Summary: The essays in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing probe at the ordinary and urge us to think more deeply about our place in the world around us. From a hopeful portrait of a future for people with Alzheimer's disease, to a fascinating exploration of the rise of nearsightedness in children, to the heroic story of a herd of cows that evaded a hurricane, these selections reveal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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Summary: Odysseus and the Greeks had been fighting the Trojans for 10 when Odysseus comes up with a brilliant idea. Will his plan put an end to the war?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J398.2 CAPMooney, Carla
Summary: Is your salad drizzled with olive oil imported from Italy? What country made the car that your parents drive? Globalization connects us today more than ever before, and in ways we never expected, and populations around the world are questioning whether this is a purely beneficial circumstance or if we should take steps to scale back our interrelatedness. Globalization: Why We Care About Faraway...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2018
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Summary: "A picture book about the five largest lakes in North America - how they formed, the importance of these waters, and how they've become a national treasure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 ROSDrimmer, Stephanie Warren
Summary: An activity book that acts as a companion to the TV series Brain games.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Partners 2018
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Summary: "Information about the stars in the sky for very young children"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 520 DRIHand, Carol
Summary: Sustainable Agriculture covers a broad spectrum of issues related to advances in farming technology, such as sustainable soil, sustainable water, sustainable energy, and biotechnology. High-impact photos and explanatory graphics and charts bring scientific concepts to life. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 631.5 HANRogers, Lisa Jean
Summary: "A picture book biography about pioneering composer, John Cage"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2023
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Summary: Simple text and photographs depict children engaged in various activities that make up the scientific process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 1998