Waterman, Jonathan
Summary: "This breathtaking book highlights the most glorious wilderness areas and nature preserves in North America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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Summary: "A translation of The Water Walker into Anishinaabemowin. The book contains both Anishinaabemowin and English. The Water Walker is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother who walked around all of the Great Lakes to protect our water."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2019
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Summary: Explore the rich worldview of Native North American tribes through their myths and legends. Tales originating from various tribes functioned in a number of important ways: they explained the story of creation, described the relationship of humans to the rest of the universe, and preserved the sacred history of the tribe. In addition, myths and storytelling helped Native Americans pass on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 299 KOPPryor, Shawn
Summary: "On February 1, 1960, four young black men sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, many restaurants in the South did not serve black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins across the South, and within six months, the lunch counter at which they'd first protested was integrated....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.6 PRYWilson, Joseph S.
Summary: This book provides an introduction to the roughly 4,000 different bee species found in the United States and Canada, dispelling common myths about bees while offering tips for telling them apart in the field. The book features more than 900 color photos of the bees living all around us -- in our gardens and parks, along nature trails, and in the wild spaces between. It describes their natural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2016
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Summary: A recreation of the first Thanksgiving reveals the actual events during the three days that the Wampanoag people and the colonists came together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2001
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 394.2649 GRACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist GraceMixter, Ric
Summary: "Messages in a bottle were a last ditch effort calling for rescue, or desperate goodbyes to loved ones. Penned by Christopher Columbus and passengers on Titanic, history has recorded thousands of bottles, but which ones are hoaxes? Historian Ric Mixter investigates and adds new information to famous and unknown messages on the ocean and Great Lakes." -- page 4 of cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Airworthy Productions 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.9777 MIXRosenstock, Barb
Summary: "A picture book about the five largest lakes in North America - how they formed, the importance of these waters, and how they've become a national treasure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 ROSSummary: From the Publisher: Women lighthouse keepers, fur traders, cooks on sailing vessels, missionaries, and fearless travelers all wrote of their lives on the Great Lakes, both publicly and in quiet testimonies such as letters, logbooks, and diaries. Their narratives, which span the centuries from 1789 to the present, are now collected in this anthology. Compiled in response to historical accounts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ladyslipper Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 WOM1 available in Local Author, Call number: 977 WOM
Rojas, Natalia
Summary: "A gorgeously illustrated and interactive full-color guide to more than 181 birds of North America, based on the bestselling board game, Wingspan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.097 ROJBruchac, James
Summary: This book "plays" on the widespread American Indian belief that you can learn while you play and play while you learn. Annotation. Recognizing the widespread American Indian belief that you can learn while you play and play while you learn, "Native American Games and Stories" provides young readers with stories and games that educate and entertain them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Resources 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.089 BRUHeikkilä, Cecilia
Summary: Grandpa and Little Bear share a dream to visit Faraway Valley -- a special, hard-to-find place full of wild and wonderful creatures, a place where the air smells of pine needles, a place they've only seen on a postcard. The determined pair study maps, read books and practice camping to prepare for their adventure, then set sail for the long journey. But when they arrive in the north, they find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2023
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Summary: "On a brisk fall day in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 437 students, 52 teachers, and 24 additional staff from Bay Point Preparatory High School vanished without a trace. Countless light years away, far outside the bounds of the charted universe, 513 people find themselves in the middle of an ancient, primordial wilderness. Where are they? Why are they there? The answers will prove stranger...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Studios 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 WOOGrant, Katy
Summary: "Oliver loves mountain biking on rocky, wooded trails. And he has an unlikely partner--his much older half sister Morgan. One summer evening while out with their dog Digby, Oliver tries to impress Morgan by leading her down a new trail he claims to know. They end up at the bottom of a canyon with no choice but to push their bikes up the steep trail. Then disaster strikes. Morgan slips and badly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: West 44 Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GRAWohlleben, Peter
Summary: "When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us, the answer is no--but when we do engage all our senses, a walk in the woods can go from pleasant to immersive and restorative. Forest Walking teaches you how to get the most out of your next adventure by becoming a forest detective, decoding nature's signs and awakening to the ancient past and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 582.16 WOHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Nat WhollebenJones, Dan C.
Summary: Thirty-two short stories chosen from the tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures across North America, featuring witches, walking dolls, hungry skeletons, skinwalkers, and other supernatural beings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 JONMandel, Emily St. John
Summary: Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a dinner party. He enters the forest, spellbound by the beauty of the Canadian wilderness, and suddenly hears the notes of a violin echoing in an airship terminal, an experience that shocks him to his core. Two centuries later a famous writer named...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD SF MANCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC MANThayer, Samuel
Summary: Incredible Wild Edibles covers 36 of the best edible wild plants in North America: fruits, berries, nuts, shoots, leafy greens, root vegetables, culinary herbs, teas, and syrups that boast exceptional flavor and nutrition. The plants chosen represent every habitat and every region in North America, from the northern forests to the southwest deserts, from the largest cities to the wildest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forager's Harvest Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.6 THATullet, Hervé
Summary: Using no special effects other than the reader's imagination, a series of dots multiplies, grows, or changes color by pressing, tilting, or blowing on the previous page.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TULZachos, Ellen
Summary: "How to Forage for Wild Foods without Dying is a book for anyone who likes to go on nature walks and would like to learn about the edible plants they're most likely to come across-no matter what region they're in. Author Ellen Zachos shares her considerable expertise, acquired over decades of foraging in every part of North America. She offers clear, concise descriptions of edible wild plants,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2023
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Summary: As listeners of Hatchet, The River, and Brian's Winter know, Brian Robeson is the ultimate survivor. Alone in the wilderness, he faced the elements and lived on the edge of death. Now that he's back in civilization, he can't make sense of ordinary life. High school leaves him feeling more isolated than when he was by himself in the wild. He misses the woods so much that he'd go crazy if he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: Powwow gatherings include dancing, family visits, celebrations and ceremonies .It has become a way of life for two young boys who are learning their culture through this ancient gathering.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Strong Nations Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SMITaylor, Alan
Summary: Historian Alan Taylor examines a pivotal twenty-year period in which North America's three largest countries--the United States, Mexico, and Canada--all transformed themselves into nations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2024