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(0)Susan L Roth
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm.
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English
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"A combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting current efforts to save the Puerto Rican parrot by protecting and managing this endangered species"--Provided by publisher.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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"A cumulative verse, alternating with additional narrative, describes the ecological and social transformation resulting from the work of Dr. Gordon Sato, a Japanese American cell biologist who made saltwater and desert land productive through the planting of mangrove trees in the tiny African country of Eritrea. Includes afterword, photographs, glossary, and author's sources"--Provided by publisher.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
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English
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"A combined history of the Hawaiian islands and the native Kamehameha butterfly up to and including current-day efforts of Hawaiʻi's Pulelehua Project, a group of professional and citizen scientists working to restore the butterfly's declining habitats and population. An Afterword with additional information, photographs, and source list is included"--
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
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English
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Documents the inspiring January 2011 story about how thousands of Egypt's students, library workers, and demonstrators joined hands around the great Library of Alexandria to protect the building and the freedom it represents.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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Español
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Al crecer en el valle de Swat en Pakistán, Malala Yousafzai amaba los libros y la escuela. Pero en 2009, los talibanes llegaron al poder y cerraron todas las escuelas para niñas. Malala, de solo once años, comenzó a hablar y bloguear sobre el derecho de todos los niños a recibir una educación. Pronto estallaron los combates y la familia de Malala huyó del valle de Swat. Después de que cesaron los combates, regresaron a casa y Malala continuó...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Growing up in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai loved books and school. But in 2009, the Taliban came to power and closed all schools for girls. Malala, just eleven years old, began to speak and blog about the right of all children to receive an education. Soon fighting broke out and Malala's family fled the Swat Valley. After the fighting ceased, they returned home, and Malala continued to speak out. That's when she was shot by a Taliban...