Morlock, Rachael
Summary: "Factory foods-or processed foods-are a part of most people's diets to some degree. How are they made? Why do we eat them? What nutritional value do they have? These and many other questions about factory foods are answered in this helpful guide to health and nutrition. With an emphasis on facts rather than judgments about food, readers are encouraged to learn about what they're eating with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.3 MORThomas, Keltie
Summary: The Earth's oceans are on the rise. Since 1900, global sea levels have risen steadily each year to a global average of about 8 inches (20cm) today, and they're still rising. By 2100, the sea could climb as much as 14 feet (4.3m) to 32 feet (9.75m). Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World gives youth an eye-popping view of what the Earth might look like under the rising and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books Ltd. 2018
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Summary: This title focuses on floods and gives information on what they are, how to prepare for them, and how to survive. The title is complete with beautiful and colorful photographs, simple text, and a database for added activities. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J613.69 ABDKenney, Karen Latchana
Summary: "This book discusses the history and current state of high-tech folding in the world of manufacturing and how it is informed by folding in the natural world. Readers meet the leading scientists and artists in the field, learn about the manufacturing applications of folding in aerospace and other fields, and where folding technology is going in the future."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 736 KENGlassman, Lenka
Summary: "Middle schoolers learn how to identify, manage, and self regulate their emotions and moods"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2022
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Summary: "In this book, young readers will learn about the diet, life cycle, behavior, and swamp habitat of the wood duck."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 598.412 LEWFleming, Candace
Summary: How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child ... and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the "crime of the century." In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364.152 FLECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364.152 FLESeeley, M. H.
Summary: It s a good thing this spider s prey can t read, because this spider s name gives away its secret. Trap-door spiders build burrows that double as slick traps they use to catch a tasty meal. These cunning eight-legged terrors hide at the bottom of the burrow and wait for dinner to show up at its door. Through incredible photographs showing the building and use of these nests, readers explore the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.4 SEEArnold, Tedd
Summary: Inspired by folktales about fools from around the world, brothers Mac and Mac Noodlehead exasperate Uncle Ziti, are fooled by their friend Meatball, and make a garden for their mother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ARNMorlock, Rachael
Summary: "Snacks are an important-and enjoyable-part of a person's diet. They give us energy, help us grow, and keep us from getting too hungry between meals. However, some snacks provide more energy and nutrients than others, and learning to be smart about snacks is important. Readers are given the tools to be smarter snackers as they find the facts about a variety of common snack foods. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5 MORHolub, Joan.
Summary: Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 HOLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 HOL (basket)Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What HolubBethea, Nikole Brooks
Summary: Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the invention of the assembly line. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 609 BETCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 BETCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J609 MOMLaine, Carolee
Summary: "Food Safety Basics helps readers trace the history of food safety, explore the science behind it, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.19 LAIHillenbrand, Laura
Summary: In this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian s courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new generation to one of history s most thrilling survival epics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ember 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 910.54 HILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 ZAMRissman, Rebecca
Summary: "Eating Organic helps readers trace the history of organic eating, explore the science behind it, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.3 RISMcAnulty, Stacy
Summary: "This funny and fact-filled picture book is all about blood: where it's found, what it does, how it travels, and why vampires shouldn't drink it. From the four chambers of the heart to the platelets that clot your blood when you scrape your knee, everything you want to know about the cardiovascular system is right inside these pages. Just watch out for thirsty vampires"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company 2022
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Summary: "As a hurricane gathered in the Caribbean, blue skies covered Galveston, Texas. Scientists knew a storm was coming. But none of them were able to prepare Galveston for the force of the hurricane that hit on September 8, 1900. The water from the storm surge pulled houses off their foundations, and the winds toppled telephone poles and trees like toothpicks. And amid the chaos, Galveston's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.55 HOPFleisher, Paul.
Summary: This book describes lake and pond food webs covering the plants, plant eaters, meat eaters, and the decomposers that break down dead plants and animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.63 FLEMachajewski, Sarah.
Summary: Young people who love to cook for friends and family and explore new ingredients and flavors in the kitchen may find that a career in the food industry is the perfect fit. The author presents a variety of exciting careers in which one can cook or eat for a living: cook, personal chef, caterer, and food photographer or stylist are just a few delectable choices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 331 MACFelix, Rebecca
Summary: "Eating Ethically helps readers trace the history of ethical eating and human ways of treating animals, explore the science behind it, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J178 FELConley, Kate A.
Summary: "Introduces readers to the basic items on a nutrition label, such as serving size and nutrients. Readers will learn how to use this information to make healthful food choices"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 664.09 CONCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J005.118 CWBrege, K. B.
Summary: "This time there's only one way for Mick, Nathan, and Sissy to figure out what's going wrong at America's Greatest History Attraction: The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and that is to sneak in at night! But terrifying things happen when they encounter the mischievous evil Gremlins! Once again, you get to decide on your ending, normal, scary, time travel, B movie or the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Team B Creative 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BRERissman, Rebecca
Summary: "Genetically Modified Food helps readers trace the history of GMOs, explore the science behind it, understand why and how we utilize them, and discuss controversies concerning GMOs from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 664 RISBuckey, A. W.
Summary: "Explores gig jobs in transportation and delivery, including the history of gig work, working a gig job in transportation and delivery, the pros and cons of gig work in transportation and delivery, and the future of the industry"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bright Point Press 2023