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Adventure stories Armstrong, Neil 1930-2012 Armstrong, Neil 1930-2012 Juvenile literature Astronauts Astronauts United States Biography Juvenile literature Frogs Pakistan Pakistan Social conditions Juvenile literature Social conditions Space flight to the moon Space flight to the moon Juvenile literature United StatesWeeks, Marcus.
Summary: An introduction to the life and music of the composer and musician Mozart.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MOZPillsbury, Richard.
Summary: "Explores the evolution and transformation of the American diet from colonial times to the present." Includes the introduction of exotic foods into an originally bland diet, the disappearance of early staples from the average modern diet, the influence of grocery stores and restaurants on modern diet, and more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Westview Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.1 PillsMarkarian, Margie
Summary: "Explore the African savanna as you pounce, play, and prowl with lion cubs! Learn all about this king of beasts, including what people around the world are doing to help protect lion prides." -- Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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Summary: "Learn about where pandas live, what they like to eat, and how you can help them"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.789 MAREsbaum, Jill
Summary: "Learn about different kinds of sea turtles, where they live, what they like to eat and do, and how you can help keep them safe"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2021
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Westview Press 1984
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 917.74 MICDelano, Marfe Ferguson
Summary: Explains how clouds form and profiles different varieties while outlining a range of outdoor-themed activities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.5 DELCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.57 DELDelano, Marfe Ferguson
Summary: Describes the variety of frogs that exist all around the world, how they grow from eggs to tadpoles to frogs, what they eat, and how they avoid being eaten by other animals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J597.8 DELMusgrave, Ruth A.
Summary: Presents a variety of jokes and facts, including knock-knocks, tongue twisters, riddles, and traditional question and answer jokes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 817.54 MUSHeiligman, Deborah.
Summary: Describes how the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are celebrated around the world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 296.431 HEINewman, Aline Alexander.
Summary: Looks at an ape, puppy, and a cat behaving badly.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD 591.51 Newman 2015Schanzer, Rosalyn.
Summary: Recounts in electrifying detail the true events of the 17th-century witch trials in Salem Village, Massachusetts. After two girls exhibit strange behavior, the colonial town's doctor concludes their symptoms are the result of witchcraft. Even today, the chilling events of this period remain one of the most disturbing passages of U.S. history.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 133.4 SCHOtto, Carolyn.
Summary: For two joyous weeks red is all around. The color represents luck and happiness. Children receive money wrapped in red paper, and friends and loved ones exchange poems written on red paper. The Chinese New Year is also an opportunity to remember ancestors, and to wish peace and happiness to friends and family. The holiday ends with the Festival of Lanterns, as many large communities stage the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.261 OTTOtto, Carolyn.
Summary: An introduction to the history and traditions surrounding the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J394.262 OTTBausum, Ann.
Summary: Bausum tells the story of a stray dog who becomes Sergeant Stubby--World War I dog veteran, decorated war hero, American icon, and above all, man's best friend.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 940.4 BAUCarney, Elizabeth
Summary: Presents the stories of three animal workers, a dog that helps stranded dolphins, a monkey that aids a paralyzed man, and a rat that sniffs out land mines.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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Summary: A collection of tales told by Scheherazade to amuse the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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2 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD NAPBowers, Rick
Summary: In the 1950s and 1960s, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission compiled secret files on more than 87,000 private citizens in the most extensive state spying program in U.S. history. Its mission: to save segregation.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 323.11 BOWAronson, Marc.
Summary: Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating the story of the ancient Scythians and the griffins that were said to have guarded their treasure.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD Fiction Aronson 2015Winters, Kay.
Summary: Individual craftsmen, artists, and laborers describe the work that they do in Egypt during the time of the Old Kingdom, and the historical note places them in context.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 WINBausum, Ann.
Summary: Bausum compares and contrasts the childhoods of John Lewis and James Zwerg in a way that helps young readers understand the segregated experience of our nation's past. The book shows how a common interest in justice created the convergent path that enabled these young men to meet as Freedom Riders on a bus journey south.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 323.092 BAUNapoli, Donna Jo
Summary: A tableau of Egyptian myths, combines narrative accounts of the stories of the Sun God Ra, the Sphinx, and numerous pharaohs and queens along with historical, cultural, and geographic facts.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 398.209 NAPBoyer, Crispin
Summary: The pets of Mount Olympus Pet Center are a true team. But when a chicken named Hermes shows up one day, things take a turn, and before the team knows it, the Oracle has spoken and the mysterious Trials of Hairy-Clees begin! Join Zeus the overconfident hamster, Athena the wise cat, Ares the treat-loving pug, Poseidon the proud pufferfish, and Demeter the loyal cricket on another adventure...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD BOYHansen, Grace
Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the Pakistani teenager whose support for education for girls in her country led to her being shot by the Taliban.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO 2015