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A near-infrared superoxide generator based on a biocompatible indene-bearing heptamethine cyanine dye

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11202-11209
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01663G, Paper
Nikita Bel’ko, Anna Mal’tanova, Anastasiya Bahdanava, Anatol Lugovski, Sviatlana Fatykhava, Polina Shabunya, Adam Smaliakou, Sergey Poznyak, Tatsiana Kulahava, Michael Samtsov
A heptamethine cyanine dye with an indene moiety and 4-meso-chloride generates superoxide inside cells upon near-infrared photoactivation, inducing cell death.
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A bilayer hydrogel mimicking the periosteum-bone structure for innervated bone regeneration

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11187-11201
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01923G, Paper
Wenhui Lyu, Yuyue Zhang, Shaopei Ding, Xiang Li, Tong Sun, Jun Luo, Jian Wang, Jianshu Li, Lei Li
The bilayer hydrogel GS@Mg/GP@Mg in this study is a promising material to promote innervated bone regeneration for functional and structural repair of bone defects.
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A simple hydrogen peroxide-activatable Bodipy for tumor imaging and type I/II photodynamic therapy

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11165-11171
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01650E, Paper
Fangqing Ge, Yujie Sun, Yu Wang, Dan Yu, Zhijia Wang, Fabiao Yu, Bingran Yu, Hongbing Fu
A H2O2-activatable Bodipy with simultaneous type I and type II photosensitization was designed for tumor imaging and therapy.
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Unravelling the molecular mechanobiology by DNA-Based fluorogenic tension sensor

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01858C, Review Article
Kaushik Pal
Investigation of the biological system reveals many underlying principles that govern the regular life processes. Recently, the analysis of tiny mechanical forces associated with many biological processes revels their significance...
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Lactobionic acid modified cobalt coordination polymer-coated peroxymonosulfate nanoparticles generate sulfate/hydroxy dual-radicals for targeted cancer therapy

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01777C, Paper
Jiahui Li, Jiaxuan Li, Zelong Chen, Yichen Wan, Yi Wang, Zhichao Pei, Yuxin Pei
LCP NPs were prepared by forming a coordination polymer on peroxymonosulfate through the coordination between imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde and Co2+, then modified with lactobionic acid to improve the efficacy of sulfate/hydroxy dual-radical therapy.
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Research Progress of Nitroxide Radical-Based MRI Contrast Agents: From Structure Design to Application

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB02272F, Review Article
Tao Luo, Bo Wang, Runxin Chen, Qi Qi, Ruodai Wu, Shunzi Xie, Hanbing Chen, Jialei Han, Dalin Wu, Shuaishuai Cao
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains a cornerstone of diagnostic imaging, offering unparalleled insights into anatomical structures and pathological conditions. Gadolinium-based contrast agents have long been the standard in MRI enhancement,...
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The gender leap: India sent its first woman athlete to the Olympics in 1924

While India began sending women athletes to the Olympics fairly early, a few countries started doing so as late as 2000




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Their guitars gently wept for Bangladesh

Pandit Ravi Shankar and George Harrison pulled off a coup of sorts when they managed to get Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and other stars to play a healing note for a new and anguished nation




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Restoring Kozhikode’s Zamorin past with gentle retouches

The spruced up Tali temple pond complex serves as a portrait to the culture and history of the erstwhile rulers of Malabar




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Teaching children about the social construction of gender roles

The school is pivotal for identity evolution in young minds and given the space to explore it can shape inclusiveness among students





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Revealing the heterogeneous catalytic kinetics of PtRu nanocatalysts at the single particle level

Analyst, 2024, 149,5184-5190
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01017E, Paper
Open Access
Bowei Zhang, Dezheng Zhang, Jinpeng Bao, Ce Han, Ping Song, Weilin Xu
The difference in kinetic information among PtRu bimetallic nanocatalysts, Pt and Ru monometallic nanocatalysts is revealed by the single-molecule fluorescence technique.
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A highly sensitive and reproducible fluorescence sensor for continuously measuring hydrogen peroxide at the sub-ppm level

Analyst, 2024, 149,5353-5359
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00975D, Paper
Yang Yang, Rui Jiang, En-lai Yang, Jiahao Liang, Ying Xu, Xu-dong Wang
Highly sensitive and reversible fluorescence H2O2 sensor with a limit of detection of 0.02 ppm had been developed. The sensor responded rather fast, had high stability, and can be massively produced with good batch-to-batch consistency.
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The development of a method to produce diagnostic reagents using LaNiO3 nanospheres and their application in nanozyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the colorimetric screening of C-reactive protein with high sensitivity

