Baudelaire, Charles
Summary: A bilingual edition of selected poems of a 19th century French master. In "The cat," one reads in this English version: "Come, cat of mine, perch on my loving breast; / Come, beauty, lie in gentle guise: / Pull in your claws, and let me plunge, possessed, / Into your agate-metal eyes."
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 448.4 BAUThurow, Stephanie
Summary: "With over thirty-five years of combined experience, homesteaders Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn have taught thousands of people across the globe how to garden, preserve food, tend backyard chickens, cook from scratch, and care for their families with natural homemade alternatives. Now, their homesteading knowledge and instruction can be found in one place with Small-Scale Homesteading. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 THUSvenson, Sally E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dog Ear Pub. 2012
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Summary: Twelve-year-old, Korean American adoptee Emma Davidson has a problem. Two problems. Okay, 1. She has a crush on her best friend, Avangeline, that she hasn't been able to share. 2. Avangeline now has to move out of their town because her parents are getting a divorce. 3. Oh, and Emma is a secret witch who can't really control her powers. It's a complicated summer between sixth and seventh grade....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Aside from being fun to do, singing songs, saying poems and rhymes, and doing finger plays with children helps them develop early literacy skills. The 700 selections in this compilation of songs and rhymes will help children ages 3 to 6 build a strong foundation in skills and concepts such as listening; colors, shapes, and counting; vocabulary; coordination; imagination; and humor. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gryphon House 2002
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Summary: Provides expert advice on selecting, feeding, and caring for egg-laying hens and cultivating fresh eggs, along with one hundred egg recipes, including omelets, quiches, and souffl©♭s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.675 GOLMegyesi, Jennifer Lynn
Summary: Finally, a bible for backyard farmers that's attractive enough to leave out on the coffee table and inexpensive enough to purchase on a whim. This comprehensive guide, written in charming prose from the perspective of an organic farmer, will appeal to readers who want to learn more about chickens. With a growing interest in self-sustainability and organic living, readers will appreciate the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 MEGAmundsen, Lucie B.
Summary: The author shares how she and her husband became egg farmers, and how, with very little experience, they learned to manage their business and why they believe farms like theirs are vital to rebuilding America's food system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 AMUGupta, Suneel
Summary: We've been lead to believe that if you work hard and achieve success, happiness will follow. What do we do when this formula leaves us feeling lost, exhausted, and empty inside? Gupta delivers breakthrough habits and actionable tools that will help you rediscover your calling, follow your wildest dreams, and find the fulfillment you've been searching for all along. -- adapted from wrap-around
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2023
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Summary: From the enormous whale shark to the legendary great white to the enigmatic goblin shark to the small cookie-cutter shark, Slickety Quick is a delightful frenzy of shark mayhem. Mysterious species such as the camouflaged wobbegong and the elusive frilled shark share the waters with better-known blue and nurse sharks, each commemorated in a poem by Skila Brown and illustrated by Bob Kolar....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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Summary: In this lyrical meditation about the why of writing poetry, Joy Harjo reflects on significant points of illumination, experience, and questioning from her fifty years as a poet. Comprised of intimate vignettes that take us through the author's life journey as a youth in the late 1960s, a single mother, and a champion of Native nations, this book offers a fresh understanding of how poetry...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.9 HARMeadows, Michelle
Summary: Maxie embarks on a quest to collect five charms for her magic spell.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MEACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR Orange MeadowsHood, Susan
Summary: "An inspirational nonfiction novel-in-verse about Zhanna Arshanskaya, a young Ukrainian Jewish girl using the alias Anna, whose phenomenal piano-playing skills saved her life and the life of her sister, Frina, during the Holocaust-from award-winning author Susan Hood, with Zhanna's son, Greg Dawson"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARSNhất Hạnh
Contents: Inviting the Bell (3:47) -- Prelude to Sitting Meditation (8:03) -- The Heart Sutra (5:12) -- Night of Prayer (6:01) -- Plum Village (4:51) -- Putting the Little Pain to Sleep (6:09) -- Spring (2:52) -- Jewels (2:45) -- Illusion Transformed (1:47) -- The Virtuous Man (2:50) -- The Moon Never Sets (2:37) -- The Sound of a Great Bird (5:14) -- Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone (4:35) -- The...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 1997
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Romberg, Sigmund
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Williamson Music Inc. 1944
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMEnglish, Ashley
Summary: At home in spacious homesteads and simple backyards, chickens produce a wonderful source of sustainable, nutritious food and make wonderful pets. With generous doses of experience and humor, Ashley English shares the essential information you'll need to start and maintain your own flock.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 ENGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 EngCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal EnglishMegyesi, Jennifer Lynn
Contents: Why keep chickens -- Starting your poultry enterprise -- Housing chickens -- Feeding your chickens -- Keeping chickens for eggs -- Keeping chickens for meat -- Using the eggs you produce -- Using your chicken meat -- Showing chickens -- Common diseases and conditions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 636.5 MEGWebb, Leah M.
Summary: "Homesteader Leah M. Webb shares her strategy for implementing a homestead plan in seven stages by starting small and gradually adding more features each year. Step-by-step photos from the author's own homestead, accompanied by her hard-earned advice and instruction, make this a one-of-a-kind guide for anyone who aspires to grow more of their own food"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2023
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Summary: "Built and carved by the Nabataeans thousands of years ago, Petra still stands today in southern Jordan. Young readers will learn about who built it, when it was built, and why it was built. This title is complete with impressive historical and current photographs and simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 939.48 HANSummary: Presents a collection of twenty poems written in tribute to well-known poets from around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.1 OUTCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J808.1 KWAHerrera, Juan Felipe
Summary: "When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mama feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet. His breathtaking poem "Imagine" and Lauren Castillo's evocative illustrations will speak to every reader and dreamer searching for this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG HERKibuishi, Kazu
Summary: Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has stolen the Mother Stone. With it, the Elf King forges new amulets that will give him the power to invade and destroy the nation of Windsor. Emily and her friends lead the soldiers of the Cielis Guard in a fight to stop him, but Max stands in their way. And when she seeks information from the Voice of her Amulet, she discovers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix 2012
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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KIBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KIBBukowski, Charles
Summary: "The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol. Charles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer's best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed "dirty old man," Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019