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American literature History 20th century American literature History 21st century Cyberspace Social aspects Horses Fiction Information society Leadership Juvenile fiction North America History Fiction North America History Juvenile fiction Technology Industrial applications Technology Social aspectsCarman, Patrick.
Summary: Edgar, an eleven-year-old orphan, finds a book that reveals significant secrets about Atherton, the strictly divided world on which he lives, even as geological changes threaten to shift the power structure that allows an elite few to live off the labor of others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2007
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC CarLowry, Mark.
Summary: A little mouse has trouble sleeping until his father tells him about God's wonderful gift of dreams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Pub. Co. 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC LOWRYGigi D. G.
Summary: Even after everything that's happened, the world outside the Horde's walls is still a strange one to Adora. Each day she's learning more about her growing powers as She-Ra, including something new: the ability to heal corrupted runestones. Runestones are the magical source from which princesses like Frosta, Mermista, and Perfuma draw their power, but Glimmer knows of another runestone -- one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This program profiles Stanley Kunitz, one of America's leading poets. Kunitz reads his poetry and discusses his work in extensive interviews. "You don't choose the subject [of your poetry]," says Kunitz, "it chooses you. He asserts that poets must aim simply to "be as true as we can to the grain of life. Kunitz also stresses the importance of reading poetry aloud: "It is important to test your...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program features poets Li-Young Lee and Gerald Stern in a poetry reading and in extensive interviews. A main subject of Stern's poetry is memory. His Jewish heritage provides him with the inspiration and direction to resurrect and reconstruct past experiences. Li-Young Lee's poetry reflects his struggle with his Chinese heritage: how to recognize a culture to which he has been inextricably...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This program was filmed at the Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, where poets gather every two years to read and discuss their work with large audiences of students and fellow poets. In this program, poets Robert Bly, Galway Kinnell, Sharon Olds, Octavio Paz, and William Stafford read and discuss their work. As Robert Bly observes: "Suppose you only knew 15 words. You could still make...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Filmed at the Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, this program features the poets Robert Bly, Lucille Clifton, and W. S. Merwin, reading their works and discussing them. Robert Bly often uses music to emphasize the spiritual nature of poetry. He believes that the aim of poetry is to "drop us into the moist, nurturing underworld where the soul lives. Lucille Clifton's work often focuses...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Holmes, Kirsty
Summary: There is nothing more important when driving a motorcycle than staying safe and wearing the right gear. These vehicles can be very dangerous. So, when a kid is interested in driving one someday, a book all about their parts, how they work, and more, is a perfect fit! This fun, colorful title introduces young readers to the specifics of motorcycles and motorcycle driving in age-appropriate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.227 HOLHolmes, Kirsty
Summary: "Trucks are often made with a job to do. Fire engines are a kind of truck; so are garbage and recycling vehicles. But, of course, some people just like to drive pick-up trucks for no other reason than how they drive and how they look! Elementary readers are introduced to these many trucks, their common parts and how one drives a truck in this colorful title. STEM content is imparted throughout,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.224 HOLHolmes, Kirsty
Summary: Today, there are many kinds of trains. From steam engines to maglev trains, they're all amazing pieces of technology that many kids love to learn about. They may carry passengers or freight, but trains have many of the same parts. This title takes young readers right into a train's engine to learn how to drive one! Including interesting STEM content and a friendly narrator, this title caters to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenahven Publishing, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This program features poets who turn to the past and to their own cultural heritage to understand the present. They eloquently reflect their own personal journeys through poetry. Garrett Kaoru Hongo's work reflects his Japanese-American heritage. Hongo began to write poetry because he wanted "more than anything to belong to the history of Asians in America. Joy Harjo's poetry is influenced by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This program features poets James Autry and Quincy Troupe, both of whom work with the oral tradition to lift poetry off the page and bring it into the community. James Autry, a businessman and publisher, writes poetry about the business world and the Southern culture of his youth. His work includes such poems as "Thoughts on Firing a Salesman. In this program, Autry reads his poetry at a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Holmes, Kirsty
Summary: When tanks were first used, they changed how wars were fought. Today, tanks are getting more and more high-tech. But the main parts-turrets, caterpillar tracks, periscope-are as visible on today's tanks as on those of the past. Readers learn all about these parts as well as how one drives a tank in this book. A friendly character guides readers through the age-appropriate content, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Meister, Cari
Summary: "Introduces the differences between "there," "their," and "they're" through the telling of an original story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 428 MEIDunnett, Dorothy.
Summary: This novel of the 15th century centers on Nicholas vander Poele who, in 1471, is acclaimed by all the great courts of Europe, but whose personal life is tumultuous. He and his passionate rival--his wife--embark on a deadly competition for control of their mutual destiny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DUNHolmes, Kirsty
Summary: Even though it will be many years until elementary readers can drive a car, that doesn't stop many from being absolutely obsessed with them! Muscle cars, off-road cars, and racers are some of the most popular. But kids may not realize that it doesn't matter what a car is used for: there are many commonalities between all cars. In this book, readers learn the different parts of cars, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publsihing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.222 HOLHolmes, Kirsty
Summary: Many young children cheer at the sight of a digger. Diggers, or excavators, are construction vehicles that dig and lift heavy things. They are huge machines and seem like lots of fun to drive! In this book, readers can fulfill their dream of learning to drive one long before they're actually old enough. From the parts of the vehicle to how the controls work, the main content of this book covers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.8 HOLSummary: Nanotechnology will likely transform the security and surveillance industries in the near future. Governments, corporations, and even individuals may have highly sophisticated sensors and tracking apparatus at their disposal—keeping tabs on everyone from customers to potential terrorists to aging parents. In this Fred Friendly Seminar moderated by Peabody award-winning correspondent John...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: With nano-enabled drugs that destroy diseased cells and enable tissue repair, doctors may one day extend life expectancy far beyond our current capabilities—at least in countries wealthy enough to afford the technology. But the medicine that so radically redefines our standards of health and mortality will also profoundly challenge our social support systems and cultural values. In this Fred...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Frost, Robert
Summary: Robert Frost reads from a selection of his own poetry.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 FROSummary: The town of Sunnyville is thrilled with the jobs and development promised by a new factory, which will make efficient, inexpensive solar cells. However, nanomaterials used in the manufacturing process pose an unknown level of risk to city residents and the environment. In this Fred Friendly Seminar, Peabody award-winning correspondent John Hockenberry leads expert panelists through a series of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Nelson, Brian A
Summary: In the high mountains of Tibet, rumors are spreading. People whisper of an outbreak, of thousands of dead, of bodies pushed into mass graves. It is some strange new disease ... a disease, they say, that can kill in minutes.The Chinese government says the rumors aren't true, but no one is allowed in or out of Tibet.At the Pentagon, Admiral James Curtiss is called to an emergency meeting....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NELLasky, Kathryn
Summary: As the filly Estrella leads her herd north to good grass and water, the stallion Hold On, blinded in the canyon fire, is found by the human boy Tijo, who has an ability to understand horses that sets him apart from other humans--but when Hold On and Tijo catch up with the herd, Estrella must decide whether or not the horses should accept this boy or drive him away.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LASSaimura, Tsukasa
Summary: "It started out as a normal Monday at sixteen-year-old Nikaidou Akira's school, until some of the students went berserk and started eating each other for lunch... Now Akira, Furuchi and Umezawa are on the move to uncover the origins of the zombie outbreak and to figure out what they should do, as it appears no outside help is coming. As the hostilities between zombies and students grow and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2016