Mallory, Kenneth.
Summary: Presents a history of the discovery and exploration of hydrothermal vents and undersea volcanoes, and tells how these scientific expeditions help researchers understand marine ecology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.21 MALHague, Bradley.
Summary: Accompany scientists as they embark on a recent, specific deepwater exploration that illuminates new knowledge about our oceans and enables young readers to observe the processes involved in marine exploration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.2 HAGLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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Summary: Describes the formation of planet Earth, from its beginnings as molten rock and poison gas, to the formation of oceans, to the evolution of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books Inc. 2017
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Summary: This book looks at how animal builders make the world a better place, as well as the threats they face and how people can protect them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.564 LONPeterson, Christy
Summary: Containing 97 percent of Earth's water supply, the ocean plays a huge role in regulating global temperatures, supporting plant and animal life, and contributing to the livelihoods of millions of people. But in spite of all this, the ocean remains drastically unexplored, and the details of its impact on human lives aren't fully understood. Scientists from around the world are realizing that to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2020
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Summary: Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J SPANISH 920 REYStewart, Melissa
Summary: "When a whale passes away, its body sinks to the ocean floor and becomes an energy-rich food source for organisms living in the deep sea"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.7 STEConrad, Vicki
Summary: "The Florida Everglades are made up of nine different ecosystems supporting an astonishing variety of wildlife-panthers, manatees, snails, frogs, and a rainbow of bird species. But for years, the Everglades were threatened. They needed a voice to speak up for them. Marjory Stoneman Douglas became that voice. Her book "A River of Grass" helped the world see the irreplaceable beauty and value of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DOUPeters, Stephanie True
Summary: " Ravens and wolves team up for a hunt in this action-packed nonfiction book for young research writers and wildlife fans. One watchful raven + one ravenous wolf = a dangerous duo! In this book, discover how two vastly different animal species team up for a successful hunt. With bird's-eye views, ravens easily spot prey from afar, but these high-flying scavengers need help catching it. Cue the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2023
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Summary: "Explores gig jobs in transportation and delivery, including the history of gig work, working a gig job in transportation and delivery, the pros and cons of gig work in transportation and delivery, and the future of the industry"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bright Point Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 338.023 BUCBuckey, A. W.
Summary: "Describes gig jobs in social media. Explores the history of gig jobs in social media, what it is like to work gig jobs in social media, the pros and cons of gig work compared to a traditional career, and the future of gig work in social media"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BrightPoint Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 302.23 BUCTaylor, Charlotte
Summary: Si le has hecho mal a alguien, aunque no haya sido intencional, es importante pedir disculpas. Esto no siempre es fácil, especialmente para los niños. Esta obra presenta al joven lector varias situaciones en las que los protagonistas se dan cuenta que tienen que disculparse. Cada historia de la vida real demuestra al lector la importancia de saber cuándo hay que decir "Lo siento."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 158.2 TAYAyarbe, Heidi
Summary: "Describes high-tech gig work, including the history of high-tech gig work, working a gig job, the pros and cons of gig work, and the future of gig jobs in high-tech"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BrightPoint Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 602.3 AYAFleisher, Paul.
Summary: This book describes lake and pond food webs covering the plants, plant eaters, meat eaters, and the decomposers that break down dead plants and animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.63 FLESnedden, Robert.
Summary: Examines the food chain in the city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2007
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 577.5 SneddIsaacson, Walter
Summary: "When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one afternoon and found a book on her bed. It was The Double Helix, James Watson's account of how he and Francis Crick had discovered the structure of DNA, the spiral-staircase molecule that carries the genetic instruction code for all forms of life. This book guided Jennifer Doudna to focus her studies not on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA 921 DOUCurtis, Andrea
Summary: ""Imagine a city draped in a blanket of green ... Is this the city you know?" This beautiful book of narrative non-fiction looks at the urban forest, starting with a bird's-eye view of the tree canopy, then swooping down to street level, digging deep into the ground, then moving up through a tree's trunk, back into the leaves and branches. It discusses the problems that city trees face such as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 635.9 CURStanek, Linda
Summary: "From slowing wildfires to planting seeds, one animal is the true superhero that keeps the African savanna in balance. Elephants dig to find salt that other animal lick, their deep footprints collect water for small creatures to drink, and they eat young trees to keep the forest from overtaking the grasslands. In every season, the elephants are there to protect the savanna and its residents -...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbordale Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STAMaloney, Brenna
Summary: "A humorous and engaging nonfiction book about bugs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 639.97 MALWood, Alix
Summary: This book introduces young readers to the Earth's layers, from the rocky crust to the dense inner core. Plate tectonics and early continents are among the topics discussed. Color illustrations and photographs, a glossary, a bibliography, a list of useful websites, and hands-on activities and projects are also provided.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2022
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Nature WoodHickman, Pamela
Summary: "An introduction to seasonal changes in nature, young readers will learn about the six animals that all share the same habitat of an oak tree. Throughout the seasons, readers see how the oak tree -- and its animal inhabitants -- change and adapt as the weather turns colder and then warmer. In a parallel story, told only in the art, readers will discover that the family living on the property...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2021
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Summary: Readers will be delighted by the malodorous melodies of poems calling out the different pungent attributes of a full cast of foul-smelling creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 YOLMaynard, Caitlin.
Summary: Describes a fieldtrip that eighteen students and seven adults took to study the ecosystems of a tropical rain forest and a coral reef in Belize.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 1996