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Lakes

Chambers, Catherine, 1954-


Explores the world's lakes, discussing how they were formed, what organisms live there, and how they are used by humans.
Date Published:2008

The 65-story treehouse : Treehouse series, book 5 /

Griffiths, Andy.


Before they can go up, they have to go backtravel through time with Andy and Terry as they attempt to save the treehouse! New York Times bestselling author Andy Griffiths invites readers to come hang out with him and his friend Terry in their 65-Story Treehouse -the fifth book in the illustrated chapter book series filled with Andy and Terry's signature slapstick humor! Andy and Terry live in a 65-Story Treehouse. (It used to be 52 stories, but they keep expanding.) It has a pet-grooming salon, a birthday room where it's always your birthday (even when it's not), a room full of exploding eyeballs, a lollipop shop, a quicksand pit, an ant farm, and a time machine...which is going to be really, really useful now, since Terry messed up (again) and the treehouse just FAILED it's safety inspection. Join Andy and Terry on a whirlwind trip through time as they try to stop the treehouse from being demolished! Read the whole series! The 13-Story Treehouse The 26-Story Treehouse The 39-Story Treehouse The 52-Story Treehouse The 65-Story Treehouse The 78-Story Treehouse The 91-Story Treehouse.
Date Published:2017

Before they can go up, they have to go backtravel through time with Andy and Terry as they attempt to save the treehouse! New York Times bestselling author Andy Griffiths invites readers to come hang out with him and his friend Terry in their 65-Story Treehouse -the fifth book in the illustrated chapter book series filled with Andy and Terry's signature slapstick humor! Andy and Terry live in a 65-Story Treehouse. (It used to be 52 stories, but they keep expanding.) It has a pet-grooming salon, a birthday room where it's always your birthday (even when it's not), a room full of exploding eyeballs, a lollipop shop, a quicksand pit, an ant farm, and a time machine...which is going to be really, really useful now, since Terry messed up (again) and the treehouse just FAILED it's safety inspection. Join Andy and Terry on a whirlwind trip through time as they try to stop the treehouse from being demolished! Read the whole series! The 13-Story Treehouse The 26-Story Treehouse The 39-Story Treehouse The 52-Story Treehouse The 65-Story Treehouse The 78-Story Treehouse The 91-Story Treehouse.

Date Published:2017

The call of the wild

London, Jack, 1876-1916.


"First published in 1903"--T.p. verso. The Call of the Wild is Jack London's most popular book and is considered by many to be his best. Telling the story of Buck, a domesticated dog whose wild instincts begin to kick-in while serving as a sled dog in the treacherous Yukon. The novel's tone is often dark, and despite being considered juvenile literature by some, it portrays much violence and cruelty. The Call of the Wild was followed in 1906 by White Fang with its mirroring plot of a wild wolf becoming domesticated by a miner.
Date Published:2012

"First published in 1903"--T.p. verso. The Call of the Wild is Jack London's most popular book and is considered by many to be his best. Telling the story of Buck, a domesticated dog whose wild instincts begin to kick-in while serving as a sled dog in the treacherous Yukon. The novel's tone is often dark, and despite being considered juvenile literature by some, it portrays much violence and cruelty. The Call of the Wild was followed in 1906 by White Fang with its mirroring plot of a wild wolf becoming domesticated by a miner.

Date Published:2012

I can lick 30 tigers today! : and other stories /

Seuss, Dr.,


Dr. Seuss tells three rhyming tales featuring the extended family of the Cat in the Hat in I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! And Other Stories. The Cat's son shows bravado in "I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today!" while his daughter gets a bit carried away imagining "The Glunk That Got Thunk." And we look back at one of the Cat's ancestors for a tale about tails in "King Looie Katz." This lesser-known collection of classic Seussian silliness will be a welcome addition to the libraries of fans of all ages! From the Hardcover edition.
Date Published:1997

Dr. Seuss tells three rhyming tales featuring the extended family of the Cat in the Hat in I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! And Other Stories. The Cat's son shows bravado in "I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today!" while his daughter gets a bit carried away imagining "The Glunk That Got Thunk." And we look back at one of the Cat's ancestors for a tale about tails in "King Looie Katz." This lesser-known collection of classic Seussian silliness will be a welcome addition to the libraries of fans of all ages! From the Hardcover edition.

Date Published:1997

Discovering atoms

Campbell, Margaret Christine.


