Amin, Anita Nahta
Summary: Reeya Rai and her friend Finlay discover a priceless ivory peacock in a cave near the Roman site her parents are studying, and Reeya must come up with a way to retrieve the nearly inaccessible artefact before the greedy Dr. Acker finds it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE AMISummary: "For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and a refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America's premier symbol and the meaning of liberty itself. Featuring rare archival photographs, paintings and drawings, readings from actual diaries, letters and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STABonventre, Peter
Summary: "Eddie Sabella is the city columnist at a New York tabloid, a 37-year-old hot shot who is a ferocious reporter and competitor, and hard to beat on a story. And in "Where Have You Gone Without Me," he stumbles upon the biggest story of his career when a statue is stolen from a church. Not just any statue, but one that had seemed to weep real tears only the day before, an event that made...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Keylight Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BONZeltser, David
Summary: The Polar Express meets The Night at the Museum in this fantastical picture-book adventure about the magic of books and libraries, perfect for book lovers of all ages! After a young boy goes to sleep upset that he's getting a book for his birthday, he's visited in the night by Patience and Fortitude, the two stone lions who guard the New York Public Library. Soon, he's magically whisked away...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ZELMcDunn, Gillian
Summary: As Pelican Island's history-making drought wears on, the water level on Bex and Davey's beloved marsh reveals the hand of a statue that has been underneath the water for who knows how long, and the siblings are determined to find out more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCDIwahara, Yuji
Summary: True to his warning, Loser -- the infamous phantom thief -- makes an explosive entrance at the art museum to steal the Angels of Black and White Wings statue! "Collector" Kyouma Mabuchi, now teamed up with the android Mira to recover illegal Coils, faces off with the masked thief in the midst of the museum's heavy security. But it just so happens that Loser recognizes Kyouma -- and what's more,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DIMRoy, Ron
Summary: When three leprechaun statues disappear just before St. Patrick's Day, Bradley, Brian, Nate, Lucy, and other friends follow clues in order to prove that Lucky O'Leary is innocent of the crime.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2010
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Summary: While helping their grandfather prepare for Greenfield's Winter Festival, the Alden children uncover a mystery surrounding the statue in the town square.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2015
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Summary: This book discusses the history of the Statue of Liberty, describing the statue's construction, its location, and its importance to the people of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2002
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Summary: Panoramas, cross sections, and diagrams provide a detailed portrayal of the construction of the Statue of Liberty, one of the nineteenth century's greatest engineering feats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.71 SHAUlmer, Michael
Summary: Many lives ago, a young girl in what would become the Nunavut territory of Canada builds stone men, called Inuksuk, to direct her father and brother home when they are lost in a storm while hunting caribou.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC UlmerKeene, Carolyn
Summary: When a statue is broken during her class' overnight trip to the museum, Nancy, Bess, and George try to get to the bottom of the mystery and find those responsible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED KEELerangis, Peter
Summary: Racing against time to unearth the last four Loculi, Jack and his friends prepare for battle against the seven ancient wonders as well as the Massa who have taken over the Karai Institute and convinced Marco to change sides.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC LERSummary: Blink and you'll miss this exciting collection featuring every Doctor Who appearance of the feared Weeping Angels! Strap in as The Doctors race across time and space to stop the fan-favorite monsters.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCSnicket, Lemony.
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket begins his apprenticeship with S. Theodora Markson of the secretive V.F.D. in the tiny dot of a town called Stain'd By The Sea, where he helps investigate the theft of a statue.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SNICopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC SNIFritz, Jean.
Summary: Examines the life of Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on his unfinished sculpture of a huge horse he was commissioned to create for the Duke of Milan in the late 1400s, and discusses how the project was taken up by pilot Charlie Dent in 1977 and, after several setbacks, completed and presented as a gift to Milan in 1999.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 730 FRICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 730 FRIHendry, Fay L.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Iota Press 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.7456 HENHörnig, Haiko
Summary: "After saving her house and her friends from a magical flood, Henrietta Achilles settles in for the winter. But as her allies depart the manor, a strange army of walking statues begins heading her way..."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HOULandrieu, Mitch
Summary: The New Orleans mayor who removed Confederate statues from the city confronts the racism that shapes many Americans and argues for white America to reckon with its past.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 LANShea, Therese
Summary: American landmarks sometimes evoke more than their original intent. For example, the Statue of Liberty was a gift symbolizing the friendship between France and the United States, but it became a welcoming monument to millions of immigrants heading to Ellis Island. This beautifully designed book offers numerous intriguing facts about American landmarks, including the Washington Monument, Statue...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 SHEMarx, W. David
Summary: "An examination of how individuals strive for social status and how this creates our culture as a whole Contrary to belief, status signaling isn't just the province of the immature or insecure but a fundamental human need to secure social standing. It drives our behavior, forms our tastes, determines what we buy, and ultimately shapes who we are. It's what's behind "cool" and what drives...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305 MARAnderson, Laurie
Summary: An icon of performance art and the indie-music world, this is the first book on the artist's full career to date, as curated by the artist herself. Laurie Anderson is one of the most revered artists working today, and she is as prolific as she is inventive. She is a musician, performance artist, composer, fiction writer, and filmmaker (her most recent foray, Heart of a Dog, was lauded as an...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli Electa 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 702 ANDERSON ANDUnderwood, Deborah.
Summary: Discussion of the enigmatic human-like rock statues on Easter Island, their significance, and how they may have gotten there.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press/Thomson Gale 2005