Childrens Books

Infectious diseases and global public health

kells — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:19 +0000

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Authors:

Lewis,Dinah, author; Payne,Jennifer; Tan,Anh, author; Wattles,Annie, author; Briski,Devin; Han,Chenxing; Zhang,Jessica; Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education, issuing body

Source:

(Submitted)

Abstract:

Contents: Unit introduction : infectious diseases and global public health -- Lesson one : setting the context -- Lesson two : biology of infectious diseases -- Lesson three : epidemics and global infectious diseases -- Lesson four : the public health response to infectious disease -- Lesson five : real world applications.

Publication Language:

eng

The treasure

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:44:05 +0000

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Authors:

Shulevitz,Uri; Shulevitz,Uri; Farrar,Straus, and Giroux; Eastern Press,Inc; Offset Separations Corp

Source:

Farrar, Straus, Giroux, Volume 1st Square Fish, New York, p.31 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3569 .H7685 T74 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741621

Keywords:

Dreams--Fiction, Folklore--England, Folklore--England--Fiction, Generosity--Fiction, Poverty--Fiction, Treasure troves--Fiction, Wealth--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: A retelling of the traditional English tale in which a poor man follows the advice of his dream and is eventually led to a treasure.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Awards: Caldecott Honor Book, 1980.; Lexile measure 490; Folk tale

The space between our footsteps : poems and paintings from the Middle East

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:44:01 +0000

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Authors:

Nye,Naomi Shihab

Source:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Volume 1st, New York, N.Y., p.144 (1998)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PN6109.97 .S63 1998

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9569107

Keywords:

Middle Eastern poetry--Translations into English, Poetry--Collections, Young adult poetry--Translations into English

Abstract:

Summary: A collection of poetry and full-color artwork from Middle Eastern and North African countries. In an unparalleled collection, honored anthologist Naomi Shihab Nye brings together the work of over 120 poets and artists from 19 countries in the Middle East. In turn compelling, lyrical, tragic and humorous, this rich anthology opens the door to the Middle East and beckons readers to explore our common ground. Full-color illustrations.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 12 and up

One Gorilla

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:57 +0000

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Authors:

Browne,Anthony

Source:

Candlewick Press, Volume 1st U.S, Somerville, Mass. (2013)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr QA113 .B767 2013 F

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9933039

Keywords:

Animals--Fiction, Animals--Juvenile fiction, Counting, Picture books for children, Primates--Fiction, Primates--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Learn to count with a variety of primates--gorillas, gibbons, mandrills, and others.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 3-7

Hope and tears : Ellis Island voices

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:53 +0000

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Authors:

Swain,Gwenyth

Source:

Calkins Creek, Volume 1st, Honesdale, Pa., p.115 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr JV6484 .S93 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9932963

Keywords:

Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.), Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--Juvenile literature, Immigrants--United States--History, Immigrants--United States--History--Juvenile literature, United States--Emigration and immigration--History, United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature

Abstract:

Contents: Introduction -- Ch1. Ellis Islands - Pilapeu, Lenni Lenape Boy -- Jasper, Dutch Colonist -- Samuel Ellis, Tavern Owner -- David, New York Subway Worker -- Ch2. Arrivals - Annie Moore, Irish Immigrant -- Anatole, Greek Immigrant -- Elizabeth Martin, Hungarian Immigrant - Horace, a Grouper -- Ch3. Inspections - Margaret, English Immigrant -- Wanda, German Bohemian Immigrant -- Najeeb Abreely, Immigrant Inspector - Jarek, Polish Immigrant -- Margaret Batchelder, Immigrant Inspector -- Arnold Weiss, Russian Immigrant -- Ch4. Island of Hope, Island of Tears -- Sven, Norwegian Immigrant - Moshe and the Lady, Hungarian Immigrant and Aid Worker - Paul, French Immigrant -- Sarah, Welsh Immigrant - Robbie and Moira, Irish Immigrants - Pearl Libow, Russian Immigrant -- Hubert Julian, Detainee -- Ch5. Living and Working - Augustus Sherman, Clerk and Photographer -- Lucia, Cook -- Annie, Nurse -- Florence, Salvation Army Volunteer -- Ch6. Closed Doors Reopen - Matt, German American Boy -- Jack, Restoration Worker -- Grandma and Jenny, Storytellers -- Paula, Student -- Danny and Grandpa Salvatore, Storytellers -- Lisa, National Park Service Employee -- Source Notes -- Bibliography -- Going Further -- Picture Credits -- Index.; Summary: Letters, diary entries, poems, monologues and dialogues created to illustrate the stories of people whose lives were touched by Ellis Island, once the United States' largest immigration station.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 12 and up

