Lassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASJohnson, Varian
Summary: Scott Free, a student at the Goodness Academy on the planet Apokolips, wants to escape to Earth but falls in love with the head of the Female Furies--the one person tasked with ensuring he never escapes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 JOHCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 JOHSteinmetz, Greg
Summary: "This is a spry biography of Gilded Age financier Jay Gould, who pioneered the business model of the Wall Street shark"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOULD, JAY STESciolino, Elaine
Summary: "Part memoir, part travelogue, part love letter to the people who live and work on a magical street in Paris. Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times, invites us on a tour of her favorite Parisian street, offering an homage to street life and the pleasures of Parisian living. 'I can never be sad on the rue des Martyrs,' Sciolino explains, as she celebrates the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: From the streets and taverns of colonial America, in vaudeville, on television and under the bright lights of today's Broadway stage, puppets have been a favorite form of American entertainment. This documentary is the first to chronicle the fascinating evolution of this unique art form. Examines the lives and recounts the significant contributions of men and women who, throughout the years,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mazzarella Media 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STOSummary: A documentary that chronicles the history of westward expansion and the construction of the largest stainless steel structure ever built, the Gateway Arch. Featured are newly discovered construction footage, rare photographs of westward expansion and early conceptual drawings by architect Eero Saarinen. Dozens of interviews include World Trade Center Master Plan architect Daniel Libeskind and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media [distributor] 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.7866 GATJones, Doug (G. Douglas)
Summary: "The story of the decades-long fight to bring justice to the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, culminating in Senator Doug Jones' prosecution of the last living bombers. On September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed. The blast killed four young girls and injured twenty-two others. The FBI suspected four particularly radical Ku Klux Klan...
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Publisher / Publication Date: All Points Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1196 JONMuldaur, Maria.
Summary: Platinum-selling songstress Maria Muldaur brings back days gone by with a collection of happy and infectious songs that are performed in an organic and home-grown style. This CD will get your family tapping their toes and singing along.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Music for Little People 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JUV MULWorby, Rebecca
Summary: Inside Wildsam Big Bend you'll find park stories from prize-winning authors, past and present; a detailed road trip plan to base camp towns; interviews with river guides, native plant experts, chefs and silversmiths, thought-provoking miscellany from the archives, selective recommendations about authentic Big Bend experiences and a deep-drive into how to best explore the national park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wildsam Field Guides 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.649 BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK WILMemphis Jug Band
Contents: Tired of you driving me -- A black woman is like a black snake -- Aunt Caroline Dyer blues -- Popa's got your water on -- On the Road again -- K.C. Moan -- Cocaine habit blues -- Coal oil blues -- You may leave, but this will bring you back -- Memphis yo yo blues -- Memphis shakedown -- She stays out all night long -- Meningitis blues -- Stealin' stealin' -- He's in the jailhouse now -- Taking...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Yazoo 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES MEMMuldaur, Maria.
Contents: The diplomat -- Shake hands and tell me goodbye -- Shout you cats -- The ghost of the St. Louis blues -- Let it simmer -- Sweet lovin' ol' soul -- Medley: Life's too short ; When elephants roost in bamboo trees (duets with Dan Hicks) -- Garden of joy -- He calls that religion -- I ain't gonna marry -- Bank failure blues -- The panic is on.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stony Plains 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MULSummary: Showcasing the natural magic of an extraordinary part of the border between the United States and Mexico over four seasons, the film explores Rio Grande's Big Bend - a vast unspoiled wonderland of serene beauty and astounding desert landscapes which are home to some of North America's most enchanting animals such as black bears, rattlesnakes, woodpeckers and scorpions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIGRothman, Tony
Summary: "Tony Rothman offers a primer on the science of the big bang and the questions we still can't answer about the origins of the universe. Enlisting thoughtful analogies and a step-by-step approach, Rothman guides readers through dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity, and other topics at-and beyond-the cutting edge of cosmology"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Guillain, Charlotte
Summary: A vibrant, richly illustrated concertina book that takes the reader on a journey down the river, from the source high up in the mountains all the way to the sea, venturing down surging waterfalls and past meandering turns, whilst exploring the remarkable relationship between humans, animals, nature and rivers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: words & pictures 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Mulan: Mulan is a young Chinese woman who breaks tradition and joins the Imperial army, accompanied by a her guardian dragon, Mushu, to battle an invading army.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: [Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment] 2013
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY MULCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MULCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MULCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: J DVD Movie Mulan 2013Kidd, Thomas S.
Summary: "Thomas Jefferson was arguably the most brilliant and inspiring political writer in American history. But the ethical realities of his personal life and political career did not live up to his soaring rhetoric. Indeed, three tensions defined Jefferson's moral life: democracy versus slavery, republican virtue versus dissolute consumption, and veneration for Jesus versus skepticism about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JEFFERSON, THOMAS KIDGriffin, James J.
Summary: "The Big Bend of Texas is Outlaw Heaven and Lawman Hell. This vast, desolate, but starkly beautiful territory is full of hiding places and bushwack spots for thieves and killers, where every canyon may hold death, every cactus patch could be hiding a man ready to put a bullet into a peace officer's back. Texas Ranger Luke Caldwell and his young partner, Bobby Howell, are sent into this pit of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Petoskey Steel Drum Band
Contents: Jump for joy / Austin Lyons & Rowans Lewis -- Sarah / Len "Boogsie" Sharpe -- Brown eyed girl / Van Morrison -- Where's my thing / Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson -- Morning dance / Spyro Gyra -- Margaritaville / Jimmy Buffet -- Fire down below / Len "Boogsie" Sharpe -- Dinglolay Winston Shadow Bailey -- Volcano / Jimmy Buffet -- Cantina Band / John Williams -- Coconut champagne / arr. Marc Svaline --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL PETBrotherhood of Breath (Musical group)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Fledg'ling Records 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ MCGRoorbach, Bill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.1 ROOVaughan, Sarah
Contents: Ave Maria (3:27) -- City called heaven (3:30) -- Deep purple (3:07) -- These things I offer you (2:58) -- Vanity (2:35) -- My reverie (2:33) -- Out o' breath (2:37) -- After hours (2:50) -- Just a moment more (3:19) -- Pinky (2:42) -- I ran all the way home (3:10) -- Miracle happened (3:18) -- Street of dreams (3:01) -- Time to go (2:59) -- Corner to corner (2:58) -- If someone had told me...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Classics Records 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL VAUContents: Disc I. Prelude / Schifrin (5:54) -- 'Bout to wail / Gillespie ; arr. by Buster Harding (6:46) -- Umbrella man / Larry Stock ; James Cavanaugh ; Vincent Rose (3:00) -- The chains / Schifrin (9:09) -- Birk's works / Gillespie ; arr. by Ernie Wilkins (4:56) -- Stella by starlight / Victor Young ; Ned Washington (4:05) -- Dizzy's business / Wilkins ; arr. by Wilkins (3:36) -- Autumn leaves /...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1992