Larry Dane Brimner
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In the 1960's, while the United States was at war and racial tensions were boiling over, Filipino-American workers were demanding fair wages and decent living conditions in California's vineyards. When the workers walked off the fields in September 1965, the great Delano grape strike began. Did the signing of labor contracts with growers in 1970 mean an end to the problems of the American field laborers, or was it a short-lived truce? This nonfiction...
22) Winter blanket
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A child describes some of the sights and sounds of winter.
31) Polar mammals
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Describes such animals as the polar bear, ringed seal, caribou, arctic hare, and wolverine and the ways they have adapted to life in the frigid arctic regions.
33) Rumble bus
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Passengers get on and off the bus, providing a lesson in addition and subtraction.
40) Firehouse Sal
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Fire Companies 1, 2, 3, and 4 rush across town to Fire Company 5, where the firehouse dog is having puppies.