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Bethea, Nikole Brooks

Summary: Join super scientist Max Axiom as he explores the technology behind and everyday use of drones in our world.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, capstone imprint 2018

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McCarthy, Cecilia Pinto

Summary: Drones are becoming ever more popular among consumers. Some people race their drones, while others use drones to take photos and videos of landscapes. People can bring these portable drones with them when they travel. Personal Drones explains how these drones work and how people can enjoy using them in many activities. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J629 DRONES

Ringstad, Arnold

Summary: Discusses the parts inside drones and how they work together.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J623.746 RIN

Marsico, Katie

Summary: "Learn all about unmanned aircraft, or drones, including how they were invented and improved over time, what they are used for today, and why they have sometimes caused controversy"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623 MAR

McCarthy, Cecilia Pinto

Summary: The US military must protect the country's coastlines, land, and seas. Drones help the military carry out this important mission. Military Drones explains how these drones work and how they can support different branches of the military. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Core, a division of Abdo Publishing 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J620 DRONES

Arkin, William M.

Summary: "Unmanned is an in-depth examination of why seemingly successful wars never seem to end. The problem centers on drones, now accumulated in the thousands, the front end of a spying and killing machine that is disconnected from either security or safety. Drones, however, are only part of the problem. William Arkin shows that security is actually undermined by an impulse to gather as much data as...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327 ARK

Newman, Lauren

Summary: "Learn all about drones, from how they were first created to how they are being used today."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2017

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 629.133 NEW

Harts, Shannon H.

Summary: "Can flying robots help save entire ecosystems? Find out in this book, which brings together two major issues of modern times: the growing use of drones and ways to protect and restore natural environments. As drones become more advanced, they are revolutionizing conservation research and efforts in exciting ways--from planting over a hundred trees a minute to capturing vital information about...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7 HAR

Hustad, Douglas

Summary: "What are drones? Explore the science behind drone technology in this high-interest book that aligns with the STEM initiative and also supports Common Core English Language Arts standards--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2017

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J623.74 HUS

Potter, William

Summary: This book is the guide to everything drones: their history, a drone's main parts, learning how to control one, and more.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.133 POT

Whittle, Richard.

Summary: "The creation of the first weapon in history that can stalk and kill an enemy on the other side of the globe was far more than clever engineering. As Richard Whittle shows in Predator, it was the most profound development in military and aerospace technology since the intercontinental ballistic missile. Once considered fragile toys, drones were long thought to be of limited utility. The...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623 WHI

Leavitt, Amie Jane

Summary: With drone use soaring, remotely piloted aircraft have captured people's imaginations. Militaries, businesses, and hobbyists are continually finding new ways to use UAVs and develop their technology. Drones in some countries now deliver food and packages. Young readers will find out about exciting drone technology improvements and what they might lead to in the future.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2017

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623 LEA

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 623.74 LEA

Smith, Jeff

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cartoon Books 1996

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SMI

Lee, Frank

Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions on drawing the cover of a graphic novel or comic, and teasing the story through illustration.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2012

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: J Arts Lee

Nardo, Don

Summary: Always a trendsetter, the United States military has steadily changed the face of warfare in recent years through its use of drones. These unmanned flying craft have been around for close to a century. But only for a bit more than a decade have they been able to carry missiles capable of obliterating a large building. These small but lethal planes can now fly at altitudes of several miles and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan Reynolds Publishing 2014

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.74 NAR

Chandler, Matt

Summary: Military drones have been part of wars for more than 100 years. Today's military unmanned aerial vehicles are packed with sensors, high-quality cameras, and even weapons. With each UAV flight, military members are kept safe away from war zones. Young readers will learn how both aerial and underwater military drones operate and get inside details about some of the missions they've completed.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2017

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 623.74 CHA

Mills, Steve

Summary: "In the dark days of World War I, when flying machines, radio, and electronics were infant technologies, the first remotely controlled experimental aircraft took to the skies and unmanned radio controlled 40-foot high-speed Motor Torpedo Boats ploughed the seas in Britain. Developed by the British Army's Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Navy these prototype weapons stemmed from an early form of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Casemate 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.44941 MIL

Cockburn, Andrew

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "For the first time in our military history, how we wage war is being built around a single strategy: the tracking and elimination of "high value targets"--in other words, assassination by military drone. Kill Chain is the story of how this new paradigm came to be, from WWII to the present; revealing the inner workings of these military technologies; introducing the key figures behind the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355 COC

Howley, Kerry

Summary: "Who are you? You are data about data. You are a map of connections--a culmination of everything you have ever posted, searched, emailed, liked, and followed. In this groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction, Kerry Howley investigates the curious implications of living in the age of the indelible. Howley's subjects face a challenge new to history: they are imprisoned by their past selves,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 352.3 HOW

Magoon, Scott

Summary: A team of genetically enhanced extinct animals embark on their first big mission to Siberia to retrieve an ancient unicorn horn from the thawing permafrost, but things don't go as planned when they are faced with a mysterious enemy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MAG

Pagani, Balthazar

Summary: How to draw a graphic novel is structured as a series of short art courses that combine technical advice with creative inspiration. The book includes lessons in how to construct a narrative, develop characters, design settings, as well as the basics of printing, binding and digital file set-up. Each lesson is supported by striking illustrations by graphic novel artist Marco Maraggi, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Ltd 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.2 PAG

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.2 PAG

Palacio, R. J.

Summary: Tells the story of Julian's Grandmaere's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 PAL

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC PAL

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Palacio 2019

Summary: Beowulf and Grendel are in war-torn Spain, where honor is hard-fought, allegiances are dubious, and the bulls run wild. Amidst it all comes a young knight named Rodrigo, who fights for the name he's lost, the land he loves, and the virtue they've both forgotten.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2018

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Keenan, Sheila

Summary: Three fictional stories, told in graphic novel format, about soldiers in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War who were aided by combat dogs.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KEE

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