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Pick up a copy of each month's book at the Downtown Library Information Desk.
Discussions on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM at the Downtown Library and on Zoom.
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Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House(R) #14: "Day of the Dragon King, " they had lots of questions. Who was the Dragon King? How did he build the Great Wall? What is Chinese New Year? What are some other Chinese traditions? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about Chinese history and culture.
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"Going beyond the story of America as a country "discovered" by a few brave men in the "New World," Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity. The original academic text is fully adapted by renowned curriculum experts Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza, for middle-grade and young adult readers to include discussion topics,...
3) Reptile
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Become an eyewitness to how reptiles sense the world, move and use camouflage in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of these scaly creatures. Children will be mesmerized by the many different types of reptile species, from small pets to large crocodiles.
A visual and informative guide to these cold-blooded creatures.
Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to all kinds of reptiles from the start of life...
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Nigeria. Korede's sister, Ayoola, is the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body. Not that she gets any credit. A kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where Korede works is the bright spot in her life. One day Ayoola shows up to the hospital uninvited and he takes notice, asking Korede...
5) Colombia
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"The culture of Colombia is presented to readers in a fresh and vibrant way in this meticulously updated guide. Readers are inspired to think about both the history and current events that have affected and are still affecting this nation as they explore the detailed main text. Additional information is presented in sidebars, which also include short biographies of Colombian citizens who are examples of global citizens. Their stories are sure to inspire...
6) Planet Earth
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Describes Earth as a planet, covering its geologic features, continents, and such natural processes as erosion and the water cycle.
7) The whistler
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Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. She is a lawyer, not a cop, and it is her job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she knows that most problems are caused by incompetence, not corruption. But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A previously disbarred lawyer is back in business with a new identity. He now goes by the name Greg Myers, and he claims...
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Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family." But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn't live in fear and to a present...
10) Volcanoes
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Describes the nature and causes of volcanoes, ways to predict eruptions, ways that people have adapted to live around them, and some major eruptions in history.
11) El tacto
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This book describes the sense of touch, explains how the organs related to touch work, and discusses how people use the sense of touch when they cannot see.
12) Purity: a novel
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"A huge-canvased novel about identity, the internet, sexual politics, and love from the author of Freedom and The Corrections"--
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"Two thousand years of legend and lore about the menace and majesty of dragons, which have breathed fire into our imaginations from ancient Rome to Game of Thrones A Penguin Classic The most popular mythological creature in the human imagination, dragons have provoked fear and fascination for their lethal venom and crushing coils, and as avatars of the Antichrist, servants of Satan, couriers of the damned to Hell, portents of disaster, and harbingers...
14) Hippopotamuses
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"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of hippopotamuses, the large African mammals. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why hippos live mostly in water"--
15) Tyrannosaurus
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Discusses what is known and what is hypothesized about the dinosaur that terrorized other dinosaurs.
16) Are eggs square?
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Bright pictures and questions and answers in simple text teach young readers the basic shapes.
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"The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book takes you on that journey, showing how racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can be discredited" --Dust jacket flap.
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Depicts the settlement of the American west during the 1800s. Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, and Davy Crockett, were all famous American pioneers. But many pioneers were just ordinary people with extraordinary courage and a sense of adventure. They set out on foot, on horseback, or in wagon trains, bringing only what they could carry. Somehow, the brave pioneers pushed on to build the American West.
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"¡Visita a la pandilla de Los 7 Robles y descubre cómo cada niño puede ser un niño feliz!"--Page 1 of cover. "Los 7 hábitos se basan en principios fundamentales que han enriquecido la vida humana a lo largo de generaciones: responsabilidad, visión de futuro, respeto, trabajo en equipo."--Page 4 of cover.
Seven stories about the animal residents of 7 Oaks that teach children the timeless values and principles contained in the The 7 habits of...
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