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Vietnam / [writers, Audrey Seah ... et al.] ; [Jennifer Lombardo, fourth edition].

Branch: 0033
Call Number: 959.7 Vie       Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781502670663
Pub. Info: Buffalo, NY : Cavendish Square, 2024.
Target Audience: 4-8 Medialog, Inc. Grade 5. Years 10-13. Grade 5-8. Z Guided Reading Level.

Includes chronologies.

Includes glossary.

"The history of Vietnam is complicated and filled with conflict, and that history has impacted the nation's culture in major ways. Readers explore the relationship between Vietnam's history, geography, and culture in this thoroughly updated look at the Southeast Asian nation. With chapters highlighting economics, arts, religion, language, and the lifestyles of the Vietnamese people, readers are given a comprehensive overview of Vietnam that is enhanced by vibrant, full-color photographs. Fact boxes and maps provide additional information, sidebars spotlight global citizens in Vietnam, and recipes allow readers to explore Vietnamese culture in a hands-on and creative way"--Provided by the publisher.
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Genocide and persecution. Tibet / Jeff Hay, book editor, Frank Chalk, consulting editor.

Branch: 0033
Call Number: 951.505 Hay       Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780737769012 (hardback)
Pub. Info: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2014.

"This title explores decades of conflict and violence in Tibet, with historical background, an examination of the controversies, including the assertion that China committed genocide in Tibet, the status of religion in Tibet, what outsiders have done in regard to Tibet, and personal narratives of those affected"--

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North Korea / by Racquel Foran ; content consultant, Balbina Hwang.
Foran, Racquel,

Branch: 1033
Call Number: 951.93 For       Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781617836329
Pub. Info: Minneapolis, MN : Abdo Pub. Co., c2013.
Target Audience: 7-12. 1170 Lexile.

"Essential library"--Cover p. [4].

Examines the history, geography, flora, fauna, and culture of North Korea.
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Early Islamic empires / Lizann Flatt.
Flatt, Lizann.

Branch: 1033
Call Number: 909 Fla       Collection: TX
ISBN: 0778721787
Pub. Info: St. Catharines, Ont. ; New York : Crabtree Pub., c2013.
Target Audience: 1030 Lexile. 7.2. 5-8 Follett School Solutions.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.3 1.0 158081 IN.

"Describes and illustrates the growth of the Islamic community from its founding in Arabia to its position as a global power. It looks at the dynasties of Muslim leaders in different parts of the empire, the expansion of their territories, and the conflicts between Islamic forces and those of other religions and cultures"--Cover p. [4].
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Popular culture, 1960-1979 / Michael Burgan.
Burgan, Michael.

Branch: 0033
Call Number: 973.92 Bur       Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781410946317 (pbk.)
Pub. Info: Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2013.
Target Audience: 4-8 Medialog, Inc. 1070 Lexile.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader AR Middle Grades 8.0 2.0 quiz: 152150

Includes chronology.

Includes glossary.

This book describes the pop culture of 1960-1979, discussing the art, music, fashion, film, and design of the two decades and explaining the baby boom, the landing on the moon, and conflicts such as the Vietnam War.
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The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reader / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; edited by Abby Wolf.
Gates, Henry Louis.

Branch: 0033
Call Number: 810.9 Gat       Collection: TX
ISBN: 0465057993
Pub. Info: New York : BasicCivitas Books, c2012.

A scholarly primer by the intellectual and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. collects three decades of his writings in a range of fields, in a volume that also offers insight into his achievements as a historian, theorist, and cultural critic.
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Learning by doing : a handbook for professional learning communities at work / Richard DuFour ... [et al.]

Branch: 0033
Call Number: PF 371.2 DuF       Collection: PF
ISBN: 9781932127935 (pbk.)
Pub. Info: Bloomington, Ind. : Solution Tree, c2006.
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