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Getting it together: how to organize your space, your stuff, your time -- and your life (Smart girl's guide)
Par Brenna Vaughan, Erin Falligant. 2017
Shares suggestions, quizzes, and real-world tips to help girls get organized at school and at home in order to alleviate…
stress, improve personal habits, and develop better time-management skills. For grades 4-7. 2017The book of hygge: the Danish art of contentment, comfort, and connection
Par Louisa Thomsen Brits. 2017
A guide to the Danish custom of hygge, which is a feeling of belonging, comfort, and contentment. Discusses ways to…
seek out and apply hygge to various aspects of life, such as family, shelter, and more. 2016A nature writer gives advice on starting a garden from scratch in stages, focusing on keeping things affordable and time-efficient.…
Breaking things into easy-to-tackle small projects, she includes tips on plant choices and how best to combine different plant varieties. 2017The Magnolia story
Par Mark Dagostino, Joanna Gaines, Chip Gaines. 2016
The married couple who host the home improvement program Fixer Upper tell their story. The pair, who met in Waco,…
Texas, share anecdotes about being married, parenting four children, starting a successful business, and finding their design style, as well as their personal faith. Bestseller. 2016Herb gardening: how to prepare the soil, choose your plants, and care for, harvest, and use your herbs (Countryman know how)
Par Melissa Melton Snyder. 2016
Guide to growing herbs, from choosing a site to harvesting and winterizing, with chapters in between that include sample garden…
designs, tips on choosing what to grow, and tools gardeners will need. Describes planting and growing herbs, from seeds to mature plants. 2016Agriculture: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Paul Brassley, Richard Soffe. 2016
Surveys agricultural production around the world, from multinational agribusinesses to family farmers. Topics include soils and crops, care and breeding…
of farm animals, modern and traditional farming methods, and the impacts of climate change and genetic modification. 2016The eye: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Michael F. Land. 2014
Traces the evolution of the marvel of biological engineering that controls vision. Describes how vision works in humans and other…
creatures, the eye's parts, how it moves, what happens in the brain, and what can go wrong. Discusses loss of vision and restoration procedures in those not blind from birth. 2014Dan Schilling shares how to identify and avoid threats using situational awareness and intuition. Told with wit and wisdom, this…
guide uses harrowing stories from Dan's special operations career and those of other experts to outline six easily implemented rules you can apply anywhere to improve your personal safetyThe water-saving garden: how to grow a gorgeous garden with a lot less water
Par Pam Penick. 2016
A gardening guide for those who live in drought conditions or who simply wish to design gardens that need minimal…
watering. Includes advice on how to prepare the soil, use water wisely, and choose plants that thrive in low-water environments. 2016The indestructible houseplant: 200 beautiful plants that everyone can grow
Par Tovah Martin. 2015
A gardening expert shares tips for growing foolproof houseplants, arguing that the key is to pick the right plant. Focuses…
on two hundred plants that are easy to find and hard to kill. With detailed information on care, including potting, watering, and fertilizing. 2015Green city: how one community survived a tornado and rebuilt for a sustainable future
Par Allan Drummond. 2016
Recounts the story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado leveled Greensburg in nine…
minutes. Describes how they recycled their old kitchen cabinets, built sustainable homes and businesses, constructed a hurricane-proof water tower, and more. For grades K-3. 2016How we live now: redefining home and family in the 21st century
Par Bella DePaulo, Bella M DePaulo. 2015
Social scientist explores the many diverse experiments of living in twenty-first century America that challenge old concepts of what it…
means to be a family and have a home. DePaulo examines multigenerational homes, cohousing communities, couples "living apart together," single living, and more. 2015How does a seed sprout?: and other questions about plants (Good Question!)
Par Melissa Stewart, Carol Schwartz. 2014
Explains how seeds sprout to become plants, and identifies the parts of a plant and how they function. Also discusses…
the impact of the weather, along with the changing seasons, and highlights the role of insects, such as bees, for pollination. For grades 2-4. 2014The reason for flowers: their history, culture, biology, and how they change our lives
Par Stephen L. Buchmann. 2015
A pollination ecologist examines the impact of flowers in our world. Starting with their intersection with bees, butterflies and other…
pollinating insects, he moves on to the use of flowers in food, medicine, and perfume. He also looks at flowers in our culture, myths, and legends. 2015Mess: one man's struggle to clean up his house and his act
Par Barry Yourgrau. 2015
An ultimatum from his girlfriend motivates a New York writer to finally tackle his hoarding. Chronicles his research into hoarding,…
his attempts to tackle his issues through therapy and support groups, and his eventual decluttering efforts. 2015Conservation biologist examines the impact of seeds on the development of human history. Discusses the evolutionary and natural history of…
seeds, their import to the field of genetics and Darwin's development of the theory of evolution, and the ways humans have explored the world to find new seeds. 2015Super simple hanging gardens: a kid's guide to gardening (Super simple gardening)
Par Alex Kuskowski. 2015
Provides techniques for growing plants in hanging containers and explains how to choose the right tools, soil, plants, and pots.…
Discusses safety precautions and includes instructions for making your own containers, including one for upside-down plants. For grades 3-6. 2015Consider the fork: a history of how we cook and eat
Par Bee Wilson. 2012
Historian examines culinary arts from across the world through the lens of the everyday objects used in the preparation and…
consumption of food. Discusses various classes of objects with a focus on a particular example, such as pots and pans with the rice cooker. 2012A farm dies once a year: a memoir
Par Arlo Crawford. 2014
Crawford describes how, at loose ends at thirty-one, he left Massachusetts to return to his parents' forty-year-old organic farm in…
Pennsylvania with his girlfriend. Tells the origins of New Morning Farm and what daily life was like while he spent a growing season helping work the land. Strong language. 2014Farmer Will Allen and the growing table (Food Heroes #1)
Par Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Eric-Shabazz Larkin. 2013
Biography of Will Allen, a former professional basketball player who became an urban farmer. Recounts Allen's purchase of an abandoned…
lot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that he turned into a thriving farm and the lessons he learned and spread worldwide. Includes resources for future farmers. For grades 3-6. 2013