Hennessy, B. G. (Barbara G.)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1994

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E Hen

Humphrey, Natalie

Summary: "Earthmovers are used on construction sites and to build roads every day, but what is an earthmover? Bulldozers, wheel loaders, and dump trucks are just some of the amazing mega machines young readers will discover in this text. With the ability to move, scrape, and flatten dirt, each mega machine has an important dirty job to do, and they do it well! With stunning photographs and informative,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.8 HUM

Dominguez, Angela

Summary: A bilingual picture book that's sweet enough to eat about a chatty bluebird and an indecisive T. Rex who can't decide what his next meal should be, introducing readers to basic Spanish and English food vocabulary. When a bluebird comes upon a dinosaur who's down in the dumps, he asks what's wrong. "Tengo hambre!" says the dinosaur. I'm hungry! Does the dinosaur want a banana? "Platano? No."...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG DOM

Summary: Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2002

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CLI

Johnson, Kij

Summary: "In this delightful dive into the bygone world of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows staunch Mole, sociable Water Rat, severe Badger, and troublesome and ebullient Toad of Toad Hall are joined by a young mole lady, Beryl, and her dear friend, Rabbit. There are adventures, kidnappings, lost letters, and family secrets-lavishly illustrated throughout by award-winning artist Kathleen...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Small Beer Press 2017

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOH

Summary: Take a trip to Sodor where the sun always shines and storms never last very long. A bad-tempered steamroller, named George, is convinced that roads are much more important then the rails. Welcome Skarloey back home, and watch as Oliver and Toad teach a really useful lesson to some of the troublesome trucks.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment 2007

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV THO

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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: JE DVD Thomas

Sutton, Sally.

Summary: There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this picture book, with its rambunctious rhymes and noisy fun, follows them every step of the way, from clearing a pathway to rolling the tar to sweeping up at the end.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2008

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC Sut

Summary: Building, blasting and crushing! It's all in a day's work for front-end loaders, diggers and dozers! Huge shovels dig foundations, a towering crane builds a skyscraper, dynamite sends a smokestack crumbling to the ground, and a colossal crusher grinds up rock.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: NCircle Entertainment 2007

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MIG

Daynes, Katie

Summary: "This excellent addition to the ever popular Questions & Answers series lifts the flap on all kinds of gadgets, systems and ideas. It answers questions such as How does electricity get into our walls? Why do waves go up and down? and Where does money come from? Perfect for every inquisitive child"--Publisher's description.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM Daynes

Sullivan, Kyle

Summary: Little Chupacabra is a picky eater with a monstrous appetite for only one thing: goats. This is a huge problem if you happen to be a goat. Set in gorgeous Puerto Rico, this delicious tale of compromise features digestible Spanish vocabulary, a menagerie of animal amigos, and one determined -- and hungry -- Chupacabra.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hazy Dell Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SUL

Ashman, Linda

Summary: "¿Cómo puede ser que dos personas vean el mismo día de manera tan diferente? ¿Y qué ocurre cuando estas dos personas se conocen? ¡Toma el paraguas y averigualo!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 2019

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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ASH

Coyle, Finn

Summary: Finn Coyle shares some of his favorite things about being on the farm in this simplistic photo-based board book. Readers will discover some of the machines, buildings, and animals a farmer has on his farm including a baler, tractor, red barn, old truck, cows, silos, combine harvester, seed driller, and stable. Trucks & Stuff is a series from author Finn Coyle, a teen truck enthusiast! From his...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flowerpot Press 2023

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1 available in Board Books, Call number: BOARD COY

Nayeri, Daniel

Summary: "This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams." The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his way into getting what he wants. While that talking did save Monkey's life, it has left a lot of people furious with Samir--furious enough to hire...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023

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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC NAY

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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Nayeri

Willems, Mo

Summary: Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2015

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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR GREEN SPANISH WIL

Seeboruth, Sumana

Summary: ¡¿Sopa verde?! ¡Guácala, no para mí! O podría ser... ¿deliciosa? ¡Ayudar a mami y mamá a cocinar le da a este niño la valentía de probar una nueva comida!--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD SEE