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Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gabriela y su hermano Diego tienen una perrita nueva llamada Sofie pero los dos no la quieren compartir.
When Gabriela and her brother Little Diego get a puppy named Sofie, they fight over who she belongs to, but when Sofie gets very sick they find the answer.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"A walk in the park will never be the same after kids discover this awe-inspiring book. Meet Peter Wohlleben but you can call him Peter the Forester! With his groundbreaking, internationally bestselling book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben established himself as a global advocate for forests and our relationship with trees. Now, Peter shares his famous imagination and storytelling style with children, asking surprising questions about trees...
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In 1739 Bordeaux's Royal Academy of Sciences held an essay contest seeking answers to a pressing question: What was the cause of Africans' black skin? Published here for the first time and translated into English, these early documents of scientific racism lay bare the Enlightenment origins of the phantom of racial hierarchy"--
Series
Letters of note volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"This collection of 125 letters offers a never-before-seen glimpse of the events and people of history--the brightest and the best, the most notorious, and the endearingly everyday. Letters are not ordered chronologically or thematically, but are artfully arranged for a discovery-rich reading experience. Each entry includes a transcript of the letter; a short contextual introduction; and, in 100 cases, a facsimile of the letter itself"--
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