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Algae Diagnostic microbiology Environmental sciences Study and teaching Fishes Juvenile fiction Fossils Land use Environmental aspects Paleontology Paleontology Juvenile literature Rainbow Fish (Fictitious character) Pictorial works Juvenile fiction Sea monsters Pictorial works Juvenile fictionSanchez, Anita
Summary: "Imagine forests where you can float weightlessly among schools of fish. Huge green pastures where sea turtles graze. Forests that capture carbon from seawater and breathe out oxygen. The answers to many of our planet's problems may lie underwater, in these forests of seaweed. Celebrated nonfiction author Anita Sanchez takes readers on a tour of seaweed forests, from the Sargasso Sea to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.8 SANSmith, Bren
Summary: "Through tales that span from his childhood in Newfoundland to his early years on the high seas aboard commercial fishing trawlers, from pioneering new forms of ocean farming to surfing the frontiers of the food movement, Smith introduces the world of sea-based agriculture, and advocates getting ocean vegetables onto American plates (there are thousands of edible varieties in the sea!). Here he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SMITH, BREN SMIKassinger, Ruth
Summary: Say "algae" and most people think of pond scum. What they don't know is that without algae, none of us would exist. There are as many algae on Earth as stars in the universe, and they have been essential to life on our planet for eons. Algae created the Earth we know today, with its oxygen-rich atmosphere, abundant oceans, and coral reefs. Crude oil is made of dead algae, and algae are the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579.8 KASSummary: Our planet is slowly but surely running out of easily accessible fossil fuel. But what if there was a viable alternative to conventional oil? This film reveals the global search that is underway to develop a renewable energy source from algae. Learn about ground breaking research being done by the National Research Council in Halifax and explains why algae fuel isn't that far-fetched since it's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Sprung, Julian
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ricordea Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579.8 SPRRand, Jonathan
Summary: In Russellville, Arkansas, a truck carrying a scientific space experiment overturns. Thankfully, no one is injured. Yet. Shortly after the truck accident, twelve year-old Olivia Barner receives an unearthly surprise in the form of strange, green monsters…hideous creatures that defy the imagination. Big, burly, and beastlike, the menacing monsters appear to be made of a mysterious jelly of some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Audiocraft Publishing, Inc. 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC RANSummary: From Delaware to North Carolina, a formerly unknown species of toxic algae has been implicated in an alarming series of fish kills and associated human illnesses. This program scrutinizes the dinoflagellate known as Pfiesteria piscicida. Discovered by researchers at North Carolina State University, P. piscicida is now known to have a highly complex life-cycle with dozens of reported forms, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Taylor, Paul D.
Summary: A photo essay about different types of fossils, from bacteria and algae to birds and mammals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 TAYCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 560 TAYTaylor, Paul D
Summary: A photo essay about different types of fossils, from bacteria and algae to birds and mammals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 TAYFoody, Amanda
Summary: Lore Keeper apprentice Barclay helps his teacher investigate a carnivorous algae bloom and its possible connection to recurring attacks by the Legendary Beast of the Sea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FOOJohnson, Dana Kenneth
Summary: his book provides a history of the schools of Alger County, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, along with additional historical information on its various towns.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Dana Kenneth Johnson] 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4932 JOHSwaby, Rachel
Summary: Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will be fascinated by these riveting snapshots--and parents who enjoyed the film Hidden Figures will find this to be the perfect extension. Covering important advancements made by women in fields such as biology, medicine, astronomy, and technology, author Rachel Swaby explains that people aren't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SWASummary: This episode of NOVA scienceNOW weighs the risks against the benefits of getting a personal genetic profile; takes a closer look at algae, and asks if it may be the biofuel of the future; explores the undersea Gakkel Ridge, deep in the Arctic Ocean, for clues that one of Jupiter's moons may host life; and profiles Yoky Matsuoka, a leader in the emerging field of neurobotics—the fusion of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Once conducted almost entirely on dry land, the hunt for biochemical and pharmaceutical resources is shifting to the world's oceans. This program examines various phases of that research-algae and sponge extraction around the globe, the growing utilization of toxic substances produced by some marine organisms, and the practical application of treatments and cures that are often a dozen years in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Pfister, Marcus.
Summary: In order to find healing algae for the ailing bumpy-backed fish, Rainbow Fish volunteers to brave the dreaded Sea Monsters' Cave.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North-South Books 2001