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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Missing her mother who died last year, fourteen-year-old Sofia finds an anonymous outlet for her personal questions and deep, dark secrets in the Dear Kate advice columnist, until, much to her horror, Sofia's father starts dating Kate.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The first real cowboys in North America were the ranch hands called vaqueros and their work helped to build the West.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (150 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traces the origins of Latin music from Spain and Africa to the New World (Program 1). Focuses on pop music developed in Cuba and examines how North Americans began to discover this island's musical treasures (Program 2). Shows how Spanish-African music has become the basic part of popular musical culture of the U.S. (Program 3).
Author
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xii, 548 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Latino Almanac covers the history of Latino Americans in politics, labor, law, religion, business, science, medicine, the military, media, sports, literature, music, theater, art, and film. Chapters address the important events and social and cultural changes that affected Latino Americans over the centuries. Each chapter offers a narrative history, along with separate biographical profiles of more than 650 key figures"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
70 p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes various aspects of the life of early settlers in the Spanish West including their relations with Indians, farming and ranching, trading, religion, and the importance of community.
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