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Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Shopkeepers, gardeners, families, and police officers: these are just a few of the people who live and work in an urban community. Young readers will get to know all about these people and their role in their community through this engaging, simple text. Interesting facts and full-color photos provide readers with a look at all aspects of the urban community, including what it's like to grow up in a city, who makes sure the city is safe, and places...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A city is an exciting place to live. It has tall buildings, many people, and a variety of ways to get from place to place. Readers learn what life is like in an urban community, and, in doing so, they explore important early social studies curriculum topics. Accessible, relatable text closely corresponds to vibrant photographs to help readers develop comprehension skills. A picture glossary is also included to aid in vocabulary building. Readers will...
Author
Publisher
New Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"It's a statistic that's sure to surprise: close to 45 percent of postsecondary students in the United States today do not enroll in college directly out of high school and many attend part-time. Following a tradition of self-improvement as old as the Republic, the "nontraditional" college student is becoming the norm. Back to School is the first book to look at the schools that serve a growing population of "second-chancers," exploring what higher...
9) 2666
Author
Language
Español
Description
"Cuatro académicos tras la pista de un enigmático escritor alemán; un periodista de Nueva York en su primer trabajo en México; un filósofo viudo; un detective de policía enamorado de una esquiva mujer--estos son algunos de los personajes arrastrados hasta la ciudad fronteriza de Santa Teresa, donde en la última década han desaparecido cientos de mujeres"--Back cover.
An American sportswriter, an elusive German novelist, and a teenage student...
11) Felita
Author
Publisher
Dial Press
Pub. Date
[1979]
Language
English
Description
The everyday experiences of an eight-year-old Puerto Rican girl growing up in a close-knit, urban community.
12) 2666
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An American sportswriter, an elusive German novelist, and a teenage student interact in an urban community on the U.S.-Mexico border where hundreds of young factory workers have disappeared.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In Compton, California, ten black riders on horseback cut an unusual profile, their cowboy hats tilted against the hot Los Angeles sun. They are the Compton Cowboys, their small ranch one of the very last in a formerly semirural area of the city that has been home to African-American horse riders for decades. To most people, Compton is known only as the home of rap greats NWA and Kendrick Lamar, hyped in the media for its seemingly intractable gang...
Publisher
Elsevier/Saunders
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"From anatomy, histology, and physiology, through the diagnosis and management of kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, dialysis, and kidney transplantation, this manual from Elsevier and the National Kidney Foundation provides an accessible, efficient overview of kidney diseases that's perfect for residency, fellowship, all public health professionals should have some level of knowledge of the basic principles of toxicology....