Title proper from title frame. Ancient theories of matter -- Moving beyond alchemy towards chemistry -- Discovering chemical laws and properties -- Atomic rays, particles, and radiation -- Building a better atomic model -- Quantum physics and the discovery of new subatomic particles. An introduction to atoms that provides information on chemical laws and properties, atomic rays, particles, and radiation, atomic models, quantum physics, subatomic particles, and other related topics.
Date Published:2012

Title proper from title frame. Ancient theories of matter -- Moving beyond alchemy towards chemistry -- Discovering chemical laws and properties -- Atomic rays, particles, and radiation -- Building a better atomic model -- Quantum physics and the discovery of new subatomic particles. An introduction to atoms that provides information on chemical laws and properties, atomic rays, particles, and radiation, atomic models, quantum physics, subatomic particles, and other related topics.

Date Published:2012

The 1950s : from the Korean War to Elvis /

Feinstein, Stephen


Booklist, April 2006. Library Media Connection, October 2006. Chronicles some of the major events and people from the 1950s including the Korean War, Elvis Presley, television sitcoms such as "I Love Lucy," rock and roll, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights movement.
Date Published:2006

200 best jobs for college graduates

Farr, J. Michael.


Includes index.
Date Published:2006

13 and 3/4 : Friendship list series, book 4 /

Greenwald, Lisa.


BFFs Ari and Kaylan make a new bucket list as they set out for different summer camps in the fourth and final Friendship List novel. The perfect summer read for fans of Lauren Myracle and Rachel Renee Russo's Dork Diaries! Ari and Kaylan aren't sure how they're going to survive their first summer apart. No pool. No sleepovers. No emergency late night chats on the porch. So as Ari returns to Camp Silver and Kaylan heads off to comedy camp, they come up with a new list of 13 and 3/4 ways to keep their friendship strong as they tackle everything from bias to batik and moping to matchmaking. Told in alternating perspectives, the fourth book in the popular Friendship List series is sure to make readers cry, laugh, and start plotting their own friendship lists.
Date Published:2020

BFFs Ari and Kaylan make a new bucket list as they set out for different summer camps in the fourth and final Friendship List novel. The perfect summer read for fans of Lauren Myracle and Rachel Renee Russo's Dork Diaries! Ari and Kaylan aren't sure how they're going to survive their first summer apart. No pool. No sleepovers. No emergency late night chats on the porch. So as Ari returns to Camp Silver and Kaylan heads off to comedy camp, they come up with a new list of 13 and 3/4 ways to keep their friendship strong as they tackle everything from bias to batik and moping to matchmaking. Told in alternating perspectives, the fourth book in the popular Friendship List series is sure to make readers cry, laugh, and start plotting their own friendship lists.

Date Published:2020

The notebook

Sparks, Nicholas


In a Southern nursing home, an 80-year-old man reads from his diary to his wife, suffering from Alzheimer's. It's the story of their teenage romance, followed by years of separation because he was from the wrong class, followed by her decision, on his return from World War II, to be her own woman and marry him.
Date Published:1999

Tower of London : England's ghostly castle /

Riley, Gail Blasser


This book describes the Tower of London, a fortress made up of many buildings and towers built over hundreds of years.
Date Published:2007

Atoms and molecules : investigating the building blocks of matter /

Woodford, Chris.


Title proper from title frame. An examination of atoms and molecules that discusses related early theories, the arrangement of elements, how molecules behave, atomic structure, and more.
Date Published:2013

Those who wish me dead

Koryta, Michael.


Title proper from title frame. Library Journal Starred, April 2014. Booklist starred, March 2014. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. New York Times, June 2014. "When 13-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them and the boy are Ethanand Allison Serbin, who run the wilderness survival program, Hannah Faber, who occupies a lonely fire lookout tower, and endless miles of desolate Montana mountains. The clock is ticking, the mountains are burning, and those who wish Jace Wilson dead are no longer far behind"--from publisher's web site.
Date Published:2014

Title proper from title frame. Library Journal Starred, April 2014. Booklist starred, March 2014. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. New York Times, June 2014. "When 13-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them and the boy are Ethanand Allison Serbin, who run the wilderness survival program, Hannah Faber, who occupies a lonely fire lookout tower, and endless miles of desolate Montana mountains. The clock is ticking, the mountains are burning, and those who wish Jace Wilson dead are no longer far behind"--from publisher's web site.

Date Published:2014

The wonderful Wizard of Oz

Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919.


Title from eBook information screen.
Date Published:2002

The call of the wild and selected short stories

London, Jack, 1876-1916.


