Fagan, Brian M.
Summary: "Man-made climate change may have began in the last two hundred years, but humankind has witnessed many eras of climate instability. The results have not always been pretty: once-mighty civilizations felled by pestilence and glacial melt and drought. Butwe have one powerful advantage as we face our current crisis: history. The study of ancient climates has advanced tremendously in the past ten...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 FAGWilson, Jamia
Summary: "Explore the points where gender, race, class, ability, sexuality, and culture meet. Learn from author Jamia Wilson's lived experiences, read the statistics, and gain strength in quotes from feminist firebrands and activists. Along the way, respond to calls to action and form your own views on the 'F' word. This book is for everyone."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint off The Quarto Group 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.42 WILOkamoto, Nadya
Summary: "This is a book about gender equality in the United States and how to engage in activism to get there"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 613 OKAAli, Nadia
Summary: "Animals are busy! Sea dragon fathers care for babies. Eagle parents build giant nests. Sea lions stand guard for one another. In every animal community, animals have jobs to do, just like people! Accessible and fun K-3 level information reveals the animal world to young readers and researchers in this Pebble Explore title from the Animal Societies series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.5 ALIHiggins, Nadia
Summary: Retells, through song, the tale of a frog which, in return for retrieving the princess's golden ball, exacts a promise she is reluctant to fulfill. Includes glossary, guided reading activities, and sheet music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HIGHiggins, Nadia
Summary: Retells, through song, the tale of two abandoned children that come upon a gingerbread cottage inhabited by a cruel witch who wants to eat them. Includes glossary, guided reading activities, and sheet music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HIGSpiegelman, Nadja
Summary: "In this updated adaptation of a classic Latin American folktale, Blancaflor, a young ogre with magical powers, decides to secretly help a charming prince who has made a foolish bet with her father. Through saving the prince and the kingdom, she learns to be honest with herself and others about the things that make her special"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOON Books 2021
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Summary: "After getting separated from his teacher, his classmates, and his trip partner during an outing to the Empire State Building, Pablo, the new kid in school, learns to navigate the New York City subway system as well as his own feelings towards making newfriends and living in a big city"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOON Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SPIHiggins, Nadia
Summary: Retells, through song, the tale of three billy goats who trick a troll that lives under the bridge. Includes glossary, guided reading activities, and sheet music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HIGHiggins, Nadia
Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about UFOs. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2014
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Summary: "While on a family camping trip, Hala teaches her friend Henry how to write haiku, an ancient form of Japanese poetry. Includes creative writing exercises to assist the reader in writing haiku"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 HIGHiggins, Nadia.
Summary: An imaginary journey to Jupiter provides facts about the planet's size, year, composition, atmosphere, and moons, and suggests some of the questions scientists would want to answer if it really were possible to travel there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2012
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 523.45 HIGSummary: 19 Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour. International media coverage of the Arab world and its many complex, interconnected conflicts is dominated by the work of Western correspondents, many of whom are white and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4082 OURCurran, John.
Summary: "This follow-up to the Edgar-nominated Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks features Christie's unpublished work, including an analysis of her last unfinished novel, and a foreword by the acclaimed actor David Suchet."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper/HarperCollins 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHRISTIE, AGATHA CURDurant, Will
Contents: 1. Our oriental heritage; being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning of our own day; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.--2. The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1935
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 901.9 DURNamie, Gary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks, Inc. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.13 NAMCavallini, Nadia Yacoub
Summary: "Do you claim that your health is a priority, but neglect doing anything about it? Most people know they should eat right and exercise, but for many individuals the motivation to do this is missing. Time constraints, work and family obligations, financial struggles, mental stress, depression, addictions, and a host of other issues get in the way. If we can't manage our lifestyle well, then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Authorhouse 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 CAVAbouzeid, Rania
Summary: This astonishing book by the prize-winning journalist Rania Abouzeid tells the tragedy of the Syrian War through the dramatic stories of four young people seeking safety and freedom in a shattered country. Extending back to the first demonstrations of 2011, No Turning Back dissects the tangle of ideologies and allegiances that make up the Syrian conflict. As protests ignited in Daraa, some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.9 ABOZakaria, Rafia
Summary: "A radically inclusive, intersectional, and transnational approach to the fight for women's rights. Elite white women have branded feminism, promising an apolitical individual empowerment along with sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity. As Rafia Zakaria expertly argues, those promises have been proven empty and white feminists have leant on their racial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 ZAKBolz-Weber, Nadia
Summary: "Nothing gives church folk anxiety quite like the subject of sex. And that's why in Shameless, Pastor Nadia sets out to reclaim the conversation for a new generation. In the spirit of Martin Luther, Bolz-Weber calls for a reformation of the way believers understand and express their sexuality. To make her case, Bolz-Weber draws on experiences from her own life as well as her parishoners', then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.8 BOLHiggins, Nadia Abushanab.
Summary: Presents a history of feminism, discussing the three waves of the movement and the issues that feminism addresses, including such topics as reproductive rights, domestic violence, income inequality, and body image.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.4 HIGPavia, Audrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howell Book House 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.9322 PAVRedgrave, Naida
Summary: Mary Seacole is now known for her medical work in the Crimean war, and as a brilliant woman who combated the racial prejudice she experienced in her lifetime. But for a long time her story was lost. From growing up in Kingston, Jamaica as the daughter of a doctress to helping soldiers in the war, discover the details of the amazing life that Mary Seacole led in this beautifully illustrated book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People SeacoleLakshmi, Padma
Summary: The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs includes complete descriptions, histories, and cooking suggestions for ingredients from basic herbs to the most exotic seeds and chilies, as well as information on toasting spices, making teas, and infusing various oils and vinegars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECCO, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016