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-- Claudia and mean Janine[2016], Pre-adolescent, Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Call No: 741.5 973 Edition: 1st color ed. print Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Claudia's participation in the Baby-sitters Club is curtailed when Grandmother Mimi suffers a stroke and Claudiafinds herself "Mimi-sitting" and fighting more frequently with her sister.
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[2016], Juvenile, Graphix Call No: 741.5 973 Edition: First color edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Baby-sitters Club (Graphix) Volume: 4.Summary Note: When something unexpected happens to Claudia and Janine's grandmother, the two sisters must put aside their differences to help her get better.
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Call No: 560 MARTIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fossils are the remains of animals and plants that lived thousands or millions of years ago--so they're the best way for us to understand how we, and other species, have evolved over time. This book introduces young readers to the importance of paleontology and shows the beliefs and myths that have advanced--and inhibited--our understanding of evolution. It's full of facts and photos of real-life excavations from all over the world. It gives advice on where to find fossils and how to treat ancient remains with care. There are brilliant, fun snippets, like the fact that people thought the coelacanth fish had been extinct for 66 million years--then, in 1938, living coelacanths were discovered off the coast of Africa For thousands of years, people found dinosaur fossils but did not know what they were. The ancient Chinese thought they were dragon bones.
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Call No: 553.8 MARTIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A gemstone is a mineral or rock that is sparkling or colorful. Most gemstones are minerals which form in the ground as rock heated in the Earth cools down. As minerals grow, they make regular shapes called crystals. With stunning photographs and easy-to-follow captions, this book explains how different environments affect different gemstones and is full of fabulous, quirky facts such as: although most diamonds are formed underground, sometimes, they fall to Earth from space, inside rocks called meteorites. Gemstones included in the book are agate, amber, amethyst, diamond, emerald, jasper, lapis lazuli, opal, ruby, and sapphire. There's a helpful glossary so readers can familiarize themselves with the topic.
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Call No: 549 MARTIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: With stunning photos on every page and informative, relevant captions, this book answers essential questions such as how and where minerals form; why some are rarer than others; how they are mined and how they are used to advance technology. Plus, there are fun and important facts, such as if you pass electricity through quartz, it shakes at a regular pace--which is why many watches contain a tiny quartz crystal, to keep them ticking evenly. Plus, find out what gives some minerals their fabulous colors and why some form intricate patterns and shapes.
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Call No: 670.42 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes how robots have been used in industry and agriculture.
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Call No: 629.8 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes how robots have been used to explore oceans, monitor the weather, and other applications in nature.
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Call No: 552 MARTIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Did you know there are three different kinds of rock--igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic? Explore the reasons behind this and understand what our earth is made of and what processes make it a constantly changing environment in this highly accessible introduction to geology. With simple, easy-to-understand text, this book is perfect for young explorers keen to understand the world around them.