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2018., Juvenile, Feiwel and Friends Call No: HI-INT 629.4 RHU Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Since NASA was established in 1958, it has landed rovers on distant planets and launched telescopes deep into space, all so that we can look back to the beginning of time. Through stunning images provided by NASA and fascinating sidebars and profiles of lesser known contributors to the NASA program, young space fans will learn how NASA started, how it faced challenges along the way, how much it has achieved, and how it will continue to move forward in the future.
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-- Alfie and me.By Safina, Carl[2023]., W. W. Norton & Company Call No: 598 SAF Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned screech owl, whose lasting friendship with the author illuminates humanity's relationship with the world. When ecologist Carl Safina and his wife, Patricia, took in a near-death baby owl, they expected that, like other wild orphans they'd rescued, she'd be a temporary presence. But Alfie's feathers were not growing correctly, requiring prolonged care. As Alfie grew and gained strength, she became a part of the family, joining a menagerie of dogs and chickens and making a home for herself in the backyard. Carl and Patricia began to realize that the healing was mutual; Alfie had been braided into their world, and was now pulling them into hers.
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-- All 13 :2020., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: HI-INT 796.5 SOO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, [the author]...masterfully shows how both the complex engineering operation above ground and the mental struggles of the thirteen young people below proved critical in the life-or-death mission."--
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2019., Juvenile, Roaring Brook Press Call No: HI-INT 629.45 MAU Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a clear narrative on how the United States won the space race against Russia by landing a man on the Moon in 1969.
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-- Who would win?2022., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: 590 PALLOTTA Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ten fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Falcon vs. Hawk, Hyena vs. Honey Badger, Komodo Dragon vs. King Cobra, Tarantula vs. Scorpion, and Whale vs. Giant Squid. Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more alongside photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts.
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-- Who would win?2022., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: 590 Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Series Title: Who would win?Summary Note: Ten fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Falcon vs. Hawk, Hyena vs. Honey Badger, Komodo Dragon vs. King Cobra, Tarantula vs. Scorpion, and Whale vs. Giant Squid. Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more alongside photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts.
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-- Killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement.By Yoo, Paula[2021]., General, Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company Call No: 305.8 YOO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A groundbreaking portrait of Vincent Chin and the murder case that took America's Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice. America in 1982. Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting American autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti-Asian American sentiments simmer, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving Vincent Chin--a Chinese American man--beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson Michael Nitz. From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry is a searing examination of the killing and the trial and verdicts that followed. When Ebens and Nitz pled guilty to manslaughter and received only a $3,000 fine and three years' probation, the lenient sentence sparked outrage in the Asian American community"--
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-- DisneyBy March, Julia2019., Juvenile, DK Publishing Call No: Easy Disney Edition: First American Edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "DK's Frozen 2: The Magical Guide is the ultimate companion to Disney's highly anticipated second installment in the Frozen franchise. Covering all of the movie's characters, plus key locations, themes and iconic moments, this magical guide is a must-have title for Disney movie fans, or fans of the hugely popular Frozen franchise."--Amazon.com.
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2023., Pre-adolescent, Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group Call No: 500 HAV Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Corn. Cholage. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Recorded history and folklore. Lifesaving disinfectant. Forest-fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these and countless other scientifc discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. From transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies to astronomy, and architecture to agriculture, Indigenous Ingenuity is an unforgettable introduction to STEM fields, featuring interactive activities, recipes, and science experiments."--
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-- Data bias in a world designed for men[2019]., Abrams Press Call No: HI-INT 305.4 PER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality in Invisible Women. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor's office, and more, Criado Perez unearths a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women's lives. Product designers use a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to everything from pianos to cell phones to voice recognition software, when in fact this approach is designed to fit men. Cities prioritize men's needs when designing public transportation, roads, and even snow removal, neglecting to consider women's safety or unique responsibilities and travel patterns. And in medical research, women have largely been excluded from studies and textbooks, leaving them chronically misunderstood, mistreated, and misdiagnosed. Built on hundreds of studies in the US, the UK, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, highly readable exposé that will change the way you look at the world"--Dust jacket.
