Deborah Hopkinson
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English
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EARLY MORNING ON APRIL 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic, on her glorious maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Thus the ship declared to be unsinkable was lost in one of the most infamous tragedies in history. Even now, a century later, the events surrounding the Titanic continue to haunt and intrigue us.
Critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices...
Critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices...
Author
Series
Adventures of Trim volume 3
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
Trim looks for a way to help his crewmates without much success, but when he discovers a big problem on the ship, it is all hands on deck.
Author
Series
Adventures of Trim volume 2
Language
English
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Description
On his first morning at sea, ship's cat Trim looks for ways to help out, and makes a new friend along the way.
Author
Series
Adventures of Trim volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
When Trim gets off to a bumpy start as ship's cat, new friends, human and animal, help him settle in.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The WWII invasion of Allied troops into German-occupied Europe, known as D-Day, was the largest military endeavor in history. By the time it occurred on June 6, 1944, Hitler and the Axis powers had a chokehold grip on the European continent, which the Allies called "Fortress Europe." Behind enemy lines, Nazi Germany was engaged in the mass extermination of the Jewish people and the oppression of civilians across Europe. The goal of D-Day was no less...
10) Apples to Oregon
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling.
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Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans.
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Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"If you thought you knew the fairy tale CINDERELLA, think again! Did you know that the fairy godmother was actually grouchy? Or that the rodent she transformed into the coach's horse was named Fred? Or that Cinderella hid from the prince when he came looking for her with that uncomfortable glass slipper?! A best loved fairytale is given the ending it deserves in this clever picture book that shows a heroine shape her own destiny...and find her fairytale...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The deadly outbreak of plague known as the Great Mortality, which struck Europe in the mid 1300s and raged for four centuries, wiped out more than 25 million people in the course of just two years. With its vicious onslaught, life changed for millions of people almost instantaneously. Deadly pandemics have always been a part of life, from the Great Mortality of the Middle Ages, to the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918, to the eruption of COVID-19...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Bertie Bradshaw never set out to become a spy. He never imagined traipsing around war-torn London, solving ciphers, practicing surveillance, and searching for a traitor to the Allied forces. He certainly never expected that a strong-willed American girl named Eleanor would play Watson to his Holmes (or Holmes to his Watson, depending on who you ask). But when a young woman goes missing, leaving behind a coded notebook, Bertie is determined to solve...
17) Mindful day
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text observe a young girl as she and her family practice mindfulness through a busy Saturday.
19) Annie and Helen
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Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Describes the relationship between Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, and includes excerpts from letters written by Annie about her work with Helen.
20) Only one
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This picture book showcases the unique beauty of our one-and-only universe--its galaxies, stars, and planets--as well as our one-and-only Earth, and the precious life it contains"--
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