Goodman, Elyssa Maxx
Summary: From the lush feather boas that adorned early female impersonators to the sequined lip syncs of barroom queens to the drag kings that have us laughing in stitches, drag has played a vital role in the creative life of New York City. But the evolution of drag in the city, as an art form, a community and a mode of liberation, has never before been fully chronicled. Now, for the first time,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2023
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Summary: The fascinating world of nature and its creatures are presented in photographs and informative text to assist children in exploring the subject. The book includes feature spreads on aspects on animal behaviour.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Armadillo 2014
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Summary: "With magical, concise and perceptive poems, Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman captures the life of a tree frog in an intimate and moving way. A master of the science note, her fascinating sidebars help bind the twin poems together and ground our perspective. We learn how treefrogs have sticky toe pads, how they still themselves when in danger, how they can change from green to gray to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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Summary: This title focuses on the Los Angeles Rams and gives information related to the team's origin in the NFL, their journey through the decades, and highlighting their Hall of Fame players. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Explores the similarities between leopards and cheetahs, and how to tell them apart. Discover how traits like size, fur patterns, and hunting practices can be used to identify these big cats. Additional features include a side-by-side comparison of the animals, an activity encouraging readers to demonstrate their knowledge, a phonetic glossary, sources for further reading, an introduction to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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Summary: Discusses lions, tigers, cheetahs, and other big cats whose strength, speed, and cunning make them very successful hunters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow
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Summary: "What if our dreams could offer spiritual insight for personal growth and social transformation? Leading dream expert Kelly Bulkeley brings us time-honored methods to stimulate our innate dreaming capacity, including the latest research on dreaming and strategies from seasoned, vivid dreamers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadleaf Books, an imprint of 1517 Media 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 154.6 BULClutton-Brock, Juliet.
Summary: Text and photographs present the anatomy, behavior, habitats, and other aspects of wild and domestic cats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.74428 CLUHirsch, Andy
Summary: Bean, a calico kitten abandoned on the streets, explores the history of domesticated cats, detailing how evolution and selective breeding have developed such traits in cats as retractable claws, slit pupils, and sense of balance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2019
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Summary: "A LEOPARD LEAPS into a tree with prey twice its weight. A LION lets out a ROAR and lunges at a wildebeest across the golden plains. A JAGUAR silently STALKS a deer through the dense, dark jungle. Through famed National Geographic photographer Steve Winter's legendary, award-winning lens, readers will get up close and personal with the "big four"--lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards--presented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA ANGSummary: Traces the evolution of cats from their beginnings on the Asian continent to their introduction into the Americas, taking an in-depth look at what makes the family of felines unique and the evolutionary tricks and adaptions that truly make a cat, a cat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: "Become an expert on all the big cats of the world, from well-known safari favorites like the king cheetah to the elusive snow leopard and the tiny rusty-spotted cat. Learn about the species-specific behavior, habitats, diets, and cool quirks of the most extraordinary cats on the planet"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Applesauce Press 2022
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Summary: Text and pictures introduce lions, tigers, leopards, and the other big cats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1990
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: JE 599.74 URQMarsico, Katie
Summary: From snow leopards to tigers, almost all of the world’s big cat species are in danger of dying out. These fierce predators live all over the world in many different habitats and play an important role in their local ecosystems. Readers will discover how human activities are harming the cats and what can be done to save them. They will also learn about big cats species that have already gone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.75 MARShehadeh, Raja
Summary: "A moving account of one man's border crossings-both literal and figurative-by the award-winning author of Palestinian Walks, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six Day War In what has become a classic of Middle Eastern literature, Raja Shehadeh, in Palestinian Walks, wrote of his treks through the hills surrounding Ramallah over a period of three decades under Israel's occupation. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHEHADEH, RAJA SHEDi Prima, Diane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DI PRIMA, DIANE DIPGrant, Russell.
Summary: Hundreds of precise definitions to help decode the messages received while sleeping.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Main Street 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 154.63 GRAWeschcke, Carl Llewellyn
Summary: Dreams fascinate the mind and the imagination, and now those dreams can be harnessed to enrich daily life through the power of intentional dreaming. Written in part by Louis Culling and completed by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke, Dream ESP is the key to creating a partnership between your subconscious and conscious self.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Publications 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 135 WESGreenberg, Mark
Summary: Back in 2007, when Barack Hussein Obama announced his campaign, his election seemed to be a long shot. But he won in a decisive victory, also garnering a record 69.5 million votes, and on January 20, 2009, he became the 44th president of the United States and its first African American chief executive. Now, after two terms, this book explores Obama's journey in pictures, from his remarkable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2017
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Summary: "Did you know that a group of tree frogs is called an army -- or that a frog's tongue attaches to the front of its mouth? Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020
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Summary: "In a dazzling mix of reportage, analysis, and memoir, the leading Palestinian writer of our time reflects on aging, failure, the occupation, and the changing face of Ramallah"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Conari Press 1996