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High interest/low vocabulary books that are suitable for adult new readers or for those who need a quick and easy introduction to a topic. Select a tab for subject areas. All books are available from the State Library through interlibrary loan.
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How to Build Community
by
Linda Kita-Bradley
Call Number: BR 302.14 Kit 2008
ISBN: 9781894593786
Publication Date: 2008-09-01
The Famous Five
by
Terry Barber
Call Number: BR 305.4209 Bar 2006
ISBN: 9781894593526
Publication Date: 2006-09-01
Where people live
by
Linda Kita-Bradley
Call Number: BR 307.7 Rib 1994
Publication Date: 1994
Political Science
Martin Luther King Jr.
by
Terry Barber
Call Number: BR 323.092 Bar 2006
ISBN: 1894593472
Publication Date: 2006
Rosa Parks
by
Terry Barber
Call Number: BR 323.092 Bar 2009
Publication Date: 2009
Martin Luther King
by
Jennifer Bassett; Christine Lindop; Alan C. McLean
Call Number: BR 323.092 McL 2008
ISBN: 9780194233934
Publication Date: 2008-02-18
Mr. Black Labor; the Story of A. Philip Randolph
by
Daniel S. Davis
Call Number: BR 323.1196 Dav 1972
ISBN: 0525353259
Publication Date: 1972-01-01
Economics
Equal pay
by
Linda Ribaudo
Call Number: BR 331.2153 Rib 1994
ISBN: 1564200566
Publication Date: 1994
Sexual Harrassment
by
Linda Ribaudo
Call Number: BR 331.3144 Rib 1994
Publication Date: 1994
Cesar Chavez
by
Terry Barber
Call Number: BR 331.8813 Bar 2009
ISBN: 9781894593519
Publication Date: 2009
Easy Money
by
Gail E. Vaz-Oxlade
Call Number: BR 332.024 Vaz 2010
ISBN: 9781926583273
Publication Date: 2010
How to live green
by
Linda Kita-Bradley
Call Number: BR 333.7 Kit 2008
ISBN: 9781894593748
Publication Date: 2008
David Suzuki
by
Terry Barber
Call Number: BR 333.72092 Bar 2009
ISBN: 9781894593502
Publication Date: 2009
Social services; Associations
The Story of My Life
by
Helen Keller
Call Number: BR 362.41092 Dou 1994
ISBN: 1561035033
Publication Date: 1994-08-01
Who are the homeless?
by
Linda Ribaudo
Call Number: BR 362.592 Rib 1994
ISBN: 9781564200662
Publication Date: 1997-03-01
Forensics
by
T R Thomas; T. R. Thomas
Call Number: BR 363.25 Tho 2010
ISBN: 9781599054391
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Cold Cases
by
T R Thomas; T. R. Thomas
Call Number: BR 363.2595 Tho 2010
ISBN: 9781599054377
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Stay calm and take it easy
by
Nadine Rosenthal
Call Number: BR 363.289 Ros 1986
ISBN: 0822412160
Publication Date: 1986
Recycling
by
Oxford University Press Staff (Editor); Jennifer Bassett; Christine Lindop (Editor)
Call Number: BR 363.7282 Ste 2008
ISBN: 9780194233897
Publication Date: 2008-03-15
Generation Us
by
Andrew Weaver
Call Number: BR 363.73874 Wea 2011
ISBN: 9781554698042
Publication Date: 2011-05-01
Celebrity Cases
by
T R Thomas; T. R. Thomas
Call Number: BR 364.109 Tho 2010
ISBN: 1599054353
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Serial Killers
by
T R Thomas; T. R. Thomas
Call Number: BR 364.1523 Tho 2010
ISBN: 9781599054360
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Ned Kelly
by
Oxford University Press Staff (Editor); Jennifer Bassett (Editor)
Call Number: BR 364.15509 Lin 2008
ISBN: 9780194789127
Publication Date: 2008-03-15
Watching out for crime
by
Linda Ribaudo
Call Number: BR 364.43 Rib 1994
ISBN: 9781564200631
Publication Date: 1994
Elizabeth Fry
by
Terry Barber
Call Number: BR 365.92 Bar 2008
ISBN: 9781894593892
Publication Date: 2008
Education
Going back to school
by
Linda Ribaudo
Call Number: BR 374.012 Rib 1994
ISBN: 9781564200624
Publication Date: 1997-03-01
Rich and poor schools
by
Linda Ribaudo
Call Number: BR 379.26 Rib 1994
ISBN: 1564200647
Publication Date: 1994
Commerce, communications, transport
How to find a good used card
by
Linda Kita-Bradley
Call Number: BR 388.342 Kit 2008
ISBN: 1894593073
Publication Date: 2008
Customs, etiquette, folklore
American Manners and Customs
by
Elizabeth Claire (Contribution by); David Nicholson (Illustrator); Sally Senzell Isaacs (Editor); George A. Rowland (Editor); Steve Jorgensen (Designed by)
Call Number: BR 390 Cla 2004
ISBN: 9780937630112
Publication Date: 2004-02-01
The People of Russia and Their Food
by
Ann L. Burckhardt
Call Number: BR 394.10947 Bur 1996
ISBN: 156065435X
Publication Date: 1996-07-01
The People of China and Their Food
by
Ann L. Burckhardt
Call Number: BR 394.10951 Bur 1996
ISBN: 1560654333
Publication Date: 1996-07-01
The People of Mexico and Their Food
by
Ann L. Burckhardt
Call Number: BR 394.10972 Bur 1996
ISBN: 1560654325
Publication Date: 1996-07-01
East African Folktales
by
Vincent M. Kituku
Call Number: BR 398.20899 Kit 1997
ISBN: 0874834899
Publication Date: 1997-01-25
From the Brothers Grimm
by
Tom Davenport; Gary Neil Carden
Call Number: BR 398.21 Dav 1992
ISBN: 0917846206
Publication Date: 1993-09-01
Flower Fables
by
Charles L. Gary; Carol Watson (Illustrator)
Call Number: BR 398.242 Gar 1978
ISBN: 0914440241
Publication Date: 1978-10-01
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