Wagner, Eric Loudon
Summary: "How life bounces back from epic destruction On May 18, 1980, people all over the world watched with awe and horror as Mount St. Helens erupted in southwestern Washington. Fifty-seven people were killed, and hundreds of square miles of what had been lush forests and wild rivers were to all appearances destroyed. While most people thought of the eruption as a catastrophe, a small, ragtag team of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Washington Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577 WAGNelson, Sharlene P.
Summary: Describes the destruction caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, the slow return of plant and animal life, and the special area set aside to study this renewal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.784 NELBlackburn, Julia.
Summary: An account of Napoleon's six years on the island of St. Helena describes the island's strange history and recounts the stories, myths, and absurdities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.05 BLAGorokhova, Elena.
Summary: Elena Gorokhova grows up in 1960's Leningrad where she discovers that beauty and passion can be found in unexpected places in Soviet Russia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 947 GORLauber, Patricia.
Summary: An account of how and why Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980 and the destruction it caused, and a discussion of the return of life to that area.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bradbury Press 1986
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Nature LauberKlein, Carol Swartout.
Summary: "Painting for peace in Ferguson is the story of a community coming together, hundreds of artists and volunteers, black and white, young and old, to bring hope and healing to their community using the simplest of all tools- a paintbrush. Written in child-friendly verse, the actual artwork painted on hundreds of boarded up windows in Ferguson, South Grand and surrounding areas illustrates the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Treehouse Publishing Group, an imprint of Amphorae Publishing Group, LLC 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens leveled 230 square miles, sent 540 million tons of ash and volcanic rock twelve miles into the air, and blasted one cubic mile of earth from the crest of the Cascade Mountain Range. Witness the terrifying fury of the worst volcanic disaster in American history through aerial photography and the survivors' own words and photos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.97 FIRWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WEIPrejean, Helen
Summary: The author of Dead Man Walking, the nation's foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty, shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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Summary: For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, sightseers, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings in Mount St. Helens, part of the chain of western volcanoes fueled by the 700-mile-long Cascadia fault. Still, no one was prepared when an immense eruption took the top off of the mountain and laid waste to hundreds of square miles of verdant forests in southwestern Washington...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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Summary: "When we receive diagnoses from medical professionals, we are often so overwhelmed that we give up authority over our own health and well-being. But the truth is, we have more control over our health and life that we have been led to believe, and that belief is at the core of our body's capacity to heal itself. Based on the groundbreaking documentary of the same name, Heal follows two people on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beyond Words 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 NOOTwain, Mark
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ignatius Press 1989
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Twain 1989Macintyre, Ben
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.4814 MACSockabasin, Allen J.
Summary: "Little Zoo Sap and his family are moving from their summer home on the coast to the deep woods for the winter, traveling on a big bobsled pulled by big horses through the snow. When Zoo Sap falls off of the sled unnoticed, the forest animals hear his cries. First to come are the beaver, who put their tails together to cradle him. Then all the other animals circle round--everyone from the tiny...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House, Publishers 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SOCWildsmith, Brian
Summary: An illustrated story of the mother of Jesus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Religion WildsmithArbic, Bernard.
Summary: In 1855, the first State Lock opened to tame the roaring rapids at Sault Ste. Marie. It was a key that would unlock the mineral riches of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In honor of the 150th anniversary of that engineering feat, Bernie Arbic (author of two previous books about the region) has teamed up with Nancy Steinhaus to tell the colorful story of the Soo Canal and its impact on the world....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Priscilla Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 ARBClark, Anna (Anna Leigh)
Summary: "When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city's water supply to a source that corroded Flint's aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Environ ClarkSummary: It's Valentine's Day with The Cat in the Hat, a great time to make friends with the Cat. Spend the whole day with wonderful friends in a place where adventure and fun never ends. Yes, friendship's the key on this special day, and the Cat is the one who will lead the way. Join The Cat in the Hat as he celebrates friendship with his closest friends, Nick, Sally, Fish, and the Things!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by NCircle Entertainment 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 1968
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3714 JetteHall, Rachel Howzell
Summary: "Colette "Coco" Weber has relocated to her Catalina Island home, where, twenty years before, she was the sole survivor of a deadly home invasion. All Coco wants is to see her aunt Gwen, get as far away from her ex as possible, and get back to her craft -- writing obituaries. Thankfully, her college best friend, Maddy, owns the local paper and has a job sure to keep Coco busy, considering the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC HALFranzen, Jonathan.
Summary: St. Louis, Missouri, is a quietly dying river city until it hires a new police chief: a charismatic young woman from Bombay, India, named S. Jammu. No sooner has Jammu been installed, though, than the city's leading citizens become embroiled in an all-pervasive political conspiracy. The story shows us an ordinary metropolis turned inside out, and the American Dream unraveling into terror and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI U.P. BellfryDickinson, John N.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Published for Miami University by the Ohio State University Press 1981