Lubomirski, Alexi
Summary: England-born, New York-based photographer Alexi Lubomirski has become an established name within the fashion industry, shooting for such publications as "Harper's Bazaar," "Vogue" and "GQ," and working with cover stars such as Charlize Theron, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Lopez and Nicole Kidman, to name but a few. It was after shooting Lupita Nyong'o, however, that Lubomirski was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Damiani Editore 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 770 LUMLubomirski, Alexi
Summary: "Words have power--the power to hurt or to heal, to make someone feel small or to make someone feel tall. Gorgeously illustrated with bright colors and bold lines, this gentle text encourages even the youngest readers to choose their words carefully and to use those words to make the world a better, more loving place."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: "When Alexi Pappas was four years old, her mother committed suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas's life and setting her on a perpetual search for female role models. When her father started signing her up for sports teams as a way to keep his bereaved daughter busy, female athletes became some of the first women Pappas looked up to, and she became a girl with a goal: to be an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2021
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Summary: Briefly introduces various types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossilized dinosaur bones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1988
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETAliki.
Summary: Describes human growth and how the different parts of the body change as it grows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 1993
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanging Loose Press 1992
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Summary: Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003
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Summary: Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1979
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Summary: A visit to a museum of natural history provides a little boy with an introduction to the habits, characteristics, and habitats of fourteen kinds of dinosaurs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.91 ALISummary: This five-part series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, international relations, and cultural innovation. It is a timely, clear-eyed look at the vital role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation. Their stories are a celebration of the grit and resilience of a people that reflects the experience of all Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: Pigs live on a farm. Apples grow on a farm. Tractors dive on a farm. What else might you find on a farm?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers 2013
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Summary: Le point sur l'histoire et la naissance de l'Europe et sa finalité, à travers des exemples concrets (nom de pays de l'Union, construction d'Ariane, rôle de l'Europe dans la protection de l'environnement, etc.).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallimard jeunesse 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 DEL FRENCHHenrion, Alexia
Summary: D.I.Y. Dollhouse is a lavishly illustrated guide for budding architects, builders, and designers, showing then how to build and furnish their own eco-friendly dollhouse, with an incredible eye for detail. The simple instructions cover everything children (and parents) need to get started, from making rooms out of crate boxes and pieces of scrap fabric to crafting countless furniture and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.592 HENGeltner, Ted
Summary: "In 2010, Ted Geltner drove to Gainesville, Florida, to pay a visit to Harry Crews and ask the legendary author if he would be willing to be the subject of a literary biography. His health rapidly deteriorating, Crews told Geltner he was on board and would even sit for interviews and tell his stories one last time. "Ask me anything you want, bud," Crews said. "But you'd better do it quick." The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Georgia Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CREWS, HARRY GELSummary: Join Dr. Hazel Barton and Nancy Aulenbach as they travel to unique and forbidding ice caves in Greenland, underwater caves in the Yucatan, terrestrial caves in the Grand Canyon and other spectacular locations. For those compelled to push their limits in the world's most hostile environments, the risk of fatal danger and thrill of new discovery are the everyday factors that make cave exploration...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2002
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Summary: A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be an important food throughout the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1976
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Summary: Explains how fossils are formed and what they tell us about the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 1990
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Summary: Describes the stages in making a book, starting with the writing of the manuscript and the drawing of the pictures, and explaining all the technical processes leading to printed and bound copies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1986
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Summary: A simple presentation of the five senses, demonstrating some ways we use them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1989
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Summary: During his visit to an aquarium, a boy finds out about the characteristics and environments of many different marine and freshwater creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 1993
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Summary: Gravity is one of the most important forces in the universe invisible, but vital to our existence. It keeps our feet planted firmly on solid ground, and it keeps our planet from crashing into others. But how does it work? Readers will learn how gravity affects all matter, what effects changing gravity can have on human bodies, and how gravity interacts with other forces. They will also conduct...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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Contents: The candy store -- Non-dairy creamer -- Counting fish -- Brothers on the trapline -- Iñupiaq mailman -- Walking from Barrow -- Shopping for porcupine -- Sharpshooter -- Good-bye our season -- Flower of the fringe -- Darkness -- Hanging with the hang-out-kings -- Once upon a frontier -- Bob and Carrie come out of the hills -- Conversations with China -- City boy -- Salting a moose -- These happy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2008
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Summary: "From professor of psychology at U. C. Berkeley and one of the foremost experts on the science of emotions comes a groundbreaking and essential exploration into the history, science, and understanding of awe, and a guide for how we might all cultivate a deeper sense of awe and transform our lives and our world Awe, one of the most elusive emotions, is hard to pin down. How do we begin to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023