Summary: The story of Nim, the chimpanzee who became the focus of a landmark 1970s experiment to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. But as Nim's natural instincts take over and the humans trusted with his well-being fail to protect him, Project Nim uncovers the unflinching and extraordinary journey of one animal thrust into human society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PROAlessandri, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALESummary: Designed to give users comprehensive conversational language and grammar skills. The basic course (10 lessons) focuses on polite greetings and small talk and is perfect for patrons who are planning a short trip to a foreign country, or for those who want to get a taste of a foreign language and culture. The complete course (100 lessons) is designed for patrons who already know the basics of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Languages 2009
Dominguez, Angela N.
Summary: "The story of two giraffes - one English-speaking and one Spanish-speaking - that overcome the language barrier to forge a friendship"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2016
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Summary: Readers learn about the anatomy and behavior of walruses and elephant seals and decide who would win if they fought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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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 2010Hansen, Grace
Summary: This title will introduce readers to the leopard seal. Complete with awesome photographs and more facts! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J591.7 HANBetancourt-Perez, Jessica
Summary: Newly arrived from Colombia, Isabella's first day of school in the United States is cancelled because of snow and when Isabella notices a girl playing outside she makes a new friend, despite the language barrier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1995
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 818.54 KARRMills, Claudia
Summary: "Sixth grader Betsy is the one who informs her best friend, Lizard, that thousands of the world's languages are currently threatened by extinction; Betsy's mother is a linguistics professor working frantically to study dying languages before they are lost forever. But it is Lizard who, gripped by the magnitude of this loss, challenges Betsy, "What if, instead of WRITING about dying languages,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MILJohn, Jory
Summary: The Bad Seed is in a good mood...for once. That's because there's a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The Bad Seed reads, and reads, until the book can't be read anymore. But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the bad seed return to his baaaaaad ways and keep the book? Pick up this really cool book to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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Summary: Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Through diaries, archival photographs, music and stunning cinematography, Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this group.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Video 2002
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SHASummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISBrandon, Jay.
Summary: "Michael and Kathy set off on a romantic seaside vacation to the Texas Gulf Coast where they meet the wealthy and glamorous Jack and Vivian Leffler. Kathy is captivated by the Lefflers' worldly sophistication, but Michael senses something disturbing and even other-worldly about Kathy's new friends. Why are the Lefflers so obsessed with the scandalous 1920's? What is their connection to an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Corona Pub. Co. 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRAMartin, Jerome
Summary: Do fish wear pyjamas? What's the sound of an iceberg melting? How many sheep did it take to launch a Viking longship? Which is faster - a tsunami or a bullet train? Find the answers to these and many more questions in a book that explores the history, science, environment and art of our planet's seas and oceans. Richly illustrated and perfect for broadening children's knowledge of an essential...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing 2021
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Summary: A graphic-style nonfiction adventure into fundamental concepts in computer science. -- adapted from publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2020
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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 LASSilverberg, Cory
Summary: "A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.9071 SILWarner, Katie
Summary: "First there was a seed. A tiny seed. A mustard seed. A seed with possibility..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: TAN Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WARNoble, Trinka Hakes
Summary: "An original legend explaining the origin of sea glass, those small pieces of colored glass found and collected on beaches. This tale attributes it to the tears of mermaids, weeping for lives lost at sea"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NOBSayler, Britt
Summary: "Every night, a giant pit sucked and slurped up everything... And every night, it slurped me up, too... For one young child, nothing has been the same since losing their father. Words won't fit together. Playing soccer is no longer fun. And every night brings the same terrible dream... a black, slurping pit that looks just like the period their father taught about as a grammar teacher. Periods...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FriesenPress 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAYWolf, Allan
Summary: Learn vital processes and procedures about gardening through different types of poetry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 WOLKor, Eva Mozes.
Summary: "A memoir of a young girl's childhood in wartime Romania, unlikely survival as a "Mengele twin" subjected to cruel Nazi medical experiments in Auschwitz, and postwar journey to forgiveness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022