Mikoley, Kate
Summary: "In recent years, it's become more and more common to see vast, open areas of countryside and costal areas filled with wind turbines. From the outside, these devices may look fairly simple-but inside, there are many complex parts that help them turn the wind's energy into electricity. Readers of this engaging guide will get a look at the inner workings of these powerful machines and learn how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.9 MIKSummary: Is global warming human-driven? Can its effects be accurately measured? What are its long-term consequences? According to Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a renowned British space scientist, the only way to answer those questions is through rigorous observation. In this program, Dr. Aderin-Pocock describes her work with the Aeolus satellite project. Named after the "keeper of the winds" in ancient...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Hepworth, Amelia
Summary: "Beep! Beep! Follow the busy tractor around the farm in this super simple first introduction to tractors. With layered die-cuts, fun facts and a mouse to spot on every spread!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2021
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Contents: Don't fade out -- Take it and smile -- Ballad of the Texas king -- I'll never make it -- Is it magic? -- Let's go out on the town -- Living inside -- Use your love! (right now) -- Too bad.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK STESilverman, Buffy.
Summary: Explains why hot air balloons can fly and describes their individual parts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.13322 SILCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.13322 SILHirsch, Rebecca E.
Summary: How much power does the president really have? How does he make decisions? Find the answers to these questions and more in this title. Primary sources with accompanying questions, multiple prompts, Important Dates section, index, and glossary also included.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 351 HIRFinne, Stephanie
Summary: What are the main differences between Republicans and Democrats? How do they function in The House of Representatives? Find the answers to these questions and more in this title. Primary sources with accompanying questions, multiple prompts, Important Dates section, index, and glossary also included.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324 FINDeMillo, Rob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ziff-Davis Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.6 DEMManlapig, Leslie
Summary: Step-by-step instructions on how to use cardboard and duct tape to construct items to help you put on a show.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 MANGralla, Preston.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ziff-Davis Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 004.67 GRACabeca, Anna
Summary: "As women approach the age at which they stop having their monthly period, many start to experience the physical and emotional indignities of hormonal fluctuation and an ensuing "metabolic stall." The result: hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, weight gain, memory loss or brain fog, irritability, and discomfort during sex. Many women are resigned to accept these changes now and for years to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.1 CABCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.1 CABSilverman, Buffy.
Summary: Explains how a jet works and why it can fly.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: E VOX SILSilverman, Buffy.
Summary: Explains how a jet works and why it can fly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.132 SILGordon-Smith, Eleanor
Summary: What if you're not who you think you are? What if you don't really know the people closest to you? And what if your most deeply-held beliefs turn out to be. wrong? In Stop Being Reasonable, philosopher Eleanor Gordon-Smith tells gripping true stories that show the limits of human reason. Susie realises her husband harbours a terrible secret, Dylan leaves the cult he's been raised in since...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 126 GORFrith, Uta
Summary: "Professors and husband-and-wife team Uta and Chris Frith have pioneered major studies of brain disorders throughout their nearly fifty-year career. Here, in Two Heads, their distinguished careers serve as a prism through which they share the compelling story of the birth of neuroscience and their paradigm-shifting discoveries across areas as wide-ranging as autism and schizophrenia research,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.8 FRIFoster, Jeff
Summary: "Now more than ever, it's so important for everyone to understand our government: where it came from, how it works, and how we can bring about change. And, after all, in the words of author and government teacher Jeff Foster, "If you don't participate, you can't complain." This book is a comprehensive and entertaining guide that answers questions like: What is the Constitution? What are the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 320.473 FOSCunningham, Kevin
Summary: How did the president get elected? How did he gain support? Find the answers to these questions and more in this title. Primary sources with accompanying questions, multiple prompts, Important Dates section, index, and glossary also included.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324 CUNArney, Kat
Summary: The language of genes has become common parlance. We know they make your eyes blue, your hair curly or your nose straight. The media tells us that our genes control the risk of cancer, heart disease, alcoholism or Alzheimer's. The cost of DNA sequencing has plummeted from billions of pounds to a few hundred, and gene-based advances in medicine hold huge promise.So we've all heard of genes, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 ARNAliki.
Summary: Briefly introduces various types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossilized dinosaur bones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1988
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETBerger, Melvin.
Summary: Explains why oil spills occur and how they are cleaned up and suggests strategies for preventing them in the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1994
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETGans, Roma
Summary: Explores the mysteries of bird migration, including theories on how birds find their way and how scientists learn about migration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1995
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETOtto, Carolyn.
Summary: Explains how animals, birds, reptiles, and insects vary their markings and color to hide from their enemies and respond to their environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1996
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETPfeffer, Wendy
Summary: Explains how earthworms eat, move, and reproduce and how they help plants to grow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004