Anthony, Piers
Summary: The latest adventure of Gary Gargoyle in the land of Xanth. It centers on a geis, a magical compulsion, an obligation of honor which the bearer must complete before the spell is lifted. In this case, the hero's geis is to save a river from pollution. By the author of Harpy Thyme.
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOR 1995
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ANTAnthony, Piers.
Summary: The twelve-year-old magician, Dor, embarks on a quest into the past to prove his right to rule Xanth 800 years in the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1987
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ANTAnthony, Piers.
Summary: Surprise Golem has just lost her brand-new baby. The stork assigned to deliver her eagerly awaited bundle of joy has inexplicably refused to surrender it, flying off instead through a hole in the fabric of reality. Now, to track down her offsprint, Surprise must lead an ill-assorted assemblage of confederates on a desperate quest through dozens of different Xanths. But sinister, unseen forces...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ANTAnthony, Piers.
Summary: When a powerful magic bird seizes control of Xanth by eliminating all who oppose him, the Good Magician Humphrey enlists playwright Cyrus the Cyborg in a covert effort that involves disguising the princesses Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm as actresses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ANTAnthony, Piers
Summary: Tiny Grundy Golem rides the Monster Under the Bed to the Ivory Tower in search of Stanley Steamer, a lost dragon, but he finds Rapunzel instead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BALAN 0000
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Summary: Danger threatens the magical world of Xanth when the malevolent, time-altering Dastard begins to cause trouble, leaving the shape-changing Becka and her companions as the only ones who can save the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: TORBK 0000
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Summary: In the thirty-third thrilling escapade in Piers Anthony's rousing Xanth fantasy series, an adventurous arachnid named Jumper must assume human form to save the enchanted realm from a cosmic peril involving a cataclysmic battle between two all-powerful Demons, a cryptic prophecy, alluring damsels, and a seductive siren and her demonic consort.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2009
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Summary: Wenda Woodwife has a knotty problem--her mood swings have sent her beloved husband, Prince Charming, off on Adventure. She seeks the cure from the Good Magician Humphrey, only to discover that he has a knotty problem of his own and that only Wenda Woodwife can help him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ANTWalker, Sally M.
Summary: Discover what soil is made from and how it is formed, about the different kinds of soils and how we can conserve this important natural resource.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 631.4 WALWalker, Sally M.
Summary: Explores what volcanoes are and how they can be both harmful and helpful to human beings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 551.21 WALStorad, Conrad J.
Summary: Discusses what fossil fuels are, how they were created, how they are used and the need to find alternate sources of energy before the available fossil fuels are used up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 662.6 STOWalker, Sally M.
Summary: Introduces reefs, including how they are made, their importance to the environment and why they are endangered.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 578.77 WALStorad, Conrad J.
Summary: Find out about the tectonic plates of which the Earth's crust is made, how plate movement makes mountains grow and causes earthquakes, how volcanoes form, and how new crust is made under the oceans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2007
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Summary: Text and pictures describe the Earth's caves, including their different types, animal life and how people explore them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.44 WALWalker, Sally M.
Summary: Discover what fossils are, how fossils form, how paleontologists discover and uncover fossils, and why we study fossils.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 WALWalker, Sally M.
Summary: Describes the layers of Earth's crust and explains how the movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes and forms mountains.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 551.13 STOD'Lacey, Chris
Summary: Gabrial is a young dragon, anxious to both prove himself and also find his father who years ago was one of a Wearle of dragons who set out from their home planet and were never heard from again--and now he is part of a new Wearle that has come to Erth, but one of the other dragons has dark plans, and when war erupts between dragons and humans, Gabrial finds that his only ally is an unusual...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DLAIggulden, Conn.
Summary: Tells the story of the rise of Kublai Khan to take over his grandfather Genghis Khan's empire, as well as China, in a novel that focuses on the brutal competition between Kublai and his three brothers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2012
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Summary: The dragon Wearle is deeply divided because of the human boy, Ren, who has bonded with a pair of baby dragons and developed extraordinary new powers; but the war with the humans is not really over, and the humans have a mysterious new leader, Tywyll, whoplans to lead his followers back into dragon territory--and unknown to both sides an ancient power is beginning to stir.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DLASummary: Why do urban crime rates soar in some wealthy countries while dropping in others? This program analyzes that question using data-mapping to find telltale patterns in Japan and the United States. With the Japanese crime rate increasing in 90 percent of the nation, a data map based on locations and peak times of criminal activity sheds light on deteriorating conditions in city outskirts. Opposite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Gardner, Jane P.
Summary: "In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the features of tectonic plates, how they have shaped Earth's surface in the past, and how they could change Earth in the future. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about tectonic plates and their impact on our planet"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump!, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.1 GARGilbert, Sara
Summary: An elementary exploration of volcanoes, focusing on the geological evidence that helps explain how and where they form and spotlighting famous examples, such as Hawaii s Mauna Loa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks 2018
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Summary: This book looks at how animals and other organisms make the world a better place by breaking down waste, as well as the threats they face and how people can protect them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.16 HUDSummary: Africa is a six-part series that will amaze and awe with stunning photography and truly moving stories of survival on the continent with the most diverse animal life anywhere on our planet.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide 2013