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01160K, Paper
Maria Nikitina, Pavel Khramtsov, Stepan Devyatov, Rishat Valeev, Marina Eryomina, Andrey Chukavin, Mikhail Rayev
LaNiO3 nanosphere-based NLISA has been demonstrated for the first time. The assay enables the CRP effective detection with high sensitivity.
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Generation, manipulation, detection and biomedical applications of magnetic droplets in microfluidic chips

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01175A, Minireview
Chenyang Xu, Huanhuan Shi, Zhongjian Tan, Yun Zheng, Weizheng Xu, Zhengxian Dan, Jiacong Liao, Zhiying Dai, Yali Zhao
This review discusses the formation and manipulation of magnetic droplets on microfluidic chips and classifies related detection techniques. Applications in biomedicine were reviewed. Future development of this emerging field is provided.
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Rapid lung ventilation MRI using parahydrogen-induced polarization of propane gas

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01029A, Paper
Open Access
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Md Raduanul H. Chowdhury, Clementinah Oladun, Nuwandi M. Ariyasingha, Anna Samoilenko, Tarek Bawardi, Dudari B. Burueva, Oleg G. Salnikov, Larisa M. Kovtunova, Valerii I. Bukhtiyarov, Zhongjie Shi, Kehuan Luo, Sidhartha Tan, Juri G. Gelovani, Igor V. Koptyug, Boyd M. Goodson, Eduard Y. Chekmenev
The feasibility of ultrafast (1.7 s) ventilation MRI with a 1 × 1 × 50 mm3 voxel size is demonstrated using hyperpolarized propane gas contrast agent in excised rabbit lungs on a 0.35 T clinical MRI scanner without any scanner modification.
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The effect of hydrogen bonding on the π depletion and the π–π stacking interaction

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27431-27438
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02889A, Paper
Open Access
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Usman Ahmed, Dage Sundholm, Mikael P. Johansson
Calculations on molecules with self-complementary hydrogen bonding show that hydrogen bonds increase the energy of π–π stacking interactions.
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Electrochemical system of nitrogen-doped TiO2, Fe–N–C, and copper hexacyanoferrate electrodes for photo-assisted energy conversion in acidic wastewater treatment

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27498-27509
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02063D, Paper
Bianca Tainá Ferreira, Matheus Martins, Fritz Huguenin
This study examines the electrochemical performance of nitrogen-doped TiO2, Fe–N–C, and CuHCF electrodes for energy conversion in acidic solution neutralization, capturing 62.9 kJ per mole of protons.
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Experimental and theoretical study of the Sn–O bond formation between atomic tin and molecular oxygen

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27763-27771
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03687E, Paper
Iakov A. Medvedkov, Anatoliy A. Nikolayev, Shane J. Goettl, Zhenghai Yang, Alexander M. Mebel, Ralf I. Kaiser
In this article, we combine state-of-art electronic structure calculations and crossed beam experiments to expose the reaction dynamics of 120Sn(3Pj) + 16O2(X3Σg) → 120Sn16O(X1Σ+) + 16O(3P) reaction that involve extensive ISC.
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Hydrogen bond network structures of protonated 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol/ethanol mixed clusters probed by infrared spectroscopy combined with a deep-learning structure sampling approach: the origin of the linear type network preference in protonated fluoroal

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27751-27762
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03534H, Paper
Po-Jen Hsu, Atsuya Mizuide, Jer-Lai Kuo, Asuka Fujii
Infrared spectroscopy combined with a deep-learning structure sampling approach reveals the origin of the unusual structure preference in protonated fluorinated alcohol clusters.
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Hydrogen tunneling with an atypically small KIE measured in the mediated decomposition of the Co(CH3COOH)+ complex

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27741-27750
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02722A, Paper
Open Access
Simon U. Okafor, Gabriele Pinto, Michael Brdecka, William Smith, Tucker W. R. Lewis, Michael Gutierrez, Darrin J. Bellert
Rate-limiting hydrogen/deuterium tunneling rate constants are measured in the photon initiated decay of Co(CH3COOH)+ with small KIE values.
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Impact of valley degeneracy on the thermoelectric properties of zig-zag graphene nanoribbons with staggered sublattice potentials and transverse electric fields

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27591-27601
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03178D, Paper
David M. T. Kuo
This study investigates the band inversion of flat bands in zig-zag graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs) using a tight-binding model.
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Effects of oxide platforms on the dynamics and reduction characteristics of hydrogen spillover

