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Amazon River Valley Description and travel Devotional literature Earth (Planet) Earth (Planet) Juvenile literature Natural history Amazon River Valley Presidents United States Biography Rain forests Amazon River Valley Rivers Roosevelt River (Brazil) Description and travel Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition (1913-1914)Nicholls, Steve.
Summary: Here Steve Nicholls demonstrates with both historical narrative and scientific inquiry just what an amazing place North America was and how it looked when the explorers first found it--From publisher description.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.7 NICŌyama, Sumita
Summary: "Zen monk Santoka Taneda (1882-1940) is one of Japan's most beloved modern poets, famous for his 'free-verse' haiku, the dominant style today. This book tells the fascinating story of his life, liberally sprinkled with more than 300 of his poems and extracts from his essays and journals--compiled by his best friend and biographer Sumita Oyama and elegantly translated by William Scott Wilson."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TANEDA, SANTOKA OYALimón, Ada.
Summary: The speaker in this extraordinary collection finds herself multiply dislocated: from her childhood in California, from her family's roots in Mexico, from a dying parent, from her prior self. The world is always in motion -- both toward and away from us--and it is also full of risk: from sharks unexpectedly lurking beneath estuarial rivers to the dangers of New York City, where, as Limon reminds...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2010
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Summary: Dream, discover, and uncover your next great adventure. Moon Travel Guides takes you on a journey around the world with Wanderlust: A Traveler's Guide to the Globe. Get inspired with lists of mythic locations, epic trails, ancient cities, and more that span the four corners. This stunning, hardcover book is packed with full-color photos, charming illustrations, and fascinating overviews of each...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Moon 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 910.41 GLOSummary: Takes you on a twisting journey down the great rivers of the world, pausing to visit the thriving realm of freshwater ponds. Travel upstream to find civilization's source - then down again to see the key to our very survival.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV EYEAgnone, Julie Vosburgh
Summary: "Discover over 100 of the world's most incredible rivers in this fascinating title by Julie Vosburgh Agnone and illustrated by prize-winner Kerry Hyndman. Amazing Rivers takes readers of a tour of the world's waterways, revealing the animals that call them home, the societies that rely on them, and the environmental issues threatening them along the way"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: What on Earth Books 2021
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Summary: Describes Earth as a planet, covering its geologic features, continents, and such natural processes as erosion and the water cycle.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Pub Ltd. 2007
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Summary: Describes Earth as a planet, covering its geologic features, continents, and such natural processes as erosion and the water cycle.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: [EDC] 2007
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PRABall, 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 BALDebbink, Andrea
Summary: "While rivers make up just a fraction of the water on Earth, they provide the majority of what we use every day. Rivers run over and through our world, and sometimes we don't even know they are there. But do we fully understand or even appreciate all that rivers can do?"
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.91 DEBCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DEBKrueger, William Kent
Summary: "The acclaimed author of Ordinary Grace crafts a powerful novel about an orphan's life-changing adventure traveling down America's great rivers during the Great Depression, seeking both a place to call home and a sense of purpose in a world sinking into despair"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KRUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KRUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KRUPearce, Fred
Summary: Throughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water for both agriculture and individual consumption, but looming water scarcity threatens to cut global food production and cause conflict and unrest. In this visionary book, Fred Pearce takes readers around the world on a tour of the world's rivers to provide our most complete portrait yet of the growing global water crisis...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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Summary: In this weekly devotional, Francine Rivers invites you to join her in seeking the Creator through the marvelous natural world we live in. Francine shares observations she's gathered over a lifetime of exploring--abroad and in her own backyard--and reflects on how they might apply to your daily life. What do the majestic redwoods, the persistent woodpecker, or a glorious sunrise reveal about our...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC RIVLeavitt, Amie Jane.
Summary: Explores the Rhine River from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea, discusses ways the countries along the river are working together to protect the water, and provides an overview of the history of the area.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mitchell Lane Publishers 2013
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Summary: Take a trip around the world in this fascinating book. Find out what the Earth is made of, who lives in steamy rainforests, how rivers flow into the sea, and much more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Ltd. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Set Look Inside 550 Bone 2014Millard, Candice.
Summary: The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.1 MilCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival MillardWinchester, Simon.
Summary: Chronicle of the author's adventures following the often difficult course of the Yangtze River in China, providing a portrait of the vast country, its history, politics, geography, climate, and culture.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.12 WINHirsch, E.D. Jr.
Summary: "A revised and updated edition of the bestselling definitive Core Knowledge guide for parents and teachers of third grade-age children, featuring all new full-color photographs and illustrations and revised material"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 2015