Hobb, Robin.
Summary: Serving his king during a time of realm expansion, nobleman's son Nevare Burvelle finds his promising career compromised by unexpected prejudice at the King's Cavalry Academy and the discovery that he is being rendered a pawn by the magical plains folk. By the author of the Farseer and Tawny Man series. Nevare Burvelle is the second son of a second son, destined from birth to carry a sword. The...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: EOS 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HOB SS #1Pearl, Melissa Sherman
Summary: "Kids can make a difference too! In this How Do They Help? collection featuring charities started by children, readers will explore the ways Sheltering Books contributes positively to the world. Discover this nonprofit's work and what problems they look to solve. Sidebars and backmatter ask questions for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 028.5 PEAMarsico, Katie
Summary: The United Nations is a very important international organization. Around the world this agency's staff and volunteers are working to provide children with access to medical treatment and education. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do organizations like the United Nations help? What kinds of problems do they have to solve? Read How Do They Help? UNICEF to learn more...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 341.23 MARMarsico, Katie
Summary: Describes the work of the organization Doctors Without Borders, explaining where its volunteers go and whom they help.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.1 MARSummary: As a kid, Todd wanted nothing more than to be a private detective. Now that he is, he's quite good at it. The rest of his directionless life? That's a bit of a mystery, especially to his uber-successful lawyer mom. So when she offers him a job as an in-house investigator at her firm as a way for him to get his act together, he reluctantly agrees, as long as Mom promises to let her adult son be...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV SO1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVD
Price, Eugenia.
Summary: A story of faith and courage that follows the struggle of James Gould's son Horace to find his own place in life. Reaching manhood in the tumultuous years before the Civil War, Horace returns to St. Simons and finds himself disheartened by the intolerance on his beloved island. However, he wins the heart of lovely neighbor Deborah Abbott, who adores her "Mr. Gould" and becomes his wife, despite...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Pub. Company 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PRIStoeke, Janet Morgan
Summary: When a fox finds their coop, Rooster Sam unwittingly saves the hens of Loopy Coop Farm.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MARSummary: This program examines current immigration policy within the context of our historical role as a melting pot for diverse nationalities. The growing political debate over the influx of illegal immigrants from Latin America is discussed by political leaders-some of whom advocate rights for the illegals, and some of whom do not. New York Mayor Rudolph Guiliani, Governor of California Pete Wilson,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program weighs the financial savings of a reformed welfare system against our responsibility to those who need help. Political and religious leaders discuss the feasibility of establishing a new system that works to eliminate the problems of crime, drugs, poverty, and unwanted births. Critics and supporters of current reform efforts discuss their views. Those interviewed include a New...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Hobb, Robin.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Eos 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FAN HobbCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HOB SS #3Hobb, Robin.
Summary: Slowly recovering from a plague that has decimated his Academy fellows, soldier Nevare Burvelle anticipates his brother's impending nuptials, but is forced to enter the realm of Speck magic when his family is infected by the plague.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Eos 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOBCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HOB SS #2Roesser, Marie
Summary: Readers head into the forest and learn about just a few of the fascinating life-forms that call it home. Young forest rangers will learn to spot oak and maple seeds, how ants help forests grow, and more cool facts about this remarkable biome. Appealing low-ATOS text is coupled with perfectly chosen photographs to further engage readers. This charming book is a great resource to support the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 577.3 ROESummary: While politicians grapple with reforming welfare, those who receive benefits worry about how welfare reform will affect their lives. Critics of welfare argue that it has created a psychology of dependency, and that it is rife with fraud and abuse. This program traces the history of welfare beginning with the Depression, then examines the complex issues involved in reforming it. Experts discuss...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Reef, Cora
Summary: After his friends tell him about the mysterious Kelp Monster, Simon decides to go into the kelp forest and catch the so-called monster.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2022
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Summary: Little Simon Seahorse likes to tell stories, and if some of them are embellished, it just makes for a better story; but when his lucky pearl disappears after Sea and Tell at Coral Grove Elementary he and his friends have a real-life treasure to find -- and of course it will become a super story to tell, one that hardly needs embellishment.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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Summary: Simon and his best friend, Olive Octopus, attend summer camp together, but when Olive befriends Cam Crab, Simon questions if Olive is still his best friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE REEPowell, Jillian.
Summary: Describes the growth of a calf from birth to adulthood, and what life is like on the farm.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree Steck-Vaughn 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 636.2 POWReef, Cora
Summary: While exploring Coral Jungle, Simon Seahorse and his best friend Olive Octopus encounter a shark named Zelda who invites them to her mother's birthday party at Shark Point--and Simon not only has a unique school report, but the makings of an exciting story.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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Summary: Let's go on an airplane up into the sky, where buzzy bees and butterflies like to fly so high!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New Frontier Publishing/Catch a Star 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ALBKenan, Tessa
Summary: "In Skateboards, emergent readers learn about skateboards and how they're used as a mode of transportation. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: tadpole books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.22 KENAlbert, Rosalyn
Summary: Two friends enjoy a ride on a steam train. Join them on their exciting journey through fields and mountains and towns.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Catch a Star/New Frontier Publishing Europe Ltd. 2021
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Summary: Let's go on a digger / And dig up lots of mud / I scoop it high into the air / And drop it with a thud. Toddlers will enjoy this simple rhyming text with vivid illustrations as they learn about diggers!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Catch a Star 2021
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Contents: Love you like a woman / Morris Dollison (2:06) -- I love a lover like you / Choice, Glover, Meriwether (2:43) -- Don't mess with the messer (2:42) ; I don't care who knows (2:10) ; Wang dang doodle (2:58) / Willie Dixon -- I'm a little mixed up / James, Johnson (2:39) -- Nitty gritty / Koko Taylor (2:42) -- Fire (2:28) ; Whatever I am, you made me (2:25) ; Twenty-nine ways (3:09) ; Insane...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Chess 1987