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Summary: For a long time, aviation experts and pilots thought aircraft couldn’t fly faster than the speed of sound. They believed there was a point where the plane and pilot would just explode! They called it the sound barrier. In 1947, Chuck Yeager proved that to be untrue, and in 2012, a skydiver broke the sound barrier without a plane to fly in! From the challenges of airplane technology to daredevil...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 NIVZoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner.
Summary: Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, and additional Story Behind the Story facts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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Summary: Recounts the journey made by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkey to the peak of Mount Everest, the highest location on Earth, highlighting how they used teamwork to make it to the top.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.54 HERChu, Amy
Summary: "Trot, a Vietnamese American surfer girl, and Cap'n Bill, her cranky one-eyed cat, catch too big a wave and wipe out, sucked down into a magical underwater kingdom where an ancient deep-sea battle rages"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 CHUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC CHUSummary: 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.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.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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Summary: "Stretching across a rocky plateau in America, carved deep into the rocks by the rushing Colorado River, lies the Grand Canyon. Its bands of rock tell us about millions of years of our planet's history and the indigenous Hopi, Havasupai, and Navajo tribes amongst others that have ties to the land. Today at least five million people visit Grand Canyon National Park every year. This stunning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2024
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Summary: This book describes how processed foods get to the point that they are no longer healthy, natural food and how foods that are deep-fried put extra calories into human bodies that become obese and have health problems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 642 JOHArd, Cath
Summary: "There is a wilderness where waterfalls plunge down rocky cliffs, herds of bison graze on sweeping grasslands, and forests ring with the owls of wolves. A place where mud bubbles, springs steam, and water explodes from deep underground. People have been drawn to this landscape for thousands of years and now it's your turn to explore... Welcome to Yellowstone"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978.752 ARDChapman, Sital Gorasia
Summary: "Beep the robot would love nothing more than to have her own pet, like her friends do. One morning she gets a surprise delivery--a parcel containing circles, squares, triangles, and pentagons for her to make her own robot cat! Beep realizes that she can't make a pet pal from flat, two-dimensional shapes so, with a flash of magic, the shapes become three-dimensional spheres, cubes, and pyramids....
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2023
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE CHAGreen, Jen.
Summary: This book tells the stories of adventurers who have defied gravity and soared above the Earth, from pioneer aviators and astronauts to the free-falling fearlessness of Felix Baumgartner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Raintree 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.13 GREQuick, Megan
Summary: "Imagine walking up to the towering rock formation in northeastern Wyoming called Devils Tower and planning to climb it. Would the name give you pause? The eerie place has been part of many Native American legends and remains a sacred spot to this day. In this book, readers find out how Devils Tower formed as a result of volcanic activity and how it became the first U.S. national monument! Fact...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978.7 QUIScales, Helen
Summary: A renowned oceanographer introduces the Great Barrier Reef and its ecosystems, revealing how the reef came to be, its place in the world and what we can all do to help ensure that it is around for future generations to discover and enjoy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.7 SCABenson, Tyler.
Summary: Onyx and Hogan are ready for another adventure, but this time they aren't on a mission to save lives, they're on a mission to save Christmas! Once a year the Mighty Mackinaw becomes the Christmas Tree Ship, delivering trees to families in Chicago who might otherwise have to go without a Christmas tree. This year Onyx and Hogan are along for the ride! But as the 240-foot Coast Guard cutter is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ensign Benson Books LLC 2014
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Summary: "No landform could sound quite as scary as Death Valley! Its name came from a group of gold seekers who almost didn't make it out alive-and some of their companions didn't. In this book, lower elementary readers explore this hot, dry part of the American Southwest and the national park that now exists there. The main content includes the flora and fauna found there as well as the adaptations...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 QUIQuick, Megan
Summary: "Why do so many people visit the Dead Sea? Its name alone should scare them off, and the fact that no fish or plants can live in it should chill a person more than a cool dip in the sea on a hot day! This book takes readers to this lake in the Middle East where some truly scary things have happened--like sinkholes opening around its coast! A mix of social studies and science content, the main...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 915.69404 QUIBenson, Tyler.
Summary: Onyx and the Guardian of the Straits are back in another exciting adventure! During routine helicopter operations with Air Station Traverse City, the Coast Guard is suddenly called to rescue a mother and daughter stranded in Lake Michigan. When the crew spots the capsized sailboat, the Coast Guard rescue swimmer wastes no time. The mother needs immediate medical attention and the little girl is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ensign Benson Books LLC 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC BENQuick, Megan
Summary: "Bigfoot, and other cryptids like it, are found in the stories of cultures around the world. But on a long trail in northwestern California, hikers swear they've spotted the real thing! In this book, readers head into the wild to learn about the story of Bigfoot, for whom the trail is named, and also learn about the area of the United States that the trail is in as well as about some other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.94 QUIAlbee, Jay
Summary: "Lex Luthor is up to no good! He's trying to dig up deep-sea Kryptonite. Batgirl and Supergirl rush in to end his operation, but deadly green dust fills the cavern, draining the Girl of Steel's powers. What's worse, the tunnels are at risk of total collapse! Can the two Super Heroes stop Luthor's scheme before they're trapped beneath the waves?" -- back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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Summary: Freddi, Jodie, and Samantha travel back in time to the 1930's to visit Amelia Earhart. Includes a brief biography of Amelia Earhart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 2007