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2) Old Home Day
Author
Publisher
Browndeer Press
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
The story of the growth of a New Hampshire village from pre-history to the bicentennial celebration of its founding.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This funny and informative picture book tells the story of Joseph Bazalgette, a 19th century engineer who designed London's first comprehensive sewage system. In doing so, he saved thousands of lives from cholera outbreaks that regularly plagued the city. This STEM-focused story provides a window into the past and shows how one invention went on to affect generations to come-and teaches kids how they can prevent pollution in their own neighborhoods...
7) Ola
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
When Ola, a Norwegian boy, dons his skis in search of adventure, he meets new friends, joins a wedding party, encounters a howling dragon, and learns folklore from fishermen as they pull codfish from the icy waters.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Presents a descriptive list of all the things required to have a Christmas like the author's grandmother had, including farm animals, stories of Scotland, ice skating in the moonlight, and joining friends, family, and neighbors at church on Christmas Eve.
10) Pink and Say
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops.
12) Mossy
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Mossy, a turtle with a garden growing on her shell, is taken from her home and new friend to become an exhibit in a museum, until the director's niece, Tory, notices how sad Mossy is and helps arrange for her to go home.
13) The secret seder
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books For Children
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
During the Nazi occupation of France, a boy and his father slip out of their village and into the mountains, where they join a group of fellow Jews at a humble seder table.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
Author
Publisher
Wisdom Tales
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Samuel's father, the grand vizier, hears Hamza call Samuel names and tells his son to make sure Hamza never speaks an unkind word to him again, Samuel knows he must obey but has a hard time finding the right means to do so. Includes information about Jewish poet Samuel Ha-Nagid and the legend which inspired the story.
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