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Cactus queen : Minerva Hoyt establishes Joshua Tree National Park.

Authors : Alexander, Lori, author; Ely, Jenn (Jennifer Kristin), 1983-, illustrator

Subjects: Desert conservation -- California -- History -- Juvenile literature; Natural history -- California -- Joshua Tree National Park -- Juvenile literature; Desert conservation -- California -- HistoryJoshua Tree National Park (Calif.) -- Juvenile literature; Joshua Tree National Park (Calif.) -- History -- Juvenile literature; Joshua Tree National Park (Calif.) -- HistoryHoyt, Minerva, 1866-1945 -- Juvenile literature

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Breaking through the clouds : the sometimes turbulent life of meteorologist Joanne Simpson.

Authors : Nickel, Sandra, author; Pérez García, Helena, illustrator

Subjects: Meteorologists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Women scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Clouds -- Thermodynamics -- Juvenile literatureSimpson, Joanne -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 6 Holdings

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One wish : Fatima al-Fihri and the world's oldest university.

Authors : Yuksel, M. O., author; Quraishi, Mariam, illustrator

Subjects: Muslim women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Universities and colleges -- Juvenile literature; Creative nonfictionFès (Morocco) -- History -- Juvenile literatureJāmiʻat al-Qarawīyīn -- Biography -- Juvenile literature...

Availability: 9 Holdings

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Make meatballs sing : the life & art of Corita Kent.

Authors : Burgess, Matthew, author; Kramer, Kara, illustrator

Subjects: Serigraphers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Serigraphers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Picture books for childrenSisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureCorita, 1918-1986 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 7 Holdings

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Boy oh boy.

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Subjects: Role models -- Juvenile literature; African American men -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Men -- Biography -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 7 Holdings

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It began with a page : how Gyo Fujikawa drew the way.

Authors : Maclear, Kyo, 1970-, author; Morstad, Julie, illustrator

Subjects: Illustrators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Women artists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Japanese Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureFujikawa, Gyo -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 8 Holdings

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Through the window : views of Marc Chagall's life and art.

Authors : Rosenstock, Barb, author; GrandPré, Mary, illustrator

Subjects: Artists -- Russia (Federation) -- Juvenile literature; Painters -- Russia (Federation) -- Juvenile literature; Picture books for childrenChagall, Marc, 1887-1985 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 10 Holdings

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Hedy's journey : the true story of a Hungarian girl fleeing the Holocaust.

Authors : Bisson, Michelle, author; Primo Ramón, illustrator

Subjects: Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Hungary -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Hungary -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature; Holocaust survivors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureEngle, Hedy -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 4 Holdings

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Papa is a poet : a story about Robert Frost.

Authors : Bober, Natalie S., author; Gibbon, Rebecca, illustrator

Subjects: Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Poets, American -- Juvenile literature; Picture books for childrenFrost, Robert, 1874-1963 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 1 Holdings

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Daredevil : the daring life of Betty Skelton.

Authors : McCarthy, Meghan, author illustrator

Subjects: Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Women automobile racing drivers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureSkelton, Betty -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 2 Holdings

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