Rockwell, Anne F.
Summary: Describes the habitats of these reptiles which scientists call a "keystone species" because they change the environment for their own use in a way that helps many other plants and animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: White Wilderness shows the habits and physical characteristics of the wolves, polar bear, ringed seal and white whale. Follows the migration of lemmings as they pursue a course of destruction by swimming far out into the open sea. Pictures habits of Arctic birds and large animals such as the musk ox, reindeer, wolverine, and caribou. Water Birds is a study of a great variety of water birds...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TRU V1Lawrence, Ellen
Summary: "In this book, young readers will learn about the diet, life cycle, behavior, and swamp habitat of American alligators."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 597.98 LAWFeuti, Norman
Summary: With weird swamp noises swirling around him, Beak the Bird cannot get any sleep until his friend Ally the alligator shows him where the racket is coming from.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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Summary: Snappsy the alligator wants to spend a quiet evening reading, but a pesky chicken who insists he is Snappsy's best friend will not leave him alone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FALPeterson, 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: "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 STEGreen, John Patrick
Summary: "When a cruise captain is found drifting at sea and delirious, the search begins for his missing ship and passengers! Did it sink? Was it boat-napped? Are supernatural forces at play? And can the InvestiGators unravel this maritime mystery before a second cruise befalls a similarly unfathomable fate? Seas the day and find out in this new nautical adventure!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Invest GreenBurks, James (James R.)
Summary: "Gator has just never seemed to fit in with the other neighborhood pets--probably because he has a nasty hait of eating the other neighborhood pets. Flushed down the toilet as just a little snapper, Gator spends his days alone in the sewers. On the streets above, little Gabby has never seemed to fit in with the other kids in town. She'd rather collect bottles and practice her tuba than gossip...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BURFeuti, Norman
Summary: Ally's enjoying a peaceful, rainy day down in the swamp until Beak tells her that a big storm is coming. As Ally makes her way home to prepare, she can't help but notice other swamp critters struggling to get ready for the bad weather. Even though she has a lot to do, she offers them a hand. But before she knows it, the storm is upon her, and she has to take shelter in the first secluded spot...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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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 BUCFitzgerald, Stephanie
Summary: Did you know that alligators are the largest reptiles in North America or that they survived the mass-extinction that wiped out most animals on the planet 65 million years ago? Learn fascinating facts like these and more all in the pages of this book!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.98 FITSummary: Peruvian leaders will stop at nothing to keep their respective goals intact. President Alan Garcia begins aggressively extracting oil, minerals, and gas from untouched indigenous Amazonian land. He is quickly met with fierce opposition from the indigenous leader Alberto Pizango. Alberto's passionate speeches against Garcia prove a powerful rallying cry from those of his supporters. When Garcia...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHESummary: For thousands of years, the only threat to polar bears came from humans. Nothing has changed-except now it is fossil fuel consumption, not spears and guns, that pushes Ursus maritimus toward extinction. Depicting the hapless species as the proverbial canary in a coal mine, this program studies the intensifying impact of climate change on the Arctic region. Viewers learn how the entire Arctic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Called "the rainforests of the sea," the world's coral reefs are home to millions of species. But these underwater ecosystems are in grave danger. This program travels to Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar; Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania; and Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt, to study the fragile ecology and amazing biodiversity of coral reefs-and the impacts of tourism, pollution,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Kelley, Tera
Summary: "Readers will discover that trees have their own social network, and helping one another thrive is trending. The fascinating mycorrhizal fungi network runs underground through the forest via the roots of trees, allowing for connection and communication. Listen to the Language of the Trees captures the magic of talking trees that take care of their neighbors (not to mention the mysterious fungi...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dawn Publications 2023
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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 SneddBuckey, A. W.
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 BUCFeuti, Norman
Summary: "Ally the alligator is perfectly happy being alone... until one day a noisy bird named Beak lands on her snout! Beak thinks Ally is lonely and needs a friend. He has all sorts of friendship goals in mind, like riding bikes together, going to the movies together, and even solving mysteries together! But when a Long-Billed Party Pooper crashes Beak's nest-warming party, Ally decides to show Beak...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FEUSmith, Emma Bland
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book about Claude the albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.98 SMIZimmerman, Adeline J.
Summary: "In Alligator or Crocodile?, beginning readers will learn to spot the differences between these scaly reptiles. Carefully leveled text relays what the animals look like and how they behave. Each page then asks readers to name which animal is shown in the photo. Answers appear upside down on the bottom of each page, making reading for learning interactive and fun. A See and Compare spread shows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bullfrog Books/Jump!, Inc. 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Travel back in time, from the Arctic Ocean to Pacific tide pools, with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of nature and ecology.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SERSummary: The inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galápagos Islands are a living laboratory, a geological conveyor belt that has given birth to and seen the death of many species of plants and animals.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GALSummary: (1st work) A little mouse thinks her name, Chrysanthemum, is perfect until she starts school and all the kids make fun of her. (2nd work) Monty, a dependable alligator taxi for three school children decides he needs a vacation. (3rd work) Jimmy brings along his pet boa constrictor on a class trip to the farm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods Studios 2001