Groc, Isabelle
Summary: Dogs are working with humans to find new ways to solve environmental problems and conserve wildlife, just a few of which are sniffing out invasive species and poisons, as well as identifying wildlife traffickers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021
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Summary: "Twenty-seven poems look inside the dwellings of animals like elf owls, cathedral termites, Sumatran orangutans, and foam-nest tree frogs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: "Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle readers, this book looks at the important role sea otters play in the ecosystem. Readers will learn about the history of sea otters, their recovery from near extinction and how to conserve the species for the future. Illustrated with photos by the photojournalist author."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: Afro-Cuban music derives its richness from the fusion of various cultures. On the island of tobacco, rum and coffee, sacred and secular African musical genres have merged with Spanish and French melodies to give rise to numerous genres that have gained international fame: son, rhumba, guaracheam congal mambo, cha-cha-cha, pachanga, and nuova timba. The history of Cuban music unfolds in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.64 LEYHatkoff, Isabella.
Summary: Continues the story of the unusual friendship between Owen, a young orphaned hippo, and Mzee, a 130-year old Aldabra tortoise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2007
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Summary: "An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk. Soaring Gothic cathedrals, violent crusades, the Black Death: these are the dramatic forces that shaped the medieval era. But the so-called Dark Ages also gave us the first universities, eyeglasses, and mechanical clocks, proving that the Middle Ages were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509.4 FALRotman, Isabella
Summary: A quick, easy and important educational illustrated guide to giving and receiving consent in sex, relationships, and other physical contact. Includes tips on what affirmative consent looks like, advocating for what you want, and setting boundaries that honor your comfort and safety. The result is a positive resource illustrating how easy it really is to respect each other's bodies and desires.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Limerence Press, an imprint of Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 176.4 ROTDrabelle, Dennis
Summary: "The Power of Scenery tells the story of how America's national parks came to be, with Frederick Law Olmsted's insights and energy serving to link three jewels: Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Niagara Falls State Park"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.6 DRADrabelle, Dennis.
Summary: The notorious Central Pacific Railroad riveted the attention of two great American writers: Ambrose Bierce and Frank Norris. Drabelle tells a classic story of corporate greed vs. the power of the pen. The Central Pacific Railroad accepted US Government loans; but, when the loans fell due, the last surviving founder of the railroad avoided repayment. Bierce, at the behest of his boss William...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.0979 DRAWesson, Seb.
Summary: Introduces the basics of the guitar, also provides brief profiles of famous guitarists such as David Evans, Kurt Cobain, and Dave Grohl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 787 WESForbes, Isabella.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Association 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.3 FORIsbell, Hannah
Summary: Discusses the life of a Wampanoag Indian who, after living in England and Spain, returned to New England in 1619 and befriended the Pilgrims when they settled in Plymouth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SQUWentz, Izabella
Summary: "More than thirty-five million Americans currently suffer from Hashimoto's--an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland and causes the body to attack its own cells. To alleviate the symptoms of this debilitating condition--including chronic cough, acid reflux, IBS, allergies, chronic pain, hair loss, brain fog, and forgetfulness--patients are often prescribed synthetic hormones that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Med WentzSmee, Sebastian
Summary: "Picasso & Matisse. Manet & Degas. Pollack & de Kooning. Lucian Freud & Francis Bacon. This is the story of four pairs of artists -- each linked by friendship and a spirit of competitiveness. Taken together, they form an impressive lineage stretching across more than 150 years. But in each case, these relationships had a flashpoint, a damaging psychological event that seemed to mark both an end...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 SMETsipursky, Gleb
Summary: "Want to avoid business disasters, whether minor mishaps such as excessive team conflict or major calamities that threaten bankruptcy or doom a promising career? Fortunately, behavioral economics studies show that such disasters are preventable. They stem from poor decisions due to our faulty mental patterns-what scholars call cognitive biases. Unfortunately, the typical advice for business...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Career Press 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 332.024 TSIRaygorodetsky, Gleb
Summary: The ecological and cultural researcher discusses indigenous communities throughout the world and their creative efforts to deal with climate change, arguing that biological and cultural diversity are key to resilience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 RAYSher, Barbara
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.244 SHELeibovitz, Liel
Summary: Few artists have had as much of an impact on American popular culture as Stan Lee. The characters he created-Spider-Man and Iron Man, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four-occupy Hollywood's imagination and production schedules, generate billions at the box office, and come as close as anything we have to a shared American mythology. This illuminating biography focuses as much on Lee's ideas as it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEE, STAN LEIPiel, Gerard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509.04 PIEGies, Frances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942.65 GIENies, Judith
Summary: Describes the darker side of the history of Las Vegas and Black Mesa, Arizona, including the relocation of fifteen thousand Navajo to mine coal for cheap electricity for the Vegas Strip and the precipitous drop in the water level of Lake Mead. An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. It began when a 4,000-square-mile area of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.3135 NIESick, Gary
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 955.054 SICSita, Lisa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.4 SITBiel, Steven
Summary: Presents a comprehensive examination of the classic 1930 painting "American Gothic" by artist Grant Wood, describes how it came to represent traditional American values, and how it was later used in television, politics, advertising, and popular culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2005