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Animals Juvenile fiction Cooperativeness Juvenile fiction Creative ability Juvenile fiction Friendship Fiction Friendship Juvenile fiction Genius Juvenile fiction Problem solving Problem solving Fiction Problem solving Juvenile fiction Résolution de problème Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseRasmussen, Rebecca.
Summary: Determined to find the half-sister who was given away after her violent conception in the late-1930s Minnesota wilderness, Hux discovers that the neglected girl has grown up completely wild, causing Hux to fear that they cannot share family life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RASCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Rasmussen 2014Ilustrajo, Mariajo
Summary: "Flooded is the funny and beautifully illustrated tale of animals who live in a city that is ever so slowly flooding. The flood comes gradually at first. A business lion reads about it in the paper over his breakfast and absent-mindedly says 'hmm!', but does nothing about it. All the animals ignore the obvious and go about their busy lives, disjointed from one another and preoccupied by their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Editions 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ILLOxley, Jennifer
Summary: "Peg and Cat are at the South Pole preparing to watch the ski race at the Animal Winter Games. Suddenly they spy the Penguins zooming downhill. CRASH! The Penguins apologize ("Snow problem," says Cat), but it seems that there is a problem: the Penguins keep slamming into things! So they all try again, with Peg shouting directions each time they come to a hurdle. "Go over! Go under! Go in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Entertainment 2016
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Summary: Rat, Squirrel, Rabbit, and Mouse want to cross the bayou, but next to the log they are considering as a bridge is a sneaky tail, which may be attached to someone dangerous--each of the four approach the problem with a different strategy, with varying results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PUMThomas, Jan
Summary: "Rabbit has a problem! Her room is a mess. Luckily, Pete the Problem-Solving Porcupine shows up just in time. He can save the day! Except...things don't go quite to plan, and Rabbit realizes that Pete may actually be a problem-causer! Can Rabbit find a way to solve this unexpected new dilemma before chaos ensues?" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2023
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Summary: "When Peg and Cat encounter hungry pirates by the seashore, they've got to think fast. Pirates get cranky when they're hungry, and when pirates are cranky, they sing -- really badly! To spare their ears, Peg and Cat must make sure each pirate gets his fair share of fruit -- the same amount for everyone. And when a sneaky monkey steals a few peaches, Peg and Cat have to divide the fruit up all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Entertainment 2017
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Summary: Aspiring to build an amazing derby car out of junkyard parts, Peg and Cat enter the neighborhood Tallapegga Twenty and use their shape-recognition and counting skills to assemble their car and count laps in the hope of winning the Golden Cup.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Entertainment, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2015
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Summary: "When one family is besieged by illness, missing pets, mounds of dirty laundry and dishes, Supergran rushes in to help manage the chaos"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GREOxley, Jennifer
Summary: "It's summertime at Camp Niniwawa. Peg, Cat, and their friends Aki and Richard are in the Gopher bunk -- Gophers, they always go for it! Arts and crafts is a welcome distraction from homesickness for Richard, whose love of patterns helps him build a red-and-blue Popsicle-stick ladder. When the Raccoon bunk challenges the Gophers to a friendly battle of the bunks, it's on! Winning a contest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN OXLSummary: An astonishing world where toys play while their owners are away. Woody is a pull-string cowboy doll and is the leader of the toys until the latest, greatest action figure, Buzz Lightyear, enters the picture. When the toy rivals are separated from their owner, they learn to put aside their differences and work as a team to get back home to the boy they love.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY TOYCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV TOYCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TOYCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TOY RATED GTabor, Corey R.
Summary: "Fox has a not-so-new problem, and every possible solution leads to more problems for the other animals, until they all come together with the ultimate fix."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN TABPumphrey, Jarrett
Summary: One, Two, Kat, and Four want to form a club so together they figure out how to make a sign saying what their club should be called.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PUMEgan, Kate
Summary: Beloved character Flat Stanley is back with a whole new set of friends in a brand-new STEM-focused chapter book series. In this second installment, Flat Stanley and his friends learn all about the scientific method through a heated contest on the playground! Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, each day brings new adventures! According to Stanley's second grade...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC EGAChen, Sylvia
Summary: Jenny Chow, determined to hold her own in her family's annual chopsticks challenge, creates a solution through STEAM trial and error to master those slippery, oh-so-tricky chopsticks. Includes instructions on how to make DIY chopstick tongs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: Ollie is excited about his party, but worried about the storm clouds gathering, so Bea tries to save the day by showing Ollie that his party will be fun no matter the weather.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2024
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Summary: When Henry's magic teacher, The Amazing Arthur, goes missing right before the Greenfield Magic Shop's annual magic show, Henry and his sibilings look into Arthur's disappearance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2022
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Summary: Max is back with a thrilling new adventure that involves time travel, creepy bad guys, killer drones, and a shocking mystery about her past that she will stop at nothing to solve! Under constant danger of being kidnapped by the shadowy Corporation, Max is on the run from New York to London and beyond. But soon the call comes for the Change Maker kids' next mission: make sure no kid ever goes...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD PATPatterson, James
Summary: Finds Max on the run from Corporation thugs before the Change Maker kids begin working on a plan to end world hunger, a challenging goal that is complicated by mysterious clues about Max's unknown family.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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Summary: Twelve-year-old orphan Max Einstein is not your typical genius. Max hacks the computer system at NYU in order to attend college courses, builds inventions to help the homeless, and plays speed chess in the park. Her life is crazy but predictable until Max is recruited by a mysterious organization! Their mission: solve some of the world's problems using science. She's helped by a diverse group...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2018
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Summary: Someone is breaking windows and setting fires in the old city, but the shopkeepers won't say a word about the culprits. Why are they keeping these thugs' secrets? When the mayor begs for help, Max agrees to take the case, putting himself in grave danger. It's a race to catch up with the vandals before they catch him.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2014
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Summary: "When Brazilian American twins Lia and Luís receive a jigsaw puzzle from their grandmother, they must quickly solve it to figure out its secret message."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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Summary: "Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, each day brings new adventures! According to Stanley's second grade teacher, Ms. Root, everyone in classroom 2E is a scientist. That's good news for Stanley because he has a problem in need of solving! Both his classmate, Josie, and his little brother, Arthur, think he's been using his flatness to cheat during playground games. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint fo HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: In this book, New Yorker columnist Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea that has profound implications: large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant--better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future. With seemingly boundless erudition and in clear, entertaining prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 303.3 SUREstroff, Sharon
Summary: When Daniel, Joy, and Kimani suddenly find themselves stranded on a mysterious island, they must work together to find clues hidden around that somehow hold the key to finding their way back home. Includes STEAM related activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Margin Press 2021