Ishida, Sanae
Summary: Perfect for gifting, these one-of-a-kind handmade treasures are sure to be cherished. Each project in Ishida's beginner-friendly craft book includes several animal-themed variations. The sewing projects can be adapted for kids' room decor, handmade toys, and wearable accessories. -- adapted from jacket
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2020
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Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASGlassenberg, Abigail Patner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interweave Press 2010
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Summary: "What could be more fun than taking a walk through nature's wonders? Readers will learn all about the proper clothing, footwear, and supplies they need to go hiking in the wild outdoors. They'll learn about well-known trails and discover how to safely explore the natural world around them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J796.5 BODAlsadir, Nuar
Summary: Taking laughter's revelatory capacity as a starting point, and rooted in Nuar Alsadir's experience as a poet and psychoanalyst, Animal Joy is an ode to spontaneity and feeling alive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2022
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Summary: A portrait of the Manning family traces their story against a backdrop of American football history and the fading traditions of Southern Christian manhood, illuminating the scandals and rivalries that have overshadowed their achievements.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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Summary: Well known collectors Joan and Robin Rolfs have created this wonderful new collector's guide to the fascinating world of talking dolls and children's toys. The full spectrum of the hobby is included in this elegant book. From the first talking dolls by Edison and others to the modern talking dolls of today, this books illustrates and describes hundreds of collectable talking dolls and toys in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745 ROLPeterson, Christy
Summary: Containing 97 percent of Earth's water supply, the ocean plays a huge role in regulating global temperatures, supporting plant and animal life, and contributing to the livelihoods of millions of people. But in spite of all this, the ocean remains drastically unexplored, and the details of its impact on human lives aren't fully understood. Scientists from around the world are realizing that to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.46 PETLance, Rachel
Summary: "This is a previously classified story of one group of scientific researchers-men and women-who exposed themselves to extraordinary risks to make D-Day a success"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2024
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Summary: Kids can make their own fun with Cool Action Figures & Dolls! This title has everything needed to create one-of-a-kind toys. Readers will create a Barbie Adventure Case, Twig Things, Found-Object Action Figures, Springy Sprites and more! Step-by-step photos, materials lists, and extra tips and tricks get kids started.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J745.5 FELPeppe, Rodney.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowood Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 688.728 PEPKeneally, Thomas.
Summary: In this first volume of a unique history of Australia where people are always centre stage, bestselling author Thomas Keneally brings to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story. Convicts and Aborigines, settlers and soldiers, patriots and reformers, bushrangers and gold seekers, it is from their lives and their stories that he has woven a vibrant history to do full...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allen & Unwin 2009
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Summary: "The Indestructible Tom Crean reveals the incredible true stories of Crean's adventures on the Discovery, Terra Nova, and Endurance expeditions. When the Endurance becomes trapped in the frozen sea and sinks, it is up to Crean and several others to go for help"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CREClein, Emmeline
Summary: "A personal and cultural look at the dark underbelly of Western beauty standards and the lethal culture of disordered eating they've wrought. In Dead Weight, Emmeline Clein tells the story of her own disordered eating alongside and through other women from history, pop culture and the girls she's known and loved. Tracing the medical and cultural history of Anorexia, Bulimia, and Orthorexia,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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Summary: In 1953, birding guru Roger Tory Peterson and British naturalist James Fisher set out on what became a legendary journey--a 100-day trek over 30,000 miles around North America. Two years later, Wild America, their classic account of the trip, was published. On the eve of that book's 50th anniversary, naturalist Scott Weidensaul retraces their steps to tell the story of wild America today. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2005
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Summary: The story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Chateau de l'Horizon near Cannes, covering a span of forty years, from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944 LOVSummary: The second volume in The Traditional Bowyer's Bible series covers ancient European bows, Eastern Woodland bows, recurves, strings, steel points, quivers, and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799 TRASummary: The fourth volume in the immensely successful Traditional Bowyer's Bible series, this is a compendium of expert articles on traditional techniques of making wooden bows and arrows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799 TRAMarron, Aileen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Journey Editions 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.6 MARLawson, Suzy.
Summary: This treasury of Amish patchwork artistry will introduce quilting enthusiasts to a wealth of traditional designs as ingenious as they are beautiful. Based on concepts and unwritten rules that have long governed Amish quiltmaking, most of these lovely patterns date from the late 1800s to the early 1930s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.9 LAWGarland, Claire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interweave Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 GARBaker, Tim.
Summary: The third volume in The Traditional Bowyers Bible series covers tools Korean and African archery bows of the Plains Indians custom shafts stone points and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799 TRABrown, Nancy Marie
Summary: "In the tradition of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriors. In 2017, DNA tests revealed to the collective shock of many scholars that aViking warrior in a high-status grave in Birka, Sweden was actually a woman. The Real Valkyrie weaves together archaeology, history, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021