Nickum, Nora

Summary: The endangered Southern Resident orcas whistle and click their way around the waters of the Pacific Northwest in three small family groups while facing boat noise, pollution, and scarce food. Superpod introduces young readers to the experts who are training scat-sniffing dogs, inventing ways to treat sick orcas, quieting the waters, studying whales from the air, and speaking out. Author Nora...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.53 NIC

Summary: Follows a wayward California brown pelican from her "arrest" on the Golden Gate Bridge into care at a wildlife rehabilitation facility, and from there explores pelicans' nesting grounds, Pacific coast migration and survival challenges.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PEL

Proudfit, Benjamin

Summary: "The Pacific Coast Highway, or PCH, has inspired five songs, two albums, and many people who travel its scenic length in California. Part of California Route 1, the Pacific Coast Highway is one of the most beautiful drives travelers can take in the United States, as much of it overlooks the Pacific Ocean! The full-color photographs of this route will transport readers to the West Coast as the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 PRO

Sides, Hampton

Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 910.92 SID

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.92 SID

Raban, Jonathan.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.982 RAB

Levitt, Paul M.

Summary: "Wherever stories are told, in whatever language, life and death hold center stage, along with pain and glee, mystery and magic, fools and foes, deceit and decency. This book has them all. Here, in embellishments upon the folklore of Native American tribes from the Pacific Northwest, are tales that seek to explain the world, dispel its darkness, and celebrate its light. So, meet a sorcerer...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Taylor Trade Publishing 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 LEV

Ridley, Scott.

Summary: Four years after the Revolutionary War, America's independence was still in doubt. The new nation needed money and a vital surge in trade. In 1787, a group of Boston merchants decided to send two ships on a desperate mission around Cape Horn and into the Pacific Ocean, to establish new trade with China, settle an outpost on territory claimed by the Spanish, and find the legendary Northwest...

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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KENDRICK, JOHN Ridley