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Summary: " Kids are fascinated by how things are constructed, especially big things! This brand-new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) series will take readers on visits to various work sites so they can see exactly How It's Built! Kids will follow along as a small group of fictional characters get to find out exactly what it takes to build things that they probably see all the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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Summary: "Learn all about the amazing technology behind self-driving cars, from how they navigate to how they keep passengers safe."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 MARLacey, Saskia
Summary: Detail how a car works, how it is constructed, and labels the different parts of a car.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Jr. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 LACWolf, Bree (Bree D.)
Summary: In a world populated with monsters, ghouls, witches, magical chickens, ghosts, and regular folks, a wannabe racer and a ghost team up to win the local Grand Prix, with a blossoming romance along the way.--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Iron Circus Comics 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WOLManushkin, Fran
Summary: Katie's class is invited to see a new house a classmate's father is building, where they learn the steps to building a house and even who the new homeowner is. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and an interview.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MANKinchin, Juliet
Summary: Drawing on the wealth of automobile-related design, art and architecture in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Automania takes an in-depth look at an industrial object that changed the world. From its first appearance as a plaything for the rich in the 1890s to its establishment as a utilitarian necessity of modern life, the car has transformed the ways in which we live, work and enjoy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Museum of Modern Art 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 704.9 KINHarper, Charise Mericle.
Summary: "Little Green only knows one word: 'Go!' It's the perfect thing to get the construction site moving, but how will they stop?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E HARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HARSummary: The first season of this series examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. The first program, The green apple, uses New York City, particularly One Bryant Park and the Solaire, to demonstrates how the ubiquitous skyscraper can be a model of environmental responsibility. The second episode, Green for all, features architect and activist Sergio Palleroni...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Home Video 2006
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Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Summary: "The technology for self-driving vehicles was once considered only a possibility for the far-distant future. While they aren't widely available yet, the technology is in use and gaining acceptance. This valuable volume explains the science behind this life-changing innovation in accessible language. Sidebars and graphic organizers add more background information about its development and help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 MARRinker, Sherri Duskey
Summary: Told in rhyming text, seven new road-building machines set out on a job--building, rolling, paving, and painting a brand new road.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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Summary: Uses rhyming text to follow different construction vehicles, including bulldozers, diggers, and trucks, as they build a group of houses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE STESummary: Designed to give users comprehensive conversational language and grammar skills. The basic course (10 lessons) focuses on polite greetings and small talk and is perfect for patrons who are planning a short trip to a foreign country, or for those who want to get a taste of a foreign language and culture. The complete course (100 lessons) is designed for patrons who already know the basics of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Languages 2009
Baime, A. J. (Albert J.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.72 BAIZemlicka, Shannon
Summary: How does iron turn into a brand-new car? Follow each step in the production cycle - from digging up iron ore to hitting the road.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2013
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Summary: Joining Prince Eric on his trip to the Arctic to oversee the construction of a new port, Ariel discovers the project is endangering the coral reefs below and must convince the team to stop before the merfolk take matters into their own hands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023
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Summary: "A book for young readers explaining how self-driving cars work."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 CHOGoldstone, Lawrence
Summary: "From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile, an illuminating and entertaining true tale of invention, competition, and the visionaries, hustlers, and swindlers who came together to transform the world. In 1900, the Automobile Club of America sponsored the nation's first car show in New York's Madison Square Garden. The event was a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 GOLAlessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALEPeter, Gareth
Summary: A boy and his mothers build a treehouse fit for a prince.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lantana 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PETSummary: A small passenger plane makes a forced landing in the Sahara. The challenge: survival. The tiny band from the plane fights off thirst, Arabs, treachery, declining morale and despair. Incredibly, the plane, like the legendary phoenix that rises from its own ashes, flies again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE FLICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Flight 2003Summary: Building an airplane: A jet airplane is one of the fastest machines on the planet. But have you ever seen one being made? It all goes together like a jigsaw puzzle! Once it's assembled, a test pilot takes the jet out for a flight. Will it pass the test? Soon the jet is ready to get to work flying people all over the world; Ride the mountain rails!: Work train is busy keeping the tracks in good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by NCircle Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MIGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MIGKeller, Shana
Summary: "Benjamin Banneker is known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy. He was born free at a time in America, 1731, when most African Americans were slaves. At the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2016