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Adventure of English--500 A.D. to 2000 A.D Adventures from the land of stories Adventures of Allie and Amy 1 Adventures of Pettson and Findus All kinds of families All kinds of families (PowerKids Press) Society of Explorers & Adventurers 2 Society of Explorers and Adventurers 2 Super adventures of Ollie and Bea The adventures of Batgirl and SupergirlFilter By Series
Adventure of English--500 A.D. to 2000 A.D Adventures from the land of stories Adventures of Allie and Amy 1 Adventures of Pettson and Findus All kinds of families All kinds of families (PowerKids Press) Society of Explorers & Adventurers 2 Society of Explorers and Adventurers 2 Super adventures of Ollie and Bea The adventures of Batgirl and SupergirlNordqvist, Sven
Summary: This story about baking a 'pancake-cake' for the cat with three birthdays a year! When Pettson sets out to make Findus a cake, he finds that he's missing a key ingredient. This starts a hilarious chain of events resulting in Pettson distracting a bull, climbing through a skylight into his attic to find his fishing pole to fish the key out of the well, so he can open his shed, fix his flat tire,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North-South Books 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This program follows English through the 18th and 19th centuries, from attempts at reforming and standardizing the tongue in the Age of Reason to the soaring verse of Romanticism and the verbal prudishness of the Victorian era. Linguistic milestones are highlighted by original editions of critical texts, including Newton's Opticks, Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Thomas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Dellaccio, Tanya
Summary: "Each family is unique. Sometimes families only have one parent, and that's OK. Many children in the United States live with one parent. This title explores the joys, hardships, and complexities of life with a single parent. Some families with one parent are surrounded by positive circumstances, while others face difficulties such as a lack of childcare, poverty, and more. This title touches...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.85 DELCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families DellaccioSummary: Has any single person shaped English more than William Shakespeare? This program uses unparalleled access to some of the greatest English texts, including the first English dictionary and a rare first folio of Shakespeare's plays, to illustrate the great Bard's influence. John Barton, honorary associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, discusses the sound and accessibility of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Susienka, Kristen
Summary: "There are all sorts of families in the world. Some have a mom and a dad. Others have two dads. Others have two moms! This title explores the joy of family in its varied forms, focusing on family life in homes with two moms. It examines key concepts such as teamwork, discussing feelings, family structure, and the many benefits to living with two moms in one household"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.874 SUSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families SusienkaSummary: With the Norman invasion, English became a third language in its own country, behind French and Latin. In this program, Melvyn Bragg examines the impact of Old French on the development of English. Manuscripts, tapestries, and dozens of curious etymologies help illustrate a tremendous influx of vocabulary pertaining to romance, chivalry, and, of course, food. The influence of Eleanor of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Amok, "boomerang," "bungalow," "bangle," "dumdum," "plonk," "assassin"-these are some of the many words that have entered English by way of colonial expansion. This program explores how the British Empire in its heyday exported its language around the globe and how different forms of speech and vocabulary, as well as different attitudes to English, developed out of that colonial expansion. Rich...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In late-medieval England, English quietly ousted French in law and government- but the move to make it God's language meant bloodshed. This program looks at the battle for a Bible in English, a struggle with huge impact on the language itself. Dramatic readings from successive English Bibles show the language's evolution. Location footage and original manuscripts illustrate key figures and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Melvyn Bragg begins the story of English in Holland, finding ancestral echoes in the Frisian dialect. What follows is a chapter on survival as the English language weathers Viking and Norman invasions, vying with and eventually absorbing rival tongues. Lively settings such as village pubs and markets bring home the lasting influence of Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, and Old French. The connection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program explores how America's rise as an economic power made it the driving force behind the spread of English in the 20th century. A world tour illustrates how English has mixed with other languages-from "Franglais" in France to "Singlish" in Singapore-and how the dollar's power, coupled with the lure of consumerism, has made English the international trade language. Bringing it full...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Calmenson, Stephanie
Summary: Meet Allie and Amy: best, best, best friends. This summer they have big, big, big plans: 1. Get their fortunes told by Madame Lulu. 2. Go to the Spring Street fair. 3. Skate and sing backward. 4. Swim at the town pool. 5. Make a new list of things to do. And they are going to do everything together, no matter who or what--this means you, Marvin and Camp Merry Moose--gets in their way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Quix 2020
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Calmenson 2020Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CALHughes, Sloane
Summary: "About 50 percent of the marriages in the United States end in divorce. Just because parents split up, however, doesn't mean the family is broken. No matter the reason for the divorce, children's lives will be different. This book empathetically presents children with new ways of thinking about life during and after their parents' divorce, help in vocalizing and working through their feelings...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.89 HUGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families HughesKrajnik, Elizabeth
Summary: "About 2 percent of children in the United States are adopted. Some of these children may be adopted from another country. Other children are adopted out of foster care or after a parent voluntarily gives them up. Sometimes, a stepparent may adopt the children of their spouse. This book carefully approaches the different types of adoption and some of the challenges that families through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.734 KRACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families KrajnikKeppeler, Jill
Summary: "All people are different! Maybe you or someone else in your family has a difference that means you or they need a little extra help or a little more time to do things, and that's OK. This thoughtful book will explore families with members who have special needs or challenges. It will encourage young readers to consider both similarities and differences, as well as how they can help or support...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.4 KEPCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families KeppelerSummary: When Massasoit hailed the Plymouth settlers in their own language, they might have taken it for a sign that English would dominate the New World. Packed with surprising etymologies and intriguing stories, this program traces the dynamic relationship between English and America, exploring the linguistic influence of westward expansion, cowboy culture, slave culture, and encounters with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Kagawa, Julie
Summary: As Shinji struggles to understand and control his new guardian magic, the members of S.E.A. learn that a sunken ship belonging to the long extinct Natia people has been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Shinji, Lucy and Tinker, along with Oliver Ocean and Phoebe Mystic, a quirky, enthusiastic magic expert who has been called in to help Shinji, head off to check out the wreckage, hoping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KAGColfer, Chris
Summary: "Mother Goose from The Land of Stories relates her adventures throughout history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC COLColfer, Chris
Summary: "Queen Red Riding Hood from the Land of Stories gives advice and makes observations on how to rule"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC COLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION COLTreml, Renée
Summary: "When Ollie makes a new friend, Bea is not happy. Can she bat aside her hard feelings and learn to share her best friend with someone else?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TRETreml, Renée
Summary: When Pedro and CeeCee get into an argument, Ollie and Bea step in to help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TRESutton, Laurie S.
Summary: When a seedpod from space crashes into Gotham City Batgirl, Supergirl, and Poison Ivy all rush to investigate--but while the two superheroes want to uproot the alien menace, Poison Ivy sees it as a powerful weapon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE SUTTreml, Renée
Summary: Ollie is an owl who wears glasses; Bea is a bunny with very big feet, and both are very self-conscious about what they see as flaws--but when they meet they help each other turn what seem at first to be problems into superpowers, and so become good friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Morlock, Rachael
Summary: "Each family is unique. Some families have a mom and a dad. Some have only one parent. Others have two dads. Families with two dads aren't so different from those with a mom and a dad. Family members go to work, cook meals, and do yard work and other chores as well as fun things together. In this title, the similarities between traditional families and families with two dads are highlighted,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.874 MORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families MorlockAlbee, Jay
Summary: A wild scream echoes across Metropolis, and when they investigate Batgirl and Supergirl find that Silver Banshee is planning to broadcast a mind-control curse over the city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023