And Tango makes three

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:49 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Richardson,Justin; Parnell,Peter; Cole,Henry

Source:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Volume 1st, New York (2005)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3618 .I34469 A63 2005

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741659

Keywords:

Central Park (New York, Familial behavior in animals--Fiction, Homosexuality--Fiction, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction, Penguins--Fiction, Penguins--Juvenile fiction, Zoo animals--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Awards: ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award, 2005; American Library Association Notable Children's Book, 2006; Gustavus Myer Outstanding Book Award, 2006 ; Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Book of the Year, 2006; Bank Street Best Book of the Year, 2006; Lexile measure 720; Book level 3.5; Ages 4-7

Beyond courage : the untold story of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:45 +0000

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Authors:

Rappaport,Doreen

Source:

Candlewick Press, Volume 1st, Somerville, Mass., p.228 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr D804.6 .R37 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9935115

Keywords:

1939-1945--Jewish resistance--Juvenile literature, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Juvenile literature, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Juvenile literature, Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--Juvenile literature, World War

Abstract:

Contents: The realization : " I am a Jew and will be a Jew forever". Hitler in power : Germany, 1933-1938. The turning point : Berlin Germany ; A wrenching decision : Berlin, Germany -- Saving the future : "While you have breath". Hitler's campaign for world domination. Coffee and tea : Amsterdam, the Occupied Netherlands ; No more Saras : Occupied Belgium ; The most important game : Annemasse, Occupied France ; "You do not know the extent of my courage" : Annemasse, Occupied France ; In the forests. A shtetl in the wilderness : Naliboki Forest, Occupied Poland -- In the ghettos : "Broken people". The Final Solution. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising : Occupied Poland ; "Scream the truth at the world!" : the Ringelblum Archive, Warsaw Ghetto, Occupied Poland ; A banner raised : Theresienstadt Ghetto, Occupied Czechoslovakia ; "Resist to our last breath" : Vilna Ghetto, Occupied Lithuania -- In the camps : "During the cold nights". Transit camps. The ambush : Mechelen, Occupied Belgium ; Labor camps. Three feet a day : Novogrudok Labor Camp, Occupied Belorussia ; Concentration camps. A secret celebration : Kaufering IV Labor Camp, Hurlach, Germany ; The Sonderkommando Revolt : Auschwitz-Birkenau, Occupied Poland ; Death camps. "Like thunder in the spring" : Sobibor Death Camp, Occupied Poland -- Partisan warfare : "This song was written with our blood, and not with lead". Harassing the enemy. Sabotage! : Berlin, Germany ; Phantom patriots. Long live the Resistance! : Paris, Occupied France ; The occupation of Greece. Invisible warriors : Evvia, Occupied Greece ; Young warriors. The violinist : Ovruch, Occupied Ukraine -- "I am a Jew and will be a Jew forever".; Summary: "Through twenty-one meticulously researched accounts-- some chronicled in book form for the first time-- Doreen Rappaport illuminates the defiance of tens of thousands of Jews across eleven Nazi-occupied countries during World War II."--Amazon.com.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 10 and up

Antonio's card

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:42 +0000

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Authors:

González,Rigoberto; Alvarez,Cecilia Concepción

Source:

Children's Book Press, San Francisco, Calif., p.30 (2005)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3557 .O4695 A68 2005

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741667

Keywords:

Conduct of life--Fiction, Conduct of life--Juvenile fiction, Conducta (Ética)--Novela juvenil, Dia de la madre--Novela juvenil, Homosexualidad--Novela juvenil, Homosexuality--Fiction, Homosexuality--Juvenile fiction, Madre e hijos--Novela juvenil, Mother's Day--Fiction, Mother's Day--Juvenile fiction, Mothers and sons--Fiction, Mothers and sons--Juvenile fiction, Schools--Fiction, Schools--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: With Mother's Day coming, Antonio finds he has to decide about what is important to him when his classmates make fun of the unusual appearance of his mother's partner, Leslie.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Book level 3.2; Ages 5-9

