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100 greatest natural wonders

Cranfield, Ingrid, 1945-


Includes index. Looks at notable natural wonders throughout the world, including volcanoes, marshes, rock formations, and deserts.
Date Published:1997

The moon

Feinstein, Stephen.


Report links -- Moon facts -- Earth's only natural satellite -- How the moon was formed -- A world without water or air -- The moon's movements -- The exploration of the moon. Library Media Connection starred, November 2005. Presents a study of the moon, how it was formed, the moon's revolution and rotation, early astronomical observations, exploration, and early missions to the moon and includes Internet sites for further research.
Date Published:2005

Report links -- Moon facts -- Earth's only natural satellite -- How the moon was formed -- A world without water or air -- The moon's movements -- The exploration of the moon. Library Media Connection starred, November 2005. Presents a study of the moon, how it was formed, the moon's revolution and rotation, early astronomical observations, exploration, and early missions to the moon and includes Internet sites for further research.

Date Published:2005

Alien escape

Stilton, Geronimo,


"Original title Minaccia dal pianeta Blurgo"--Title page verso. "Based on an original idea by Elisabetta Dami."--Title page verso. Includes "the Spacemouse Creed", a teaser for the next book in the series: "You're Mine, Captain!", and a map of the MouseStar I. Space mouse Geronimo Stiltonix must replace the batteries in his damaged spaceship by tracking down a rare element, but he is wary of a group of mysterious aliens who offer their help.
Date Published:2014

"Original title Minaccia dal pianeta Blurgo"--Title page verso. "Based on an original idea by Elisabetta Dami."--Title page verso. Includes "the Spacemouse Creed", a teaser for the next book in the series: "You're Mine, Captain!", and a map of the MouseStar I. Space mouse Geronimo Stiltonix must replace the batteries in his damaged spaceship by tracking down a rare element, but he is wary of a group of mysterious aliens who offer their help.

Date Published:2014

The wizard's war

Luper, Eric,


This time Cleo, Evan, and Ms. Crowley (who, it turns out, is the missing Ms. Hilliard's sister) find themselves in a confusing fantasy book, caught up in a war with wizards, elves, trolls, and the mighty Golden Dragon--and while they manage to find their missing librarian, their quest does not end there.
Date Published:2016

Clouds

Merk, Ann, 1952-


Includes index. Explains how clouds form, the difference between fog and smog, and what is above the clouds.
Date Published:1994

How much does it hold

Sargent, Brian, 1969-


Includes index. Explains liquids are measured.
Date Published:2006

Beans on the roof

Byars, Betsy Cromer.


Children's Catalog (Wilson). Booklist Editors' (Reviewers') Choice.
Date Published:1988

Star Wars moving target : a Princess Leia adventure (COLL) /

Castellucci, Cecil, 1969-



Date Published:2015

Cars and trucks and other vehicles

Automobile, le camion, la bicyclette, la moto. English.


Translation of: L'automobile, le camion, la bicyclette, la moto. "Cartwheel books." Laminated pages with transparent overlays introduce various types of cars, trucks, bicycles, bulldozers, and other vehicles.
Date Published:1996

13 secrets

Harrison, Michelle, 1979-


Series title taken from LC. Now living at Elvesden Manor under her real name of Rowan, Red attempts to put her past behind her, while fairy messengers try to convince her to participate once more in the changeling trade and she is haunted by dreams of an old enemy who is determined to exact his revenge.
Date Published:2012

This song will save your life

Sales, Leila,


Junior Library Guild. Nearly a year after a failed suicide attempt, sixteen-year-old Elise discovers that she has the passion, and the talent, to be a disc jockey.
Date Published:2013

The 1940s

Wood, Tim.


Includes index. Originally published: London ; New York : F. Watts. c1990. Text and pictures highlight the main events of the 1940s.
Date Published:2006

Valentine : a novel /

Wetmore, Elizabeth,


Junior Library Guild. It's February 1976, and Odessa, Texas, stands on the cusp of the next great oil boom. While the town's men embrace the coming prosperity, its women intimately know and fear the violence that always seems to follow. In the early hours of the morning after Valentine's Day, fourteen-year-old Gloria RamiÃÅrez appears on the front porch of Mary Rose Whitehead's ranch house, broken and barely alive. The teenager had been viciously attacked in a nearby oil field, an act of brutality that is tried in the churches and barrooms of Odessa before it can reach a court of law. When justice is evasive, one of the town's women decides to take matters into her own hands, setting the stage for a showdown with potentially devastating consequences.
Date Published:2020

Junior Library Guild. It's February 1976, and Odessa, Texas, stands on the cusp of the next great oil boom. While the town's men embrace the coming prosperity, its women intimately know and fear the violence that always seems to follow. In the early hours of the morning after Valentine's Day, fourteen-year-old Gloria RamiÃÅrez appears on the front porch of Mary Rose Whitehead's ranch house, broken and barely alive. The teenager had been viciously attacked in a nearby oil field, an act of brutality that is tried in the churches and barrooms of Odessa before it can reach a court of law. When justice is evasive, one of the town's women decides to take matters into her own hands, setting the stage for a showdown with potentially devastating consequences.

Date Published:2020

The story of the seagull and the cat who taught her to fly

Sepulveda, Luis, 1949-


A seagull, dying from the effects of an oil spill, entrusts her egg to Zorba the cat, who promises to care for it until her chick hatches, then teach the chick to fly.
Date Published:2003

The moon

Adamson, Thomas K., 1970-


"Pebble Plus." Simple text and photographs describe Earth's Moon.
Date Published:2007

Ada Lovelace and the start of computers

Bayarri, Jordi, 1972-,


Ada Lovelace and the start of computers -- Timeline. Ada Lovelace turned her powerful imagination into a vision of the future, predicting the impact of computers on human life. Her work spread awareness of what an early computer could do.
Date Published:2019

A smart kid's guide to avoiding online predators

Jakubiak, David J.


Includes index. Danger on the web -- Who is out there? -- How problems start -- Keeping your cool -- Fighting back -- Getting help -- Going after a predator -- Keeping yourself safe -- Keep it online. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, December 2009. Library Media Connection starred, January 2010. Discusses the dangers of online predators and Internet safety for young readers, and provides tips and advice on ways to avoid becoming a victim of an online predator.
Date Published:2010

Includes index. Danger on the web -- Who is out there? -- How problems start -- Keeping your cool -- Fighting back -- Getting help -- Going after a predator -- Keeping yourself safe -- Keep it online. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, December 2009. Library Media Connection starred, January 2010. Discusses the dangers of online predators and Internet safety for young readers, and provides tips and advice on ways to avoid becoming a victim of an online predator.

Date Published:2010

100 greatest women


Includes index. Discusses the lives of notable women throughout history including Helen Keller, Anne Frank, Jane Austen, Mary Leakey, and Amelia Earhart.
Date Published:1997

All good children

Austen, Catherine, 1965-


In the not-too-distant future, Max tries to maintain his identity in a world where the only way to survive is to conform and obey.
Date Published:2011

Father Bear comes home

Minarik, Else Holmelund.


Describes the adventures of Little Bear in which he goes fishing, has the hiccups, looks for a mermaid, and welcomes Father Bear home from the sea.
Date Published:1959