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Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
24 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Wildfires, rescue, and more! Fire trucks are responsible for saving lives and nature. Emerging readers will enjoy learning about different kinds of fire trucks and how they work"--
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
24 pages ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Electric cars take us to work and school, carry our packages, and race down highways without leaving pollution. Readers will enjoy carefully leveled text that explores the science behind these high-interest vehicles"--
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
24 pages ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Big rigs race down highways carrying hundreds of packages. How do they drive, turn, and slow down while carrying so much? With full-color photos and accessible text, readers will discover the science behind how big rigs drive"--
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 465 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"The definitive biography of dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, one of the great American artists of the twentieth century"--
"In the pantheon of American modernists, few figures loom larger than Martha Graham. One of the greatest choreographers ever to live, Graham pioneered a revolutionary dance technique--primal, dynamic, and rooted in the emotional life of the body--that upended traditional vocabulary and shaped generations of dancers and...
Author
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
239 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
The author has analyzed the aesthetic and horticultural elements in ten representative cottage gardens—eight in England and two in the United States. Her spectacular photographs render the look and atmosphere of these gardens, while her text focuses on easily grown, readily available plants that are adaptable to a wide variety of climatic and soil conditions. In the back of the book—completely updated for this new edition—may be found specific...
7) White holes
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
158 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Let us journey, with beloved physicist Carlo Rovelli, into the heart of a black hole. We slip beyond its horizon and tumble down this crack in the universe. As we plunge, we see geometry fold. Time and space pull and stretch. And finally, at the black hole's core, space and time dissolve, and a white hole is born. Rovelli has dedicated his career to uniting the time-warping ideas of general relativity and the perplexing uncertainties of quantum mechanics....
Author
Publisher
Beavers Pond Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
76 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the Statewide Trapping and Relocation Project in Idaho, in which seventy-six beavers were reintroduced to traditional habitats through the non-traditional method of air drops: delivery in wooden boxes attached to parachutes. Also includes an overview of the role beavers play in ecology.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
24 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Monster trucks bounce and ride on giant tires. How do these giant vehicles make such big jumps? Readers will get a thrilling inside look at how monster trucks work"--
Author
Publisher
Legacy Lit
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
"On a cold day in March of 1911, officials marched twelve Black men into the heart of a forest in Maryland. Under the supervision of a doctor, the men were forced to clear the land, pour cement, lay bricks, and harvest tobacco. When construction finished, they became the first twelve patients of the state's Hospital for the Negro Insane. For centuries, Black patients have been absent from our history books. Madness transports readers behind the brick...
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
160 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Filled with easy-to-employ ideas and lessons for improving your food self-sufficiency no matter how much land you have, The Modern Homestead Garden focuses on planting, growing, harvesting, and preserving food"--
Homesteading is a lifestyle based on simple living, producing more than you consume, and treading lightly on the land. Pilarchik provides easy-to-employ ideas and lessons for improving your food self-sufficiency, no matter how much land...
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
224 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Whether you want to tone and sculpt, lose weight, gain an athletic edge, or support mobility, strength training will help achieve your goals. [This book] reveals the mechanics of each movement in detail, identifying the muscles and joint actions working below the surface, so you can maximize your workouts and feel you're getting it right."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 291 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world's top memory researchers reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from recalling faces and names, to learning, decision-making, trauma and healing. A new understanding of memory is emerging from the latest scientific research. In Why We Remember, pioneering neuroscientist and psychologist Charan Ranganath...
15) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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Description
"From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health--and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bindup of four books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, insects, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Rattlesnake vs. Secretary Bird, Lobster vs. Crab, Jaguar vs. Skunk, and Green Ants vs. Army Ants. Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more, alongside photos, charts,...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
175 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Yokai come in every imaginable shape and form--from frightening ghosts and cruel demons to cute fairies and enchanted animals. They can be evil monsters, harmless tricksters or prophets of doom, depending on their inclination. This book includes 100 supernatural Yokai, including Tengu, Kappa, Peroritaro, Baku, and more. This book has over 175 full-color drawings depicting the appearances of these weird creatures"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
58 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the life of Babe Ruth. A story about making it to the top. George Herman Ruth, Jr., more commonly knows as Babe Ruth, was one of the greatest American baseball players of all time. Before he was a sports hero, he was a poor kid who loved playing baseball but often got into trouble. His life changed when he went away to boarding school and he was discovered by the minor leagues. The rest is history! Explore how Babe went from a young boy...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
56 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Fred Rogers created one of the longest-running children's TV shows ever, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Before he became famous for his puppetry and storytelling, Fred was a shy kid who couldn't play outside because of his allergies. He found a passion for puppets, which he used to start his own TV show as an adult. -Amazon
Author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
343 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Mer, the last living water diviner in the isles of Wales, seeks revenge against the prince who used her powers for his own evil ends"--
Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict, and eighteen-year-old Mererid "Mer" is well-acquainted with both. She is the last living water diviner and has spent years running from the prince who bound her into his service. Under the prince's orders, she located the wells of his enemies,...
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