Media House
Language
English
Description
"In January, 2015, American rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson captivated the world with their effort to climb the Dawn Wall, a seemingly impossible 3,000 foot rock face in Yosemite National Park, California. The pair lived on the sheer veritical cliff for weeks, igniting a frenzy of global media attention. But for Tommy Caldwell, the Dawn Wall was much more than just a climb. It was the culmination of a lifetime defined by overcoming...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
345 pages : genealogical table ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"I want life. For ten years, Achut Deng surrived at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya after her family was ripped apart by the Second Sudanese Civil War. But Achut wanted to do more than merely survive. She wanted to live. The twenty-two-year civil war essentially orphaned over 20,000 children and drove them from their villages in southern Sudan. Some of these children walked over a thousand miles, through dangerous war zones and across unforgiving deserts....
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
xvi, 414 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Congratulations, you're planning a wedding! Besides obtaining a fancy tuxedo and a stunning gown, organizing a wedding ceremony takes creativity, planning, and diplomacy. The whole ordeal can seem overwhelming at first, but with lots of guidance, you'll plan a wedding people will remember for ages. Wedding Planning For Dummies demystifies and simplifies all the details that go into the Big Day, providing inspiration and innovative ideas to personalize...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (1001 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Despite their loss at the Regionals, the kids in New Directions are more motivated than ever. And whether it's Will doing a sexy tango with a substitute teacher, Sue joining the glee club, or everyone catching Bieber fever, the excitement at William McKinley High School is keeping everyone on their toes."--Container.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2006, c1999
Physical Desc
xxv, 648 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The world's oldest established imperial rivalry had its start during the Napoleonic age when British agents came upon the tracks of Russian rivals in snowbound Tibet, and then again in mythic Bokhara, deep in Central Asia. Was the Tsar planning to invade India, or even worse, was Russia bent on global dominion? To foil these real or imagined schemes, the British twice invaded Afghanistan, and in 1904 dispatched an army to Lhasa to check Tsarist designs...
Series
pokemon journeys volume 1
Publisher
Viz Media LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]-
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Ash is back in awesome adventures that take place across multiple regions of the best-selling Pokémon video games! Ash is back and more determined than ever to be a Pokémon Master! Now he's teamed up with a new friend, Goh, who wants to collect every Pokémon from every region! When Ash and Pikachu hitch a ride aboard the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, they discover another kid is also on board! Meet Goh, who wants to catch every Pokémon ever-including...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (3 hrs. 44 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Education meets comedy and adventure in this series about GADGET BOY, history's youngest Bionic Boy Detective, a pint-sized Inspector Gadget in the making. Our heroes travel to distant locales and different time periods, visiting the great events of history, learning about inventions, discoveries and artistic triumphs of different eras, all within the context of a comedy/action-driven storyline.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A leading neuroscientist draws on physics, linguistics, psychology, education, and other disciplines to explain the inner workings of the human brain and explore the role of neuroscience in daily life. Where do our thoughts come from? How do we make choices and trust our judgments? What is the role of the unconscious? Can we manipulate our dreams? In this mind-bending international bestseller, award-winning neuroscientist Mariano Sigman explores the...
Series
The Sapranos volume s. 2
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Tony Soprano is a middle-aged, Italian-American businessman in New Jersey with a wife, a daughter, a son, and an elderly mother. He's got a psychiatrist to tell all his secrets to, except the one she already knows. He's also a mob boss facing several crises. Rival boss Johnny Sack is in prison and the always tense relations between the New Jersey and New York families are strained through the unpredictable behavior of Sack's surrogates.
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