Abina and the important men : a graphic history

kells — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:37 +0000

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Authors:

Getz,Trevor R.; Clarke,Liz

Source:

Oxford University Press, Volume 1st, New York, p.179 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr KRX46 .M36 .G48 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9252166

Keywords:

Abina--Trials, etc, etc.--Comic books, litigation, Mansah, Slavery--Law and legislation--Ghana--History--19th century--Comic books, strips, Women slaves--Ghana--History--19th century--Comic books

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

"The first of its kind, Abina and the Important Men is a compelling and powerfully illustrated 'graphic history' based on a 1876 court transcript of a West African woman named Abina, who was wrongfully enslaved and took her case to court....it uses the power of illustration to convey important theme in world history and to reveal the processes by which history is made."

Noah Webster and his words

kells — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:42:49 +0000

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Authors:

Ferris,Jeri; Kirsch,Vincent X., ill

Source:

Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Boston, p.32 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PE64 .W5 F47 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10102000

Keywords:

1758-1843--Juvenile literature, Educators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature, Encyclopedias and dictionaries--Juvenile literature, Lexicographers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature, Noah, Webster, Webster, Noah, 1758-1843--Juvenile literature

Abstract:

Summary: A portrait of the man who wrote the first U.S. dictionary traces his youth as a bookish Connecticut farm boy and his twenty-year effort to write the all-American dictionary that was published in 1828 when he was seventy years old.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 6-9

Sparrow Road

kells — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:16:29 +0000

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Authors:

O'Connor,Sheila

Source:

G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, p.247 (2011)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3565 .C645 S63 2011

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9935116

Keywords:

Artist colonies--Fiction, Artist colonies--Juvenile fiction, Artists--Fiction, Secrecy--Fiction, Secrecy--Juvenile fiction, Secrets--Fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Twelve-year-old Raine spends the summer at a mysterious artists' colony and discovers a secret about her past.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 530; Book level 3.6; Ages 9-14

National Geographic book of animal poetry : 200 poems with photographs that squeak, soar, and roar!

kells — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:16:11 +0000

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Authors:

Lewis,J. Patrick

Source:

National Geographic, Washington, D.C., p.183 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb CUrr PN6110 .A7 N46 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10093768

Keywords:

Animals--Juvenile poetry

Abstract:

Contents: Welcome to the world -- The big ones -- The little ones -- The winged ones -- The water ones -- The strange ones -- The noisy ones -- The quiet ones -- Final thought -- Writing poems about animals.; Summary: Combines photography with lyrical text celebrating the animal world, in a compilation that includes works by such poets as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost and Rudyard Kipling.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 4-12

You are stardust

kells — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:15:44 +0000

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Authors:

Kelsey,Elin; Kim,Soyeon, ill

Source:

Owlkids Books, Toronto, Ont., p.32 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr GF48 .K453 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9953858

Keywords:

Ecology, Ecology--Juvenile literature, Human ecology, Human ecology--Juvenile literature, Picture books for children

Abstract:

Summary: Introduces readers to the extensive and surprising ways in which they are connected to the natural world around them.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 5-11

Electric Ben : the amazing life and times of Benjamin Franklin

kells — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:32:43 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Byrd,Robert

Source:

Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Group, New York (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr E302.6 .F8 B97 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9759362

Keywords:

1706-1790--Juvenile literature, Benjamin, Franklin, Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, Inventors, Inventors--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature, Printers, Printers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature, Scientists, Scientists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature, Statesmen, Statesmen--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature

Abstract:

Summary: Learn all about the life of Benjamin Franklin, from his childhood to his golden years.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 7-10

Robopocalypse : a novel

kells — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:49:17 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Wilson,Daniel H.

