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Let's look at animal tails

Perkins, Wendy, 1957-


Photographs and simple text describe the tails of various animals, how their tales help them move or protect them from danger.
Date Published:2007

Powerful polar bears

Guillain, Charlotte.


Includes index and glossary. A Capstone Interactive eBook. Introducing polar bears -- Where do polar bears live? -- What do polar bears look like? -- Fur and skin -- Polar bear paws -- Getting around -- Hunting -- Super senses -- Lying in wait -- Scavenging -- Polar bear cubs -- Learning to swim and hunt -- Life for a polar bear. Text and photographs explore polar bears, including where they live and what they eat.
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Includes index and glossary. A Capstone Interactive eBook. Introducing polar bears -- Where do polar bears live? -- What do polar bears look like? -- Fur and skin -- Polar bear paws -- Getting around -- Hunting -- Super senses -- Lying in wait -- Scavenging -- Polar bear cubs -- Learning to swim and hunt -- Life for a polar bear. Text and photographs explore polar bears, including where they live and what they eat.

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The lightning thief

Riordan, Rick.


Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006. School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Kirkus Starred, June 2005. Booklist, September 2005. New York Times, November 2005. Horn Book, April 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2005. Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.
Date Published:2005

Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006. School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Kirkus Starred, June 2005. Booklist, September 2005. New York Times, November 2005. Horn Book, April 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2005. Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.

Date Published:2005

Leading in a culture of change

Fullan, Michael.


Offers advice to leaders on how to make wise decisions and lead effectively in a culture of rapid change, and how to foster leadership in others, exploring the five themes of moral purpose, understanding change, developing relationships, knowledge building, and coherence making.
Date Published:2001

Quiet strength : a memoir /

Dungy, Tony.


"The principles, practices, & priorities of a winning life"--Cover. Tampa rain -- Growing up a Dungy -- A Black quarterback -- Leading to Lauren -- Learning to lead -- An unlikely opening -- Do what we do -- Defining success -- Hurricanes & tornados -- Tampa 2 & open hearts -- Walking the plank -- A soft landing -- Death by inches -- An unforgettable season -- Race to the Super Bowl. Christian Library, June 2009. NFL football coach Tony Dungy reflects on his personal and professional life; discussing his childhood, family, religious beliefs, coaching practices, Super Bowl victory, and more. Includes photographs.
Date Published:2007

"The principles, practices, & priorities of a winning life"--Cover. Tampa rain -- Growing up a Dungy -- A Black quarterback -- Leading to Lauren -- Learning to lead -- An unlikely opening -- Do what we do -- Defining success -- Hurricanes & tornados -- Tampa 2 & open hearts -- Walking the plank -- A soft landing -- Death by inches -- An unforgettable season -- Race to the Super Bowl. Christian Library, June 2009. NFL football coach Tony Dungy reflects on his personal and professional life; discussing his childhood, family, religious beliefs, coaching practices, Super Bowl victory, and more. Includes photographs.

Date Published:2007

Hearing

Olien, Rebecca


School Library Journal, January 2006. Presents a children's book for early readers that describes the sense of hearing and how the ears work, and explains the inside of the ear, and how to take care of the ears.
Date Published:2006

There goes the neighborhood

Adia, Jade.


, January 2024. School Library Journal, April 2023. Publishers Weekly, January 2023. Booklist, April 2023. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2023. "In order to stop the destructive forces of gentrification, three best friends use social media to create a fake gang and get justice for their South L.A. community"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Animal allies : 15 amazing women in wildlife research /

Pagel-Hogan, Elizabeth.


Birds -- Arthropods -- Sea creatures -- Reptiles and amphibians -- Mammals. Booklist, April 2022. Kirkus Review, March 2022. "Reveals the . . . stories of fifteen women working at the intersection of biodiversity, species conservation, biology, and more"--Back cover.
Date Published:2022

Hedgehogs : nocturnal foragers /

Rissman, Rebecca.


A Capstone Interactive eBook. What is a hedgehog? -- What does nocturnal mean? -- Where do hedgehogs live? -- What do hedgehogs eat? -- Do hedgehogs have predators? -- What are hedgehog babies like? -- Where to hedgehogs go in winter? -- How can you spot hedgehogs? -- How can you help hedgehogs? -- Hedgehog body map. Simple text and photographs introduce the nighttime world of hedgehogs, including their behavior, habitat, and diet.
Date Published:2015

A Capstone Interactive eBook. What is a hedgehog? -- What does nocturnal mean? -- Where do hedgehogs live? -- What do hedgehogs eat? -- Do hedgehogs have predators? -- What are hedgehog babies like? -- Where to hedgehogs go in winter? -- How can you spot hedgehogs? -- How can you help hedgehogs? -- Hedgehog body map. Simple text and photographs introduce the nighttime world of hedgehogs, including their behavior, habitat, and diet.

Date Published:2015

Become an App inventor : the official guide from MIT App Inventor : your guide to designing, building, and sharing apps /

Lang, Karen.


"MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory." . Booklist, December 2021. Kirkus Review, December 2021. Illustrations with step-by-step instructions feature six different projects using MIT's App Inventor website. .
Date Published:2022

Danica Patrick

Savage, Jeff, 1961-


A fast start -- Catching on -- Going places -- Into the big time -- Making an impact. Offers a brief overview of the life and career of Danica Patrick, the first woman ever to hold the lead in the Indianapolis 500.
Date Published:2007

Looking for smoke

Cobell, K. A.


School Library Journal, June 2024. Pub Weekly, March 2024. Booklist, May 2024. Horn Book, May 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2024. "Since moving to the Blackfeet Reservation . . . Mara Racette has felt like an outsider. . . . So when a local girl includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet giveawayto honor her missing sister, Mara thinks she'll finally makesome friends. Instead, a girl from the giveaway, Samantha White Tail, is found murdered. Because the four members of the giveaway group were the last to see Samantha alive, each becomes a person of interest in the investigation. . . . The four must now take matters into their ownhands and clear their names. "--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal, June 2024. Pub Weekly, March 2024. Booklist, May 2024. Horn Book, May 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2024. "Since moving to the Blackfeet Reservation . . . Mara Racette has felt like an outsider. . . . So when a local girl includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet giveawayto honor her missing sister, Mara thinks she'll finally makesome friends. Instead, a girl from the giveaway, Samantha White Tail, is found murdered. Because the four members of the giveaway group were the last to see Samantha alive, each becomes a person of interest in the investigation. . . . The four must now take matters into their ownhands and clear their names. "--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Elie Wiesel's Night


Title from Web page (viewed on July 20, 2010). A collection of essays and critical viewpoints of Wiesel's memoir, Night. Also includes a chronology of events in the author's life.
Date Published:2010

The Glass Castle : A Memoir /

Walls, Jeannette.


Restricted to students in grade 11-12. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Library Journal, February 2005. Booklist starred, February 2005. Pub Weekly, January 2005. Kirkus Starred, December 2004. New York Times, March 2005. Teacher Librarian, October 2006. The author recalls her life growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic father and distant mother and describes how she and her siblings had to fend for themselves until they finally found the resources and will to leave home.
Date Published:2005

Restricted to students in grade 11-12. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Library Journal, February 2005. Booklist starred, February 2005. Pub Weekly, January 2005. Kirkus Starred, December 2004. New York Times, March 2005. Teacher Librarian, October 2006. The author recalls her life growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic father and distant mother and describes how she and her siblings had to fend for themselves until they finally found the resources and will to leave home.

Date Published:2005

The ballad of songbirds and snakes

Collins, Suzanne.


"A Hunger Games novel"--Front cover. School Library Journal, May 2020. Publishers Weekly, May 2020. Kirkus Starred, June 2020. Booklist, June 2020. Horn Book, September 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2020. "Revisit the world of Panem sixty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games"--OCLC.
Date Published:2020

Remember me gone

Stokes, Stacy.


School Library Journal, January 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 2022. Kirkus Review, January 2022. Sixteen-year-old Lucy Miller's family has been erasing people's heartaches and tragic memories for decades, but after an encounter with Marco Warman--a local boy Lucy has always wondered about and who seems to know more than he should--Lucy begins to question her family's legacy and her role in it.
Date Published:2022

School Library Journal, January 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 2022. Kirkus Review, January 2022. Sixteen-year-old Lucy Miller's family has been erasing people's heartaches and tragic memories for decades, but after an encounter with Marco Warman--a local boy Lucy has always wondered about and who seems to know more than he should--Lucy begins to question her family's legacy and her role in it.

Date Published:2022

The race of the century : the battle to break the four-minute mile /

Bascomb, Neal.


". . . YA adaptation of . . . The perfect mile . . ."--Dust jacket. "True stories in focus"--Dust jacket. School Library Journal, September 2022. Horn Book, March 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2022. Kirkus Review, January 2022. Looks at how Roger Bannister, John Landy, and Wes Santee sought to run a mile under four minutes.
Date Published:2022

Girls with sharp sticks

Young, Suzanne.


The Girls of Innovations Academy are beautiful and well-behaved. Under the watchful gaze of their Guardian, they receive a well-rounded education that promises to make them better. Obedient girls, free from troublesome opinions or individual interests. But the girls carefully controlled existence may not be quite as it appears.
Date Published:2019

Welcome to the ancient Olympics!

Bingham, Jane


Horn Book, April 2008. An introduction to the ancient Greek Olympics that covers athletes, Olympia, events, ceremonies and feast, prizes and rewards, the modern Olympic Games, and the marathon. Includes a time line, a glossary, and resources.
Date Published:2008

Freshman year

Mai, Sarah.


"Christy Ottaviano Books." School Library Journal, April 2024. Booklist, February 2024. Chronicles the constant angst, hilarity, and self-doubt enmeshed in the experience of going away to college--all through the eyes of an eighteen-year-old burgeoning comics artist.
Date Published:2024