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Astronomy Astronomy Observers' manuals Bee culture Constellations Honey Honeybee Mythology Pizza Stars Tomato saucesHayden, Kate.
Summary: An introduction to some of the stars and constellations and some of the stories and myths about them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HAYPellegrino, Marge
Summary: Neon Words is more than a writing workbook; it’s an introspective writing experience. With sections dedicated to honoring, strengthening, and playing with your words, you’ll learn to view your writing and yourself in a new light.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.02 PELBogard, Paul
Summary: Describes how ever-present, modern artificial lights have changed the way humans experience darkness and bemoans the fact that the primal dark sky can no longer influence science and art.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown, and Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.566 BOGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Environ BogardWeinstein, Arnold L.
Contents: Itinerary : morning to noon -- The uses of innocence -- The lessons of experience -- Love -- Falling in love -- Love gone wrong : the story of abuse -- Familial sacrifice : kindermord -- Systemwide sacrifice : children and the nightmare of history -- The wild child -- Growing all the way up -- Itinerary : noon to night -- Fathers undone -- Exiting the stage -- The old in love -- Postsexual --...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.93354 WEIBuchwald, Art.
Summary: The humorist shares his reflections on life, death, and laughter as he describes his decision to forgo dialysis treatments, offering insights into the art of living each day to the fullest and reminiscences about his life and career.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BUCHWALD, ART BUCRaymo, Chet.
Summary: A mini-course in descriptive astronomy for each night of the 12 month calendar year. "Most of the maps and drawings ... have been prepared for a hypothetical observer at a latitude of about 40 degrees north."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1982
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Place a hold to request this item.Dunlop, Storm
Summary: "A comprehensive month-by-month handbook to the stars and constellations visible from North America in 2019, this practical guidebook is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Features include: Advice on where to start looking and how to navigate ths sky; Easy-to-use star and constellation maps for each month with descriptions of what you will...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books, Ltd. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 DUNKuskowski, Alex.
Summary: Discusses the importance of sleep to personal health, the stages of sleep, sleeping tips, snoring, and dreaming. Includes hand-on learning activities and projects.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Aldrin, Buzz.
Summary: "Beloved American hero Buzz Aldrin reflects on the wisdom, guiding principles, and irreverent anecdotes he's gathered through his event-filled life--both in outer space and on Earth--in this inspiring guide-to-life for the next generation. Everywhere he goes, crowds gather to meet Buzz Aldrin. He is a world-class hero, a larger-than-life figurehead, best known of a generation of astronauts...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALDRIN, BUZZ ALDLiniers
Summary: Three Latin American folktales include the story of the Iara, a mermaid who lures men to her underwater domain, the tale of La Lechuza, an enormous owl with the face of a woman, and two gauchos' encounter with La Luz Mala, a spooky light that terrorizes travelers.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: TOON Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LINNichols, Maggie
Summary: "Maggie Nichols' official memoir is an inspirational tell-all about the abuse she suffered under the USA national gymnastic team and how she managed to redefine herself in the face of adversity. In 2015, Maggie risked everything when she revealed to her coach how USAG doctor Larry Nassar had been sexually abusing the athletes under his care. What ensued was an investigation that would capture...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 NICWood, Levison
Summary: "Starting in the Yucatán, Wood sets out on an epic walking voyage, moving through Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, travelling in the opposite direction along vital migrant routes. Journeying from sleepy barrios to glamourous cities to Mayan ruins lying unexcavated in the wilderness, Wood forges new relationships along the way that stand at the heart of this...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910 WOOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 917.28 WOOFazekas, Andrew
Summary: Volume packed full of information that illuminates key astronomical concepts along side the history and legends surrounding the stars and planets.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 FAZCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.8 FAZBradbury, Ray
Summary: He is an American treasure; a clear-eyed fantasist without peer; a literary icon who has created wonder for the better part of seven decades. He has a moon crater named after him and a star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame. He has been honored with prizes galore. He has inspired generations of readers to dream, think, invent, believe, and fly. Collected between these covers are memories,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 BRABucholz, Dinah.
Summary: Contains 150 recipes inspired by the Harry Potter novels, with a guide to where the foods can be found in the books, including good food with bad relatives, treats from the train, the favorite cook's dishes, holiday fare, and more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 641.5 BUCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J641.5942 BUCSchwartz, Barry
Summary: Identifies a loss of common-sense wisdom that has coincided with a collapsing economy, failing schools, and other setbacks, and offers recommendations to identify and cultivate wisdom by combining experience with empathy and intellect.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170.44 SCHLee, Britney Winn
Summary: "Bedtime can be full of big emotions for kids! Calm anxious, busy thoughts with this body scan meditation designed to prepare kids for sleep. This mindfulness practice will help children let go of worries, stress, and excitement as they reach their arms like a telescope, let their mouths hang like a hammock, dance their fingers like wind chimes"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tommy Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEEKiger, John I.
Summary: A Vineyard Odyssey is a fascinating saga of wine that takes the reader on a travelogue of the many hazards that lie along the journey from vine to bottle. John Kiger tracks the nefarious denizens of the vineyard world--the host of animals, insects, fungi, bacteria, and viruses that are capable of sabotaging a promising vintage right under the nose of an unsuspecting grower. Highlighting the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 634.8 KIGSichol, Lowey Bundy
Summary: For fans of the successful Who Was series, From an Idea to Lego is a behind-the-bricks look into the world's famous toy company, with humorous black & white illustrations throughout. Today, LEGO is one of the biggest toy companies in the world, but a long time ago, a Danish carpenter, Ole Kirk Christiansen, started with just an idea. Find out more about LEGO's origins, those famous bricks, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338.7 SICMaloney, Brenna
Summary: "Book introduces the reader to the life cycle of a frog"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J597.8 MALNelson, Penelope
Summary: "In From Vine to Pizza, early fluent readers learn how pizza sauce is made, from tomatoes growing on vines, to cooking and seasoning the sauce, to jarring it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this food gets to their tables. An infographic illustrates the cycle with real photos and descriptions. From Vine to Pizza also...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bullfrog Books, Jump!, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 635 NELNelson, Penelope
Summary: "In From Flower to Honey, early fluent readers learn how honey is made, from bees collecting flower nectar to beekeepers collecting and jarring it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this food gets to their tables. An infographic illustrates the cycle with real photos and descriptions. From Flower to Honey also features...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bullfrog Books, Jump! 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 638 NELSummary: Filmmaker Hali Lee thought her own prom was a real let down, yet she continued to be fascinated by the endurance of this quintessentially American coming-of-age ritual. To discover why, she returns to her hometown of Kansas City.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PROMitton, Jacqueline.
Summary: Presents facts about stars, nebulas, galaxies, and constellations and recounts the Greek myths that provided widely-known names for ten constellations, from Andromeda to Pegasus.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2003