Nhat Hanh
Summary: "A complete overview of all of Thich Nhat Hanh's practices for children. Planting seeds is full of hand-on activities to help children and adults relieve stress, increase concentration and confidence, deal with difficult emotions, and improve communication. It includes over 30 full-color illustrations and an audio CD with songs and easy to follow practices"--Cover p. [4].
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parallax Press 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD ENGSummary: Teaching kids about science is fun and engaging with the Folkmanis® Frog Life Cycle. Marvel at the extraordinary design of this three-stage toy. In the first stage, the lenticular printed egg comes alive with motion. Next, utilize the zippers to tuck and reveal the tadpole stage into the frog stage as you animate the mouth to tell the story of metamorphosis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Folkmanis, Inc. 2018
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Lê, Minh
Summary: When Bình fights back against a bully who makes fun of his Vietnamese heritage, he expects to be cheered as the hero. He defeated the bad guy, right? Instead, it gets him a stern warning from his vice principal and worried parents. Now he's stuck on a family trip to a silent meditation retreat. That means no talking--and no video games!--for a whole weekend. Could things possibly get any worse?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids' curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD NATSummary: Encourages the development of number concepts, from basic counting to multiplication and division, through manipulation of cubes of 10 different colors, which can be snapped together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Didax, Inc. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Cares Kits, Call number: CARES KIT 14Mittleider, Jacob R.
Summary: "What is the Mittleider Gardening Method? A complete gardening system developed by Dr. Jacob R. Mittleider which guarantees high-yields, no guesswork, and success anywhere in the world."--Partial back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Food for Everyone Foundation 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 MITBusch, Colleen Morton.
Summary: An account of how five monks saved the U.S.'s oldest Zen Buddhist monastery describes the monastery's location in a remote area that was plagued by hundreds of wildfires in 2008 and the monks' decision to remain behind when even firefighters were evacuated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.37 BUSKingsland, James
Summary: Looks at the science behind the ancient practices of Buddhism through the story of the spiritual life and teachings of Siddhartha, the man who would become the Buddha, and how his discoveries anticipated the findings of modern neuroscience. --Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 KINNhất Hạnh
Contents: Inviting the Bell (3:47) -- Prelude to Sitting Meditation (8:03) -- The Heart Sutra (5:12) -- Night of Prayer (6:01) -- Plum Village (4:51) -- Putting the Little Pain to Sleep (6:09) -- Spring (2:52) -- Jewels (2:45) -- Illusion Transformed (1:47) -- The Virtuous Man (2:50) -- The Moon Never Sets (2:37) -- The Sound of a Great Bird (5:14) -- Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone (4:35) -- The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 1997
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Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Booth, Char
Summary: Whether or not "instruction" appears in their job titles, librarians are often in the position of educating their users, colleagues, and peers to successfully locate and evaluate information. Because MLIS education tends to offer less-than-comprehensive preparation in pedagogy and instructional design, this book tackles the challenge of effective teaching and training head-on. In this book the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Library Association 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 028.7 BOOSummary: Kids use the attached magnetic wand to guide the balls through the maze and drop them into their matching paint cans. The maze helps kids building color recognition and fine motor control.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Zingo brings fast-paced excitement and learning to the classic game of Bingo! Slide the Zinger to reveal picture tiles, make a match and fill your card to win. Images with printed words and two levels of play make this the perfect game to grow with.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Nhất Hạnh
Summary: "How to Eat is the second in a Parallax's series of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh that introduce beginners to and remind seasoned practitioners of the essentials of mindfulness practice. Pocket-sized, with bold black-and-white illustrations by Jason DeAntonis, How to Eat explains what it means to eat as a meditative practice and why eating mindfully is important. Specific...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parallax Press 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: These robots really twist, turn, and move! Kids can design and build the STEM robots of their dreams with Gears! Gears! Gears! Robots in Motion. This 116-piece robotics building set inspired by our best-selling Gears! Gears! Gears! series includes all-new special components for designing and building robots, cars, and machines that move and transform. Kids can follow along with the included...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Learning Resources, Inc. 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Harris, Jules (Jules Shuzen)
Summary: "Zen teacher Jules Shuzen Harris argues that contemporary American Buddhists face two primary challenges: (1) "spiritual bypassing," which means avoiding or repressing psychological problems in favor of "pretend Enlightenment," and (2) settling for secularized forms of Buddhism or mindfulness that have lost touch with the deeper philosophical and ethical underpinnings of the religion. Drawing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parallax Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, and curiosity."--Container
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Captivating and colorful, the Folkmanis® Small Chameleon puppet is a perfectly sized pet toy. High quality printed fabric and intricate design details along with a movable mouth bring this exquisite creature to life in your hands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Folkmanis 2019
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Summary: Engaging, fun and effective, these challenge cards provide a hands-on approach to STEM instruction. Features activities that can be performed independently, in small groups, or as a whole-class activity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 26Summary: "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
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore Learning Materials 2003