Huddleston, Emma
Summary: Presents how plants and animals work together to spread seeds, as well as the threats they face and how they can be protected.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 581.4 HUDJacobsmeyer, Nicki
Summary: "Set in the Alaskan wilds, the Iditarod is one of the most extreme races on the planet. As the musher and leader of a high-powered dog sledding team, choosing the right lead dog is just the first of your important decisions. From there, each choice you make will affect whether you come in first, fifth, last, or not at all. You Choose how this adventure ends." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2018
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Summary: "Just a few generations ago we were a nation of seed savers because it was essential to our survival. Many of us have lost touch with this ancient practice, but the knowledge is still inside each and every one of us just waiting to be unlocked. As the demand for locally grown food increases, the demand for local seed is not far behind. After all, food is only as local as the seed that grows it....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Small House 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 631.5 COHJones, Pamela.
Summary: Covers 30 of the most common wild plants of North America. Includes their botanical and everyday names, recognizable features, habitat, history, myths, and practical applications--medical, culinary, and cosmetic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chapters Pub. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.6 JONWallington, Jack
Summary: "Not all weeds are ugly uncontrollable brutes. Yes, they can be difficult and intimidating, but by learning how to grow weeds in unexpected ways you will become a better gardener with a more interesting garden. This book profiles over 50 weeds and shows you surprising ways to grow them, no matter what your garden type: from borders to boxes, sunny to shady, poor soil to rich, tropical to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Laurence King Publishing 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Weeds threaten the safe, efficient, and sustainable production of food, feed, fiber, and biofuel throughout the world. Featuring more than fourteen hundred full-color photographs, this handy guide provides essential information on more than 350 of the most troublesome weedy and invasive plants found in the midwestern United States and central Canada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Georgia Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 580 WEEHurley, Kameron
Summary: "The book collects dozens of Hurley's essays on feminism, geek culture, and her experiences and insights as a genre writer, including "We Have Always Fought," which won the 2013 Hugo for Best Related Work. The Geek Feminist Revolution will also feature several entirely new essays written specifically for this volume."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 HUREdsel, Robert M.
Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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Summary: Transcriptions of more than four hundred Native American land conveyances from Plymouth Colony court records are now accessible to researchers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New England Historic Genealogical Society 2002
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.373 BangsRicherson, Sheri Ann.
Summary: Covers all of the essential techniques- harvesting, drying, disease and pest control, testing and germinating, and sowing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha Books 2012
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Summary: Saving seeds is a time-honored tradition that many gardeners are rediscovering. Anyone can become a successful seed saver - the only limitations are your time, space, and interest. And the benefits of growing and storing your own seeds are many. Detailed seed information for each vegetable and flower gives you everything you need to know about how to raise, harvest, and store seeds for a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.0421 ROGMullins, Matt.
Summary: Photographs and text introduce scientific concepts related to friction, explaining what friction is and what it affects, describing how people have used friction throughout human history, and providing additional facts, statistics, and a time line.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531.1134 MULRay, Janisse
Summary: Discusses the loss of fruit and vegetable varieties and the genetically modified industrial monocultures being used today, shares the author's personal experiences growing, saving, and swapping seeds, and deconstructs the politics and genetics of seeds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.521 RAYHarrison, Lorraine
Contents: Growing the past, saving the future -- Keeping the tradition alive -- What is a heritage variety? -- Why grow heritage plants? -- Heritage plants & the law -- Mr. Etty's esteemed seed directory. The vegetable directory -- The fruit directory -- The herb directory -- The flower directory -- Glossary -- Seed suppliers & useful organizations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ball Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 HARPage, Robin
Summary: Every seed, big or small, needs sunlight, water, and an uncrowded place to put down roots. But how do seeds get to the perfect place to grow? This exploration of seed dispersal covers a wide range of seeds and the creatures that help them move, from a coconut seed floating on waves to an African grass seed rolled by a dung beetle, to a milkweed seed floating on the wind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 581.4 PAGPortis, Antoinette
Summary: "An educational picture book about the life cycle of a sunflower"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books/Holiday House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PORFranklin, Ruth.
Summary: What is the difference between writing a novel about the Holocaust and fabricating a memoir? Are Holocaust writings, by their very nature, exempt from criticism and interpretation? Do narratives about the Holocaust have a special obligation to be truthful--that is, faithful to the facts of history? Is a fictional account of the Holocaust, in the words of Elie Wiesel, "an insult to the dead"? In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809 FRAHahn, Scott
Summary: Why were the early Christians willing to die to protect a single iota of the creed? Why have the Judeans, Romans, and Persians—among others—seen the Christian creed as a threat to the established social order? In The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages, bestselling author Dr. Scott Hahn recovers and conveys the creed s revolutionary character.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Emmaus Road Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 240 HAHStiles, David R.
Summary: "An expanded and updated edition of the classic guide for backyard builders covers all the issues: use, cost, placement, difficulty, and construction basics; and provides detailed illustrations, plans and commonsense advice. Easy-to-follow shed designs with loads of color examples. The new edition of this classic do-it-yourself guide for backyard builders now contains more material and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.89 STIAnderson, Wood Powell.
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Pub. Co. 1977
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Alberta Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.652 ROYPfeiffer, Ehrenfried
Summary: This title covers everything you need to know about the types of plants known as weeds, how they grow and what they can tell us about soil health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2012
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Summary: Introduces making soups and stews; identifies cooking terms, equipment, and ingredients; and shares recipes for such foods as veggie chicken noodle soup, savory potato and ham soup, basic beef stew, and very berry dessert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.81 KUSBaer, T. H.
Summary: Discuss the tools and units of measurement used to measure speed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016