Ward, Geoffrey C.
Summary: Meet important historical personalities, scientists, aviators, and athletes in this series that illustrate the impact dynamic leaders have on society. These books are sure to inspire young readers as they learn about the lives of famous people. Each book includes a timeline of important dates, a glossary, and an index. Included in the back of each book are additional resources such as At the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2002
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Summary: "Large photographs and simple text describe eight early computers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1993
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Summary: "Many young readers have an interest and computers and coding, and they can deepen their knowledge of these topics with this creative look at computer science. With each turn of the page, they discover short, focused sections of text and informative sidebars placed around large, vibrant images. From full-color photographs and detailed diagrams to graphic organizers that break down a number of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2024
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Summary: 1826. The legendary Dragon Fleet, the scourge of the South China Sea, is no more. Xiang has grown up with stories about the Dragon Fleet and its ruthless leader, a woman known only as the Dragon Queen. Desperate to set sail and explore, Xiang mainly wishes to find her father, a crew member of the Dragon Fleet. Her only memento of him is a simple but plain piece of gold jewelry. The pendant's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LEELieven, D. C. B.
Summary: "A dazzling account of the men (and occasional woman) who led the world's empires, a book that probes the essence of leadership and power through the centuries and around the world. From the rise of Sargon of Akkad, who in the third millennium BCE ruled what is now Iraq and Syria, to the collapse of the great European empires in the twentieth century, the empire has been the dominant form of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 352.23 LIELieven, D. C. B.
Summary: In his major new history of the Russian conflict immortalized by Tolstoy in "War and Peace," Lieven provides an examination of the period from the Russian perspective, demonstrating that Napoleon's defeat in 1812 by the Russian army was just the beginning of what would be the longest military campaign in European history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.27 LIEPotter, William
Summary: Most adults carry a tiny computer around in their pocket all day, every day! Smartphones are just the latest in personal computing technology, and most young readers are already familiar with those as well as tablets and other computers. This volume explores just how pervasive computer technology is in daily life, highlighting the positives and negatives of this. The history of computers and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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Summary: "Ernest C. Withers was one of the most prominent African-American photographers during the civil rights years. During the course of his work, he took thousands photographs that document the Movement--from the Emmett Till trial in 1955 to the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. What set his work apart was that he goes beyond the political struggles to show the human face of Movement....
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Publisher / Publication Date: CityFiles Press 2019
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 323.1196 WITThomson, Ruth
Summary: A girl imagines seeing an alligator eating an apple, a buffalo in a bath, and twenty-four other animals engaged in whimsical activities from A to Z.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Stevens Pub. 1987
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC THOTucker, Jim B.
Summary: "This popular examination of research into children?s reports of past-life memories describes a collection of 2,500 cases at the University of Virginia that investigators have carefully studied since Dr. Ian Stevenson began the work more than forty years ago. The children usually begin talking about a past life at the age of two or three and may talk about a previous family or the way they died...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.9 TUCWhipple, A. B. C. (Addison Beecher Colvin)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.47 WHIWhipple, A. B. C. (Addison Beecher Colvin)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1981
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 940.53 WORWard, Geoffrey C.
Summary: Meet important historical personalities, scientists, aviators, and athletes in this series that illustrate the impact dynamic leaders have on society. These books are sure to inspire young readers as they learn about the lives of famous people. Each book includes a timeline of important dates, a glossary, and an index. Included in the back of each book are additional resources such as At the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 WARAnderson, Susan B.
Summary: Beloved knitting instructor Susan B. Anderson presents her first book targeted at a young audience. This accessible introduction to knitting in the round includes easy-to-follow illustrated tutorials on techniques from casting on and binding off to joining colors to make stripes, and 17 progressively challenging knitting projects--beginning with simple infinity scarves and hats and building to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 746.432 ANDBryan, C. D. B. (Courtlandt Dixon Barnes)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 910.6 BRYRaines, Shirley C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gryphon House 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 RAIPenningroth, Dylan C.
Summary: The familiar story of civil rights goes like this: once, America's legal system shut Black people out and refused to recognize their rights, their basic human dignity, or even their very lives. When lynch mobs gathered, police and judges often closed their eyes, if they didn't join in. For Black people, law was a hostile, fearsome power to be avoided whenever possible. Then, starting in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 PENStokoe, William C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallaudet University Press 2001
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gryphon House 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.642 RAIYeats, W. B. (William Butler)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 1971
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.8 YEAMann, Charles C.
Summary: A groundbreaking analysis of America prior to the European arrival in 1492 describes how the latest research of archaeologists and anthropologists has transformed long-held myths about the Americas, revealing that not only was the population of the hemisphere greater than previously known but that the cultures were far older and more advanced than was thought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 970.01 MANRichards, Susan C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dearborn Financial 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 RICClassen, Mikel B.
Summary: Skeleton ship frames surround Au Sable Point, marking a mile-long sandstone reef that reached out into Lake Superior waiting to grab any and all ships that passed by. In an effort to end this tragic loss of lives, the Au Sable Point Lighthouse was constructed to warn mariners of its hidden reef. At the heart of the famed Shipwreck Coast," Au Sable Point was a beacon of hope and safety. Mikel B....
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Publisher / Publication Date: The History Press 2014