Ben-Barak, Idan
Summary: "What is life? How did it start? Long, long ago, no one knows exactly where or when, a tiny bubble formed that was a Little Bit Different. It was the first living cell. Everyone's ancestor. And so the story of life begins."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.8 BENMidthun, Joseph
Summary: "A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the cells, tissues, and organs of the human body"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 571.6 MIDParker, Steve
Summary: A Brief Illustrated History of Life on Earth' charts the evolution of living species all the way from 2.5 billion years ago, through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and right through to today. With stunning full-color images and illustrations, this beautiful book is sure to fascinate and charm the young reader.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576 PARBurnie, David.
Summary: Explores the microscopic world of cells, examines how living things survive, and investigates the origins of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 570 BURSummary: Travel back in time, from the Arctic Ocean to Pacific tide pools, with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of nature and ecology.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SERTurner, J. Scott
Summary: "SUNY professor, biologist, and physiologist J. Scott Turner argues that modern Darwinism's materialist and mechanistic biases have led to a scientific dead end, unable to define what life is--and only an openness to the qualities of "purpose and desire" will move the field forward. Turner surveys the history of evolutionary thought, identifying "purpose and desire" as the keys to a coherent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570 TURFraser, Mary Ann
Summary: A child learns about the life cycle of a giant pumpkin and the rewards of letting it grow. Includes "Pumpkin Fun Facts" and information on growing and racing giant pumpkins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FRALatham, Donna
Summary: Biology is the study of life, and life is all around you. You can find life thriving in the city and in the country, teeming in ecosystems around the planet--in deserts, oceans, and even the Arctic. Backyard Biology: Discover the Life Cycles and Adaptations Outside Your Door with Hands-On Science Activities introduces readers ages 9 to 12 to the amazing world of life science right outside their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 570.78 LATBlaser, Martin J.
Summary: A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics from the field's leading expert.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 615.7922 BLASummary: "Our hands-on kit highlights the life cycles of butterflies, chickens, and frogs - with five realistic manipulatives for each animal. Children can put them in sequential order or compare one animal's life cycle to another"--Container
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore Learning Materials 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Teckentrup, Britta
Summary: It's early spring and below the earth's surface seeds are just starting to sprout. One by one they stretch through the dirt and towards the sun, extending their shoots and leaves and growing tall. All except for one seedling, who isn't quite ready. Each page of this gentle but powerfully evocative book demonstrates how some of us are different. As most of the seeds transform into strong...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TECFolkmanis, Inc
Summary: Experience the beauty of life and the magic of metamorphosis with the Folkmanis® Monarch Life Cycle puppet. Utilize the zippers to tuck and reveal one stage to the next and watch life unfold before your eyes! Once the transformation is complete, insert your hands into the monarch wings to cause a flutter with your friends.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Folkmanis, Inc. 2016
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Theberge, John B.
Summary: The authors examine what the mechanisms of evolution are and how they work. With examples from the very latest discoveries in genetics and ones they have made in their own field work, "The Ptarmigan's Dilemma" "is a ground-breaking explanation of evolution for non-scientists--and a look at the rich diversity of life on Earth that's under threat today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McClelland & Stewart 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 THEAttenborough, David
Summary: Book discusses and pictures life in various environments such as deserts, grasslands, oceans, and the sky.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 574 ATTLepore, Jill
Summary: A history of American ideas about life and death discusses how the age of discovery, Darwin's theories of evolution, and the space age changed ideas about life on Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 LEPSummary: Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD 577 Life 2010Walden, Libby
Summary: Examines the processes involved with growth and development in plants, animals, humans, and the features of the planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 360 Degrees 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 571.8 WALSummary: This book for kids aged 8 and above takes an innovative look at the circle of life including animals, dinosaurs, stars, volcanoes, and even YOU. Everything has a beginning and an end, but what happens in between? Each spread focuses on at least one life cycle. Meet dolphins jumping in the ocean waves, penguins travelling on the ice, and butterflies fluttering in the sky. Shoot back in time 4.5...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: I am legend: Immune to an incurable virus, Robert Neville believes he is the last human on Earth and tries to find a cure to stop the mutant creatures that still roam New York City.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI POSAngier, Natalie.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 574 ANGSummary: Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LIFZimmer, Carl
Summary: "We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world--from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses--the harder they find it is to locate life's edge"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570 ZIMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570 ZIMCapra, Fritjof.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 1996