Sidman, Joyce.
Summary: A collection of poems that provide a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants that are found in ponds, with accompanying information about each.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 SIDWasserstrom, Jeffrey N
Summary: "On the frontlines of the battle for democracy in China The rise of Hong Kong is the story of a miraculous post-War boom, when Chinese refugees flocked to a small British colony, and, in less than fifty years, transformed it into one of the great financial centers of the world. The unraveling of Hong Kong, on the other hand, shatters the grand illusion of China ever having the intention of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Global Reports 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.2506 WASEngland, Vaudine
Summary: "Hong Kong has always been many cities to many people: a seaport, a gateway to an empire, a place where fortunes can be dramatically made or lost, a place to disappear and reinvent oneself, and a mixing pot of diverse populations from literally everywhere around the globe. A British Crown Colony for 155 years, Hong Kong is now ruled by the Chinese Communist Party who continues to threaten its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.2506 ENGDapiran, Antony
Summary: Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government protests, sparked by a government proposal to introduce a controversial extradition law, grew into a pro-democracy movement that engulfed the city for months. Protesters fought street battles with police, and the unrest brought the People's Liberation Army to the very doorstep of Hong Kong. Driven primarily by students and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribe Publications 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 322.4 DAPCheung, Karen
Summary: "In a place where time is running out, sometimes the most radical act is remembrance. Hong Kong has long been known as a city of extremes: a former colony of the United Kingdom that today exists at the margins of an authoritarian, ascendant China; a city rocked by mass protests, where residents take to the streets to rally against encroaching threats on their democracy and freedoms. But it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHEUNG, KAREN CHEBlack, Sonia W.
Summary: "NEW "Rookie" series teaching kids about the importance of water!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J551.48 BLAMifflin, Margot
Summary: Tells the harrowing story of this forgotten heroine of frontier America. Orphaned when her family was brutally killed by Yavapai Indians, Oatman lived as a slave to her captors for a year before being traded to the Mohave, who tattooed her face and raised her as their own. She was fully assimilated and perfectly happy when, at nineteen, she was ransomed back to white society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.004 OATMAN, OLIVE ANN MIFSomervill, Barbara A.
Summary: One of the world’s major economic centers, Hong Kong occupies a unique status as both a part of China and a mostly independent region. Readers will get an up-close look at Hong Kong’s stunning cityscapes and green hills as they learn about the region’s people and culture. They will also learn about Hong Kong’s long, fascinating history, from its earliest settlement thousands of years ago to its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951.2 SOMSummary: As the founding member, lyricist, composer and creative force behind Pink Floyd, this powerful film presents Waters powerful music in stunning form and highlights its' message of human rights, liberty, and love. Based around his acclaimed, sold-out worldwide tour of 2017-18, comprising a total of 156 shows to 2.3 million people across the globe, it features classic songs from The Dark Side of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Stager, Curt
Contents: Walden -- Waters of life, waters of death -- Lakes through the looking glass -- The Great Rift -- Galilee -- Sky water -- Heritage lakes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 551.48 STAGlennon, Robert Jerome
Contents: 1. The worth of water in the United States -- 2. Human reliance on groundwater -- 3. How does a river go dry : the Santa Cruz in Tucson -- 4. A river at risk : the Upper San Pedro River in Arizona -- 5. Tampa Bay's avarice : Cypress Groves, wetlands, springs, and lakes in Florida -- 6. The tourist's mirage : San Antonio's River Walk, the Edwards Aquifer, and endangered species -- 7. Suburban...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.91 GLESons of the Pioneers
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1982
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY SONBurgan, Michael
Summary: "Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American philanthropist and business owner, and Batman, his crime-fighting alter ego, have been entertaining audiences since 1939. The character was so popular after appearing in Detective Comics that DC Comics decided to give Batman a comic book of his own. In doing so, they created one of the company's most successful franchises. Author Michael Burgan details the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.5 BURDublanica, Steve.
Summary: Taken from the popular blog, WaiterRant.net, tells the story from the server's point of view about customer stupidity, arrogance, misbehavior and even human grace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 642.6 DUBLee, Chung Min
Summary: "North Korea is poised at the crossroads of history. Which direction will its leader take? The answer concerns the whole world. Throughout the world, oppressive regimes are being uprooted and replaced by budding democracies, but one exception remains: ThePeople's Republic of North Korea. The Kim family has clung to power for three generations by silencing dissidents, ruling with an iron fist,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: All Points Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.93 LEERothenberg, David
Summary: A musician and philosopher explores the science and art of bird song in a quest to determine if birds sing for other than sexual or territorial purposes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 ROTFishman, Charles
Summary: The water coming out of your kitchen tap is four billion years old and might well have been sipped by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Rather than only three states of water, liquid, ice, and vapor, there is a fourth, "molecular water," fused into rock 400 miles deep in the Earth, and that's where most of the planet's water is found. Unlike most precious resources, water cannot be used up; it can always be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.91 FISSummary: Filmed in high definition, this groundbreaking series is captured in its entirely. Twenty-six programs cover the gamut from underwater to desert life, and demonstrate how important this resource is to life on Earth. This volume contains: Water's pulse; Uncertain water; Water's voices; Making of.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WatSummary: Inspired by the popular MUNCHIES and Viceland television series, Bong Appetit is the Joy of Cooking for a new generation interested in making serious, sophisticated food--with weed. Bong Appetit breaks down the science of infusing (oils, butters, milks, alcohol, and more) with cannabis, and offers recipes ranging from weed butter-basted chicken to weed chimichurri to weed brownie sundaes. Along...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Dylan, Bob
Summary: "The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a master class on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 DYLFuria, Philip
Summary: Traces the history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. --from publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42164 FURBall, Philip
Summary: Takes us on a journey through China's past and present, offering a unique window through which we can begin to grasp the overwhelming complexity and teeming energy of the country and its people. Water is a key that unlocks much of Chinese history and thought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 BALSummary: Chronicles the life of Pete Seeger, the American singer/songwriter, who was a leader of the mid-20th century American folk music revival and wrote some of its best known songs. Also looks at his work as a labor and political activist and his experiences of being picketed, blacklisted, and banned from commercial television. Features archival footage and interviews with his family, including wife...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Live Nation Worldwide 2007
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2 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC PETGarbe, Suzanne
Summary: Provides scientific explanations of natural phenomena in the water.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2017