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Henry and the kite dragon
Everyone knows that kids from Chinatown don't go to the park when the kids from Little Italy are there. They're rough, they're big, and they don't like Chinese kids. That's okay-Henry doesn't like them, either. But what Henry does like are kites. He loves them. Even more, he loves to help his friend Grandfather Chin make them, and fly them over Chinatown and the park. But when Tony Guglione an…
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- 9780399237270
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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Slam dunk
Talented thirteen-year-old Ashlee Carson is the Tribeca Saints' topscoring point guard. Ashlee is smart, too, but her mom worries that basketball is going to get in the way of her bright academic future. Ashlee will do anything for a chance to win a place on the National Youth basketball team -- even if it means defying her mother and enlisting the help of her estranged father, a former profess…
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- 9780545103640
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- 145 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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The Statue of Liberty
Emergent readers will discover the history and heritage of American symbols, such as the U.S. flag and the bald eagle, in this patriotic new series. The text introduces American symbols and explains why they represent America.
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- 9780516244877
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 15 cm
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- Welcome books
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- 974.7 DOU
Mary had a little ham
Stanley Snoutowski has always been a precocious piggie-and Mary has always encouraged her little ham. In the barn and even at school (where Stanley followed her, even if it was against the rules), Stanley shows star quality. Mary knows she can't keep him down on the farm, so off he goes to the bright lights of Broadway. The days of cattle calls and nights of waiting tables are rough on the runt…
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- 043971124X
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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Where is the Brooklyn Bridge?
Young readers will connect with the story of this National Historic Landmark--the Brooklyn Bridge! Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness (now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastating effects o…
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- 9780448484242
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- 108 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 624.5097471 STI
The Brooklyn Bridge : New York City's graceful connection
- Written in easy-to-understand language and uses consistently familiar vocabulary to encourage reluctant readers. - Fact boxes and sidebars highlight key information. - Includes glossary, index, and resources list National Social Studies Standards, Grades 5-8 - Time, Continuity, and Change: II - Identify and describe selected historical periods and patterns of change within and across cul…
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- 9780516259055
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- High interest books
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- 624.2 WEI
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