Includes study guide. The call of the wild -- To build a fire -- An odyssey of the North -- Lost face -- A piece of steak -- The law of life -- To the man on trail -- The wit of Porportuk -- Love of life -- The pearls of Parlay. Some of London's famous stories about animals and survival.
Date Published:2007

Diana, Princess of Wales : humanitarian /

Paprocki, Sherry Beck.


Title from Web page (viewed on October 23, 2009). Describes the life, work and death of Diana and how her life made an impact on millions of people.
Date Published:2009

Droughts

Hamilton, John, 1959-


Includes index. Slow-motion disaster -- What causes droughts? -- Defining droughts -- Dust bowl -- Planning for droughts -- Glossary -- Web sites -- Index. Explains how droughts happen, describes the "dust bowl" in 1930s America, presents photos of drought-ravaged places around the world, and discusses what can be done ahead of time to lessen a drought's devastation.
Date Published:2006

Bloody times : the funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the manhunt for Jefferson Davis /

Swanson, James L., 1959-


New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt James L. Swanson creates an adaptation for young people of his adult book Bloody Crimes, a suspense-filled thriller that sheds light on two fallen leaders of the North and South. One man, President Lincoln, assassinated, on his way to the grave. Another man, the president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, on the run, soon to be sent to prison. Their actions forever changed the history of a nation. On the morning of April 2, 1865, Davis received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time--the Yankees are coming, it warned. That night Davis fled Richmond, setting off an intense manhunt for the Confederate president.
Date Published:2011

New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt James L. Swanson creates an adaptation for young people of his adult book Bloody Crimes, a suspense-filled thriller that sheds light on two fallen leaders of the North and South. One man, President Lincoln, assassinated, on his way to the grave. Another man, the president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, on the run, soon to be sent to prison. Their actions forever changed the history of a nation. On the morning of April 2, 1865, Davis received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time--the Yankees are coming, it warned. That night Davis fled Richmond, setting off an intense manhunt for the Confederate president.

Date Published:2011

The 1930s : from the Great Depression to The wizard of Oz /

Feinstein, Stephen


Introduction -- Lifestyles, fashion, and fads -- The arts and entertainment -- Sports -- Politics at home and abroad -- Science, technology, and medicine -- Conclusion. Horn Book, April 2007. Library Media Connection, October 2006. Explores events and developments during the 1930s in the areas of politics, science and technology, arts and entertainment, sports, fashion, and lifestyles.
Date Published:2006

Am I the princess or the frog? : Jim Benton's tales from Mackerel Middle School /

Benton, Jim.,


"Apple series." Jamie is crushing on Hudson. Someone too-gross-to-be- named is crushing on Jamie. And Hudson is crushing on ... Princess Turd of Turdsylvania (a.k.a. The Prettiest Girl in the World). Middle school may be grim, but it's no fairy tale. And crazy doesn't even begin to cover it. Jamie Kelly writes in her diary about her crush on Mr. Prince, the new student teacher at Mackerel Middle School, and she feels certain that he is the secret admirer who is sending her love poems.
Date Published:2005

"Apple series." Jamie is crushing on Hudson. Someone too-gross-to-be- named is crushing on Jamie. And Hudson is crushing on ... Princess Turd of Turdsylvania (a.k.a. The Prettiest Girl in the World). Middle school may be grim, but it's no fairy tale. And crazy doesn't even begin to cover it. Jamie Kelly writes in her diary about her crush on Mr. Prince, the new student teacher at Mackerel Middle School, and she feels certain that he is the secret admirer who is sending her love poems.

Date Published:2005

Pocahontas : American Indian princess /

Ford, Carin T.


A daughter of Powhatan -- Pocahontas and John Smith -- Struggles at Jamestown -- Lady Rebecca -- An Indian princess in England. Horn Book, April 2007. Explores the life of seventeenth-century Powhatan princess Pocahontas, telling Captain John Smith's legendary story about her bravery and discussing the Jamestown colony, struggles between settlers and Native Americans, and Pocahontas's years in England.
Date Published:2006

A daughter of Powhatan -- Pocahontas and John Smith -- Struggles at Jamestown -- Lady Rebecca -- An Indian princess in England. Horn Book, April 2007. Explores the life of seventeenth-century Powhatan princess Pocahontas, telling Captain John Smith's legendary story about her bravery and discussing the Jamestown colony, struggles between settlers and Native Americans, and Pocahontas's years in England.

Date Published:2006