Search Results: Returned 17 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 17
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Call No: HIS FIC TRI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American GirlSummary Note: Emily Bennett, a young English girl, has come to stay with Molly's family to escape the bombing of London. Molly tries hard to make sweet, shy Emily feel at home, and Emily is grateful for Molly's friendship. Emily is delighted that she impresses Molly. But it is not until Emily makes a big mistake and has to rely on Molly for help that Emily shows how truly brave she is - and both girls learn what friendship really means.
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c2006, Lerner Call No: 973 .0421 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: In AmericaSummary Note: Discusses the many North American colonists who came from England, Scotland, Wales, and other parts of the British Isles.
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2018., Primary, Crocodile Books, USA Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: In the Nicola Valley of British Columbia, a First Nations family sets out to gather edible plants and mushrooms. During the outing, the grandmother, Yayah, shows the children good plants to eat, like rhubarb and celery, and those to avoid, like poison ivy. They discuss how to prepare and eat the food, and the children learn new words in their native language.
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2021., Pre-adolescent, HighWater Press Call No: 597.8 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "To the Gitxsan of Northwestern British Columbia, Nox Ga'naaw is a storyteller, speaking truths of the universe. When Nox Ga'naaw, the frog mother, releases her eggs among the aquatic plants of a pond, the tiny tadpoles are left to fend for themselves. As they hatch, grow legs, and transform into their adult selves, they must avoid the mouths of hungry predators. Will the young frogs survive to lay their own eggs, continuing a cycle 200 million years in the making? In book four of the Mothers of Xsan series, young readers learn about the life cycle of the Columbia Spotted Frog, the special significance of this species to the Gitxsan, and how Nox Ga'naaw and her offspring are essential to the balance that is life."--Provided by publisher.
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p1987., General, Recorded Books Call No: [Fic] Edition: Unabridged. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sent to live with an Indian tribe in British Columbia, a young minister learns not to fear his impending death.
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2008., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: Historical fiction FIC ANDERSON Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation Volume: bk. 2Summary Note: After escaping a death sentence in the summer of 1775, Octavian and his tutor find shelter but no safe harbor in British-occupied Boston and, persuaded by Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join his counterrevolutionary Royal Ethiopian Regiment, Octavian and his friends soon find themselves engaged in naval raids on the Virginia coastline as the Revolutionary War breaks out in full force.
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-- Octavian Nothing2008., Candlewick Press Call No: HISTORICAL F AND Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Volume: 2Summary Note: After escaping a death sentence in the summer of 1775, Octavian and his tutor find shelter but no safe harbor in British-occupied Boston and, persuaded by Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join his counterrevolutionary Royal Ethiopian Regiment, Octavian and his friends soon find themselves engaged in naval raids on the Virginia coastline as the Revolutionary War breaks out in full force.
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2003., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Call No: FIC AMERICA Edition: 1st ed., special ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father, a Baptist minister.
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2003., Scholastic Call No: F BAU Edition: 1st ed., special ed Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Dear AmericaSummary Note: Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father, a Baptist minister.
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2003, Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Dear AmericaSummary Note: Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father, a Baptist minister.
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2003., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Dear AmericaSummary Note: Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father, a Baptist minister.
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2003, Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed., special ed Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Dear AmericaSummary Note: Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father, a Baptist minister.
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2004., PowerKids Press Call No: 973.04 THO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Primary sources of immigration and migration in AmericaSummary Note: Examines some of the reasons why so many immigrants from Great Britain came to the United States between the 1830s and the 1890s, many of them in search of work, and discusses where they settled and what their lives were like in the new country.
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2004., Primary, PowerKids Press Call No: 973 .0421 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Primary sources of immigration and migration in AmericaSummary Note: Examines some of the reasons why so many immigrants from Great Britain came to the United States between the 1830s and the 1890s, many of them in search of work, and discusses where they settled and what their lives were like in the new country.
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c2016., Juvenile, Rosen Pub. Group Call No: 973 .0413 Click here to access this interactive ebook Summary Note: "During the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, millions of British immigrants left their home to come to the United States. Leaving behind famine, poverty, and an overcrowded homeland, they came seeking opportunities in a new land. Readers will be transported back in time to the hardships British immigrants faced and the successes they had, which ultimately helped in building the United States' young industries. Push/pull factors for immigration are identified throughout the text, which supports key social studies concepts. Readers will be fascinated by the historical photographs and primary sources included in this volume, which transport them back in time to this important era of history"--Provided by the publisher.
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c1979, Time-Life Books Call No: 940.54 26 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: World War II
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c1992., Open Hand Pub. ; Distributed by Talman Co. Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the life of a woman who was born as a slave in Missouri in 1839, moved with her family to California, and later lived on a small island off the coast of British Columbia until she was 105.