Collins, Ailynn
Summary: "After a summer of nine typhoons in 1931, the dams on the Yangtze River in China broke, completely flooding nearby towns and farms. Twelve-year-old Ting wakes up to a house full of water and her parents nowhere to be found. It's up to her to lead her younger brother and others to safety, battling high waters and greedy characters along the way. Will the children survive to be reunited with...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC COL (GRAPHIC NOVEL)Hawkins, Paula
Summary: A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged. Left behind is a lonely fifteen-year-old girl. Parentless and friendless, she now finds herself in the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HAWCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HAWDebbink, Andrea
Summary: "While rivers make up just a fraction of the water on Earth, they provide the majority of what we use every day. Rivers run over and through our world, and sometimes we don't even know they are there. But do we fully understand or even appreciate all that rivers can do?"
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DEBAnthony, William
Summary: This book examines the many food webs that connect different types of animals in river ecosystems. The animals are categorized and given in-depth descriptions, so readers gain an understanding of an animal's needs for survival.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.64 ANTSummary: "Dad takes Bluey, Bingo, and Mackenzie to the creek after they grow tired of playing at the playground. But Bluey doesn't like the thorns, or the spiders, or the pointy rocks, or ... the leeches! She struggles to find the fun. Can Bluey learn to step out of her comfort zone and try new things?"--Amazon.com
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2020
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE BLUMorris, Richard T.
Summary: Once there was a river flowing through a forest. The river didn't know it was capable of adventures until a big bear came along. But adventures aren't any fun by yourself, and so enters Froggy, Turtles, Beaver, Racoons, and Duck. These very different animals take off downstream, but they didn't know they needed one another until thankfully, the river came along.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J VOX MORGinalina
Summary: "Learn about rivers and the plants and animals that depend on them. Explore how vital rivers are to our ways of life, and how we can protect them."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Nature Ginalina 2020Hawkins, Paula
Summary: "The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon The Girl on the Train returns with Into the Water, her addictive new novel of psychological suspense. A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAWCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAWCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HAWCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION HAWKelley, Tyler J.
Summary: A deeply human exploration of how our centuries-long dream of conquering and shaping this vast network of waterways squares with the reality of an indomitable natural world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 627.12 KELSpilsbury, Louise
Summary: "Rivers and lakes are home to some of the world's most captivating creatures. Diving beetles, water lilies, salmon, and fish eagles are just some of the diverse life-forms readers will learn about in this information-rich title. Readers learn how creatures adapt and survive in this fascinating biome."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.6 SPILane, Kit
Summary: There were more than 20,000 people living in Detroit, and Michigan had already been a state for ten years when the first permanent white settlers arrived in 1847 at the head of Grand Traverse Bay, the future site of Traverse City. The draw was the magnificent stands of white pine lining the banks of a river which would later be called the Boardman. By the 1890s all of the easy pine had been...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pavilion Press 2014
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 977.46 LANMiller, Mirella S.
Summary: "Explores the river biome, plants and animals in the biome, the biome food chain, and highlights the river otter"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.4 MILGuillain, Charlotte
Summary: A vibrant, richly illustrated concertina book that takes the reader on a journey down the river, from the source high up in the mountains all the way to the sea, venturing down surging waterfalls and past meandering turns, whilst exploring the remarkable relationship between humans, animals, nature and rivers.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: words & pictures 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Dombrowski, Chris
Summary: "We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910 DOMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Mem DombrowskiSummary: In this glorious adaptation of the Mark Twain classic, young Tom Sawyer is a big troublemaker. When he's not tricking others into doing his work, he's upsetting his aunt Polly, or wooing his young love, Becky. But sometimes Tom's mischief gets him in over his head, and when he and his pal, Huckleberry Finn, witness a murder, they take a vow of silence and head down the river on a raft. The...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2018
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ADVSummary: An exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth's rivers. Spanning six continents, this visual and musical tour-de-force is by turns celebratory, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful that we are beginning to understand rivers in all their complexity and fragility. Narrated by Oscar Nominee Willem Dafoe. With music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Radiohead.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RIVBedford, Jim.
Summary: The most comprehensive guide book written on Michigan Flyfishing.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wilderness Adventures Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799 BEDBender, Douglas
Summary: "In this book, young readers will discover where streams come from, and what they look like! Using colorful photographs alongside simple text and relevant sight words, early readers will enjoy reading all about this body of water, while also building confidence in their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Agnone, Julie Vosburgh
Summary: "Discover over 100 of the world's most incredible rivers in this fascinating title by Julie Vosburgh Agnone and illustrated by prize-winner Kerry Hyndman. Amazing Rivers takes readers of a tour of the world's waterways, revealing the animals that call them home, the societies that rely on them, and the environmental issues threatening them along the way"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: What on Earth Books 2021
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Summary: "Beginning with a tiny trickle high in the mountains, smaller streams join until they form the world's largest river. Crossing a continent, it winds through lush rainforest until it meets the ocean. From snapping piranha fish to the giant anaconda, this mighty waterway is home to planet Earth's most incredible ecosystem"--Back cover
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 981 FRAHenderson, Ray
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. 1925
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2 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMLawrence, Jack
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Music Co. 1953
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMClulow, Hanako.
Summary: Follow a little fish on her epic journey downriver, as she travels into the unknown. As the river winds through mountains, forests, and plains, the little fish swims on.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller 2016
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Summary: "This title focuses on lake and river habitats and gives information related to science, technology, art, and math concepts. The title is complete with colorful photographs, simple text, and a database for added activities." -- Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom 2018