Source:

Volume 1st Vintage Contemporaries, p.396 (Submitted)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3623 .I57796 R63 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9939600

Keywords:

American, Artificial intelligence--Fiction, Robots--Fiction, Science fiction, Suspense fiction, War stories--Fiction

Abstract:

Contents: Part one: isolated incidents. Tip of the spear -- Freshee's frogurt -- Fluke -- Hearts and minds -- Super-toys -- See and avoid -- Phreak -- Roughneck -- Part two: zero hour. -- Number cruncher -- Demolition -- highway 70 -- Gray horse -- Twenty-two seconds -- Avtomat -- Memento mori -- Hero material -- Part three: survival. Akuma -- Gray horse army -- Fort Bandon -- Chaperone duty -- Tickler -- Band-e-Amir -- Backbone -- Part four: awakening. Transhuman -- Call to arms -- The cowboy way -- Awakening -- The veil, lifted -- Odyssey -- Part five: retaliation. The fate of Tiberius -- Freeborn -- They shall grow not old -- Dyad -- Machines of loving grace.; Summary: Two decades into the future humans are battling for their very survival when a powerful AI computer goes rogue, and all the machines on earth rebel against their human controllers.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 730; Alex Awards

The lesser blessed

kells — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:49:14 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Van Camp,Richard

Source:

Douglas & Molntyre : Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West, Volume 1st U.S, Vancouver, B.C. ; Berkeley Calif., p.119 (2004)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PR9199.3 .V356 L47 2004

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9729075

Keywords:

Bildungsromans, Dogrib Indians--Fiction, Humorous fiction, Indians of North America--Canada, Male friendship--Fiction, Northern--Fiction, Northwest Territories--Fiction, Teenage boys--Fiction

Publication Language:

eng

The vast fields of ordinary

kells — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:49:11 +0000

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Authors:

Burd,Nick

Source:

Speak, New York, p.309 (2011)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3602 .U7353 V37 2011

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9624974

Keywords:

Coming of age--Fiction, Coming out (Sexual orientation)--Fiction, Coming out (Sexual orientation)--Juvenile fiction, Dating (Social customs)--Fiction, Dating (Social customs)--Juvenile fiction, Family life--Fiction, Family problems--Fiction, Homosexuality--Fiction, Homosexuality--Juvenile fiction, Iowa--Fiction, Iowa--Juvenile fiction

Abstract:

Summary: The summer after graduating from an Iowa high school, eighteen-year-old Dade Hamilton watches his parents' marriage disintegrate, ends his long-term, secret relationship, comes out of the closet, and savors first love.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure HL 730; Ages 14 and up

Black ships before Troy : the story of the Iliad

kells — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:40:41 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Sutcliff,Rosemary

Source:

Laurel-Leaf Books, New York, p.151 (2005)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr BL793 .T7 S88 2005

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9741647

Keywords:

Greek--Juvenile literature, Mythology, Mythology, Greek, Trojan War, Trojan War--Juvenile literature

Abstract:

Contents: Golden apple -- Ship-gathering -- Quarrel with the high king -- Single combat -- Women of Troy -- High king's embassy -- Horses of King Rhesus -- Red rain -- Battle for the ships -- Armor of Achilles -- Vengeance for Patroclus -- Funeral games -- Ransom for Hector -- Luck of Troy -- Warrior women -- Death of Achilles -- Poisoned arrow -- Wooden horse -- Fall of Troy.; Summary: Retells the story of the Trojan War, from the quarrel for the golden apple, and the flight of Helen with Paris, to the destruction of Troy.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure 1300; Book level 6.8

Shapes, shapes, shapes

kells — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:40:38 +0000

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Authors:

Hoban,Tana

Source:

Greenwillow Books, Volume 1st, New York (1988)

Other Number:

CUbb Curr QA447 .H63 1986

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9758256

Keywords:

Geometry--Pictorial works, Shape--Pictorial works

Abstract:

Summary: Photographs of familiar objects such as chair, barrettes, and manhole cover present a study of rounded and angular shapes.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Ages 2-6

The Raven Boys

kells — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:27:08 +0000

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Authors:

Stiefvater,Maggie

Source:

Scholastic Press, Volume 1st, New York, p.409 (2012)

Call Number:

Cubb Curr PS3619 .T53548 R38 2012

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9728484

Keywords:

Clairvoyance--Fiction, Clairvoyance--Juvenile fiction, Magic--Fiction, Magic--Juvenile fiction, Occult fiction, Occultism--Fiction, Paranormal fiction, Young adult fiction

Abstract:

Summary: Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix.

Publication Language:

eng

Notes:

Lexile measure HL 760; Ages 13 and up; Romance, Fantasy