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21st century junior library 21st Century Junior Library Biotechnology in the 21st century (New York, N.Y.) Celebrating diversity in my classroom Flame in the mist 1 Flame in the mist 2 Medical challenges of the 21st century Millennium: the IMF in the new century Return to the Canadian West 3 Women in the WestFilter By Series
21st century junior library 21st Century Junior Library Biotechnology in the 21st century (New York, N.Y.) Celebrating diversity in my classroom Flame in the mist 1 Flame in the mist 2 Medical challenges of the 21st century Millennium: the IMF in the new century Return to the Canadian West 3 Women in the WestSummary: Scientists have come a long, long way since Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, the wonder drug of the 20th century. This program explains the function of infection-fighting antibiotics; vaccinations and insulin, crucial to the prevention of diseases such as smallpox and the management of diabetes; recombinant drugs, treatments involving genetically engineered DNA; and stem cells,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: If the 20th century was the era of physics and nuclear fission, the 21st belongs to the life sciences. Moving from gene, to genome, to genetically based diseases, this program provides an overview of the interrelated fields of genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics, with an emphasis on practical applications of biotechnology to the field of medicine. Are genetically personalized drugs around...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: As the world's population and overall standard of living continue to increase, the growing demand for food, fuel, and consumer products has reached unprecedented levels. This program examines how biotechnology is helping to meet those needs through genetic engineering to increase crop yields and improve the nutritional value of key staple foods; animal agriculture, founded on selective breeding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The Nuclear Age-sprung upon the world with the atomic bomb-remains a bitter memory. How biotechnology, with its power to change life on Earth at the most fundamental level, will be viewed in the decades to come depends on decisions being made right now. This program confronts viewers with some of the ethical and moral implications of cloning, stem cell research, and animal testing. Commentary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Colby, Jennifer
Summary: The 21st Century Junior Library introduces young readers to important core content. Simple activities encourage students to look, think, make a guess, ask questions, and create. The combination of reading and inquiring helps them develop the skills needed to master content and learn and succeed in the 21st century. -- back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Invent ColbyColby, Jennifer
Summary: "Tech is constantly progressing and changing. But have you ever stopped and wondered how it all started? In Computers to Tablets, discover how the first computer evolved into the tablet and portable devices we have today. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions about this technology." -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Invent ColbySummary: What does the future have in store for the heart, the motor that powers the human body? What kinds of treatment can cardiology patients expect within the next decade? This program reveals a wide range of innovations for the treatment and cure of heart disease and cardiovascular disease. Viewers will discover a newly developed bypass system; a biventricular pacemaker that also incorporates a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The global statistics are alarming: diabetes kills one person every 10 seconds, and a limb amputation is carried out as a result of the disease every 30 seconds. What can 21st-century medicine achieve in the face of such ominous data? This film examines the escalation of diabetes cases around the world and looks at examples of concrete progress against the illness. Viewers learn about the basic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: It can affect anyone, from night clerk to Nobel laureate. Physicians have identified more than 70 potential causes of irreversible mental deficiency, or dementia-which most often takes the form of Alzheimer's disease-and worldwide data indicate that its occurrence is on an upward trend. This program spotlights promising medical trials aimed at halting the mental and physiological tragedy of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Oke, Janette
Summary: Having survived the harshness of their first year in the far Northwest, Elizabeth and Wynn, her Royal Canadian Mountie, now face new challenges, make new friends, start a new school and are presented with a new posting. Will their love for each other, hope fro the future and their faith in God carry them through a crushing disappointment?
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Publisher / Publication Date: BDD Direct 1997
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Summary: Saudi Arabian Heritage in the Celebrating Diversity in My Classroom series explores the geography, languages, religions, food, and culture of Saudi Arabia in a fun age-appropriate way. Students with Saudi Arabian heritage are a significant and important part of the fabric of America and this book helps foster empathy in all students and a multi-cultural community in the classroom. Glossary,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around OrrAlter, Judy
Summary: Describes the history of vaccines and their use, from the development of the first smallpox vaccine to advances in immunization technology, and includes information on famous vaccination innovators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 615 ALTOrr, Tamra
Summary: "Somali Heritage in the Celebrating Diversity in My Classroom series explores the geography, languages, religions, food, and culture of Somalia in a fun age-appropriate way. Students with Somali heritage are a significant and important part of the fabric of America and this book helps foster empathy in all students and a multicultural community in the classroom. Glossary, index, and additional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around OrrOrr, Tamra
Summary: Venezuelan Heritage in the Celebrating Diversity in My Classroom series explores the geography, languages, religions, food, and culture of Venezuela.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around OrrOrr, Tamra
Summary: Syrian Heritage in the Celebrating Diversity in My Classroom series explores the geography, languages, religions, food, and culture of Syria in a fun age-appropriate way. Students with Syrian heritage are a significant and important part of the fabric ofAmerica and this book helps foster empathy in all students and a multi-cultural community in the classroom. Glossary, index, and additional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around OrrAhdieh, Renée
Summary: "Mariko must uncover deception in the imperial court and rescue Okami, while preparing for her nuptials"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC AHDFrench, Emily
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.8 FREMifflin, Margot
Summary: Tells the harrowing story of this forgotten heroine of frontier America. Orphaned when her family was brutally killed by Yavapai Indians, Oatman lived as a slave to her captors for a year before being traded to the Mohave, who tattooed her face and raised her as their own. She was fully assimilated and perfectly happy when, at nineteen, she was ransomed back to white society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1997, South Korea-the world's 11th-largest economy at that time-was brought to the verge of economic collapse by the "Asian flu. This program scrutinizes that country's amazing comeback, facilitated by the IMF. Using intensive crisis management and a massive bailout of
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Riley, Glenda
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.72 RILAhdieh, Renée
Summary: The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko is targeted by bandits who wish to stop her arranged marriage, a situation that compels her to infiltrate the gang, disguised as a boy, to track down the person responsible for the target on her back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC AHDCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC AHDSummary: The consensus of the world's leaders is that economic stability and cooperation offer the best hope for global peace. Using interviews with members of the International Monetary Fund's Board of Governors-each one the head of a national central bank or a minister of finance-this program explains how the IMF is structured and illustrates how it sets policy. The program also uses archival footage...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: By the end of the 1980s, Argentina was caught in a perilous vortex of hyperinflation. In this program, the former Minister of the Economy, the former Secretary of the Treasury, bank president Eduardo Escasany, economist Martin Redrado, and others discuss the measures taken at that time to stabilize the economy, including establishing a currency board, deregulating and privatizing key...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In IMF parlance, what does "surveillance" mean? And how does the IMF decide who gets a loan? This program describes how the IMF monitors national economic policies for their impact on the Fund's 180-plus member nations and how loans are made to ailing or emerging economies. Topics under consideration include Article IV consultations and poverty- and debt-reduction initiatives. Former IMF...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005