Search Results: Returned 8 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 8
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Primary Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: America Ferrera is a star on and off the screen. From winning an Emmy at only 22 years of age for a groundbreaking role as Latina fashionista and beauty-on-the-inside Betty, to flying through the skies atop the dragon in How to Train Your Dragon, you might think being a successful actor would be enough for America. But that's just the tip of the iceberg for this powerful woman. Her work offscreen to stand up for the rights of women, immigrants, and children is just as spectacular. And this star still has a lot of life to live. Learn all about America's spectacular journey as an actor, activist, and more.
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-- Black and whitec2011., Calkins Creek Call No: 305.89 Bri Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the history of the civil rights battle fought between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor in the 1950s and 1960s. Explores the lives of both men, Fred a young black preacher and Bull an old white commissioner, utilizing dozens of photographs from the era, FBI files, and archived newspapers detailing the events of the riots that took place in Birmingham, Alabama, incited by these two men.
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By Pezzi, Bryanc2007, Juvenile, Weigl Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Remarkable CanadiansSummary Note: Examines the life and achievements of Craig Kielburger, a young Canadian who was inspired by a newspaper story about a child laborer in Pakistan to start Free the Children, an organization through which young people can help needy children around the world.
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Call No: Biography WATSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Meet talented actress Emma Watson! In this title, readers will follow Watson's career from her smash debut in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone through Beauty and the Beast. Her charitable work with organizations such as the United Nations is included. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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By O'Shei, Timc2002., Pre-adolescent, MyReportLinks.com Call No: B CARTER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Presidents.Summary Note: Explores the career and influences of the president who worked to preserve wildlife and national parks and to establish peace among conflicting nations. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Jimmy Carter.
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Ã2006., Penguin Books Call No: MEMOIR NF RUS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Paul Rusesabagina recounts the story of his life, describing what it was like to grow up on a small farm in Rwanda, how he became the first Rwandan general manager of a Belgian-owned hotel, and how he helped his fellow countrymen during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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[2021]., Juvenile, Clarion Books ; : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: Easy PAUL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A joyful, inspiring informational picture book that introduces readers to eleven young people from around the world who didn't wait until they were grown to speak up about things that matter to them and change the world for the better.
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c2011., Crown Publishers Call No: 920 PRE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the friendship that began between twenty-year-old John Prendergast and seven-year-old Michael Mattocks, a boy who was living out of plastic bags and moving from one homeless shelter to the next, and explains how their relationship continued through the struggles they faced over the next twenty-five years.
