Digging for words : Jose Alberto Gutierrez and the library he built by Kunkel, Angela Burke 

BTSB Prebound(Schwartz & Wade Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 534870 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 4 LG Lexile: 730 AD

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Gutierrez, Jose Alberto - Fiction Libraries - Fiction Books and reading - Fiction Refuse collectors - Fiction Community life - Fiction Colombians - Fiction Bogota (Colombia) - Fiction Colombia - Fiction

Summary: In Bogota, Columbia, young Jose eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by Jose Alberto Gutierrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutierrez's life and Bogota.

Dinosaur lady : the daring discoveries of Mary Anning, the first paleontologist by Skeers, Linda 

BTSB Prebound(Sourcebooks Explore, 2020)

BTSB #: 823280 Available

Dewey: 560.92/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.1 LG

Genres:

Subjects: Anning, Mary,|d1799-1847 Women paleontologists - England - Biography Fossils

Summary: As a kid, Mary Anning loved hunting for fossils with her father. One day, that hobby led to an unexpected discovery: the skeleton of a creature no one had never seen before! Mary had unearthed a dinosaur fossil, the first to ever be discovered. Her find reshaped scientific beliefs about the natural world and led to the beginning of a brand new field of study: paleontology.

Free for you and me : what our First Amendment means by Mihaly, Christy 

BTSB Prebound(Whitman, 2020)

BTSB #: 643739 Available

Dewey: 323.4/NAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 670 AD

Genres:

Subjects: United States.|tConstitution.|n1st Amendment Freedom of religion - United States Freedom of speech - United States Freedom of the press - United States

Summary: It's a free country! But what does that mean? The five liberties protected by the First Amendment are explained here in catchy, engaging rhymes. Vivid, kid-friendly examples demonstrate the meaning of freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and the rights to assemble peacefully and to petition the government.

Itzhak : a boy who loved the violin by Newman, Tracy 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 674849 Available

Dewey: 787.2092/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.4 LG F&P: O

Genres:

Subjects: Perlman, Itzhak,|d1945- Violinists - Biography

Summary: A picture book biography of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman.

Oldest student : how Mary Walker learned to read by Hubbard, Rita L. 

BTSB Prebound(Schwartz & Wade Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 467404 Available

Dewey: 306.3/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.6 LG Lexile: 830 AD

Genres:

Subjects: Walker, Mary,|d1848-1969 Women slaves - United States - Biography Freedmen - United States - Biography Illiterate persons - United States - Biography

Summary: A picture book biography sharing the inspiring and incredible true story of the nation's oldest student, Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116.

Our friend Hedgehog : the story of us [Our Friend Hedgehog]by Castillo, Lauren 

BTSB Prebound(Knopf, 2020)

BTSB #: 198867 Available

Dewey: EAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 600

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Hedgehogs - Fiction Animals - Fiction

Summary: When a storm separates Hedgehog from her lifelong friend, Mutty, she bravely sets out to find him and makes some very good new friends in the process.

Ways to make sunshine [Ryan Hart Volume: 1]by Watson, Renee 

BTSB Prebound(Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 922614 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-11   
AR: 4.5 MG RC: 4.6 3-5

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Family life - Oregon - Portland - Fiction School stories African Americans - Fiction Portland (Or.) - Fiction

Summary: The Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, but no matter what, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones.

William Still and his freedom stories : the father of the Underground Railroad by Tate, Don 

BTSB Prebound(Peachtree, 2020)

BTSB #: 872734 Available

Dewey: 326.8/BAges: 6-10   
AR: 4 LG Lexile: 610

Genres:

Subjects: Still, William,|d1821-1902 Abolitionists - Biography Underground railroad Fugitive slaves

Summary: The youngest son of two escaped slaves joined an abolitionist organization, raised money, planned rescues, and organized assistance for slaves who escaped north to freedom. He also collected their stories and helped reunite separated families.