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Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior RisingA wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples. Brandi Morin is known for her clear-eyed and empathetic reporting on Indigenous oppression in North America. She is also a survivor of the...
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Ecos de Nueva España. Los Siglos Perdidos En La Historia de México / Echoes of T He New Spain: The Lost Centuries in Mexican HistoryCasi 300 años de historia se asoman en este original y divertido libro ilustrado que recupera los viajes, lugares, oficios, costumbres y personajes que configuraron el asombroso universo novohispano. Nueva España era un territorio gigantesco, comprendía de lo que ahora es el sur de...
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My Two Border TownsA picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visiting his favorite places on The Other Side with his father, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care. Early one Saturday...
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It Can't Happen Here"The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump's authoritarian appeal."--Salon It Can't Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily...
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I Am Frida KahloThe famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is the 23rd hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series from Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos (Cover may vary) This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits...
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Phoenix Gets GreaterPhoenix loves to play with dolls and marvel at pretty fabrics. Most of all, he loves to dance--ballet, Pow Wow dancing, or just swirling and twirling around his house. Sometimes Phoenix gets picked on and he struggles with feeling different, but his mom and...
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Awâsis and the World-Famous BannockDuring an unfortunate mishap, young Awâsis loses Kôhkum's freshly baked world-famous bannock. Not knowing what to do, Awâsis seeks out a variety of other-than-human relatives willing to help. What adventures are in store for Awâsis?Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock highlights the importance of collaboration...
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A Tale of Two Princes"The perfect dream-come-true-fairytale!"--Jason June, New York Times bestselling author of Jay's Gay Agenda and Out of the Blue "Effortlessly charming, funny, swoon-worthy, and sincerely moving."--Julian Winters, award-winning author of Running With Lions#1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Geron delivers whirlwind wish-fulfillment in this...
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Good Night VancouverGood Night Vancouver features the English Bay, Lions Gate Bridge, Granville Island, Vancouver Aquarium, Lynn Canyon, Science World, Library Square, Stanley Park, Grouse Mountain Skyride, snowboarding, Gulf Islands, wildlife, and more. In the colorful pages of this board book, young readers are treated to...
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New and Selected StoriesA story collection drawn from across her career brings into English for the first time the extraordinary stylistic and thematic range of the Mexican writer and MacArthur "genius" Cristina Rivera Garza. "One of Mexico's greatest living writers," wrote Jonathan Lethem in 2018 about Cristina...
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Rabbit ChaseAnishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass. Aimée, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to offer gifts to Paayehnsag, the water spirits...
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NoisemakerInspired by the sonic anarchy of The Clash and The Sex Pistols, teenager Billy Stamp flees a chaotic family life in Halifax to drum his way to superstardom in punk-era London. But Billy is woefully unprepared for a city populated with tattooed skinheads and...
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Mi Little Golden Book Sobre Frida Kahlo (My Little Golden Book about Frida Kahlo Spanish Edition)Una biograf a Little Golden Book acerca de la pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo, escrita para ni os de edad preescolar. Este Little Golden Book capta la esencia de Frida Kahlo para los m s peque os lectores. Desde como super enfermedades, fue una de...
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Playing Loteria /El Juego de la Loteria (Bilingual)Together a little boy and his grandma discover a world of language and realize that loved ones have special ways of understanding each other.Author: Rene Colato LainezPublisher: Cooper Square PubPublished: 01/25/2009Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 10.42h x 9.08w x 0.11dISBN: 9780873589192Language: Multiple LanguagesAudience: Ages...
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Toronto Then and Now(r)Toronto Then and Now pairs vintage images of Canada's largest city - and North America's fourth most populous - with the same views as they look today.Toronto has long been a financial powerhouse in North America, and this is represented by its many grand...
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Anne and Her Tower of Giraffes: The Adventurous Life of the First GiraffologistThe remarkable true story of how a young girl's never-wavering fascination with the world's tallest animal leads her to become the first giraffologist: Dr. Anne Innis Dagg. Anne was three years old when she first laid eyes on a giraffe. As her blue eyes...
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A Day with YayahA cheerful story from a renowned Canadian children's book author and an award-winning illustrator Radiant picture book -Quill & Quire Set in the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, in Canada's westernmost province, a First Nations family goes on an outing to forage for herbs and...
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1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You DieCovering the U.S.A. and Canada like never before, and for the first time with full-color photographs, here are 1,000 compelling, essential, offbeat, utterly unforgettable places. Pristine beaches and national parks, world-class museums and the Just for Laughs festival, mountain resorts, salmon-rich rivers, scenic byways,...
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Dancing with Our Ancestors: Volume 4In this tender picture book, Sara Florence Davidson transports readers to the excitement of a potlatch in Hydaburg, Alaska--her last memory of dancing with her late brother.It feels like my brother and I have always known how to sing the songs and dance the...
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Federico and the WolfClever Federico outsmarts el lobo in this fresh and funny Mexican-American take on Little Red Riding Hood.With his red hoodie on and his bicycle basket full of food, Federico is ready to visit Abuelo. But on the way, he meets a hungry wolf. And...
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