Summary: Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust, creating our seven continents, each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain, and its own unique animal life. From the colorful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, this showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SEVWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area, etc.).
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: "Lorenzo isn't happy about moving. But in his new room, he finds an old desk with what seems likes hundreds of drawers. Each even has its own smell! Deep inside the desk, he finds a book and begins to read. When he looks up, he sees all kinds of curious things. Has the book come to life? Or is it something else? This is a graphic novel about observation, imagination, and the many incredible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 DECDesus Nice
Summary: "Desus & Mero have turned their Bronx-born friendship into a growing brand. And it's no surprise--tuning in to them is like listening to the funniest, smartest people you know dissect a topic and then light it on fire. Now they've written the most entertaining guide to life you'll ever read, in which all the important questions are asked: How do I talk to my kids about drugs if I do them too?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 DESDemos, John.
Summary: "Early on the morning of February 29, 1704, before the settlers of Deerfield, Massachusetts, had stirred from their beds, a French and Indian war party opened fire, wielding hatchets and torches, on the lightly fortified town. What would otherwise have been a fairly commonplace episode of "Queen Anne's War" (as the War of the Spanish Succession was known in the colonies) achieved considerable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.25 DEMSenghor, Shaka
Summary: "In 1991, Shaka Senghor was sent to prison for second-degree murder. Today, he is a lecturer at the University of Michigan, a leading voice on criminal justice reform, and an inspiration to thousands. In life, it's not how you start that matters. It's how you finish. Shaka Senghor was raised in a middle class neighborhood on Detroit's east side during the height of the 1980s crack epidemic. An...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SENGHOR, SHAKA SENRemus, Timothy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Motorbooks International 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 RemusRemus, Timothy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Motorbooks International 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 RemusChau, Chan
Summary: Kristy's family moves to a new neighborhood where the kids make fun of Louie, Kristy's pet collie, who's going blind. The Baby-sitters are not going to let them get away with it.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC CHAChayka, Kyle
Summary: "From New Yorker staff writer and author of The Longing for Less Kyle Chayka comes a timely history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms, which determine the shape of culture itself. From coffee shops to rental apartments to social media posts the world round, a sleek and deceptively simple aesthetic has come to predominate. It's in the neon signs and exposed brick of an Internet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2024
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Summary: Takemoto is an art student in Tokyo trying to make ends meet while dealing with friends, family, and relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz 0000
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HONChayka, Kyle.
Summary: "Kyle Chayka is one of our sharpest cultural observers. After spending years covering minimalist trends for leading publications, he now delves beneath this lifestyle's glossy surface, seeking better ways to claim the time and space we crave. He shows that our longing for less goes back further than we realize. His search leads him to the philosophical and spiritual origins of minimalism, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2020
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Summary: "In this book, readers learn about icy comets"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.6 GLAGlaser, Chaya
Summary: "In this book, readers are introduced to the planet Uranus"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.47 GLAUmino, Chika.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HONGlaser, Chaya
Summary: "In this book, readers are introduced to the planet Mercury"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.41 GLAAnthony, Piers
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1982
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Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of Writing My Wrongs invites men everywhere on a journey of honesty and healing through this book of moving letters to his sons-one whom he is raising and the other whose childhood took place during Senghor's nineteen-year incarceration. Shaka Senghor has lived the life of two fathers. With his first son, Jay, born shortly after Senghor was incarcerated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 SENUmino, Chika.
Summary: "Hagu and Takemoto are the last of the gang to graduate, and after his bike odyssey Takemoto has a future in temple restoration. But Hagu's recent injury might steal her ability to paint forever. Can love make up for such a painful loss?"--cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HONGlaser, Chaya
Summary: "In this book, readers are introduced to Pluto"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2014