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-- Data bias in a world designed for men2021., Abrams Press Call No: 305.42 Cri Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Examines the concept of sex discrimination from the point of view of data, which often defaults to male and thus makes women numeric abnormalities automatically programmed into the data the pervades every aspect of our modern world. Looks a data patterns that have concerning consequences for women and discusses how programming often prioritizes men's needs, neglecting important data that could be used for women's safety, health, and recreation.
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2023., Adolescent, Scribner Call No: 919.89 DEG DE Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Naira de Gracia's The Last Cold Place offers a dramatic, captivating window into a once-in-a-lifetime experience: a season living and working in a remote outpost in Antarctica alongside seals, penguins, and a small crew of fellow field workers. In one of the most inhospitable environments in the world (for humans, anyway), Naira follows a generation of chinstrap penguins from their parents' return to shore to build nests from pebbles until the chicks themselves are old enough to head out to sea. In lively and entertaining anecdotes, Naira describes the life cycle of a funny, engaging colony of chinstrap penguins whose food source (krill, or small crustaceans) is powerfully affected by the changing ocean. Weaving together the history of Antarctic exploration with climate science, field observations, and her own personal journey of growth and reflection, The Last Cold Place illuminates the complex place that Antarctica holds in our cultural imagination--and offers a rare glimpse into life on this uninhabited continent"--From the publisher's web site.
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[2019]., Adolescent, Orca Book Publishers Call No: HI-INT 362.19 STE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Orca issues.Summary Note: "This nonfiction book for teens examines the ongoing fight for abortion rights and reproductive justice"--
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2023., Primary, Henry Holt and Company Call No: E MCA Edition: First edition. Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Hot diggity dog! Meet Pluto! The runt of a litter of eight planets. Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell. From the tale of how it was found by humans to its naming as a dwarf planet, it's Pluto's turn to take the spotlight and properly re-introduce itself."--Publisher marketing.
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-- Black Panther Party's promise to the people2021., General, Candlewick Press Call No: 322.42 MAG Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this comprehensive, inspiring, and all-too-relevant history of the Black Panther Party, Kekla Magoon introduces readers to the Panthers' community activism, grounded in the concept of self-defense, which taught Black Americans how to protect and support themselves in a country that treated them like second-class citizens. For too long the Panthers' story has been a footnote to the civil rights movement rather than what it was: a revolutionary socialist movement that drew thousands of members -- mostly women -- and became the target of one of the most sustained repression efforts ever made by the U.S. government against its own citizens. Revolution in Our Time puts the Panthers in the proper context of Black American history, from the first arrival of enslaved people to the Black Lives Matter movement of today. Kekla Magoon's eye-opening work invites a new generation of readers grappling with injustices in the United States to learn from the Panthers' history and courage, inspiring them to take their own place in the ongoing fight for justice."--Inside front dust jacket.
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[2022]., Juvenile, DK Publishing Call No: 580 HOA Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Plants are found almost everywhere on Earth, but to many people their lives are a mystery. Learn how seagrass flowers underwater, how the Venus flytrap counts to make sure it catches its prey, and why some tulips used to cost more than a house! This fascinating book for kids explores the vast plant kingdom and explains how plants work, as well as the weird and wonderful relationships they have with animals.--
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-- Eyewitness Titanic2021., Juvenile, DK Publishing Call No: 910 Ada Edition: Revised edition. American edition. New edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: DK eyewitness books.Summary Note: Detailed descriptions of the "Titanic," including its accommodations and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.
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-- Honey bee's story[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: 741.5973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Nyuki is a brand-new honey bee, and she has a lot of questions. Follow her on a lifelong journey as she annoys her sisters, avoids predators, and learns to trust her inner voice as she masters the way of the hive. Includes a section at the end of the book called 'Odds & Ends' with facts and information about bees."--Provided by publisher.
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[2019]., Pre-adolescent, Annick Press Call No: NL 970.0 YEL Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Indigenous people across Turtle Island have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, they kept their cultures alive, and they survived. Key events in Indigenous history with accounts of the people, places, and events that have mattered from the 12th century to present day are told from a vastly under-represented perspective--an Indigenous viewpoint."--
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-- Who would win?2022., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: ENF 590 Pal Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ten fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Falcon vs. Hawk, Hyena vs. Honey Badger, Komodo Dragon vs. King Cobra, Tarantula vs. Scorpion, and Whale vs. Giant Squid. Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more alongside photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts.