Summary: In this cinematic concert - the concluding film of the Qatsi Trilogy preceded by Koyaanisqatsi (Life out of balance), and Powaqqatsi (Life in transformation) - images reanimated from everyday reality, then visually altered with state-of-the-art digital techniques, chronicle the shift from a world organized by the principles of nature to one dominated by technology, the synthetic and the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NAQKrueger, William Kent.
Summary: The 200 acres of great white pines, sacred to the Anishinaabe tribe and known to them as Minishoomisag (the native word for Our Grandfathers), lie just a stone's throw from the lumber mill of Karl Lindstrom, a wealthy industrialist hardly known for his environmental sensitivity. So, when an explosion at Lindstrom's mill results in the death of one of his night watchmen, it's little wonder that...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KRUYuki, Kaori.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2007
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CAISummary: A collection of reissued stories with simple vocabulary featuring Dick, Jane, and other familiar characters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2003
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN JUMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Purple Read 2004Hatke, Ben
Summary: Teaming up with new friend Zita the spacegirl, Jack and Lilly confront an army of dangerous giants and screeds ready to lay siege to Earth and determined to end all human life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Donald Duck and his friends experience wild adventures, taking them through time and space.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gemstone Pub. 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Higgins, Jack
Summary: Twin boys Harry and Max Kelso are separated at the age of twelve when their parents divorce, leaving Harry in the U.S. with his father and sending Max to live in Germany with his mother, but the two meet again in the early days of World War II, this time as pilots on opposite sides of the conflict.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World 2008
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC HIGFeehan, Christine
Summary: Stolen from her home at a young age and tormented for centuries, Elisabeta Trigovise is scared to show herself to anyone. Even though she has been rescued and is now safe within the Carpathian compound, she has lived in fear for so long she has no idea how to survive without it. She wants to answer the siren call of her lifemate--but the very thought terrifies her. Before he found Elisabeta,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FEETwain, Mark
Summary: Presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave as he intended.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 818..4 TWACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TWAIN, MARK TWA Vol. 1Baglio, Ben M.
Summary: While helping to set up a Santaland outside Walton Cottage Hospital, Mandy and James spot a stray Jack Russell terrier. They also befriend Charlie, a young patient, who desperately wants a dog for Christmas. Can they bring the two together?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J AA 34Le Van, Marthe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.59 Le VanLe Van, Marthe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.59 Le VanMartin, Andrew (Andrew J.)
Summary: "For potters, mold making is invaluable because it allows them to slip-cast identical multiples of their work-and this newly revised, now in color edition of Andrew Martin's classic is the definitive guide to the craft. No other volume has shown the processes in such how-to detail. It's overflowing with hundreds of photos, key techniques, projects, master artist profiles, and troubleshooting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 738.142 MARTourtillott, Suzanne J. E. (Edt)/ Tortillott, Suzannue.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2002
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Pozo, Angelica.
Summary: Contains creative techniques for a number of ceramic tile projects with detailed information and instruction on basic tools and materials, glaze application, and techniques for making slab tiles.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 738.6 POZShippee, Melissa
Summary: Drawing from the shapes, colors, patterns, and beauty of the natural world, this collection for intermediate and advanced beaded jewelry makers weaves dazzling works of art that can be worn for a variety of occasions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5942 SHIMicklos, John
Summary: "With the Declaration of Independence, the 13 colonies in America declared their independence from Great Britain. Virginian Thomas Jefferson, later the third president of the United States, was chosen to write it. But did he write every word? Did anyone help him? What are the differences between his first draft and the document signed by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776? Readers will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.4 MICMicklos, John
Summary: "The bloody Battle of Spotsylvania Court House took place in May 1864. The frantic back-and-forth fighting at an area now called the Bloody Angle was among the fiercest single-day battles of the entire Civil War. How did the bullet-riddled stump of a once-mighty oak tree there become a symbol of the conflict? What can its story tell us about that day's battle and the broader history of the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 MICHamilton, Sue L.
Summary: "This title introduces the Porsche. Readers will learn about the Porsche's history, models, special features, technical specs, racing career, and prevalence in popular culture. Large dynamic photos illustrate easy-to-read text, Xtreme Facts give additional information, and an Xtreme Challenge quiz shows what you've learned! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards." --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A&D Xtreme, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Baglio, Ben M.
Summary: While vacationing in the Lake District, Mandy and James spot a Labrador puppy who appears at home where they are staying. But with no identification on the dog, how will they find the owner?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J AA 37Micklos, John
Summary: "The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.804 MICYomtov, Nelson
Summary: "Plymouth Rock has long stood as a symbol of the Pilgrims' journey to and settlement in America. But how much of the story surrounding it is true? What did the Pilgrims' arrival mean to the Wampanoag people who were already living there? What were the long-lasting effects of the interactions between the two groups? How did a seaside rock come to be associated with the Pilgrims' landing, and was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022