Summary: Slouching towards middle age, Porco Rosso makes his living by flying about in his red bi-plane and fighting sky bandits who prey on cruise ships sailing the Adriatic. When he's not engaging in dog fights, this pilot lives on a deserted island retreat. Porco was once a strappling young man, but after his entire squardron was wiped out, he is mysteriously transformed into a pig. Then he is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: DVD POR RATED PG-13Green, Michael
Summary: Discusses the design and weapons of three models of the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet and how they are used by the Navy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone High-Interest Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.7464 GREFranks, Norman L. R.
Summary: Outlines the history of aerial combat, describes the characteristics of famous fighters from biplanes to jets, and shares the experiences of fighter pilots.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent Books 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 358.4009 FRAHamilton, John
Summary: Explores the development and use of the popular F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The somber story of a world that needs war to survive is told with a combination of animated cut-scenes and voiced in-game sequences during battle. After decades of constant war and fighting, the world has finally come to a lasting peace.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: XSeed Games 2008
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1 available in Video Games, Call number: GAME Wii SKYBrook, Henry.
Summary: Traces the history of fighter planes from the dogfights of World War I to the missions flown by modern stealth fighters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623 BROPedersen, Dan
Summary: "The founder of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons program, aka "TOPGUN," shares the untold story of how he and eight other young pilots revolutionized the art of aerial combat and created the center for excellence and incubator of leadership that thrives to this day."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PEDERSEN, DAN PEDHansen, Grace
Summary: Bomber aircraft are important to militaries around the world that need to destroy large targets. Readers will learn what makes these aircraft bombers, their capabilities, crewmembers, and much more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2017
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Summary: Presents information about F/A-18 Super Hornet jet fighter planes, covering how they are used, their history, and their specifications.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.7463 HAMHamilton, John
Summary: Presents information about F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, covering how they may be used, the different versions that are being developed, and their specifications.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2012
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Summary: Discusses the design and weapons of the F/A-22 Raptor fighter jet (formerly called the F-22) and how it is used by the Air Force.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Where eagles dare: Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should trust nothing -- including their own search-and-rescue orders.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ESSSummary: They were expendable: Two PT-boat skippers defend the Philippines and give the U.S. war effort time to regroup after the crippling losses at Pearl Harbor. Flying Leathernecks: An embattled Marine fighter squadron VMF 247 at Guadalcanal is led by John Wayne and campaigning to coordinate ground combat with low-flying aerial sorties.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA THEThomson, Sarah L.
Summary: During the fire season in Australia, a wombat allows its underground shelter to become a place of refuge for other vulnerable animals in need. Discusses Australia's devastating 2019-2020 fire season, in which many animals lost their lives or their habitats.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOAlessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALESummary: This is the story of Danny, a slave who has lived his whole life without any sort of normal human interaction, with the mind and personality of a young child, Danny has only ever learned one lession in life: how to fight. Treated like a dog, including being forced to wear a collar, by his owner/boss, Bart, Danny has been raised to be a lethal fighting machine. Danny fights in illegal...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2005
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE UNLWhite, David Fairbank
Summary: "The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Caliber 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WHISummary: Presents photographs and detailed information about 101 great fighter planes, from the early twentieth-century biplanes to ultra-modern jet fighters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. 2010
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.7464 ONESummary: A small fighter jet gets the chance of a lifetime to compete in an international airshow championship. Determined to win, the jet signs up with a demanding trainer, but the reigning champ wants to make sure the jet won't win the tournment--or even compete.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2013
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: JE DVD WingsSummary: Be a part of the Fraggles' subterranean fantasy land and share their world with the tiny diligent Doozers and humor of the giant Gorgs. There's always something new and exciting happening at Fraggle Rock.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HIT Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: J DVD Movie Fraggle 2007 Season 3Summary: U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko is the only law-enforcement officer assigned to Antarctica. Carrie is on the verge of shipping out before the really bad weather hits, when she is confronted with a mysterious murder that sounds like a riddle: how'd a lone corpse find its way to the middle of an ice field, as though dropped from a great height? And what does this have to do with the prologue about a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Dive deep into adventure in this all-new underwater epic. Sisters of the sea, Siren and Mera catch the students of Super Hero High off guard in a surprise attack to steal a very powerful relic, the Book of Legends. With the book in her possession and harnessing more power than ever, Siren aims to raise an army from the dephths of the ocean's trenches. It's up to Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018