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[2023]
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English
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A 2020 New York Public Library Top Spanish Language Book for Children! Now in English. "A food writer revels in the wonders of local markets worldwide....A foodie's delight."-Kirkus Reviews Close your eyes and imagine the intoxicating smell of spices, fish, and exotic flowers. Welcome to the market! You might shop at a grocery store, but that's not where most of the world gets its food. Markets is a gorgeously illustrated exploration of what has...
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Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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The final novel of one of America’s most beloved writers-a tale of degeneration, corruption, and spiritual crisis In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with The Winter of Our Discontent, he had “resumed his position as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased instinct for what is genuinely American. ” Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeck’s last novel, works...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"An entertaining and timely exploration of how our food--from where it's grown to how we buy it--is in the midst of a transformation, showing how this is our chance to do better, for us, for our children, and for our planet, from a global expert on consumer behavior"--
4) Bodega cat
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Told from the perspective of a spunky bodega-dwelling cat name Chip, this picture book story describes the ins and outs of a bustling neighborhood market filled with interesting friends, great food, hard work, and lots of fun.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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The likeable, magnetic, bodega owner Usnavi saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines, and sings about a better life. Meanwhile, his tight-knit community faces the challenge of gentrification, losing their homes while trying to better themselves and hold on to their cultures.
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