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America in the 20th century America in the twentieth century (Hamilton, N.J.) Digging in Geology Dino-sphere Early bird Earth science Graphic science biographies Let's-read-and-find out science. Stage 2 Search for an American voice in theater True book World Book's science & nature guidesStorad, Conrad J.
Summary: Discusses what fossil fuels are, how they were created, how they are used and the need to find alternate sources of energy before the available fossil fuels are used up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 662.6 STOGorman, Jacqueline Laks
Summary: "Explains what fossil fuels are, how they are extracted and used, and the problems they cause. It also discusses the steps people can take to limit the negative effects of fossil fuels and to move toward renewable forms of energy"--P. [4] of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.82 GORSummary: Our planet is slowly but surely running out of easily accessible fossil fuel. But what if there was a viable alternative to conventional oil? This film reveals the global search that is underway to develop a renewable energy source from algae. Learn about ground breaking research being done by the National Research Council in Halifax and explains why algae fuel isn't that far-fetched since it's...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Rau, Dana Meachen
Summary: We rely on energy to fuel our activities, but fossil fuels cause pollution. And their supply is running out. What can you do? Alternative energy sources such as water, wind, and sun provide a promising and environmentally friendly solution to our looming energy crisis. And simply conserving energy can help your family save money while protecting the planet. Join the Green Generation. Together...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.794 RAUSummary: Presents various perspectives on the benefits of fossil fuels compared to renewable energy sources, featuring input from experts, politicians, the courts, advocacy groups, the media, and ordinary citizens.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 333 CRITaylor, Paul D.
Summary: Discover what fossilized shells, bones, skulls, teeth, and plants tell us about the distant past.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 TAYContents: Whole lotta shakin' goin' on (Jerry Lee Lewis) -- Come go with me (The Dell-Vikings) -- I'm walkin' (Fats Domino) -- Keep a knockin' (Little Richard) -- Happy, happy birthday baby (The Tune Weavers) -- At the hop (Danny and the Juniors) -- Wake up little Susie (The Everly Brothers) -- Little bitty pretty one (Thurston Harris) -- C.C. Rider (Chuck Willis) -- Jim Dandy (LaVern Baker) -- Susie-Q...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Music 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ROCDashboard Confessional (Musical group)
Contents: Get me right -- Until morning -- Everybody learns from disaster -- Belle of the boulevard -- I know about you -- Alter the ending -- Blame it on the changes -- Even now -- The motions -- No news is bad news -- Water and bridges -- Hell on the throat.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: DGC Records 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DASHolmes, Kirsty
Summary: "Fossils are our key to the far past. Remains or even just traces of life from earlier eras have allowed us to reconstruct various times and places far different from our modern period. The most famous, perhaps, are those fossils that dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures left behind. In this high-interest volume, readers will gain an understanding of different kinds of fossils as well as...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 HOLSawyer, Ava
Summary: "How do we know about the plants and animals that lived millions of years ago? Fossils! Every continent contains fossils that tell us about organisms that once existed on Earth. Fossils also give us details about what the planet was like in these prehistoric times. Find out how fossils are formed, how they are identified, and much more."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 SAWImagined Village
Summary: 2012 album from multi-cultural Folk/World fusion collective featuring members of Afro Celt Sound System, Red Snapper, Transglobal Underground, The Bays, Duotone, folk royalty Martin and Eliza Carthy and Jackie Oates. This long awaited release is the follow-up to 2010's acclaimed Empire & Love album. Eccentric Man.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 101 DISTRIBUTION 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK IMAGreenwalt, Dale E.
Summary: "We usually think of fossils as being composed of rock, the original contents of the organisms lost to time. However, this is changing. Due to new technologies scientists are able to access the ancient biomolecules--the pigments, proteins, chemicals, and DNA--that once performed critical roles in organisms and have been preserved accross millions of years. In this book, Dale Greenwalt...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 572 GRESquire, Ann.
Summary: An introduction to fossils, discussing the different types, where they are found, and how they are made.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 SQURockwell, Anne F.
Summary: Presents how oil is used currently, what alternatives can help us use less oil energy in the future, and the impact of oil use on the environment.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Ecology RockwellLove Fossil
Contents: Prelude -- Hands of the dead -- Scientific method -- Cosmonaut -- Demiurgic -- Wound -- Immanentize the eschaton -- Beggars choose -- Memes and ribosomes
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Amber Lit Audio
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL LOVContents: Introduction to fossils: Rocks on the move -- How do fossils form? -- Plants -- Algae & cyanobacteria -- Looking for fossils -- Intervertebrates: Sponges, corals & echinoderms: Sponges & corals -- Sea urchins -- Sea lilies & starfish -- How fossils got there -- Mollusks: Bivalves -- Trace fossils -- Cephalopods -- Gastropods & others -- Housing your collection -- Arthropods: Trilobites -- Other...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Science WorldBayarri, Jordi
Summary: "Mary Anning made some of the most notable fossil discoveries of the nineteenth century. Her uncovering of ichthyosaur remains, plesiosaurus remains, and more expanded people's knowledge of prehistoric life. This graphic biography follows Anning from her early life in a family of fossil hunters in a coastal British town to her years as a collector who impacted scientific research and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2023
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Summary: From individual grains to desert dunes, from the bottom of the sea to the landscapes of Mars, and from billions of years in the past to the future, this is the extraordinary story of one of nature's humblest, most powerful, and most ubiquitous materials.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 553.622 WELCrane, Cody
Summary: What are fossils and how do they form? What kinds of fossils exist, and where are they found? This introduction to fossils covers the basics from the discovery of dinosaurs to the information fossils reveal about Earth's prehistoric past.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 CRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J560 CRASummary: This program considers the unique synergy between method acting and poetic realism, as Ellen Adler and Tom Oppenheim, of The Stella Adler Conservatory, and author William Simon track the changes in American theater from pre- to post-World War II society. America's newfound place on the world stage is spotlighted, along with the careers of Paul Robeson, Canada Lee, and Marlon Brando; milestone...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Owen, Ruth
Summary: Fossil hunters have discovered the giant bones of a T. rex in a hot, dusty desert. It's time to call for help--and get digging! Each title in this new series digs deep into one fascinating area of the Dinosphere. The expertly crafted text with strong visual cues to support new vocabulary will engage early readers as they build their reading confidence. This 24-page book features controlled text...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 560 OWEStayton, Robert
Summary: A detailed blueprint for a clean sustainable energy future based on solar photovoltaics. Power Shift explains to a general audience how energy works and why it determines the future of humankind. Power Shift provides historical background on how the human relationship with energy developed, and how that relationship was gradually taken over by fossil fuels, converting us all into energy...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sandstone Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333 STASummary: During the presidencies of Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, America was witness to so many political, corporate, and social reforms that the period came to be known as the Progressive Era. This program provides an excellent overview of the times, underscoring the importance of women's suffrage, the Square Deal, the temperance movement, and other signal initiatives. In...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006