Anders, Mason
Summary: Are your eyes brown? Blue? Green? Why are they the color that they are? Heredity takes a close look at the genes and traits passed down from mothers and fathers. Learn about dominant and recessive genes and how they determine unique characteristics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.5 ANDAnders, Mason
Summary: Did you know that most of our bodies' cells contain about 6 feet (2 meters) of DNA? Learn how DNA and genes determine each unique trait of plants and animals by taking a close look at the make up and structure of DNA.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 572.8 ANDDavies, Nicola
Summary: An introduction to genetic code combines simple, engaging language and expressive, child-friendly illustrations to explain how biological life grows and changes and how DNA combines to make humans both unique and connected to all life on the planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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Thompson, Pauline Elizabeth
Summary: "A playful and rhythmic nonfiction picture book that introduces readers to the concept of DNA, and celebrates the similarities we share with all life forms--and each other!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces how genes impact an organism's inherited traits, including variation, hybrids, mutations, and nature versus nurture"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2014
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Summary: "A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces how genes impact an organism's inherited traits, including variation, hybrids, mutations, and nature versus nurture"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.5 MIDClaybourne, Anna
Summary: This book takes you deep inside a cell to see where genes are found and goes behind the headlines to explain cloning, gene therapy, the human genome, DNA testing, GM foods, genetic engineering and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 572 CLALassieur, 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: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOLWilliams, Gail
Summary: Pets! We love them, and we take good care of them. Learn all about what Fish need to be happy and healthy pets = ¡Las mascotas! Las amamos y las cuidamos mucho. Aprende todo sobre que necesitan los Peces para estar felices y ser mascotas saludables" -- Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH WILRodríguez, Patty
Summary: "Inspired by one of the oldest traditional games of chance, this book will introduce your little one to their first English and Spanish words"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Libros 2014
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE ROD Board BookHoxie, Jim
Summary: "When Grandpa loses his sight, he attends a school for veterans who are visually impaired. There he regains his confidence for independent living. Grandpa shares these experiences and talks about educating children about the tall white cane."--Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Disabl HoxieBrown, Monica
Summary: A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROLevy, Janice.
Summary: Simple text and color illustrations present the historical background and contemporary celebration of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 LEV SPANISHMills, Deborah
Summary: Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 325 MILReynoso, Naibe
Summary: Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REYCall number: J SPANISH 920 REY
Isaacson, 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 DOUParish, Theo
Summary: "In this intimate and defiantly hopeful graphic novel memoir, the author shares their journey to find a home within themself, taking readers through the experiences and everyday moments that all led up to them finding the term "nonbinary," which finally struck a chord.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC PARRoesser, Marie
Summary: Identifying attributes of objects is a staple of early elementary education, and one of these attributes is size. This valuable volume provides an excellent opportunity for review and assessment of the appropriate use of size words, such as big, small, large, and little, along with other vocabulary that young readers should become familiar with. The at-level text is specially crafted to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ROEHarris, Duchess
Summary: "The Juvenile Justice System examines all aspects of juvenile justice in the United States. It discusses the history behind the US juvenile justice system and how juveniles are affected by the system. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index."--Google books
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 364.3 HARBrown, Carron
Summary: Watch as astronauts blast off into space with this beautifully illustrated book. By simply holding the book up to the light, or shining a torch behind each page, young readers will be able to discover how astronauts work, eat and exercise on a space station, and will delight in following a crew from lift-off to touch-down. The innovative see-through feature fulfills a similar function to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPANISH BROWillems, Mo
Summary: Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2015