Alexandra Boiger
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Max and Marla are best friends. And aspiring Olympians! With their eyes on the prize, they know exactly what it'll take to reach sledding success: preparation, practice and perseverance"--
"Olympians in training, Max and Marla show us how dedication, persistence and friendship will always lead to sucess!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Max and Marla do everything together. So when Max makes a kite and wants to go fly it, he can't understand why Marla doesn't want to join! And when an autumn wind makes a mess in their yard, Marla finds a perfect pile of leaves to hide away in. Little does she know that she can't avoid the kite forever! All she needs is the courage to believe in herself. --from Amazon.
Author
Series
Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 5
Publisher
Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
Tallulah loves the grace and elegance of ballet and can pirouette perfectly, but at dance camp struggles to learn tap.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"A lo largo de la historia, a las mujeres les hand dicho que la ciencia no es parar ellas porque no son suficientemente inteligentes, o porque sus cerebros simplemente no son capaces de ese tipo de estudio. En este libro, Chelsea Clinton nos presenta a varias mujeres científicas que no prestaron atención a los que les dijeron que no y optaron por utilizar su ingenio, sus hablidades y su persistencia para descubrir, inventar, crear y explicar."--...
Author
Series
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle volume 5
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
As the children plan a birthday party for Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, the loveable problem solver, with her trunk full of magic and her animal friends in tow, offers cures for such common conditions as watching too much television and the fear of trying new things.
10) Maria Tallchief
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Maria Tallchief loved to dance, but was told that she might need to change her Osage name to one that sounded more Russian to make it as a professional ballerina. She refused, and worked hard at dancing her best, becoming America's first prima ballerina. Many famous American ballets were created for Maria!" -- Amazon.com.
"A biography of Maria Tallchief, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
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