Downey, Tika.
Summary: Describes the history, geography, ecology, people, economy, cities, and sights of the state of Michigan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977.4 DOWDana, Juliette Starr
Contents: "Worth a Pilgrimage": July 15-July 20, New York State -- "The Mad Tumult": July 21-July 23, Niagara -- "Lost in the Distance": July 23-July 28, Lakes Erie and Huron, Detroit -- "A Fatiguing Scramble": July 28-July 31, Mackinac -- "Wild Looking Places": August 1-August 3, Sault Ste. Marie -- "Boundary of Civilization": August 4-August 15, Lake Superior -- "Very Rough": August 16-August 22, Lake...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.704 DANGagnon, John (John G.)
Summary: Like Lake Superior itself, the communities of people surrounding the "Big Lake" are vast and full of variety, spanning state and international boundaries. In Lake Superior Profiles: People on the Big Lake, author John Gagnon gives readers a sense of the memorable characters who inhabit the area without attempting to take an exhaustive inventory. Instead, Gagnon met people casually and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2012
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 GAGJankowski, Emily
Summary: The historical significance of the Great Lakes region stretches from thousands of years ago to the present day. Home to factories, important historical landmarks, and miles of coastline, the Great Lakes region is steeped in the past, but looking ahead to the future. Readers follow the growth of the Great Lakes, beginning with early battles to settle and control the region. Sidebars add to the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 JANJames, Sheryl.
Summary: Set in a range of historical time periods and locales as well as featuring a collage of ethnic traditions, these tales are a vivid sample of the state's rich cultural heritage.--Publisher's description.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 JAMWinckler, Suzanne
Summary: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1989
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.7 WINRechner, Amy
Summary: "Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Michigan"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 977.4 RecKohl, Cris.
Summary: A proven bestseller just got better! New second edition includes the 51 best shipwrecks in the eastern Great Lakes (Lakes Ontario, Erie & Huron). Several new shipwrecks not in the previous edition appear now due to recent discoveries and sinkings. Exciting histories and wreck descriptions. Updated and new GPS coordinates for precisely locating shipwrecks. 122 color photos spread throughout the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Seawolf Communications 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.452 KOH VOL 1Call number: 910.452 KOH VOL 2
Stevens, Sufjan.
Contents: Flint (For the unemployed and underpaid) -- All good naysayers, speak up! Or forever hold your peace! -- For the widows in paradise, for the fatherless in Ypsilanti -- Say yes! To Michigan! -- Upper peninsula -- Tahquamenon falls -- Holland -- Detroit, lift up your weary head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!) -- Romulus -- Alanson, crooked river -- Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie -- They also...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Asthmatic Kitty Records 2003
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD PM Stevens 2003Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK STEKadar, Wayne Louis.
Summary: "This book tells the tales of some of each, heroes who risked all to save the lives of others and those whose lust for money justified their lack of morals. There are the courageous men and women of the United State[s] and Canadian Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard who have heroically risked their lives when the lives of others were in peril. In contrast to the heroics some people have...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KADUnited States
Summary: Presents the text of the Constitution of the United States of America, highlighted by full-color illustrations.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Welcome Books 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 342.7302 CONUnited States
Contents: Legislative Branch -- Judicial Branch -- Executive Branch: the President -- Executive Branch: Departments -- Executive Branch: independent agencies and government corporations -- Other international organizations -- Selected bilateral organizations -- Commonly used agency acronyms -- History of agency organizational changes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Claitor's Publishing Division 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Reference, Call number: R 353 UNIRapai, William.
Summary: "There are more than 180 exotic species in the Great Lakes. Some, such as green algae, the Asian tapeworm, and the suckermouth minnow, have had little or no impact so far. But a handful of others--sea lamprey, alewife, round goby, quagga mussel, zebra mussel, Eurasian watermilfoil, spiny water flea, and rusty crayfish--have conducted an all-out assault on the Great Lakes and are winning the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2016
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Harding, James H.
Summary: The revised edition of this well-loved guide is the essential reference for the identification of amphibians and reptiles in the Great Lakes region. Fully updated treatments of over 70 species feature detailed information on the distribution, habitat, behavior, and life history of these fascinating animals. This edition includes all new distribution maps as well as 90 additional color...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2017
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Smithyman, Kathryn
Summary: This book introduces children to the traditional lifestyles of Native nations who lived in the western Great Lakes region, as well as the impact of colonization on Native peoples.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2003
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.04973 SmiCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.04 SMICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Native KalmanEgan, Dan
Summary: The Great Lakes hold 20 percent of the world’s freshwater, and they provide food, work, and weekend fun for tens of millions of Americans. Yet they are under threat as never before. In a work of narrative reporting in the vein of Rachel Carson and Elizabeth Kolbert, prize-winning reporter Dan Egan delivers an eye-opening portrait of our nation’s greatest natural resource as it faces ecological...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.6 EGACopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.6 EGACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 577.630977 EGACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Environment EganRajczak, Michael.
Summary: Presents information on visiting the Great Lakes area, including tourist attractions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 RAJUnited States of America (Musical group)
Contents: The American metaphysical circus -- Hard coming love -- Cloud song -- The garden of earthly delights -- I won't leave my wooden wife for you, Sugar -- Where is yesterday -- Coming down -- Love song for the dead che -- Stranded in time -- The American way of love: pt. 1 Metaphor for an older man/pt. 2 California -- Osamu's birthday -- No love to give -- I won't leave my wood wife for you, Sugar...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sundazed Music, Inc. 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK UNINagelhout, Ryan
Summary: Native people have been living around the Great Lakes for thousands of years. As European settlers arrived, they soon learned that the land around the Great Lakes was an ideal place to settle. Readers learn the history of Great Lakes settlement and much more. Full-color photographs showcase the lakes’ beauty, while social studies content introduces the many cities in the region. From the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 NAGUnited States
Summary: "The official report from the House Intelligence Committee on Donald Trump's secret pressure campaign against Ukraine, featuring an exclusive introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and biographer Jon Meacham. For only the fourth time in American history, the House of Representatives has conducted an impeachment inquiry into a sitting United States president. This landmark document...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.73 IMPMurray, Julie
Summary: "Explore Ohio in this comprehensive title! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversized photos showcase the beauty and diversity of this state. Readers learn about the state's history, cities, land features, animals, industries, sports, famous people, and more! A Tour Book spread highlights kid-friendly things to do in Ohio. Other features include a table of contents, fun facts, a timeline,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977.1 MURContents: Introduction / David Buisseret -- Louis Charles Karpinski and the cartography of the Great Lakes / Mary Sponberg Pedley -- First nations mapmaking in the Great Lakes Region in intercultural contexts: a historical review / G. Malcolm Lewis -- The 1767 maps of Robert Rogers and Jonathan Carver: a proposal for the establishment of the colony of Michilimackinac / Keith R. Widder -- Motives for...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2007