Summary: Young Bart Collins, lulled to sleep by the monotony of his piano lessons, dreams of a castle ruled by his piano teacher, the eccentric Dr. Teriwilliker. Dr. T is determined to prove that his ₁Happy Fingers Method₂ of teaching piano is the best method in the world. Having banished all other musical instruments to the dungeon, Dr. T lures 500 reluctant little boys to perform in a colossal concert...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A song for the season: "When Cal ... and his niece Fern ... move to Bethlehem, Kentucky, they are lacking Christmas spirit. Cal must tackle the depressing job of digging the school district out of a deep financial hole while Fern is angry about yet another move, this time to the home of her eccentric grandfather ... . But when they meet the lovely music teacher, Lily Waite ... , both Cal and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment 2013
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Summary: The day the baby boy was born, on a beautiful Hawaiian island, the world sang him a lullaby. What a good song. But what is the good song? The boy listens for it and finds it in his heart and shares it with the world. Inspired by the medley of the classic songs "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World" sung by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, the good song is aloha--love.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids, an imprint of Cameron + Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GIARuchti, Cynthia
Summary: "Lucy and Charlie Tuttle agree on one thing: they're committed to each other for life. Trouble is, neither of them expected life to look like this. While Charlie retired early, Lucy is devoted to a long-term career . . . until the day she has no choice. Forced to retire from her position as music educator in a small Midwestern K-8 school, Lucy can only watch helplessly as the program her father...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abingdon Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RUCMaslen, Bobby Lynn
Summary: Twelve books carefully organized in presentation of short vowels and single consonants. Introduces the alphabet (except Q) with very basic three-letter words and short vowels.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MASSummary: Join the Gabba Land gang as they become super spies, uncover mysteries, explore DJ Lance's house, and more in these four move-along, groove-along musical episodes!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV YOKertell, Lynn Maslen
Summary: "In Bob Books First stories you will find twelve easy-to-read and humorous books. Perfect for emerging readers, this set including kid-approved stories that progress gently through graded reading levels A, B, and C. With one-syllable words and short vowels, Bob Books First stories is a fun confidence builder, especially for kids in Kindergarten"--Publisher's description.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Contents: 1. Sam and Mat -- 2. Sam sat -- 3. Dinnertime -- 4. Pets -- 5. Dot and Mag -- 6. Dot and the big cat -- 7. The band -- 8. Hop and tap -- 9. The ant -- 10. Buzz, buzz, buzz -- 11. Bugs -- 12. Sun -- 13. Dan's plan -- 14. Cam's snack -- 15. The hen in the den -- 16. The red sled -- 17. Drip, drip, drip -- 18. Lin in the bin -- 19. The dog in the fog -- 20. The spot -- 21. In a huff -- 22. Bug and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE KERKrans, Angela Pham
Summary: When Felix's grandmother comes from Vietnam to stay with his family in the United States, Felix realizes that he can help Grandma by teaching her English.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRASummary: Wadjda, a fun-loving 10-year-old girl living in Saudi Arabia, has her heart set on a beautiful new bicycle. However, her mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. Determined to turn her dreams into reality and buy the bike on her own, Wadjda uncovers the contradictions and opportunities ingrained in her world. Hilarious,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WAD1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WAD
Ng, Yvonne
Summary: "A boy walks home one day, only to find his street under construction! As he enjoys watching the excavators, bulldozers, dump trucks, pavers, and more, he gets a sense of the building process from start to finish. From blueprints to demolition to fresh, new asphalt, friendly, bright illustrations show the construction machines and workers up close"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NGHamilton, Sable
Summary: Kellie, one of the girls at the Stardust stunt-riding stables, is working as a stunt double on a movie--but when the actress comes down with food poisoning she is called upon to step into the leading role.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HAMQualey, Marsha
Summary: Gracie the pig has a part in a movie with with Tilda Swinetune, the champion swim racer and movie star, but she is upset when she realizes she is just a stunt double--however a small change in the script makes her able to do that and also fulfill her dream with a part of her own.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUABui, Hanh
Summary: A child living in a Vietnamese refugee camp learns their first word in English with a little help from their teacher and grandmother in this heart-warming picture book based on the author's childhood. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2024
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Summary: "This partially illustrated workbook, meant to be read by an advanced reader with a beginner reader or struggling reader, combines stories and exercises that focus on phonics and fostering literacy."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2023
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE RAECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE RAEKertell, Lynn Maslen
Summary: A companion set to the bestselling Bob Books Beginning Readers set, featuring the classic Bob Books characters and some new ones, too!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Set against the backdrop of Japanese occupied Shanghai in 1942, a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue, love and betrayal.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LUSHale, Bruce
Summary: When Clark the Shark has a loose tooth, he has to go to a dentist, but Clark has heard that the dentist is scary.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Harper, Charise Mericle.
Summary: "Little Green only knows one word: 'Go!' It's the perfect thing to get the construction site moving, but how will they stop?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E HARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HARTarantino, Quentin
Summary: Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick Dalton's a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it? Cliff Booth is Rick's stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he's the only one there who might have gotten away with murder. Sharon Tate left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial Paperback 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TARMaslen, Bobby Lynn
Summary: Stories and pictures to make learning alphabet sounds enjoyable. Consonant blends, endings, and a few sight words advance reading skills and create more complex stories.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MASCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JE Fiction Maslen 2006Kertell, Lynn Maslen
Summary: "In Bob Books First stories you will find twelve easy-to-read and humorous books. Perfect for emerging readers, this set including kid-approved stories that progress gently through graded reading levels A, B, and C. With one-syllable words and short vowels, Bob Books First stories is a fun confidence builder, especially for kids in Kindergarten"--Publisher's description.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2015
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE KERMcDonald, Megan
Summary: "Stink can't wait to lay eyes on the Sherman-Holm comet. Until he hears the news that a meteorite hit Russia, that is. Who's to say that Frog Neck Lake, Virginia, isn't next? Enter Asteroid Boy (aka Stink), who, with Judy Moody as his copilot, bravely explores deep space."--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019