Towler, Paige
Summary: "In this nonfiction book filled with history, science, facts, and stats, readers can discover how pizza became the world's favorite comfort food"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square Kids 2023
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Summary: "Beginning readers will learn all about the brave and loyal dogs that won't let anything keep them from getting the job done! From chasing after criminals to sniffing out explosives, police dogs are hard at work keeping people safe and protecting their police officer handlers."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7 BLULoh-Hagan, Virginia
Summary: "Craft Fair guides students as they conceive and set up their own craft fair for their friends and community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 45th Parallel Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 LOHLoh-Hagan, Virginia
Summary: Organic Garden guides students as they conceive and set up their own organic garden for their friends and community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 635.9 LOHHansen, Grace
Summary: This title will go through the process of how peanut butter is made. It will begin at the peanut farm where peanut plants are grown. It will then show the process of harvesting, shelling, and blanching, and finally show how the peanuts are broken down into a creamy butter. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J741.2 HANHansen, Grace
Summary: This title will go through the process of how a book is made using today's giant and amazing machines! It will also touch on the history of the printing press. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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Summary: This title will go through the process of how crayons are made, from the shipment of wax to a factory to the shipment of boxes of colorful crayons to stores. --Amazon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J741.2 HANHansen, Grace
Summary: This title will take readers through the process of bottling maple syrup, starting in Canada where there are lots of maple trees. Readers will learn how maple syrup is gathered, processed, and bottled for them to buy and enjoy on their pancakes!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 0000
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Summary: This title will go through the process of how ice cream is made. It will begin at the dairy farms where cows are milked. It will then follow the milk to the creamery, and then from the creamery to the ice cream factory. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J741.2 HANHansen, Grace
Summary: This title will go through the process of how sweaters are made. The book will begin by talking about where cotton and wool come from and how they are prepped before they are sent to the textile factories. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J741.2 HANHansen, Grace
Summary: This title will go through the process of how chocolate is made. It will be begin at the cacao tree farms where cacao beans are cleaned and prepped. It will then follow the cacao beans to the manufacturer where they are roasted, winnowed, and turned into delicious chocolate! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J741.2 HANBurcar, Colleen.
Contents: Pageant of the Sault, 1671 -- The Griffon sets sail, 1679 -- Chief Pontiac's siege on Fort Detroit, 1763 -- Battle of the River Raisin, 1813 -- Stomaching a medical discovery, 1822 -- Toledo War, 1835 -- Discovering iron ore, 1844 -- Kentucky raids the Underground Railroad, 1847 -- Orphan train's first hopeful stop, 1854 -- Assassinating a "king," 1856 -- Battle of Manton, 1882 -- Logging out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 BURSummary: The cantilever is one of the most basic structural forms. This video explains the cantilever principle as it's applied in northeastern England and then marvels at the great Victorian achievement of the Forth Rail Bridge before seeing how the cantilever has been developed into new and exciting forms in Seville, Spain.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The sea has always posed a challenge to the expansion of human civilization. This video looks at three structures that all have to deal with the threat of the sea: a lighthouse, flood gates, and an oil rig.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This video investigates three buildings whose appearances suggest that they are about to topple over at any moment: the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Torres Puerta de Europa in Madrid, and the Torre de Collserola in Barcelona.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This video celebrates 2,000 years of engineering achievement in Europe by looking at the two most fundamental building materials of the Modern Age, iron and steel. Two of Gustave Eiffel's greatest achievements, and one of the finest works in steel and glass in Paris, are featured.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Leisure activities are as fundamental to society as work or rest. This video looks at the challenges of building arenas for popular entertainment. Venues for pastimes from different ages are represented: a Roman amphitheater, a Victorian glasshouse, and a modern stadium.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Chown, David.
Contents: Someone to watch over me (5:12) -- Embraceable you (4:07) -- Night and day (2:57) -- Tenderly (3:40) -- The nearness of you (5:09) -- Over the rainbow (5:41) -- Lush life (5:47) -- Spring is here (5:57) -- Bewitched (5:14) -- Stella by starlight (4:19) -- The very thought of you (4:09) -- In a sentimental mood (4:53) -- September song (4:45) -- Wondered how I'd meet you (4:15) -- Our wedding...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Lookout Music Productions 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL CHOSummary: Though many people think concrete is a modern material, it is almost as old as architecture itself. This video journeys through time to see concrete's early use in Italy, the rise of reinforced concrete, and a daring and beautiful modern masterpiece in France.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: As a structure, the dome is considered a thing of great beauty and is often believed to have mystical properties. But domes are also supremely functional and ideal for sheltering congregations of all sizes. This video visits a variety of domes in Italy, France, and the U.K.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The arch is one of the most reliable and enduring of structural forms. In this video, 2,000 years of the arch's development are reflected in three stunning examples: rounded Roman arches in France, pointed and flat Gothic arches in Cologne, and modern arches in Hamburg.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The ability to tap the natural resources of the planet is crucial to our world, and a great challenge to an engineer. This video travels around Europe to show viewers a hydroelectric power station in the U.K., a wind turbine in Sweden, and a solar furnace in the Pyrenees.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: From the earliest rope bridges in mountain gorges to the superlong sea crossings of today, the suspension bridge has been a consistently successful form. This video visits bridges in Britain, Denmark, and the Czech Republic to see how they work.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006