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03093A, Paper
Kazuki Shun, Akihito Fujimoto, Kohsuke Mori, Hiromi Yamashita
The interparticle hydrogen spillover can be facilitated over TiO2 and WO3 as a consequence of the interfacial diffusion of H+ and e pairs, while the e diffusion coupled with H+ is inhibited on MgO and CeO2.
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Effects of surface oxygen vacancy on CO2 adsorption and its activation towards C2H4 using metal (Cu, Pd, CuPd) cluster-loaded TiO2 catalysts: A first principles study

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03507K, Paper
Sajjad Hussain, Lina Zhang, Zhengzheng Xie, Jianjun Yang, Qiuye Li
The conversion of the highly selective CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) into desired value-added multicarbon compounds, like C2H4, is crucial, but it is mainly constrained by high energy barrier for C-C...
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A hydrogen passivation strategy for the electrocatalytic chlorine evolution reaction on metal–organic frameworks: a theoretical insight

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03153A, Paper
Jiake Fan, Lei Yang, Hui Li, Zijian Sun, Mengyun Mei, Weihua Zhu
The chlorine evolution reaction (CER) is a crucial solution for treating chlorine-containing wastewater, a type of wastewater generated during the chemical production process.
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Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding Delineates Stability of Non-canonical Adenine Base Pairs: A First-Principles Study

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02875A, Paper
Nicholas Adu-Effah, Nabanita Saikia
Non-canonical nucleobase pairs differ from canonical Watson-Crick (WC) pairs in their hydrogen bonding patterns. This study uses density functional theory with empirical dispersion correction to examine the stability and electronic...
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Rationalizing polymorphism with local correlation-based methods: a case study of pnictogen molecular crystals

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03697B, Paper
Open Access
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Ahmet Altun, Eduardo Schiavo, Michael Mehring, Stephan Schulz, Giovanni Bistoni, Alexander A. Auer
Combined Hartree–Fock plus London Dispersion (HFLD) and fragment-pairwise Local Energy Decomposition (fp-LED) enables computation of lattice energies, their breakdown into pairwise terms, and assessment of relative stability sources in polymorphs.
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Identifying Winner-Takes-All Emergence in Random Nanowire Networks: an Inverse Problem

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03242J, Paper
Fábio Rangel Duarte, shardul mukim, Mauro Ferreira, Claudia Gomes da Rocha
Random nanowire networks (NWNs) are interconnects that enable the integration of nanoscopic building blocks (the nanowires) in a disorganized fashion, enabling the study of complex emergent phenomena in nanomaterials and...
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Chennai’s House of Thinai launches travelling exhibition linking Madras checks and generative art technology

Alongside championing jamakalam and Lambadi embroidery on furniture, House of Thinai’s latest initiative links Madras checks and generative art technology



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Why Generation Now must know Charles Correa

Architect Charles Correa’s work, his larger social vision, and his commitment to a modern India with housing is always relevant



  • Homes and gardens

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Manam Theatre Festival 2024 | Fresh, investigative takes on gender and the body

The stage is changing as more women and queer folk take the helm, and practitioners experiment with new stories




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Millenials and Gen Z choose crochet, knitting, and tufting over doomscrolling

Need a break from your electronic devices? An increasing number of millenials and the Gen Z are now taking to fun, crafty hobbies which include knitting, crochet, and tufting



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Remembering a hotelier and a gentleman




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High triboelectrification and charge collection efficiency of direct current triboelectric nanogenerator achieved by tri-synergistic enhancement strategy

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03784G, Paper
Shuyan Xu, Jian Wang, Chuncai Shan, Kaixian Li, Huiyuan Wu, Gui Li, Shaoke Fu, Qionghua Zhao, Yi Xi, Chenguo Hu
Direct current triboelectric nanogenerator (DC-TENG) utilized air-breakdown effect to collect triboelectrification charges from dielectric tribo-layers, providing a new type of mechanical energy harvesting mode for TENGs, which has demonstrated its...
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Oxygen vacancy chemistry in oxide cathodes

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3302-3326
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00872J, Review Article
Yu-Han Zhang, Shu Zhang, Naifang Hu, Yuehui Liu, Jun Ma, Pengxian Han, Zhiwei Hu, Xiaogang Wang, Guanglei Cui
This review focuses on the chemical thermodynamics and reaction kinetics of intrinsic and anionic redox-mediated oxygen vacancies in oxide cathodes.
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Advancing nanotechnology for neoantigen-based cancer theranostics

