Search Results: Returned 11 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 11
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c2003., Child's World Call No: 973 .04927 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Our cultural heritageSummary Note: A simple overview of the heritage, customs, and beliefs of Arab Americans.
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2011., Adolescent, Ember Call No: 979.4 0049510092 Edition: First Ember edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not enough to compensate for what she really yearns for -- the love and understanding of her family.
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2011., Juvenile, Capstone Press Call No: 973.2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: You choose.Summary Note: Describes the people and events involved during the colonial years before the Revolutionary War letting the reader choose to reveal the historical details from the perspectives of an indentured Virginia servant, a Massachusetts colonist, and a resident of Philadelphia just before the revolution.
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c1992., Crabtree Call No: 975.5 KAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Historic communitiesSummary Note: An illustrated look at daily life in Colonial Williamsburg in the eighteenth century.
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-- Chinac2008., Chelsea Clubhouse Call No: 641.59 GOU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Festive foods! Volume: bk. 1
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-- Greeks2011., Juvenile, Gareth Stevens Call No: 938 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)More Info Series Title: Life in ancient timesSummary Note: "Just who were the ancient Greeks and what did they do from day to day? Find out what their houses were like, how they farmed, what they learned at school, and which gods and goddesses they prayed to. Learn about their great achievements--amazing temples, classic plays, and the Olympic games!"--Cover, p. [4].
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c2008., Chelsea Clubhouse Call No: 641.597 GOU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Festive foods Volume: bk. 7
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c1991., Oxford University Press Call No: 305.8 STEELE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Text and map spreads explore the peoples of the world and their culture, continent by continent.
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c1999., Juvenile, Charlesbridge Call No: 305.23 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Text and photographs from countries around the world illustrate some of the activities children everywhere have in common.
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c2022 ;, Pre-adolescent, Penguin Workshop Fitzgerald Books Call No: 394.263 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who HQ NOW.Summary Note: On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union soldier and listened as he read the most remarkable words they would ever hear. They were no longer enslaved: they were free. The inhumane practice of forced labor with no pay was now illegal in all of the United States. This news was cause for celebration, so the group of people jumped in excitement, danced, and wept tears of joy. They did not know it at the time, but their joyous celebration of freedom would become a holiday--Juneteenth--that is observed each year by more and more Americans.
