Messenger, Shannon
Summary: A graphic novel adaptation of the book, in which twelve-year-old Sophie discovers the abilities that have always caused her to stand out are because she is actually an elf and, after she is brought to Eternalia where she can hone her skills, Sophie learns she harbors certain secrets that others would kill to learn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC KEEKhalilallah, Saniyyah
Summary: "Sweeping, scrubbing, dusting, and picking up are perfect hands-on activities for teaching toddlers to care for their environment, while also fostering independence and developing strong motor skills. Inspired by the Montessori curriculum, this colorful guide specially created for 2- to 5-year-olds, teaches practical life skills with step-by-step photos"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.4 KHASummary: Provides parents with strategies and tips for helping their fourth grade student prepare for the Common Core assessment, offering easy-to-follow lessons, practice questions, and mini-quizzes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 PAROwara, Sumito
Summary: "Asakusa loves to design worlds. Mizusaki loves to animate. Kanamori loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken-a three-girl club determined to produce their own spectacular science fiction anime! But with no budget from their school and a leaky warehouse for a studio, Eizouken is going to have to work hard and use their imagination...the one thing they've got plenty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga, a division of Dark Horse Comics LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KEEAlkire, Jessie
Summary: Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Code It! Programming and Keyboards You Can Create Yourself, kids will make a computer key out of a banana and use popular software programs to code music, game characters, and more! Step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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Summary: "Readers will examine the history of ESP, mind reading, remote viewing, future seers and more before deciding for themselves!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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Summary: This title explores real-life people whose endurance is so amazing, it seems like a superpower! Readers will learn what endurance is and the factors that affect endurance and meet people whose endurance is superhuman! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.9 DOUFlorida, Richard L.
Summary: "Millions of Americans are beginning to work and live the way creative people like artists and scientists always have - and as a result our values and tastes, our personal relationships, our choices of where to live, and even our sense and use of time, are changing. Leading the shift are the nearly 38 million Americans in many diverse fields who create for a living - the Creative Class. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.35 FLOGovindarajan, Vijay.
Summary: Companies stumble when they imagine that innovation is mostly about ideas. The reality is that ideas are only beginnings. Indeed, even a company with the world's best idea still faces a devilish challenge: it must build the business of tomorrow without endangering the business of today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 GOVKhalilallah, Saniyyah
Summary: "With a toddler-sized hairbrush, a mirror hung at just the right height, and the step-by-step photos in I Did It Myself!, children aged 2 to 5 are on the path to mastering self-care skills. From getting dressed to washing hands, brushing teeth, and applying lotion, each activity fosters independence, builds concentration, helps develop motor skills, and encourages responsibility"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2022
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Summary: "A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be "disabilities""--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.9 SALSnow, Todd.
Summary: Illustrates the different ways children can act and still be creative, from rolling around on the ground in play to making goofy faces.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Maren Green Pub. 2007
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE SNOChristensen, Clayton M.
Summary: "The bestselling classic on disruptive innovation by renowned author Clayton M. Christensen. His work is cited by the world's best-known thought leaders, from Steve Jobs to Malcolm Gladwell. In this classic bestseller-now updated with a fresh new package-innovation expert Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything right-yet still lose market leadership....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Review Press 2013
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Summary: "A captivating new gift book featuring over 100 real-life mysteries that might just give you goosebumps! Does the Loch Ness monster really exist? Whatever happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste? And where exactly are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Get ready to be amazed as you uncover the world's greatest mysteries, from Bigfoot to the Bermuda Triangle. Including alien abductions, haunted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow 2023
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Summary: "'Loonshots is a brilliant and wonderfully entertaining book, an unstoppable read, full of surprises and rich with insight into how people create and nurture things that change the world. It's also an important book. Bahcall, a physicist and biotech entrepreneur, is unfolding the secrets behind successes everywhere.' --Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Wild Trees What do James...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 BAHHeider, Mary Winn
Summary: What would happen if you woke up every single day with a different, surprise SUPERPOWER?! Find out in this zany, hilarious illustrated novel from Mary Winn Heider and Chad Sell. The morning of his mom's business trip, Switcheroo wakes up to discover he has telekinesis. Which is super convenient when he has to give his babysitter-robot the slip to fight crime all day. But it's less convenient...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HEIRusick, Jessica
Summary: This title explores real-life people whose speed is so amazing, it seems like a superpower! Readers will learn what speed is, how muscles affect speed, and meet people whose speed is superhuman! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.9 RUSVarol, Ozan O.
Summary: "We're experiencing a second age of spaceflight, and the renaissance of rocket science is captivating the world. Movies and television shows set in this sphere consistently top the charts, and millions tune in to watch SpaceX launches. Although we glamorize rocket science, we assume that it's beyond comprehension by mere mortals who don't have a special kind of genius baked into their DNA...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 VARSummary: Provides parents with strategies and tips for helping their fifth grade student prepare for the Common Core assessment, offering easy-to-follow lessons, practice questions, and mini-quizzes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 PARSummary: Join Ming Tsai on the Emmy-nominated 'Simply Ming' as he and a great group of guest chefs find inspiration from his East-West pantry and from surprise ingredients that range from exotic fruits and vegetables to meats and fish. Ming highlights techniques to help you at home, from filleting a fish to sharing a technique for cooking veggies kids will love. Includes six episodes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.595 SIMAtwater, P. M. H.
Contents: The Mayan gateway -- The fifth root race -- The fifth world -- The fifth chakra -- The march of generations -- Blues or indigos : challenging the labels -- A hodgepodge of voices -- The lure of the astral -- Embracing spirituality -- A peculiar anger -- Quirky kids and jumping genes -- Soaring intelligence, lost potential -- New ways to educate -- Zippies, tweens, and mini-me's -- Their charge...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bear & Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.8 ATWDay, Felicia
Summary: "Face your fears and fuel your creative passions with New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day's workbook for getting motivated, getting inspired, and getting weird. What do I have to offer the world? What if my work doesn't meet others' standards-ormy own? How do I combat that nagging fear of failure and just put myself out there? It's time to confront those negative thoughts once and for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 DAYEndō, Tatsuya
Summary: "Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But when he receives the ultimate assignment--to get married and have a kid--he may finally be in over his head!... Twilight has overcome many challenges in putting together the Forger family, but now all his hard work might come undone when Yor's younger brother Yuri...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020
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Contents: Preface: Creative spirit, holy spirit -- Who are we as a species? -- Creativity, our true nature -- Where does creativity come from? -- What happens when the creative spirit and we co-create? -- Adam and Prometheus, creativity and the Christ : is original sin the refusal to create, and is redemption the liberation of creativity? -- Revisioning Easter and Pentecost : rolling away the obstacles...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam 2002