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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop by Alice Faye Duncan; R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)
Call Number: 331.892 DUN
ISBN: 9781629797182
Publication Date: 2018-08-28
"(A) history that everyone should know: required and inspired." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest. In February 1968, two African American sanitation workers were killed by unsafe equipment in Memphis, Tennessee. Outraged at the city's refusal to recognize a labor union that would fight for higher pay and safer working conditions, sanitation workers went on strike. The strike lasted two months, during which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was called to help with the protests. While his presence was greatly inspiring to the community, this unfortunately would be his last stand for justice. He was assassinated in his Memphis hotel the day after delivering his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" sermon in Mason Temple Church. Inspired by the memories of a teacher who participated in the strike as a child, author Alice Faye Duncan reveals the story of the Memphis sanitation strike from the perspective of a young girl with a riveting combination of poetry and prose.

Give Bees a Chance by Bethany Barton (Illustrator)
Call Number: E Bar
ISBN: 9780670016945
Publication Date: 2017-04-25
Not sure whether to high-five bees or run away from them? Well, maybe you shouldn?t high-five them, but you definitely don?t have to run away from them.Give Bees a Chanceis for anyone who doesn?t quite appreciate how extra special and important bees are to the world, and even to humankind! Besides making yummy honey, they help plants grow fruits and vegetables. And most bees wouldn?t hurt a fly (unless it was in self-defense!). Bethany Barton?s interactive cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious narrator mean this book is full of facts and fun. With bees officially on the endangered animals list, it?s more important now than ever to get on board with our flying, honey-making friends!Praise for Give Bees a Chance-

Paris Catacombs by Denny Von Finn
Call Number: 133.109 Hou
ISBN: 9781600149498
Publication Date: 2013-08-01
"Long ago, the cemeteries of Paris were overflowing with dead bodies. The solution? Dig up the bones and move them to quarries beneath the city. Now the dark tunnels are artfully lined with bones and skulls, but visitors notice more than the d#65533;cor. Find out how resentful ghosts make their presence known in the catacombs of Paris. This title includes: table of contents, glossary, bibliography, index, sidebars, and maps!"

Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? by Margaret Frith; John A. O'Brien (Illustrator); John O'brien (Illustrator); Nancy Harrison (Illustrator); Who HQ
Call Number: B Edi
ISBN: 9780448437651
Publication Date: 2005-12-29
One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison's inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly! Here's an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations.

The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall
Call Number: F Bir
ISBN: 9780385755672
Publication Date: 2018-05-15
The finale you've all been waiting for: The Penderwicks at Last is the final, flawless installment in the modern classic series from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jeanne Birdsall! Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array of adventures--these are the things that have shaped Lydia's journey since readers first met her in The Penderwicks in Spring. Now it's summertime, and eleven-year-old Lydia is dancing at the bus stop, waiting for big sister Batty to get home from college. This is a very important dance and a very important wait because the two youngest sisters are about to arrive home to find out that the Penderwicks will all be returning to Arundel this summer, the place where it all began. And better still is the occasion: a good old-fashioned, homemade-by-Penderwicks wedding. Bursting with heart and brimming with charm, this is a joyful, hilarious ode to the family we love best. And oh my MOPS--Meeting of Penderwick Siblings--does Jeanne Birdsall's The Penderwicks at Last crescendo to one perfect Penderwick finale.

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