MacQuity, Miranda.
Summary: The natural history, behavior and secret lives of sharks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 1997
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Summary: "This journey through the world's coral reefs uncovers the incredible codependencies between fish, marine animals, and the underwater landscape. Across thirteen unique reef locations in tropical and cold waters, readers will discover the rich variety of marine life that rely on coral reefs for their survival. Along the way, they will encounter corals, turtles, fish, crustaceans, and marine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.77 TZOKandinsky, Wassily
Summary: This volume presents abstract Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944). It reproduces scores of recently rediscovered paintings that had languished for decades in Soviet museums and in private collections. The author provides new details on Kandinsky's life and art, discussing his little-known experimental stage plays which strove for a synthesis of all the arts, and his friendships with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guggenheim Museum 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.7 KanBassil, Andrea.
Summary: Vincent van Gogh's artistic career only lasted from about 1880 to 1890. During that time, he produced over eight hundred paintings and a huge collection of drawings. Virtually self-taught, van Gogh developed his own individual style, which continues to inspire many today. Few artists of his time regarded him as a great painter, but during the twentieth century, decades after his death, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub./World Almanac Library 2004
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Summary: "Arabiyya celebrates the alluring aromas and flavors of Arab food and the welcoming spirit with which they are shared. Written from her point of view as an Arab in diaspora, Reem takes readers on a journey through her Palestinian and Syrian roots, showing how her heritage has inspired her recipes for flatbreads, dips, snacks, platters to share, and more. With a section specializing in breads of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: Eight hundred years ago, Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt met on the bloody battlefields of the Crusades. Based on new research and scholarship about that fateful meeting, The Sultan and The Saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history as two men of faith fought against a century of war and distrust in a search for mutual respect and common ground.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SULCook, William R. (William Robert)
Summary: A series of twelve 30 min. lectures. Historian William Cook and literary scholar Ronald Herzman discuss the life, world, and legacy of Francis of Assisi.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great 271.3 FrancisAndrew, Christopher M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.124 ANDDe' Medici Stucchi, Lorenza
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins Publishers 1989
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 641.5945 DEMRosenstock, Barb
Summary: Describes how Vasya Kandinsky's creative life was profoundly shaped by a neurological condition called synesthesia which caused him to experience colors as sounds and sounds as colors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB KANDINSKY ROSHodges, Margaret.
Summary: A young man rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty and good works, always befriending animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 270.092 HODSummary: A tale of one family's ambition and of Europe's struggle to emerge from the ravages of the Dark Ages. The Medici used charm, skill, and ruthlessness to garner unparalleled wealth and power, ruling Europe for more than 300 years.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2009