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1) Mascot
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Six eighth graders outside Washington, DC, navigate through conflict and division focused on their school district's Native American mascot"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Big Idea Gang volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four friends inaugurate their Big Idea Gang by starting a campaign to convince their principal and school to get a new mascot.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Cleveland Indians. Washington Redskins. Atlanta Braves. What's wrong with American Indian sports mascots? This moving, award-winning film is the first of its kind to address that subject. In Whose Honor? takes a critical look at the long-running practice of "honoring" American Indians as mascots and nicknames in sports. It follows the story of Native American mother Charlene Teters, and her transformation into the leader some are calling the "Rosa...
4) Ribsy
Author
Series
Henry Huggins volume 6
Language
English
Description
Overview: Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary gives Henry's dog, Ribsy, the center stage in this dog's-eye view of the adventure of a lifetime. Good ol' Ribsy's ever-curious mind has always gotten him into scrapes, but this time he may have gone too far. After a comical turn of events, Ribsy finds himself in the wrong station wagon with the wrong children. Ribsy will do anything to find Henry, but there's plenty of excitement to be had along...
Author
Series
Pepper party volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Maria's family embarrasses her while she tries to win her tryout to be the school mascot, she decides she wants to leave the Pepper pack permanently.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It's election day, and Curious George is ready to cast his vote! On election day at the elementary school, Curious George and his friend the Man with the Yellow Hat are visiting just in time to see the kids voting for their new school mascot. George can't resist getting in on the fun. He learns about the candidates, collects campaign stickers, and casts a lot of ballots. But what will happen when his hijinks start to get in the way of the vote? And...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Dylan Kershaw's idea of a dream holiday includes at least three things: beaches to bask on, cosmopolitan culture, and a chance for romance (or at least his first kiss) with another boy. Unluckily for Dylan, his mum's treating the family to the least dreamy holiday ever: a £9.50 break at Starcross Sands, Cornwall's Crummiest Caravan Park. But Starcross Sands might not be so bad after all, especially if Dylan can win the heart of...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Hatching Pete: Poole has becomes his school's mascot. He comes from a long line of mascots in his family, but it turns out that he can't do it because he's allergic to the costume. So his shy best friend, Pete, does it for him. But when Poole starts becoming popular for being the mascot, and people don't know that it's really Pete, trouble starts between the friends.
Dadnapped: Melissa has a bad case of sibling rivalry. Her competition is a fictional...
Author
Publisher
Harmony/Rodale
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Yes, It's Hot in Here explores the entertaining history of the mascot from its jester roots in Renaissance society to the slapstick pantomime of the Clown Prince of Baseball, Max Patkin, all the way up to the mascots of the slam-dunk, rock-and-roll, Jumbotron culture of today. Along the way, author AJ Mass of ESPN.com (a former Mr. Met himself) talks to the pioneers among modern-day mascots like Dave Raymond (Phillie Phanatic), Dan Meers (K....
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Brings to life the incredible true story of an orphaned wild bear named Wotjek who, after being taken into the ranks of a group of teenaged Polish soldiers during WW II, helped his friends turn the tide of the war.
Author
Publisher
Crewman #4 Productions
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The true story of the only dog ever enlisted in the Royal Navy. The legend lives on from London to Cape Twon. Visitors to Simon's Town, South Africa still pay tribute to this extraordinary dog. However, Just Nuisance was more than just a dog. He did much to boost the morale of all those invovlved in fighting the War from the South Atlantic Station. He was renowned for the love and care he showed his sailor mates and a statue of this exceptional character,...
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Stubby was a brave soldier, a loyal friend and a dog. From an army training camp to the trenches in France, this is the incredible true story of Sergeant Stubby, the dog who served bravely in the First World War, sniffing out gas attacks, catching spies and winning the hearts of his fellow soldiers.
Author
Series
Rider Woofson volume 6
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Rider and the PI Pack try to find the soccer team's missing mascot, Dynamo Dog.
Author
Publisher
Dead Reckoning
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From hauling munitions to finding mines, and even being captured by the enemy and traded in a PoW exchange, animals have fought-and often died-alongside their human counterparts in virtually every military conflict in recorded history. You've likely heard the stories of the men and women who've fought in the trenches, jungles, and deserts of the world's battlefields; Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat tells the stories of the animals who fought...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Dunbar-Ortiz deftly shows how myths about Native Americans are rooted in the fears and prejudice of European settlers and in the larger political agendas of a settler state aimed at acquiring Indigenous land and are tied to narratives of erasure and disappearance. Accessibly written and revelatory, All the Real Indians Died Off challenges readers to rethink what they have been taught about Native Americans and history.
Author
Language
English
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Description
What have you always wanted to know about Indians? Do you think you should already know the answers -- or suspect that your questions may be offensive? In matter-of-fact responses to over 120 questions, both thoughtful and outrageous, modern and historical, Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer gives a frank, funny, and sometimes personal tour of what's up with Indians, anyway.
Author
Series
Dog days mystery volume 3
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"While planning the winter festival for Metamora, Indiana, Cameron Cripps-Hayman and her Action Agency deal with protestors, missing mascots, and a dead host"--
Publisher
1091 Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A quiet loner (Nicolas Cage) finds himself stranded in a remote town when his car breaks down. Unable to pay for the repairs he needs, he agrees to spend the night cleaning Willy’s Wonderland, an abandoned family fun center. But this wonderland has a dark secret that the “The Janitor” is about to discover. He soon finds himself trapped inside Willy's and locked in an epic battle with the possessed animatronic mascots that roam the halls. To...
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