Search Results: Returned 18 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 18
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[2018]., Pre-adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: HI-INT 599.78 CHE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but now their numbers are rising in and around Asheville. But what happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that there's a boom in the population? Can humans and bears live compatibly? What are the long-term effects for the bears? Author Amy Cherrix follows the scientists who, in cooperation with local citizen scientists, are trying to answer to these questions and more. Part field science, part conservation science, Backyard Bears looks at black bears--and other animals around the globe--who are rapidly becoming our neighbors in urban and suburban areas.
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1999., Juvenile, Rosen Publishing Group's PowerKids Press Call No: 975.6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Library of the thirteen colonies and the Lost ColonySummary Note: This book traces the history of North Carolina from the arrival of the first European settlers in the mid-seventeenth century through 1789 when it became the twelth state to join the Union.
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2016., Doubleday Call No: HI-INT 920 FEI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Beyond the dazzle of March Madness and the bright lights of national championships, beyond the explosive headlines and cutthroat recruiting wars, beyond the highlight reels that will live forever in college basketball love and the young players who became NBA superstars - there were three coaching legends: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, and Jim Valvano.
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1997., Pre-adolescent, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: jB Tillage TIL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The son of a North Carolina sharecropper recalls the hard times faced by his family and other African Americans in the first half of the twentieth century and the changes that the civil rights movement helped bring about.
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[2019]., Pre-adolescent, Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint Call No: 323.09 SMI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Captured history.Summary Note: "On point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the saga of the Woolworth lunch counter sit-ins in the early 1960s to life. Readers will learn about the four brave college students who started it all, as well as the many who came after. These events changed the world. The photographer who took the photographs shown in this book is now in his 90s, but he agreed to an exclusive interview for this book."--Provided by publisher.
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2003., Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: 973.7 52 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: All aboard reading. Station stop 3Summary Note: Discusses the Monitor and the Virginia, ironclad warships that confronted each other at the Civil War battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia, detailing what became of the ships after the battle and how the sunken Monitor was later investigated by scientists.
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2003., Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: 973.7 52 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: All aboard reading. Station stop 3Summary Note: Discusses the Monitor and the Virginia, ironclad warships that confronted each other at the Civil War battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia, detailing what became of the ships after the battle and how the sunken Monitor was later investigated by scientists.
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2006., Child's World Call No: 975.6 HEI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Welcome to the U.S.ASummary Note: Highlights some of the attractions of North Carolina while providing information about the history, geography, agriculture, and industry of the state. Includes lists of state symbols and famous people, as well as the words.
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1991, Juvenile, Childrens Press Call No: 975.6 02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Thirteen Colonies.Summary Note: Traces the history and people of the colonial period in North Carolina.
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c1991., Juvenile, Childrens Press Call No: 975.6 FRADIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Thirteen ColoniesSummary Note: Traces the history and people of the colonial period in North Carolina. Includes biographical sketches on individuals prominent in North Carolina's history.
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By Alex, Nanc2001., Pre-adolescent, Children's Press Call No: 975.6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: From sea to shining seaSummary Note: Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of North Carolina, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous North Carolinians.
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2003., Juvenile, KidHaven Press/Thomson/Gale Call No: 975.6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Seeds of a nationSummary Note: This book discusses the history of North Carolina, from the lives of the Native Americans who lived there before the European settlers came, through the colonial period, up to its ratification of the United States Constitution in 1789.
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By Monnig, Alex[2012]., Juvenile, Abdo Call No: 796 BASKETBALL MON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Inside college basketball.Summary Note: Describes the history of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program founded in 1911, now one of the top college basketball programs in the nation.
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c2003., Sleeping Bear Press Call No: 975.6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A rhyming alphabet that names people, places, and things from North Carolina's history, culture, and natural world and provides background information on each one.
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2003., Juvenile, Sleeping Bear Press Call No: 975.6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This book presents information about the state of North Carolina in an alphabetical arrangement.
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2015., Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?
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2015., Penguin Publishing Group Call No: B BLA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: Though much of his early life remains a mystery, Blackbeard most likely began his life as Edward Teach in the sailing port of Bristol, England. He began his career as a hired British sailor during Queen Anne s War. He eventually settled in the Bahamas under Captain Benjamin Hornigold who taught the young sailor to go "a-pirating." Soon enough, Blackbeard was commanding his own fleet and stealing ships around the Caribbean and up and down the Eastern seaboard. Known for his thick, black beard and fearsome reputation, the legend of Blackbeard has influenced pirate legend and lore for over 300 years.
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[2015]., Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B BLACKBEARD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: An introduction to the most famous pirate in history including how his fearsome appearance frightened his enemies and how his pirate lore was a legend for nearly three hundred years. .
