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Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a US patent. Working in her furniture store, she recognized a need for a multi-use bed and through hard work, ingenuity, and determination, invented her unique cupboard bed. She built more than a piece of furniture. She built a life far away from slavery, a life where her sweet dreams could come true." --Amazon.com
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Emily Swain Squires, a young Mormon from England, is weary as she makes the long trip to Salt Lake City, Utah in a team of freight wagons, but feels a sense of renewal when she finds a sickly white ox and is able to nurse him back to health during the journey.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Bindi Irwin is an Australian conservationist, actress, television presenter, and the latest winner of Dancing with the Stars. She grew up on camera, appearing with her dad, Steve Irwin, on The Crocodile Hunter and winning a Daytime Emmy when she was only 9-years-old. Today, she and her family live and work at the Australia Zoo! Learn all about Bindi and her awesome animal friends in this book full of color photos and fun facts!
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography of Diane Nash, a Civil Rights Movement leader at the side of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. Born in 1938 in Chicago, Diane went on to take command of the Nashville Movement, leading lunch counter sit-ins and peaceful marches. Diane decides to fight not with anger or violence, but with love. With her strong words of truth and actions, she works to stop segregation"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Told through twelve short biographies, this book celebrates just some of the many Black women--each of whom has been largely underrepresented until now--who were instrumental to the nation's fight for civil rights and the contributions they made in driving the Movement forward"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The chronology and themes of Jane Goodall's meaningful life are presented in a masterfully succinct text, with just a few sentences per page. With a read-aloud biographical summary in the back, this age-appropriate introduction honors and shares the life and work of one of the most influential scientists of our time"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
DEN - Kids + Teens: Native American Heritage Month
DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
DEN - Kids + Teens: Native American Heritage Month
Description
"This book introduces preschoolers to 50 men and women of color who have changed the world."--Provided by publisher.
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