Lyon, George Ella
Summary: Ginny's eyes play tricks on her, making her see everything double, but when she goes to vision screening at school and discovers that not everyone sees this way, she learns that her double vision can be cured.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E LyonCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LYOSummary: Sight is arguably the most important sense. It translates light using photons into electrical pulses and travels into the visual cortex of the brains. This one-hour documentary looks at the science, medicine, and technology of vision and the individuals who are battling blindness disorders.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SIGRusick, Jessica
Summary: This title explores real-life people whose vision is so amazing, it seems like a superpower! Readers will learn what vision is, how the eye and its parts affect vision, and meet people whose vision is superhuman! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.9 RUSLoria, Laura
Summary: The sense of sight shapes our comprehension of the world around us. Each layer of the eye plays an integral part in helping to convert light into electrical impulses that the brain can process. Beyond learning about the structure of the eyes, readers will think critically about how eyesight affects their lives. This volume also describes common vision problems and how to treat them. Each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.8 LORMaddox, Jake
Summary: "Michael has the speed to be a great wide receiver, but he struggles to consistently catch passes. The defensive coach sees potential in Michael's speed and has him try his hand at defensive back. Then the head coach puts Michael on special teams to return kicks. Michael is grateful for all of the opportunities to help his team win, but catching passes continues to trouble him. Can Michael...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADPerdew, Laura.
Summary: "Eagle-eyed" often describes an individual who is sharp-sighted with an eye for detail. Eagle-Eyed dives into eagle characteristics and behavior to investigate if there is truth behind this common expression. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Core 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Kids use the attached magnetic wand to guide the balls through the maze and drop them into their matching paint cans. The maze helps kids building color recognition and fine motor control.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Rusick, Jessica
Summary: "In this title, readers learn common symptoms and behaviors of blindness and how it affects kids at school and in relationships. Text includes suggestions on how to be a kind and respectful friend to someone who is blind and appropriate activities kids can enjoy together. A famous person who has overcome the challenges of blindness is highlighted."--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.41 RUSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J616.85 RUSZiefert, Harriet
Summary: "Does an Owl Wear Eyeglasses? explores the eyes and sight-abilities of various animals--and why most don't need or won't ever wear glasses. This leads into an exploration of how humans are able to improve their natural sight (and see things well beyond what 20/20 vision offers) and how people with vision limitations handle their daily lives."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Apple Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.8 ZIEDuncan, C. W.
Summary: Native Americans believe that there are three kinds of Spirits in the world: Good Spirits, Trickster Spirits, and Evil Spirits. Trickster (Coyote) Spirits exist to destroy monsters and to bring Creations and individual lives back into balance. Their lessons are hard, often embarrassing, and usually misunderstood. Sprinting Backwards to God is made up of modern Trickster tales, a few Coyote...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Canoes Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.7 DUN1 available in Local Author, Call number: 299.7 DUN
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 299.7 DUN
DePrisco, Dorothea
Summary: Shares information on one of the most complicated organs in human and animal bodies, including how the eye communicates with the brain, how to keep eyes safe and healthy, and what happens when you visit an eye doctor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seagrass 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 573.8 DEPBiskup, Agnieszka
Summary: "Explores the real-world science and engineering related to Superman's super-vision"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.8 BISGaneri, Anita
Summary: "In simple language, explains how the eyes work to help us see. Describes how the parts of the eye take in light and how the nerves in the eye send messages to the brain to tell us what we see"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.84 GANLevine, Sara
Summary: "This playful picture book will keep readers guessing as they find out how animal eyes are like-and unlike-those of starfish, owls, slugs, and more!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 573.8 LEVMacaulay, David
Summary: Introduces young readers to the nature and structure of the eye and the process through which the eye and the brain work together to create vision.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Human MacaulayCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MACCorrea, Armando Lucas
Summary: "Leah has been living with akinetopsia, or motion blindness, since she was a child. For the last twenty years, she hasn’t been able to see movement. As she walks around her upper Manhattan neighborhood with her white stick tapping in front, most people assume she’s blind. But the truth is Leah sees a good deal, and with her acute senses of smell and hearing, very little escapes her notice. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CORSummary: Perhaps more disturbing than the global statistics concerning blindness-for example, one child goes blind every minute-is the fact that much of it is easily preventable. This program shows how scientific and technological advances offer new hope for millions suffering from vision loss. Experts such as ophthalmologists David Yorston and Bruce Allan of London's renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: As this program illustrates, direct access to the eye coupled with technological wizardry has meant that ophthalmology is one of the most rapidly advancing areas of medicine. Both up-to-the-minute techniques and experimental procedures are profiled, such as photodynamic therapy, which inhibits macular degeneration by eroding deposits called drusen. The program shows how microsurgery,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Duffield, Katy.
Summary: A crafty herd of cows borrows Farmer McPeepers' eyeglasses so that they can have a day on the town.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rising Moon 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC DUFElkins, James
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.14 ElkIsadora, Rachel
Summary: Children explore their five senses, learning what they can see, smell, hear, touch, and taste.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ISACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Isadora 2016Rogers, Adam
Summary: "A lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of Booze"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.14 ROGSchulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe)
Summary: When a reluctant Linus gets glasses, a jealous Snoopy makes an effort to become fashionably bespectacled as well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN SCHSummary: This program provides a systematic overview of visual fields and their associated defects. After key terms are defined, a dynamic 3-D model of the brain and visual system is employed to illustrate the neuroanatomy of the eyes. A full demonstration of confrontational testing is then followed by a look at both kinetic and static automated field-testing techniques and an introduction to the visual...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006