Peterson, Megan Cooley
Summary: "Dig in the dirt and you'll find . . . worms! But did you know that many live underwater? Or that some can grow as long as 9 feet? Excite kids' natural curiosity with this Smithsonian Little Entomologist book about wonderful worms from around the world. Readers will be wowed by the amazing variety of wrigglers and up-close photos, while also learning about bug behavior, life cycles,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, a Capstone imprint 2020
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Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitat, behavior, diet, and world distribution of worms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2009
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Summary: Describes the earthworm and discusses the stages of its life cycle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2012
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Summary: Nonfiction lift-the-flap book with recent scientific research on animal vision. Illustrations show how various animals see the world. Discover pigeons' sunglasses, owls' tube-shaped eyes, insects with thousands of mini eyes. Learn how cows spot predators coming up from behind, cats see mice scurrying through the night, snakes see infrared (which we only feel as heat), and eagles see eight times...
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Publisher / Publication Date: What on Earth Books 2018
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Summary: In this book, you will learn what supplies you need, what materials to include in your compost, and where you can purchase your worms. You will learn the best conditions for your bin, what to feed your wigglers, and how often to harvest the castings. This book will also help you with problems, including what to do with extra worms, how to deal with escape from the bin, how to tell if they are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 VINFlood, Kate
Summary: "Spin food waste and household carbon into garden gold, learn about how and why soil matters, and make climate activism an everyday mission, with compost coach Kate Flood." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Murdoch Books Australia 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.875 FLOThoreau, Henry David
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Empire Books] 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Phil ThoreauArney, Kat
Summary: The language of genes has become common parlance. We know they make your eyes blue, your hair curly or your nose straight. The media tells us that our genes control the risk of cancer, heart disease, alcoholism or Alzheimer's. The cost of DNA sequencing has plummeted from billions of pounds to a few hundred, and gene-based advances in medicine hold huge promise.So we've all heard of genes, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 ARNShubin, Neil.
Summary: Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik--the "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006--tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 611 SHUTodd, Traci N.
Summary: "When Jackie Ormes sees an opportunity, she takes it. She's a journalist, cartoonist, fashionista, philanthropist, and activist -- and she wants to use her artistry to bring joy and hope to Black people everywhere. But in post-World War II America, Black people are still being denied their civil rights, and Jackie has a dilemma: How can her art remain true to her signature Jackie joy, while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 921 ORMMcClain, S. (Sally)
Summary: Based on first-person accounts and Marine Corps documents, and featuring the original code dictionary, Navajo Weapon tells how the code talkers created a unique code within a code, served their country in combat, and saved American lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rio Nuevo Publishers 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5403 MCCGianferrari, Maria
Summary: Bread, milk, wool, fruits, and vegetables: things that fill our day to day lives. But where, and who, do they come from? Across wheat fields and city rooftop gardens, mushroom beds and maple forests, Thank a Farmer traces the food and clothing that a family uses back to the people who harvested and created them. With Maria Gianferrari's informed and poetic text and monumental artwork from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GIAThoreau, Henry David
Contents: The texts of Walden, Civil disobedience, and other writings: Walden -- Civil disobedience -- Slavery in Massachusetts -- Walking -- Wild apples -- Journal: The Journal and Walden -- Selections from the Journal, 1845-54 -- Reviews and posthumous assessments -- Modern criticism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2008
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Summary: An alphabetical collection of articles about disgusting things, from acne, ants, and bacteria to worms, x-periments, and zits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 031.02 MASAlessi, Jolene
Contents: The lowly snail -- Frightening flatworm -- Worms in waste -- The sporocyst -- Disco snail -- Zombie behavior -- Caterpillar copy -- Life goes on -- Snail studies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Animal ZomAlessiCusolito, Michelle
Summary: "Climb aboard Alvin, the famous deep-sea submersible credited with helping to find the Titanic, and take a trip two miles down to the bottom of the ocean.Experience a day in the life of an Alvin pilot and join scientists at the seafloor to collect samples and conduct research. Along the way, discover what one wears, eats, and talks about during a typical eight-hour trip in a underwater craft...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J627 CUSFarrell, Mary Cronk
Summary: Shares the story of the African American women who enlisted in the newly formed Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in World War II, centering the story around Charity Adams, the woman who commanded the only black WAAC battalion sent overseas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 FARSledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant)
Summary: As a society, America needs from time to time to question the conduct of its foreign relations. WITH THE OLD BREED, by Eugene B. Sledge, provides the ultimate "reality check" by serving as a graphic reminder of the horrors America has periodically required its young men to endure for the higher cause of defending freedom. The battles of Peleliu (1944) and Okinawa (1945) were particularly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 1996