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English
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In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Heinrich explores the fascinating science of animal migration: how geese imprint true visual landscape memory; how scent trails are used by many creatures, from fish to insects to amphibians, to pinpoint their home if they are displaced from it; and how the tiniest of songbirds are equipped for solar and magnetic orienteering over vast distances.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman's only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man she...
5) Toad weather
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
c2015
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ally thinks there is nothing to do on a rainy day until she sets out on an adventure with her mother and grandmother, helping toads in their migration.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dual-layered text introduces the life cycle of the horseshoe crab, with a focus on the annual mass-spawning event at Delaware Bay.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 vol. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Little Blue, a young humpback whale, has never made the long migration up the coast, so he is worried about his first long journey with Papa.
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English
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After years of chasing the American dream, the Zhen family has moved back to China. Settling into a luxurious serviced apartment in Shanghai, Wei, Lina, and their daughter, Karen, join an elite community of Chinese-born, Western-educated professionals who have returned to a radically transformed city.
12) Migration
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English
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The Mallard family is in a bit of a rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids - teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen - the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica.