Moore, Heidi
Summary: Examines chimpanzees, including their physiology, anatomy, habitat, and behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.885 MOOSummary: Explores the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia by examining all aspects of daily life across all strata of society and focusing on the cycles of farming and trade, marriage and family life, education and entertainment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 935 BANBancroft-Hunt, Norman.
Summary: Explores the civilization of medieval Europe by examining all aspects of daily life across all strata of society and focusing on the cycles of farming and trade, marriage and family life, education and entertainment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.1 BANSummary: Technological innovations are penetrating ever more deeply into the substance of society-faster, in fact, than people can assimilate them. As ethical dilemmas and unforeseen consequences pile up, will techno-enthusiasts succeed in weaving a net that will ultimately trap us all? Following a concise summary of Technoscience, this disturbing program addresses diverse topics such as virtual...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Was the performance of IBM's Deep Blue against Gary Kasparov an example of supersonic calculation or the first step toward artificial intelligence? Does the acclaimed performance artist Stelarc, striving to become a cyborg-like hybrid, represent the possibility of a strange new race? This startling program tracks advances in robotics at Stanford University and Honda Motors, biotechnology as...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Kingsley, Imogen
Summary: "This high-interest book uses striking photographs of green iguanas in the wild to highlight the unique features of these lizards. Readers will learn about their habitat, survival adaptations, and life cycle"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus/Amicus Ink 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.95 KINOldland, Nicholas
Summary: "A huge bear is wandering through the forest - but wait a minute! Who's that he's hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree? Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight - even creatures that bears have been known to eat. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human. This human proceeds to do...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2020
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Summary: "The bear, the moose and the beaver want nothing more this winter than to play hockey -- there's just one problem: the frozen lake they play on won't freeze! With their ice rink looking more like a swimming pool, the trio head home and wait for the colder weather to arrive. To pass the time, they watch TV. They sleep. They eat junk food. They even sing sad songs. But once winter finally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OLDRobinson, Claire
Summary: Describes a family of chimpanzees living in Africa, covering what they eat, how they care for their young, how they communicate, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.885 ROBKingsley, Imogen
Summary: "This high-interest book uses striking photographs of bearded dragons in the wild to highlight the unique features of these lizards. Readers will learn about their habitat, survival adaptations, and life cycle"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus/Amicus Ink 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.95 KINKingsley, Imogen
Summary: "This high-interest book uses striking photographs of gila monsters in the wild to highlight the unique features of these lizards. Readers will learn about their habitat, survival adaptations, and life cycle"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus/Amicus Ink 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.95 KINSummary: This program presents a disability simulation in which an all-star football player learns to deal with some of the day-to-day physical challenges faced by single-arm amputees. In addition, two enabling activities are featured: golfing at a course designed specifically for wheelchair users, who compete using specialized clubs and adapted carts, and cruising on a motorcycle ingeniously customized...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2000
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Summary: In this program, the issues of body image and self-acceptance are considered first by a teenager with a neurological disorder preparing for her first prom and then by a group of adults who first became disabled later in life. In addition, the need to improve attitudes and eliminate prejudices that can come between people with different types of disabilities is discussed; yoga modified for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2000
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Summary: This program confronts competing issues of athlete safety and discrimination through the cases of two wheelchair runners training at the University of Alberta's indoor track at the Butterdome. The program also applauds two classic movies-My Left Foot and Born on the Fourth of July-for defying typical Hollywood stereotyping while decrying the portrayal of pianist David Helfgott in Shine as a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2001
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Summary: Inclusion is essential to anyone's feelings of well-being. In this program, skiing using innovative equipment developed for paraplegics and amputees and playing junior ice hockey competitively with a specially engineered prosthetic arm are shown. In addition, self-esteem is addressed through a boy who decorated his prosthetic leg with a decal of his favorite movie character; disability-friendly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2000
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Summary: This program takes a detailed look at a condition that can re-disable survivors of polio later in life: post-polio syndrome. Two case studies shed light on its symptoms, effects, and treatment. Three additional segments focus on Mike Nemesvary, the first quadriplegic to drive around the world unassisted; the Adult Connections in Education initiative at the University of Prince Edward Island,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2000
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Gish, Melissa
Summary: "A look at falcons, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their wings, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their threatened status in the world today"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education/Creative Paperbacks 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.9 GISGish, Melissa.
Summary: "A look at cougars, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their tawny coats, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status as a game animal in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2012
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Summary: "A look at killer whales, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their unique coloration, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.536 GISGish, Melissa.
Summary: "A look at rhinoceroses, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their horned noses, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.668 GISGish, Melissa.
Summary: "A look at sea lions, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their webbed flippers, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.7975 GISGish, Melissa
Summary: "A look at elk, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their camouflaging pelage, behaviors, relationships with humans, and the negative effects of climate change on these magnificent deer today"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education and Createve Paperbacks 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.65 GISGish, Melissa.
Summary: "A look at alligators, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their scaly skin, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2011
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Summary: "A look at kangaroos, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as the females' pouches, behaviors, relationships with humans, and valued status in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2011