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Time traveler: in search of dinosaurs and ancient mammals from Montana to Mongolia
Par Michael Novacek, Michael J Novacek. 2002
Paleontologist and author of Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs (RC 44068) describes his adventures in the field, traveling to far-flung…
corners of the world and unearthing important fossils. Discusses techniques used in dating and establishing provenance and in reconstructing the geography of ages long past. 2002El Niño: unlocking the secrets of the master weather-maker
Par J. Madeleine Nash. 2002
Accounts of scientists studying the complex El Niño phenomenon crisscross with the personal experiences of people affected by its worldwide…
consequences. Discusses researchers' scientific data-gathering to establish El Niño's origins, ramifications, and forecasts. Also vividly describes far-reaching climatic disasters in California and Indonesia. 2002Chicken soup with rice: a book of months
Par Maurice Sendak. 1962
Healing the addictive mind: Freeing Yourself from Addictive Patterns and Relationships
Par Gerald Jampolsky, Lee L. Jampolsky, Lee L Jampolsky. 1999
Based on A Course in Miracles (DB 43840), a psychologist defines addiction broadly as "pursuing happiness in things (people, places,…
substances) external to myself." The book focuses on enabling readers to find peace of mind and love. Includes daily lessons. 1991What makes an ocean wave?: questions and answers about oceans and ocean life (Scholastic Question and Answer)
Par Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, John Rice. 2001
Explores whether twins develop similar habits through nature or nurture. Glatt examines several cases of identical twins who commit violent…
crimes with or against each other. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence. 1999The cod's tale
Par Mark Kurlansky, S. D. Schindler. 2001
Discusses the role of the Atlantic cod as a common food in European and North American history, from the Vikings…
through the technological age. Explains how its commercial value in the frozen food industry led to its scarcity in modern times and changes in sea laws. For grades 4-7. 2001Macular degeneration: the latest scientific discoveries and treatments for preserving your sight
Par Robert D'Amato, Louise Hawes. 2000
With an endorsement by the Macular Degeneration Foundation, an ophthalmologist and a patient describe the condition of age-related macular degeneration…
(ARMD) along with its risk factors, treatment options (including alternative therapies), and successful coping mechanisms. 2000The fall of Freddie the leaf: a story of life for all ages
Par Leo F Buscaglia, Leo F. Buscaglia. 1982
As Freddie learns about the changing seasons along with the other leaves on a tall tree, he discovers the delicate…
balance between life and death. For grades K-3 and older readers. 1982Prairie school: story (I Can Read Level 4)
Par Avi, Bill Farnsworth. 2001
When Aunt Dora, a schoolteacher, comes to visit Noah's family in 1880, nine-year-old Noah feels no need to read or…
write. But Aunt Dora changes his mind by expanding his world while he pushes her wheelchair across the prairie. For grades 2-4. 2001. For grades 2-4. 2001Blind fate
Par Pierre Nubar. 2000
Memoir of a blind Frenchman, who came to the United States in 1953. Nubar recalls his years in an orphanage…
in Marseilles, coming to America seeking medical treatment for his deteriorating eyesight, and how a policeman from his past changed his fortune. 2000Do you remember the color blue?: and other questions kids ask about blindness
Par Sally Hobart Alexander. 2000
A writer who went blind at age twenty-six answers questions that children have frequently asked during her visits to schools.…
She discusses reading, working with her guide dog, meeting her husband, and parenting her two children, as well as her reactions to being blind. For grades 4-7. 2000Things remembered
Par Georgia Bockoven. 1998
Twenty years ago when her parents were killed, Karla Esterbrook and her sisters went to live with their grandmother, Anna…
Olsen. Karla and Anna have never been close, but now that Anna is dying, Karla has returned to California to put Anna's affairs in orderPenguin and Little Blue
Par Megan McDonald, Megan Mcdonald, Katherine Tillotson. 2005
Penguin and Little Blue perform stunts at a San Francisco water park, miles from Antarctica. They enjoy one another's company,…
but Penguin misses his many friends, with whom he longs to dive, huddle, and chatter. Their lives change dramatically when a promoter takes their show on the roadRebound
Par Eric Walters. 2001
On the first day of eighth grade Sean gets into a fight with David, a new kid in a wheelchair.…
The two gradually become buddies because of their mutual love of basketball and a growing interest in girls. For junior and senior high readers. 2000The Berenstain Bears and the wheelchair commando (A big chapter book)
Par Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain. 1993
Harry McGill has started spending all of his time on the computer instead of playing wheelchair basketball with his friends.…
His parents hope that when they move to the country, Harry will make some new nondisabled pals. Brother and Sister try to become Harry's friends, but it isn't easy. Yet they are in for quite a surprise when Too-Tall starts bullying Harry. For grades 2-4Popularity has its ups and downs
Par Meg F Schneider, Meg F. Schneider. 1991
Explains the meaning of popularity and suggests ways to cope with this issue in school and social situations. Discusses the…
concept of self-confidence and how to achieve it. The author also stresses the value of true friendship and the importance of learning to deal with rejection and change. For junior and senior high readersTomatoes, potatoes, corn, and beans: how the foods of the Americas changed eating around the world
Par Sylvia A Johnson, Sylvia A. Johnson. 1997
Traces Europe's discovery and adoption of foods that were unique to the Americas before explorers landed in the New World.…
Discusses corn, tomatoes, chocolate, and other American staples, describing their history, economic significance, and uses in their adoptive cultures. For grades 6-9Gold, one of the heaviest metals, is so soft that it can be shaped into a variety of beautiful forms.…
The world has known about gold for at least 5,000 years. And, as the author explains, throughout history gold has been a sign of wealth and power and a driving force for adventure and discovery. For grades 3-6 and older readersThe moon of the bears (The Thirteen Moons Ser.)
Par Jean Craighead George, Ron Parker. 1993
A black bear, asleep in a shallow den in a Tennessee wilderness, begins to awaken after three days of warm…
February weather start the snow thawing. As a freeze returns at nightfall, the bear sleeps again. Bears are not true hiberna- tors: they awaken if hungry and on warm days during winter. But mostly, they sleep. February is the month of awakening and sleeping, the "moon of the bears." For grades 3-6 and older readers