Harriet
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English
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In Uncle Tom's Cabin , Harriet Beecher Stowe created America's first black literary hero as well as the nation's antecedent protest novel. The novel's vast influence on attitudes towards African American slavery was considered an incitation towards the American Civil War; conjointly, its powerful anti-slavery message resonated with readers around the world at its time of publication. With unashamed sentimentality and expressions of faith, Harriet...
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English
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Karl is an Abyssinian ground hornbill whose lower bill had broken off and made eating difficult. Karl wasn't getting all the food he needed, so his zookeepers at the National Zoo and friends at the Smithsonian Institute wanted to help. Could an old bird skeleton and a 3-D printer give Karl a new beak?
5) Sleepy dog
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1984
Language
English
Description
Simple text and illustrations portray a small dog getting ready for bed, sleeping, dreaming, and waking up.
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English
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In what has become a landmark of American history and literature, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl recounts the incredible but true story of Harriet Jacobs, born a slave in North Carolina in 1813. Her tale gains its importance from her descriptions, in great and painful detail, of the sexual exploitation that daily haunted her life--and the life of every other black female slave.
7) So sick!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1985
Language
English
Description
In three episodes, Lewis is sick, plays doctor with his friend Angel, and sees him get sick from eating too many cookies.