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"What happens when an entire social class abandons a metropolis? This genre-bending journey through lockdown New York offers an exhilarating, intimate look at a city returned to its rebellious spirit. The pandemic lockdown of 2020 launched an unprecedented urban experiment. Traffic disappeared from the streets. Times Square fell silent. And half a million residents fled the most crowded city in America. In this innovative and thrilling book, author...
22) Invisible generals: rediscovering family legacy, and a quest to honor America's first Black generals
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"Red Tails, George Lucas's celebration of America's first Black flying squadron, the Tuskegee Airmen, should have been a moment of victory for Doug Melville. He expected to see his great-uncle Benjamin O. Davis Jr. -- the squadron's commander -- immortalized on-screen for his selfless contributions to America. But as the film rolled, Doug was shocked when he realized that Ben Jr.'s name had been omitted and replaced by the fictional Colonel A. J....
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Chosen as one of the New York Times's ten best books in the year of its original publication, this collection immediately won a cherished place among lovers of the tale and vaulted Calvino into the ranks of the great folklorists. Introduction by the Author; illustrations. Translated by George Martin. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Moon Mountain Pub
Pub. Date
c2003
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IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A Japanese girl apprenticed to a kimono-maker and entrusted with an important commission must overcome sabotage from jealous peers in order to keep a solemn promise that she will always do her best.
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Rockridge Press
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English
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Do you love dinosaurs and dolphins, mountains and meteors? The Fascinating Science Book for Kids has it all! This fun facts book for kids includes 500 stupendous science facts that offer hours of learning for ages 9 to 12. Alongside full-color pictures on every page, you{u2019}ll find weird and wonderful facts about topics like prehistoric life, the deep sea, weather, minerals, the human body, the solar system -- and even your own backyard!
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Enchanted Lion Books
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2016.
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English
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"A blind child asks each he encounters--a dog, wolf, elephant, mountain, bird, stream, tree--about the color of the wind. Each responds differently, with a shape, color, smell, texture, or idea. Each page displays a visual and tactile palette of cut-outs, textures, colors. It is a sensory experience that makes the invisible experiential, ending with the wind, as the pages fly"--
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Yale University Press
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[2022]
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English
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"In rural Yun Village, herbalist Mrs. Yi lives with her husband in a cottage at the foot of Niulan Mountain, where she gathers herbs to treat the ailments of the villagers by day and studies medicine by night. Sickness and herbs are lovers, she tells her patients, rejoicing when they recover, comforting them when they do not. All the while, she hopes to find a worthy successor to take up her mantle. As curious younger villagers observe Mrs. Yi and...
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Stackpole Books
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[2023]
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English
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"By the time Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, China was already under siege. The Imperial military invaded and choked off every land and sea route for the young country's resupply, and what remained of China was out of gas and withering away. So in April 1942 the United States decided to help out, by trying something entirely new and a little bit crazy. The world's first airlift. Over the Himalayas. Led by brilliant and stubborn American...
37) All the women in my family sing: women write the world--essays on equality, justice, and freedom
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Nothing But the Truth, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
38) The annotated Abbott and Costello: a complete viewer's guide to the comedy team and their 38 films
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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Abbott and Costello were the most popular comedians of the 1940s, with burlesque-inspired routines that enthralled audiences on both radio and television. However, their films have oddly not received the same level of attention from critics and writers as those of other comedy teams. This book is a scene-by-scene, film-by-film guide to their movies, making a compelling case for their inclusion at the very top table of comic artists. Featuring new...