Summary: The development of a child from conception to birth, using both microimagery and the story of a young couple preparing for their first child.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LIFDuncan, Dayton.
Contents: Preface: Come up me / Ken Burns -- Introduction -- Look forward to distant times -- Floyd's bluff -- Land of plenty -- Children -- Vision quest / William Least Heat-Moon -- Perfect harmony -- Scenes of visionary enchantment -- Most distant fountain of the mighty Missouri -- Friends / Stephen E. Ambrose -- Hungry Creek -- O! The Joy -- Wet and disagreeable -- Finding Sacagawea / Erica Funkhouser...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1997
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Summary: "Invites readers to dive into the dazzling nighttime ocean. Countless microscopic plankton -- larval creatures such as ornate ghost pipefish, left-handed hermit crabs and bony-eared assfish -- ascend to the upper waters to feed, returning to the depths before sunrise."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2022
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 578.77 HOYHoyt, Megan
Summary: Written by award-winning author Megan Hoyt, this thoughtful STEM picture book biography about the brilliant architect of Grand Central Terminal is a celebration of resilience in the face of adversity, creative problem solving, and, of course, trains! With whimsical illustrations by Dave Szalay.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WILSaxton, Curtis.
Summary: Presents detailed labeled drawings, with background text, of the various spacecraft in "Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 791.43 SAXLaxton, Edward.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.5081 LAXBetz-Hamilton, Axton
Summary: In a powerful memoir, identity theft expert Betz-Hamilton tells the shocking and unsettling story of her family, betrayal, and deceit. Convinced that the thief had to be someone they knew, Axton and her parents completely cut off the outside world, isolating themselves from friends and family.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BETZ-HAMILTON, AXTON BETFreymann, Saxton.
Summary: Brief text and photographs of carvings made from vegetables introduce the world of emotions by presenting leading questions such as "Are you feeling angry?"
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 152.4 FRECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social Emo Freymann 1999Hoyt, Megan
Summary: When she was young, Katalin Karik decided she would study science--even though she had never even met a scientist! But she was determined to learn as much as she could about the human body, and once she made a decision, she stuck with it. Katalin had to learn English while attending university, but she worked hard until she became a doctor. After facing many challenges, including lack of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KARHoyt, Erich.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.77 HOYPaxton, Tom
Summary: Enthusiastic siblings describe the animals at the "zoo, zoo, zoo."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow Junior Books 1996
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 683.82 BROBrown, Alton
Summary: Contains more than 150 recipes and close to 1,000 photographs and illustrations from the Peabody Award-winning TV show, "Good Eats", along with explanations of techniques, lots of food-science information (of course!) and more food puns, food jokes and food trivia than you can shake a wooden spoon at.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 BROAston, Felicity
Summary: "The story of how British polar explorer Felicity Aston gathered a team of ten women from across Europe and the Middle East to ski over the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.911 ASTBrown, Alton
Summary: Showcasing everything Alton Brown fans have ever wanted to know about his award-winning television show, "The Middle Years" is chock-full of behind-the-scenes photographs and trivia, science-of-food information, cooking tips, and--of course--recipes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 BROBrown, Alton
Summary: "This long-anticipated fourth and final volume in the bestselling Good Eats series of cookbooks draws on two reboots of the beloved television show by the inimitable Alton Brown--Good Eats Reloaded and Good Eats: The Return. With more than 150 new and improved recipes for everything from chicken parm to bibimbap and cold brew to corn dogs, accompanied by mouthwatering original photography, The...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 BROBarton, Chris
Summary: "A picture book biography on Alton Yates, a Black man who served in the Air Force in the 1950s and contributed to key research on flight safety for pilots and passengers. After returning home, Alton dedicated his life to standing against Jim Crow and fighting for racial equality"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARBrown, Alton
Summary: A collection of more than eighty recipes, arranged by method of cooking, which Food Network host Alton Brown has collected throughout his career.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2002
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Summary: "In Snail Trail, children follow a colorful snail's silvery trail as he slides through eight modern pictures while searching for his very own "snail-portrait" - a piece of art that represents him. As he glides past famous works such as Pablo Picasso's "Maya in a Sailor Suit," Jackson Pollock's "Number 20," Mark Rothko's "White Centre," Salvador Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory," and Henri...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAXSaxton, Curtis.
Summary: Presents detailed labeled drawings, with background text, of the various spacecraft in "Star Wars: episode III, revenge of the Sith."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.43 SaxJohnston, Antony.
Summary: "As Communism collapses and the Berlin Wall crumbles, an undercover MI6 spy is killed while carrying priceless information--a list containing the name of every spy in Berlin. But no list is found on his body. MI6 sends veteran operative Lorraine Broughton to recover the list. But she walks into a powder keg of social unrest, counter-espionage, defections gone bad, and secret...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oni 2012
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 JOHHort, Lenny.
Summary: Introductory biography of the first president of the United States. George Washington is often called the father of our country. He beat the odds to lead the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, served as first president of the United States, and then retired from public life to farm Virginia's largest plantation. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WASHort, Lenny.
Summary: A retelling of the traditional Russian tale in which a lazy fool catches an enchanted fish which promises him that every wish he ever makes will come true.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.21 HORHort, Lenny.
Summary: Different aniamls--including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more--make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2000