Krause, Bernard L.
Summary: A musician and naturalist describes how the noise of humans is drowning out the sounds of nature and paints a picture of the relationship and connection between natural sounds and music that is becoming increasingly difficult to hear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
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Summary: "When we think of animal sound we tend to think about birds or other highly sonic animals. However, scientists are learning that a much wider range of animals, and even plants, use sound, and they are figuring this out with the help of AI and other digital technologies. This book tells the stories of scientists who are using these digital technologies to decode the hidden world of nonhuman...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.59 BAKMathevon, Nicolas
Summary: "What messages do animals send to each other using sound? How can we decipher them? What lessons might these messages offer for understanding the origins and workings of our own communication? Scientists who study bioacoustics try and answer these questions, using physiology, animal behavior, and evolutionary biology to understand how and why animals communicate via sound. In this book,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2023
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Summary: Introduces sound and how it is made, explaining how sound waves travel through the air, and includes activities to help readers understand how to make sound.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 534 SPIBullard, Lisa.
Summary: Brief text introduces the concept of loud and quiet, comparing some of the world's loudest animals with animals that are quiet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Bullard 2006Stewart, Melissa
Summary: "A non-fiction look at the sounds that animals make and the reasons behind them."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.5 STEHaskell, David George
Summary: "A rich exploration of how the evolution of both natural and manmade sounds have shaped us and the world, and how the world's acoustic diversity is currently in grave danger of being destroyed. We live on a planet that is wrapped in the diverse acoustic marvels of song and speech. Yet never has this diversity been so threatened as it is now. Braiding his experience as a listener and an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.59 HASSchotz, Susanne
Summary: A leading authority on cat communication provides a crash course in speaking cat, describing what feline vocalizations mean in different situations, and provides practical advice to help better understand pets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.8 SCHHenderson, Caspar
Summary: "A Little Book of Noises gathers together sounds from the cosmos, the natural world, the human world, and the invented world, as well as containing pockets of silence. From the vast sound of sand in the desert to the tuneful warble of a songbird, from the meditative resonance of a temple bell to the improvisational melodies of jazz, this is a celebration of all things "auraculous," or "ear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 534 HENLew, Kristi.
Summary: Explores some repulsive aspects of the human body with a focus the body's healing process, and provides facts and information on bleeding, clots, scabs, scars, and other related topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J617.1 LEWScott, Jonathan
Summary: The story of recorded sound - the technological developments, the people that made them happen and the impact they had on society - from the earliest inventions via the phonograph to LPs, EPs and the recent resurgence of vinyl. While Thomas Edison's phonograph, the first device that could both record and reproduce sound, represented an important turning point in the story of recorded sound, it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.389 SCOPauketat, Timothy R.
Summary: Almost a thousand years ago, a Native American city flourished on the banks of the Mississippi River near what is now St. Louis. Cahokia was a thriving metropolis at its height, with a population of twenty thousand centered around a sprawling plaza and scores of spectacular earthen mounds. Anthropologist Timothy R. Pauketat reveals the story of the city and its people as uncovered by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.386 PAUNewitz, Annalee
Summary: "A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history--and figure out why people abandoned them. In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 NEWFaerber, Esme.
Contents: What bonds can do for you and why you should consider investing in them -- Characteristics of bonds -- Risks of bonds -- Yield and price -- Duration and convexity -- The economy and the bond markets -- Money market securities -- Treasury securities -- Government agency and pass-through securities -- Corporate bonds -- Municipal bonds -- Convertible bonds -- Zero coupon bonds and zero coupon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.63 FAEMurphy, Fiona
Summary: I am still unlearning the habit of secrecy. And yet, whenever somebody discovers that I am deaf, my body still reacts with churning terror. How do you build up a sense of robust pride when your body has taught itself to be fearful? Fiona Murphy's memoir about being deaf is a revelation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Text Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MURPHY, FIONA MURPauketat, Timothy R.
Summary: Describes what is known of the ancient city of Cahokia, a site in present-day Illinois which was inhabited by Native Americans from about 700 A.D. to 1400 A.D., the Missippippian culture of which it was a part, and the archaeological investigations undertaken there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977.389 PAUForrester, Amy Seto
Summary: "A choose your own path style story that guides the reader through the very real job of being a teuthologist"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 594.58 FORHubbard, Ben
Summary: "Sea monsters have a long history in lore and literature. Homer first wrote of them in 700 BCE. What Do We Know About the Kraken? lets curious young readers explore what we actually know about this mysterious sea monster's long history. Dive into the facts behind this massive squid-like creature that was first described using the word "Kraken" in the beginning of the eighteenth century. For...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2024
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Summary: "In 1977, a team led by the great Carl Sagan was put together to create a record that would travel to the stars on the back of NASA's Voyager probe. They were responsible for creating a playlist of music, sounds and pictures that would represent not just humanity, but would also paint a picture of Earth for any future alien races that may come into contact with the probe. The Vinyl Frontier...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.266 SCOHarris, Pamela K.
Summary: Briefly describes simple drums and how they are made and played.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 786.9 HARThielges, Alissa
Summary: "What sounds do guinea pigs make? Find out the answer and spark kids' natural curiosity about pets with this inquiry-based nonfiction approach to guinea pigs. Can my guinea pig run around my room? Questions that kids would ask and well-researched, easy-to-understand answers teach readers about life with guinea pigs, including pet care, behaviors, and sounds, such as their signature wheeking....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.935 THISummit, Ginger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hillway Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9336 SUMSummary: Provides a history and words to six verses of the folk song, "She'll be Coming Around the Mountain," as well as simple instructions for making a musical instrument and adding traditional actions and sounds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2003