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Ganz-Schmitt, Sue

Summary: Taking readers back to the 1850s, this high-flying STEAM picture book introduces Mary Myers, aka "Carlotta," an aeronaut and inventor whose daring flights and careful scientific work improved hot air balloons and our understanding of flight, weather patterns and the atmosphere.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MYE

Schmidt, Gary D

Summary: Shows how the hardships of slavery, particularly the loss of her family, caused Isabella Baumfree to walk towards freedom, to re-invent herself as Sojourner Truth, and to continue walking to abolish slavery and for other reforms.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2018

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB SOJOURNER TRUTH SCH

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCH

Schmidt, Gary D.

Summary: During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives inches.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SCH

Schmidt, Gary D.

Summary: On a short winter day, Samuel and his father enter into a series of trades with neighbors and strangers until they come home with a brown-eyed milk cow for Mama.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD Fiction Schmidt 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SCH

Schmidt, Gary D.

Summary: Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans. Her story is told with lyricism and pathos by Gary D. Schmidt, one of the most celebrated writers for children in...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: JE CD Sojourner 2018

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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE SO

Summary: Profiles Paul Taylor, pioneer of 20th century modern dance. Features interviews with Taylor and company members. Includes excerpts from: Espanade; Company B; Polaris; 3 epitaphs; Events II, Epic, and Duet from 7 new dances; Scudorama; Aureole; Airs; Cloven kingdom; Last look; Musical offering; Offenbach overtures; Eventide; Piazzola caldera.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DAN

Gand, Gale.

Summary: "Gand offers 150 recipes--including plenty of kid-friendly fare (tested and approved by Gand's own children)--along with tons of tips for packing foods to go or turning lunch into a celebration with friends and family. As Gand says, when it comes to entertaining, 'lunch is the new dinner.' Chapters on soups, pastas, salads, grains, fruits, and more, as well as desserts, drinks, dips, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.54 GAN

Summary: Inspired by classical progressive rock bands of 40 years ago such as King Crimson, Emerson Lake, and Palmer and Pink Floyd, young bands of today have transformed progressive music into something new. Ignored by today's music industry but empowered by the tools of the Internet, these young bands are trying to find their audience while crafting a personal sound as an alternative to mainstream music.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Media 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ROM

Summary: Animated documentary about Amin Nawabi, who decides to reveal a secret from his past before marrying his husband and share his story about fleeing from Afghanistan to Denmark as a young child with his mother and siblings.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC FLE

Schmitt, Abraham.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Good Books 1994

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8553 SCH

Summary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MID

Summary: A collection of stories starring the Trolls and Bergens sees them hold a poetry slam, deal with a hair emergency, and hold a fashion show.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2016

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Ganz, John

Summary: "A history of the right-wing political figures who defined the early 1990s"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Schmitt, Eric

Summary: Reveals the Pentagon's covert strategy for countering terrorism that developed when initial efforts following September 11 were unsuccessful, explaining how multiple agencies have adapted Cold War practices to disrupt key jihadist networks.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 SCH

Summary: Poppy and Branch join their friends on a series of humorous adventures from a pizza party with the Bergens to sitting for a royal portrait.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2017

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Palmer, Pati.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1987

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.204 PAL

Palmer, Pati.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1994

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.2 PAL

Gant, Lee.

Summary: "Master knitter, teacher, and widely published knitwear designer Lee Gant shares real-life stories about the power of knitting to comfort and calm, heal and renew"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 746.432 GAN

Summary: Cooper looks for a cure for brain freeze, the Trolls and Bergens compete against each other in a rap battle, and Poppy helps her new friends find fun hairstyles and a new attitude.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TRO

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ROM

Summary: "More than just one of the greatest concert films ever made, The Last Waltz is an at once ecstatic and elegaic summation of a vital era in American rock music. Invited to capture the farewell performance of the legendary group The Band at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving, 1976, Martin Scorsese conceived a new kind of music documentary. Enlisting seven camera operators (led by...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY MUSIC LAS

Reed, Sue

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633 Reed

Gann, Kyle.

Summary: A discussion of John Cage's "4'33"," a mid-twentieth-century musical work composed entirely of silence, providing a cultural context for the piece, and examining the musical, philosophical, and environmental factors that influenced Cage.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 784.18 GAN

Gans, David.

Summary: A collection of interviews--some vintage, some recent--Conversations with the Dead is the first comprehensive book made up of the Grateful Dead's own words. This book will fascinate any "Dead Head" and even those unfamiliar with the band will be intrigued by the Dead and its loyal following of fans. Photographs.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Underground 1995

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 GAN

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