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1) Whale fall
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In 1938, a dead whale washes up on the shores of remote Welsh island. For Manod, who has spent her whole life on the island, it feels like both a portent of doom and a symbol of what may lie beyond the island's shores. A young woman living with her father and her sister (to whom she has reluctantly but devotedly become a mother following the death of their own mother years prior), Manod can't shake her welling desire to explore life beyond the beautiful...
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Everyone needs help and assistance from time to time. Whether you're experiencing a personal health crisis, need to do research for a school paper, or want to register to vote, there are resources in your community that can help. Find out how to stay safe and active and make the most of the community you live in."--Publisher website.
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A Latino picture book retelling of the . . . [Scottish] folktale 'Always Room for One More,' which follows Don Manuel, Doña Lila, and their children and assorted pets as they welcome all to their one-room casita for a fiesta before chaos ensues"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with The Rosen Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"What type of community do you live in? Do you live in the city? Or do you live in a town or rural area? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you lived somewhere else? This volume explores the similarities and differences between several types of communities, focusing in particular on urban, suburban, and rural areas"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with The Rosen Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"In this volume, readers explore the many workers and volunteers who come together to ensure a community is successful. The accessible text describes what community workers do and how they help others. Essential roles covered include police officers, firefighters, doctors, teachers, government leaders, and others. Readers discover how these people work to make a community a healthy, safe, and clean place for everyone who lives there. Critical-thinking...
Author
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with The Rosen Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Community resources, or the lack thereof, often dictate the strengths and weaknesses of that community, whether it's a town or city. This volume discusses both man-made resources-including dams, bridges, roads, and buildings-as well as renewable and non-renewable natural resources-such as soil, water, forests, and energy. Readers will explore how such resources affect a community's health and the opportunities of its members. They will also begin...
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