Boller, Paul F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 082 BOLRiggs, Kate
Summary: "An illustrated guide to the punctuation marks known as quotation marks and apostrophes, including descriptions and examples of how to properly use them in quotes and in showing possession and contraction"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative education 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 428 RIGAlko, Selina
Summary: Presents quotes on civil rights from important and influential figures, including Queen Lili'uokalani, John Lewis, Nina Simone, and Barack Obama.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.092 ALKAndrews, Julie
Summary: This creative nonfiction book introduces readers to the remarkable story of Guido d'Arezzo's development of musical notation. Guido longed to find a way to write and teach music. Eventually, he created the musical scale, using the words Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do...one syllable for each note. Though the other monks thought it was a waste of time, Guido's music couldn't be silenced. His discovery...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GUIDean, Kim
Summary: A collection of quotes by famous notables, including Henry James, Booker T. Washington, and Judy Blume, echoes Pete the Cat's thoughts on kindness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PETDean, Kim
Summary: A collection of feel-good quotes by famous notables, including Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, and Abraham Lincoln, echoes Pete the Cat's glass-half-full outlook on life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harpercollins Childrens Books 2015
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PETQuealy, Gerit
Summary: A captivating, beautifully illustrated, one-of-a-kind color compendium of the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited in the works of the world's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare, accompanied by their companion quotes from all of his plays and poems. With a foreword by Dame Helen Mirren--the first foreword she has ever contributed. In this striking compilation,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word QuealySummary: Using a talking gingerbread man and an infomercial for punctuation marks, this program demystifies the art of working with quotation marks, parentheses, and brackets. Both the basics and the finer points are covered, including when to use double quotation marks and when to use singles, the difference between quoting and paraphrasing, and how quotation marks, parentheses, and brackets interact...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Contoured pan has the word congratulations impressed into the pan. "What better way to celebrate a birthday, a graduation, a promotion or any other special occasion than with a congratulations cake!"--Wilton.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Wilton 1986
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1 available in Baking pans, Call number: BAKING PANRollins, James
Summary: Pregnant veterinarian Maura Kelly, along with U.S. Marshall Jack Menard, risks everything, including the life of her unborn child, to unravel the mystery of a smuggler's cache of mutated animals, a puzzle that involves fractal intelligence, stem-cell research, and a secret history of the Book of Genesis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROLDean, Kim
Summary: Pet the cat shares some of his favorite quotes from famous people about the subject of love, and adds his own groovy take to them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PETSteinem, Gloria
Summary: "For decades -- and especially now in these times of crisis -- people around the world have found guidance, humor, and unity in Gloria Steinem's gift for creating quotes that inspire action and create hope. From her early days as a journalist and feministactivist, up to today, Steinem's words have helped generations to empower themselves and work together. Gloria sees quotes as 'the poetry of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 STEMandela, Nelson
Summary: Draws on the South African leader's personal archive of private papers, speeches, correspondence, and audio recordings to present a collection of inspirational and historically significant quotations spanning more than sixty years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 082 MANBranch, Susan
Summary: This collection contains some of Branch's favorite quotes, with words of wisdom from Mark Twain to Anne Frank, from Marcus Aurelius to Rosa Parks, from the Bhagavad Gita to the Bible, and many more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spring Street Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170.44 BRAAlexander, Kwame
Summary: "You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us getwhat we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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Summary: Revealing the secret history of punctuation, this tour of two thousand years of the written word, from ancient Greece to the Internet, explores the parallel histories of language and typography throughout the world and across time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 411 HOUPeterson, Ellie
Summary: We all know there are four seasons in a year. But how do we know? Join intrepid young scientist-adventurer Joulia Copernicus on a journey around the world as she explains with humor and wit how we know what causes the seasons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 525.5 PETAlexander, Kwame
Summary: Kwame Alexander shares inspiring lessons about the rules of life, as well as uplifting quotes from athletes such as Stephen Curry and Venus Williams and other exemplars like Sonia Sotomayor and Michelle Obama.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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2 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 796 ALESummary: Quotations and text messages from former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick compiled by Detroit Free Press reporters M.L. Elrick and Jim Schaefer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watchmen Ink LLC 2009