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Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Clara arrived in America, she couldn't speak English. She didn't know that young women had to go to work, that they traded an education for long hours of labor, that she was expected to grow up fast. But that didn't stop Clara. She went to night school, spent hours studying English, and helped support her family by sewing in a shirtwaist factory. Clara never quit, and she never accepted that girls should be treated poorly and paid little. Fed...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Rashin is an Iranian immigrant girl living in New York, excited by her first trip to Coney Island, and fascinated by the differences in the beach customs between her native Iran and her new home--but she misses the saffron flavored ice cream that she used to eat.
12) Subway
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Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Simple, rhyming text follows two boys and their father as they spend a rainy day riding the various lines of the New York City subway system.
13) Subway story
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Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Jessie, a subway car "born" in St. Louis, Missouri, enjoys many years as an important part of the New York City subway system, and after she is replaced by more modern cars she begins another important job.
15) Tar beach
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English
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A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
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Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
Experience the wonders of New York as readers follow a wide-eyed boy and his dad on their walk around Manhattan, from Grand Central Terminal to the top of the Empire State Building, from Greenwich Village to the Statue of Liberty. Includes lots of facts and trivia and a gatefold of the Empire State Building.
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