Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples

Nouri and his cousin Talib can only vaguely remember a time before tanks rumbled over the streets of their Baghdad neighborhood-when books, not bombs, ruled Mutanabbi Street.

Annabelle is determined to have a birthday party that stands out from the rest.

Every day Grandma Rose sews and every day she saves - for a set of beautiful dishes with pink and red roses and blue trim.

Told through the voices of the children, this inside view of life on their farm is authentic and sometimes surprising.

It's hard being different.

Nine-year-old Venus Macquire is ready to trade smiling for the camera for nailing a soccer ball into the net.

"e;Put each toy back in its spot, Then clean up, dress up for Shabbat!

A fun introduction to the seder service with catchy rhymes.

A popular folk song comes to life as animals light the menorah and dance the horah.

A little girl and her cat search high and low to find the Afikomen.

This fun-to-read, informative book is loaded with fascinating facts about the history and customs of Valentine's Day and presents jokes, riddles, interesting projects, and simple recipes - everything you need to appreciate and celebrate Valentine's Day!

Everyone knows the three bears.

Young children usually think of their home as the structure in which they live.

Join Sammy Spider as he guides us through the Passover Seder!

Between Christmas and New Year's Day, many people throughout the United States celebrate another holiday, Kwanzaa.

As a young girl, Margaret Bourke-White dreamed of having great adventures-the kind only a brave and fearless woman would have.

More than anything, nine-year-old Booker T.

This book is a very basic introduction to maps and their uses.

This book is a very basic introduction to globes and what they are used for.

From the time she was a young child, Willa Cather had a gift with words and she loved stories.

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Born a slave in Georgia in 1818, Bridget "e;Biddy"e; Mason learned to survive in a harsh world.

It was a clear autumn night in 1847.

When Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a little girl in the early 1800s, she realized that most people seemed to think that boys were better than girls.

In the 1800s, the moist soil of the Midwest would stick to plow blades, stopping the farmers as they plowed.

At the age of nine, Clara Wieck gave her first public performance as a concert pianist.

In 1942, polio epidemics raged out of control, and medical treatments were largely unsuccessful in fighting the disease.

Born in England and raised in the bush of East Africa, Beryl Markham was an extraordinary child--and lived an extraordinary life.

Mary Church Terrell grew up after the Civil War with many opportunities.

Artist and storyteller E.

"e;What a pity she isn't a boy!

Twelve-year-old Freedman and his father Nehemiah, a freed slave, make their living on a farm in Delaware during the 1850s.

Frances Nannauck Kraus takes her eleven-year-old granddaughter, Marissa, to Kake, Alaska--the place of much of their family history.

YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistOne of the Best Books of the Year: Chicago Public Library, School Library Journal, Science Books & FilmsBright white teeth.

Once embraced only by environmentalists and "e;health nuts,"e; the organic agriculture movement is flourishing in the United States.

P-p-p-paaak!

Earth has a water problem.

Earth has a pollution problem.

Earth has a litter problem.

We use electricity and other types of energy every day.

On Earth Day, we find ways to help the Earth.

We all throw away too much stuff!

On April 29, 2011, the whole world watched as Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton exchanged marriage vows.

People, animals, machines, and wind all make sounds.

Solids, liquids, and gases are the three states of matter.

You know that magnets hold pictures on a refrigerator.

The sun, lightbulbs, and flickering fires all bring light to our world.

The sun, furnaces, and ovens all make heat.

Electricity powers lights, computers, and television sets.

Many people use computers to work from home and other places.