Jones, Molly M. (Molly McGregor)

Summary: Explore the world of medieval knights, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Childs World 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J932 CHI

Pascal, Janet B.

Summary: "Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the worlds most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!"--Amazon.com.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2014

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 972.8 PAS

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHE BASKET

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Places What

Kelly, James F. (James Floyd)

Summary: Presents a history and description of computer programming, or coding, noting such figures as Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace, and provides a parent guide, tips, and a quiz.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KEL

Summary: The Grinch tries to ruin Christmas for the Whos in Whoville, but when he is outsmarted by little Cindy Lou Who he comes to see the true meaning of Christmas.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2002

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HOW

Faber, Polly

Summary: "The sky is getting dark. In the city, a little girl is eating her dinner, brushing her teeth, and getting ready for bed. Meanwhile, her mother is putting on her coat and getting ready to go to work. Where is she going and who will she see along the way? As the night goes on, readers will see nurses, cleaners, delivery workers, doctors, police officers, journalists, and many other workers who...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2022

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FAB

Rodriguez, Janel

Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 ROD

George, Isabel.

Summary: From horses and elephants carrying armies, to dogs parachuting from planes and dolphins detecting mines, animals have played a part in some of the bloodiest battles in history. Their stories are as compelling and tragic as those of the soldiers they served.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2006

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.4 GEO

Hurley, Jorey

Summary: What once was a vacant lot, watch as truck by truck, a towering skyscraper is built.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUR

Cone, Molly

Summary: Describes the efforts of the Jackson Elementary School in Everett, Washington, to clean up a nearby stream, stock it with salmon, and preserve it as an unpolluted place where the salmon could return to spawn.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sierra Club Books for Children 1992

Copies Available at Peninsula

2 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 639.3 CON
Call number: J630.3 CON

Mack, Molly.

Summary: When it comes to heading into the wilderness, there's nothing more important than being prepared. The best way to be prepared is to develop wilderness survival skills, including the ability to find food in the wild. This text teaches young wilderness aficionados the essential knowledge needed to find food in nature, including basic plant identification and foraging techniques. Simple diagrams,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.6 MAC

Innes, Brian

Summary: Provides the history of torture, from its earliest uses right up to the present day, explaining the tools and techniques of torture, and also details the fight against torture through the work of international campaigners such as Amnesty International.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2017

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364.6 INN

Levy, Janey

Summary: "It's something many Americans are certain is a solid fact: Columbus discovered America. But it's not true. First, Columbus never landed on the North American mainland. And second, how can someone "discover" a place that's already home to millions of people? In this lively and engaging book, readers will uncover the truth behind many myths about explorers in the Americas. Accessible text...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.01 LEV

Levy, Janey

Summary: "Piranhas are small fish with sharp teeth and a ferocious reputation. They're reputedly such fierce, terrifying predators that horror movies have been made about them. But do they really warrant their reputation? This absorbing volume dives into the world of piranhas to discover the truth about these South American freshwater fish. Special attention will be paid to the most infamous-and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.48 LEV

Levy, Janey

Summary: "Hippos and polar bears are both fairly large mammals that spend much of their time in water, but is that where their similarities end? Readers of this captivating book will find out the answer to that and many more questions as they imagine these two beasts battling it out. Colorful photographs and a dynamic page layout assist with the understanding of key elementary science concepts. After...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.63 LEV

Morey, Allan

Summary: "Simple text and full-color photographs describe Irish Wolfhounds"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7 MOR

Levy, Janey

Summary: In this dynamic volume on a perpetually popular subject, budding paleontologists learn about a birdlike dinosaur in China, a fossilized dinosaur brain in England, and dinosaur feathers trapped in amber in Myanmar. They'll also come face-to-face with the largest dinosaur ever found, a reptile heavier than a Boeing 737, in Argentina. All of these amazing things have been discovered in just the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560.2 LEV

Levy, Janey

Summary: "There are stories of meat-eating plants, but are they really true? Yes! Plants are just as freaky as animals in many ways. This book dives into jungles, forests, and fields all over the world that contain some of the wildest plants on the planet. From Venus flytraps and pitcher plants to a plant that smells like a rotting corpse, these organisms are as diverse as they are weird. Toxic mosses...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 580.2 LEV