Brett, Flora
Summary: "Engaging text and informative images help readers learn about their skeletal system"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.7 BREBeevor, Lucy
Summary: Bones are the framework of our bodies, but they are much more than that.This book looks at the functions of bones: what they are made of, how they connect to muscles, and how joints work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Raintree, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 611 BEESearfoss, Glenn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.0447 SEABrown, Jenny
Summary: Traces how the author lost a leg to bone cancer in childhood before connecting with farm animals and questioning her Southern Baptist upbringing to expose what she has learned about slaughterhouse abuses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROWN, JENNY BROSwitek, Brian
Summary: Bone is as embedded in our culture as it is in our bodies. Our species has made instruments and jewelry from bone, treated the dead like collectors' items, put our faith in skull bumps as guides to human behavior, and arranged skeletons into macabre tributes to the afterlife. Switek makes a compelling case for getting better acquainted with our skeletons, in all their surprising roles. Bridging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 611 SWIMeals, Roy A.
Summary: "A lively, illustrated exploration of the 500-million-year history of bone, a touchstone for understanding vertebrate life and human culture. Bone is ubiquitous and versatile, and uniquely repairs itself without scarring. However, we rarely see bone in its living state-and even then, mostly in two-tone images that only hint at its marvels. After it serves and protects vertebrate lives, bone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.9 MEAAlexander, Ivy M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.7 ALEKarabell, Zachary
Summary: "From an acclaimed historian and financial analyst, the first definitive history of the legendary private investment firm Brown Brothers Harriman - and through it, the rise to world power of the so-called American Establishment. Conspiracy theories have always swirled around Brown Brothers Harriman, and not without reason. Throughout the 19th century, when America was convulsed by a devastating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.1 KARBynum, Victoria E.
Summary: Between late 1863 and mid-1864, an armed band of Confederate deserters battled Confederate cavalry in the Piney Woods region of Jones County, Mississippi. Calling themselves the Knight Company after their captain, Newton Knight, and aided by women, slaves, and children who spied on the Confederacy and provided food and shelter, they set up headquarters in the swamps of the Leaf River. There,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976 BYNBuettner, Dan
Summary: "This illustrated guide to the Blue Zones includes lessons, top longevity foods and behaviors, and a surprising new Blue Zone"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 BUECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health BuettnerEmminizer, Theresa
Summary: 20 fun facts give an overview of the skeletal system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 611 EMMBernardin, Marc
Summary: "Muhammad Ali was one of the most photographed--and photogenic--figures in the history of sports. He demanded to be looked at, to be seen, and this epic captures his meteoric rise from Cassius Clay to Olympian and heavyweight champion of the world with stunning illustrations befitting his storied legacy. Bringing readers through major moments of his life--his first meeting with civil rights...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership 2023
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Contents: She-devils and Amazonian tigresses : women enter the boxing ring -- Victorian ladies boxing -- Boxing, women, and the mores of change -- Encountering the modern : Flappers, Mae West, and the war years -- Boxing in the Age of the "Mighty Atom" -- Burning bras, taking on the "sheriff," and winning the right to fight -- A ring of their own -- These ladies love the ring -- Christy Martin and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.4 SMIMonnig, Alex
Summary: Get behind the wheel of a dirt bike and experience the thrill of racing around hairpin turns and flying off of ramps. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions, sources for further research, a selected bibliography, a glossary, and an introduction to the author. Table of contents; Informative sidebars; Glossary of key words; Sources for further...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Childs World 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 MONMagoon, Kekla
Summary: Two-time Olympic gymnast Simone Biles reigns over gymnastics. With four impressive skills already named after her, Biles has amassed legions of fans. Explore this standout superstar's career and life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Bolden, Tonya
Summary: "Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THAPolydoros, Lori
Summary: "Describes dirt bikes and dirt bike racing, including safety features and rules governing dirt bike racing"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014