Fukui, Hisao
Summary: Japanese origami expert Hisao Fukui shows you how to create incredibly realistic paper birds and flying insects, a winged dinosaur and even an undulating Chinese dragon! The easy-to-follow folding instructions and photos in this book present 24 challenging and amazingly lifelike models--from intermediate to complex in terms of their level of difficulty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 736.982 FUKLiu, Dane
Summary: Just before Chinese New Year, Dandan discovers that her family is moving to America, far away from her best friend Yueyue; before they leave Yueyue gives her a stack of red paper and a spool of string so she can share the art of paper cutting with Americans--and when Chinese New Year comes around again Dandan remembers Yueyue's gift and introduces her new friend Christina to this ancient art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIUSwift, Earl
Summary: On a Sunday morning in the spring of 1921, a small boy made a grim discovery as he played on a riverbank in the cotton country of rural Georgia: the bodies of two drowned men, bound together with wire and chain and weighted with a hundred-pound sack of rocks. Within days a third body turned up in another nearby river, and in the weeks that followed, eight others. And with them a deeper horror:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 364.15 SWIHarmon, Miranda
Summary: "Three kittens, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Ginger, go on a quest to find the magical ingredients to make Mama Cat's famous cupcakes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HARSummary: Cutting-edge spy cameras called Spy Creatures take us deep into the ocean and reveal the surprising and hidden lives of its extraordinary creatures. The Spy Creatures are taking on their most exciting challenge yet, exploring one of the most magical and dynamic environments on Earth the ocean. A brand-new cast of camera-toting Spy Creatures takes us to places no spy camera has ever gone before...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SPYCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SPYMarwell, David George
Summary: "A gripping account of the infamous Nazi doctor, from a former Justice Department official tasked with uncovering his fate. One of the most notorious war criminals of all time, Dr. Josef Mengele has come to symbolize both the evil of the Nazi regime and the failure of justice in the postwar world. Drawing on new scholarship and sources, historian David G. Marwell examines Mengele's life and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MENGELE, JOSEF MARMiles, Ellen
Summary: Lizzie has competition as a foster puppy parent at Caring Paws! While volunteering, she meets Harper, who might know more about dogs than Lizzie does! But when Sparky, a tiny Chihuahua mix, arrives with an injured leg, the two girls will have to team up to find this sweet, strong puppy a perfect home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MILVan Dusen, Chris
Summary: After courageously swimming to shore when the ship that they are traveling on sinks and the wretched captain does nothing to rescue them, circus animals find a way to become a valued part of a coastal community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E VanScales, Helen
Summary: A renowned oceanographer introduces the Great Barrier Reef and its ecosystems, revealing how the reef came to be, its place in the world and what we can all do to help ensure that it is around for future generations to discover and enjoy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.7 SCAHoyt, Erich
Summary: "Invites readers to dive into the dazzling nighttime ocean. Countless microscopic plankton -- larval creatures such as ornate ghost pipefish, left-handed hermit crabs and bony-eared assfish -- ascend to the upper waters to feed, returning to the depths before sunrise."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2022
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 578.77 HOYWard, Jennifer
Summary: A counting book in rhyme presents various marine animals and their children, from a mother manatee and her little calf one to a mother octopus and her little babies ten. Numerals are hidden in each illustration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rising Moon 2000
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Summary: While playing hide-and-seek with Dory and her friends, an otter pup gets lost and Dory and the others work together to find him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Shows the fetal development of an elephant, a dolphin, and a dog from a common evolutionary root into dramatically diverse adult mammals.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INIshii, Sachiyo
Summary: Knit 20 tiny, adorable sea creatures! Choose from a shoal of ocean favourites, including sharks, dolphins and orca, as well as dazzling blue tangs, colourful clownfish and even a few mischievous mermaids! The sizes range between 3 and 12cm (1.25 and 4.75in), so these sweet little projects are perfect for using up your yarn stash. Complete with step-by-step sewing-up, stuffing and embroidery...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed, who, after relocating with his wife Rachel and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family's new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, Jud Crandall, setting off a perilous chain reaction that...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE PETCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PePallotta, Jerry
Summary: This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two unlikely animals: a blue whale and a mosquito! Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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Summary: "Sunny the shark is a fearsome predator. As the oceanic whitetip searches for her next meal, a chatty school of pilot fish trails behind, cleaning her in exchange for food crumbs. But when Sunny mistakes a plastic ring for prey and it gets caught around her fin, she soon struggles to hunt. Will she be able to break free and find food before winter sets in?" -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LAISummary: Rise of the planet of the apes: Caesar is a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence from an experimental drug. Raised by the drug's creator, Caesar ultimately finds himself imprisoned and taken from the humans he loves.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: Elevate your knowledge with 250 curious facts about some of the most deadly creatures on Earth. From ocean predators, savannah giants and more, this Elevate book features raised pictures and ranking reveals to encourage curiosity and exploration of some of the most deadly creatures on Earth. From tiny toxic octopuses and fearsome great white sharks to venomous puff adder snakes and ferocious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imagine That 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.6 GEOSwann, Karen
Summary: A whale takes a child on adventure across the ocean, and together they explore the wonders of the ocean world, but also the sad state of plastic pollution--and the child returns home to try and help the whale to save his marine home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SWAPatrick, Seth
Summary: 13-year old piper Patch Brightwater is a boy in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden spell, he is no one's idea of a hero. But then he discovers a deadly truth--the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose. With the help of Wren, a girl cursed to live as a rat, and Barver, a fire-breathing dracogriff, Patch must stop the Piper from sparking the biggest battle of them all.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC PATMiles, Ellen
Summary: "Waffles is exuberant, playful, and smart – maybe too smart! She’s quite the escape artist and Lizzie has her hands full trying to keep tabs on her." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MILStein, Garth
Summary: Enzo, a puppy who loves to run, meets a little girl named Zoë and her father, who take Enzo on a journey to the city where he discovers just how big the world is and the family he is truly meant to be with.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STESummary: Compete at amazing speeds, perform tricks, pull-off insane stunts using incredible Car-Fu action. Race through twisting stadium tracks, all the while fighting against rival racers.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: 2008