Phillip M Hoose

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1) Claudette Colvin: twice toward justice

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Series

Brilliance Audio on compact disc

Language

English

Appears on these lists

JEF - Women's History (Children)
MCL - National Book Award

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

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Presents the life of the Alabama teenager who played an integral role in the Montgomery bus strike, once by refusing to give up a bus seat, and again, by becoming a plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case against the bus company.

2) The boys who challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

2015.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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"The true story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi invasion"-- "At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed...

3) Moonbird: a year on the wind with the great survivor B95

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Series

Brilliance Audio on compact disc

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

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Documents the survival tale of an intrepid shorebird who has endured annual migrations between Argentina and the Canadian Arctic throughout the course of a long lifetime while his species continues to decline.

4) Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the basketball team that awakened a city

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

2018.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

5) The race to save the Lord God Bird

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

2004.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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Tells the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's extinction in the United States, describing the encounters between this species and humans, and discussing what these encounters have taught us about preserving endangered creatures.

6) We were there, too!: young people in U.S. history

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

2001.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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Biographies of dozens of young people who made a mark in American history, including explorers, planters, spies, cowpunchers, sweatshop workers, and civil rights workers.

7) Hey little ant

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

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A song in which an ant pleads with the kid who is tempted to squish it.

8) Oye, hormiguita

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Series

Reading rainbow book

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

Español

Description

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Este libro para niños ilustra las palabras de una canción en la cual una hormiga trata de convencer a un niño que no la aplaste. A children's song, translated from English, in which an ant pleads with the kid who is tempted to squish it.

9) Duet: our journey in song with the northern mockingbird

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

2022.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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"The story of the . . . partnership between humans and mockingbirds--a case study in courage, resiliency, and the power of a song"--Provided by publisher.

10) It's our world, too!: young people who are making a difference : how they do it--how YOU can, too!

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

2002.

Edition

First Sunburst edition.

Language

English

Description

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A collection of essays about children who have made notable achievements, arranged in the categories "Taking a Stand, " "Reaching Out to Others, " "Healing the Earth, " and "Creating a Safer Future, " accompanied by a handbook for young activists.

11) The boys who challenged Hitler: Knud Pederson and the Churchill Club

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

[2015]

Edition

Unabridged.

Language

English

Description

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At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked...