Statts, Leo
Summary: From calves to bulls, Cows introduces readers to these animals and their lives on a farm. This book captivates young readers through simple and easy-to-read text combined with vibrant, full-color photographs. Plus, quick stats sections and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in and learn more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JE Preschool Statts 2017Murray, Julie
Summary: Introduces cattle, and describes their appearance, the sounds they make, what they eat, and how they pass their time on a farm.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J636.2 MURStutzman, Jonathan
Summary: A cautionary tale in which a little girl must find a way to escape an insatiable flock of pigeons after sharing some bread with one.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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Summary: In this book, world-renowned marine ecologist Enric Sala illuminates the many reasons why preserving Earth's biodiversity makes logical, emotional, and economic sense. Using key moments from his own scientific awakening, Sala reveals that our survival depends on all species. The natural world, he explains, is a perfect circular economy, where every species, in life and in death, sustains...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 SALHirsi Ali, Ayaan
Summary: "Ayaan Ali Hirsi makes a powerful case that a religious Reformation is the only way to end the terrorism, sectarian warfare and the repression of women and minorities that each year claim thousands of lives throughout the Muslim world"--Publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 HIRCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 297.2 HIRHayes, Denis
Summary: Presents an assessment of America's dependence on cows that traces the historical role of bovines while exploring the environmental and health challenges posed by the cattle industry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 HAYWalsh, David Allen.
Summary: It's not just a one-word answer, it's a parenting strategy. By saying No when you need to, you help your children develop self-reliance, self-discipline, respect, integrity, the ability to delay gratification, and a host of other crucial character traits they need. Although the importance of using No should be obvious, many parents have a hard time saying it--even when they know they...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.7 WALDaynes, Katie
Summary: Why do we need bees? How do they make honey? And who's who in a beehive? Children can find the answers to these questions and many more in this informative lift-the-flap book. With colourful illustrations, simple text and chunky flaps to lift, young children can discover lots of amazing facts about bees and why they need our help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: "Shanahan examined diets around the world known to help people live longer, healthier lives--diets like the Mediterranean, Okinawa, and "Blue Zone"--and identified the four common nutritional habits, developed over millennia, that unfailingly produce strong, healthy, intelligent children, and active, vital elders, generation after generation. Dr. Cate shows how all calories are not created...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Show love -- Back in time -- Joking me -- Why haven't I? -- Girl -- Just dreaming -- Big wows -- Breathe -- True colours -- Choose like you -- Heartbeats.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Heavenly Records 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK STECulliford, Amy
Summary: "Early readers are introduced to cows and life on a farm. Simple sentences accompany engaging pictures"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2021
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Summary: Presents an introduction to the history and physical characteristics of cows, including various breeds used for both dairy and meat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.2 GREMcGonigal, Jane.
Summary: Visionary game designer Jane McGonigal shows how we can harness the power of computer games to solve real-world problems and boost global happiness, since her research suggests that gamers are expert problem solvers and collaborators because they regularly cooperate with other players to overcome daunting virtual challenges.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.487 MCGHames, Coco
Contents: When you said goodbye -- I do love you -- I don't wanna go -- Long time coming -- Tennessee hollow -- If you ain't mine -- You're calling me -- Tiny pieces -- This house ain't a home -- Dead river.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK HAMSummary: "The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames is widely regarded as America's most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products ... But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life ... has been less widely understood. Narrated by James...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EAMBaio
Contents: Brainwash yyrr face -- The names -- Sister of Pearl -- I was born in a marathon -- Needs -- All the idiots -- Matter -- Endless rhythm -- Scarlett.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Glassnote Entertainment Group 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BAIVanderslice, John.
Contents: Tremble and tear -- Fetal horses -- C&O canal -- Too much time -- D.I.A.L.O. -- Forest knolls -- Oblivion -- Sunken Union boat -- Romanian names -- Carina Constellation -- Summer stock -- Hard times.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Dead Oceans 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK VANEltahawy, Mona
Summary: "Drawing on her years as a campaigner and commentator on women's issues in the Middle East, [Eltahawy] explains that since the Arab Spring began, women in the Arab world have had two revolutions to undertake: one fought with men against oppressive regimes, and another fought against an entire political and economic system that treats women in countries from Yemen and Saudi Arabia to Egypt,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 ELTBell, Rachael
Summary: Describes the habits and behavior of cows and how they are kept and cared for on a dairy farm.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 636.2 BELLarson, Emily
Summary: "The hottest baby name trends, lists, and forecasts ... plus thousands of names to browse."--Page 4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Inc 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929 LARShane, Neala
Summary: "What's in a name? Thoreau thought 'all the poetry in the world.' How does a parent live up to that? Here, parents find more than lists: each entry illuminates a name's distinctive spiritual, historical, and cultural background--its poetry. Names, the initial way we meet someone, from the traditional or religious to the 'made up' and even controversial, are fully explained. Each entry includes...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929 SHABrodey, Denise.
Contents: What's not for lunch / Nadine -- You can't rush a good thing / Lorie Bricker -- Musical beds / Nicole Lynch -- Impacting the bottom line / Rose Walker -- My other half / Lisa Carver -- Hysterical blindness / Ellen Glaser -- Private session in progress / Richard Ellenson -- Mother's helpers / Dawn Mitten -- Only human / Marla Davishoff -- Crash landings / Laura Cichoracki -- Danger : do not...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8740 BROCorriher, Shirley.
Summary: The 230 recipes in this cookbook demonstrate the roles of ingredients and techniques, offering instruction on how to correct recipes. Covers everything from the rise and fall of cakes, through unscrambling the powers of eggs, and why red cabbage turns blue during cooking but red peppers do not.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 CORRGregory, Josh
Summary: Describes how plants and humans have interacted throughout history, detailing how people genetically modify plants to serve certain purposes, and why plants are important to the survival of all life on Earth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020