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3224-3252
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00162H, Tutorial Review
Open Access
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Jianhua Zou, Yu Zhang, Yuanbo Pan, Zhengwei Mao, Xiaoyuan Chen
Developing nanotechnology for neoantigen-based precision therapy, including photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, radiotherapy, chemo/chemodynamic therapy, immunotherapy, and other therapies.
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Intracellular microbial rhodopsin-based optogenetics to control metabolism and cell signaling

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3327-3349
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00699A, Review Article
Anastasiia D. Vlasova, Siarhei M. Bukhalovich, Diana F. Bagaeva, Aleksandra P. Polyakova, Nikolay S. Ilyinsky, Semen V. Nesterov, Fedor M. Tsybrov, Andrey O. Bogorodskiy, Egor V. Zinovev, Anatolii E. Mikhailov, Alexey V. Vlasov, Alexander I. Kuklin, Valentin I. Borshchevskiy, Ernst Bamberg, Vladimir N. Uversky, Valentin I. Gordeliy
Organelle optogenetics is an approach to control cell physiology by targeted expression of microbial rhodopsins in membranes of subcellular organelles.
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Correlating concerted cations with oxygen redox in rechargeable batteries

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3561-3578
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00550J, Review Article
Shiqi Wang, Lifan Wang, David Sandoval, Tongchao Liu, Chun Zhan, Khalil Amine
This review underscores the critical importance of oxygen redox and elucidates the precise commonalities of cations in regulating oxygen redox.
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Visible photons as ideal reagents for the activation of coloured organic compounds

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01129A, Review Article
Open Access
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Lorenzo Di Terlizzi, Luca Nicchio, Stefano Protti, Maurizio Fagnoni
In search for the perfect wave(length). This review is dedicated to recent efforts in the development of visible light driven photochemical strategies occurring in coloured organic compounds.
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Self-indicating polymers: a pathway to intelligent materials

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,4045-4085
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00431G, Review Article
Mobina Bayat, Hanieh Mardani, Hossein Roghani-Mamaqani, Richard Hoogenboom
Self-indicating polymers undergo detectable variations in response to stimuli. Important mechanisms of self-indication are aggregation, phase transition, covalent and non-covalent bond cleavage, isomerization, charge transfer, and energy transfer.
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Peptide hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3640-3655
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00648D, Tutorial Review
Open Access
Thangavel Vijayakanth, Sneha Dasgupta, Pragati Ganatra, Sigal Rencus-Lazar, Aamod V. Desai, Shyamapada Nandi, Rahul Jain, Santu Bera, Andy I. Nguyen, Ehud Gazit, Rajkumar Misra
This tutorial review discusses the design principles, implications, and future challenges associated with peptide-based hydrogen-bonded porous frameworks (P-HPFs).
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Degradable biomedical elastomers: paving the future of tissue repair and regenerative medicine

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,4086-4153
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00923H, Review Article
Ben Jia, Heyuan Huang, Zhicheng Dong, Xiaoyang Ren, Yanyan Lu, Wenzhi Wang, Shaowen Zhou, Xin Zhao, Baolin Guo
This review critically analyzes degradable biomedical elastomers, focusing on their degradation, synthesis, microstructure, and role in tissue repair. It guides experts in balancing degradation with tissue repair for improved applications.
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The mechanism of water oxidation using transition metal-based heterogeneous electrocatalysts

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01031G, Review Article
Shujiao Yang, Xiaohan Liu, Sisi Li, Wenjie Yuan, Luna Yang, Ting Wang, Haoquan Zheng, Rui Cao, Wei Zhang
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) mechanisms using transition metal-based electrocatalysts are instrumental in providing novel insights into both natural and artificial energy conversion processes.
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Paris Olympics: Harmanpreet's late strike hands India 1-1 draw against Argentina

Lucas Martinez gave Argentina the lead in the 22nd minute before Harmanpreet converted India's 10th and last penalty corner to pick up a crucial point from the game.




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A lesson in hidden agendas

The assault on the Right to Education Act and government schools is motivated. It is definitely not in the interest of India’s children, especially those from less privileged households




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Moonshot : the Indigenous comicgs collection.




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Biindigen! : Amik says welcome / Nancy Cooper ; illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley

Cooper, Nancy, 1967- author




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A river of dust : the life-giving link between North Africa and the Amazon / by Jilanne Hoffmann ; illustrated by Eugenia Mello

Hoffmann, Jilanne, author




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Dogtown / Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko ; with illustrations by Wallace West

Applegate, Katherine, author