Bird, Jackson
Summary: "Internet creator and activist Jackson Bird demystifies the transgender experience by sharing his own story, while debunking trans history milestones and educating readers with Transgender 101 facts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BIRD, JACKSON BIRBagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 920 BAGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 BagieuSinatra, Nancy.
Contents: Bang Bang(2:41 min) -- These Boots Are Made for Walkin'(2:46 min) -- Sugar Town(2:24 min) -- So Long Babe(3:07 min) -- How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?(2:33 min) -- Friday's Child(2:28 min) -- You Only Live Twice(2:58 min) -- Summer Wine -- Some Velvet Morning -- Lightning's Girl (2:56 min) -- Sand -- Lady Bird -- Jackson -- Happy (2:36 min) -- How Are Things in California(2:32 min) -- Hook...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Light in the Attic 1984
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SINHengel, Katherine
Summary: "Cool Birds & Bugs makes the great outdoors fun and exciting. Build a beautiful bird's nest or craft a clever bug jar. Make bird feeders out of fruit, a paper towel holder or a plastic bottle. This book is full of easy-to-follow steps and bright photography for every activity. Plus, it's written just for kids! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.09 HENStemple, Heidi E. Y.
Summary: "Kids can learn how to help protect bird species, with Counting Birds - the real-life story of bird counting and watching. Frank Chapman loved birds. He created bird exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History, and started a magazine "Bird-Lore." Back then, some sports hunters had a "Christmas Day bird hunt". People shot every bird they could see and counted them at the end of the hunt....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seagrass Press 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Behrens, Ken.
Summary: Seawatching is the challenging act of identifying waterbirds in flight. Since more than one hundred different species can fly past an observation point, often at great speed or in tightly packed, mixed-species flocks, identification of these distant shapes can be a mystery. The keys to the mystery—the subtle traits that unlock the identity of flying waterbirds, be it wingbeat cadence,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Thompson, Mya
Summary: "Sometimes, an ordinary walk can become something ... magical! Tag along with Ruby as she discovers that even big cities have a wild side"--Page 4 of cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Cornell Lab Publishing Group 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOCarolina Chocolate Drops (Musical group)
Contents: Riro's House (2:03) -- Kerr's Negro Jig (1:07) -- Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man? (3:46) -- Boodle-De-Bum-Bum (4:03) -- Country Girl (3:22) -- Run Mountain (2:01) -- Leaving Eden (4:35) -- Read 'Em John (1:54) -- Mahalla (1:53) -- West End Blues (3:01) -- Po' Black Sheep (3:21) -- I Truly Understand That You Love Another Man (2:34) -- No Man's Mama (4:00) -- Briggs' Corn Shucking Jig / Camptown...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Nonesuch 2012
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Burd, Van Akin
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Publisher / Publication Date: [s.n.] 1992
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1 available in Reference Office, Call number: R-Gen 929.2 BURD BurdStrassmann, Joan
Summary: "Many birders travel far and wide to popular birding destinations to catch sight of rare or "exotic" birds. In Slow Birding, evolutionary biologist Joan E. Strassmann introduces readers to the joys of birding right where they are. In this inspiring guide to the art of slow birding, Strassmann tells colorful stories of the most common birds to be found in the United States-birds we often see but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.072 STRCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.072 STRCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.072 STRSummary: A visual history of the Jacksons combines exclusive interviews, anecdotes, quotes, and previously unseen family archive photographs to trace their meteoric rise and history-making tours.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 JACHirsch, Rebecca E.
Summary: "In the face of rapidly declining bird populations, read about the vast impacts birds have on ecosystems, food systems, and our mental health and what we can do to protect them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 639.9 HIRCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 639.9 HIRSilvie, Monica
Summary: "Watch out on your next walk through the forest, because you just might encounter a real rapscallion in the form of a tiny bird! In this hilarious tale, Chickadee recounts how he went from a normal bird 'childhood' to a daring life of crime. One cold, snowy morning, shivering and hungry, he discovers a vault of gold -- and steals from it! His natural colouring resembling a mask helps him blend...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SILReid, Joy-Ann Lomena
Summary: Tracing the extraordinary lives and legacy of two civil rights icons, this gripping account of Medgar and Myrlie Evers is told through their relationship and the work that went into winning basic rights for black Americans, and the repercussions that still resonate today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 REICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 920 REIPorter, Adele.
Summary: Wild About Michigan Birds satisfies our adult curiosity about birds, and is written to include youth--fostering a love of nature for all ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Publications, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598 PORHarasymiw, Mark
Summary: A young birdwatcher describes the physical features of chickadees, where they live, what they eat, how they take care of their young, and how they survive in the winter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.8 HARLanicci, Rachael.
Summary: Learn to choose the right combination of plants, shrubs, and trees for your favorite birds. Lanicci also shows you how to select the seed mixes and treats each species finds irresistible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Homeowner 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.9 LANTekiela, Stan.
Summary: Offers an audio guide to more than one hundred species of Michigan birds.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Publications 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 TEKCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD 598 TEKKracht, Matt
Summary: "Perfect for the anti-aviary (or bird fanatic with a sense of humor), this snarky illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and--let's face it--true. Featuring 50 common North American birds, such as the White-Breasted Butt Nugget and the Goddamned Canada Goose (or White-Breasted Nuthatch and Canada Goose for the layperson), Kracht identifies all the idiots in your backyard and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.072 KRAMahnken, Jan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1996
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 598.07 MAHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal MahnkenFloyd, Ted
Summary: Become a better birder with brief portraits of 200 top North American birds. This friendly, relatable book is a celebration of the art, science, and delights of bird-watching. How to Know the Birds introduces a new, holistic approach to bird-watching, by noting how behaviors, settings, and seasonal cycles connect with shape, song, color, gender, age distinctions, and other features...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 598.072 FLOKelly, Lynne
Summary: "Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp, she discovers something even more peculiar: two majestic birds have built a nest in the marsh behind an abandoned infirmary. They appear to be whooping cranes, but that's impossible--Nina is an amateur bird-watcher, and all her resources tell her that those rare...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: J FIC KELHarkness, Joe
Summary: When Joe Harkness suffered a breakdown in 2013, he tried all the things his doctor recommended: medication helped, counselling was enlightening, and mindfulness grounded him. But nothing came close to nature, particularly birds. How had he never noticed such beauty before? Soon, every avian encounter took him one step closer to accepting who he is. The positive change in Joe's wellbeing was so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Unbound 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARKNESS, JOE HARSummary: From the streets and taverns of colonial America, in vaudeville, on television and under the bright lights of today's Broadway stage, puppets have been a favorite form of American entertainment. This documentary is the first to chronicle the fascinating evolution of this unique art form. Examines the lives and recounts the significant contributions of men and women who, throughout the years,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mazzarella Media 2007