Kurlansky, Mark
Summary: Big lies are told by governments, politicians, and corporations to avoid responsibility, cast blame on the innocent, win elections, disguise intent, create chaos, and gain power and wealth. Big lies are as old as civilization; they corrupt public understanding and discourse, turn science upside down, and reinvent history. The future stewards of our world require a how-to manual for seeing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 177.3 KURSummary: Kids practice place value, estimation and operation concepts with a 1,000 piece centimeter cubes set helping them visualize quantities with ease. The 120 Activity Mat immerses kids into number concepts through 120 and teaches place value and number patterns. Penworthy Prebound Books support estimation and visualization in a high-interest manner.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Parent Teacher Kits, Call number: JPT KIT ESTRosling, Hans
Summary: "When asked simple questions about global trends--what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school -- we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. Professor and TED presenter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 ROSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 155.9 ROSSummary: Travel with Nate to return a lost baby dinosaur to its rightful place, and at the end of the story, create your own archaeological dig. Enjoy imaginative play with dinosaur figures and reusable sticker scenes. Dinosaur Escape allows kids to work together, use their memory, and incorporate simple strategy to rescue the dinos from volcanic eruption.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Penworthy Company, LLC 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Morrow, David R.
Summary: Giving Reasons prepares students to think independently, evaluate information, and reason clearly across disciplines. Accessible to students and effective for instructors, it provides plain-English exercises, helpful appendices, and a variety of online supplements.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The goal of the Dynamic Thinking Module is to teach kids about making choices and evaluating the benefits and consequences of their actions on an individual and global basis. Topics in this module include problem-solving, logic and reasoning, decision-making, and critical thinking. Life Skills Academy is designed to help kids gain the knowledge and mindset to promote both personal and academic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking poses enduring scientific questions to teams of non-scientists to test their problem solving skills and summon their inner-genius, covering topics such as time travel, the existence of life on other planets, how the universe came to be, and the origins of life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GENSummary: Kit is designed to encourage critical thinking and sparks memorable mathematical conversations. Colorful, engaging pieces with rich textures provide a great way to encourage a child's sense and strengthens fine motor skills. --from the publisher.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Penworthy Company, LLC 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Pinker, Steven
Summary: "Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it explain why there seems to be so much irrationality in the world, including, let's be honest, in each of us? These are the goals of Steven Pinker's follow-up to Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates's "new favorite book of all time"). Humans today are often portrayed as cavemen out of time, poised to react to a lion in the grass with a suite of biases,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Rosling, Hans
Summary: When asked simple questions about global trends -- what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school -- we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. Professor and TED presenter...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 302 ROSSummary: When the Colewell post office is slated for closure, Nora Pancowski is faced with sudden retirement. As she weighs relocating, a young woman causes Nora to reflect on her youth and the choices that led her to Colewell.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA COLKobbert, Max J.
Summary: A game of luck, strategy, communication, knowledge, creativity, and action. The cards will determine your quest as you search the Labyrinth for treasure deep within the twisting maze. Be the first to collect all of your treasures by shifting the walls of the Labyrinth to create a clear path to get to them. Watch out for traps as the walls constantly move.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Ravensburger Spieleverlag 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: Labyrinth GameRosling, Hans
Summary: "When asked simple questions about global trends--what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school -- we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. Professor and TED presenter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult RoslingSummary: "Kids will develop their critical thinking skills, solve complicated puzzles, and advance their thinking with these brain games and challenges. Increase problem solving speed; Improve critical thinking skills; Solve complex challenges; Learn the fundamentals of programming"--
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC. 2017
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD ADDSummary: "This science focused STEAM kit is packed full of extraordinary science facts that kids will love to discover and share. Then play the fun and memory-boosting game featuring essential science and nature topics or examine specimens and prepared slides under the microscope."--Publisher.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Penworthy Company, LLC 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Levitin, Daniel J.
Summary: A primer to the critical thinking that is more necessary now than ever. We are bombarded with more information each day than the mind can process--especially in election season. It's raining bad data, half-truths, and even outright lies. New York Times bestselling author Daniel Levitin shows how to recognize misleading announcements, statistics, graphs, and written reports, revealing the ways...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 153 LEVLyon, Jonah
Summary: "There are always two sides to every argument. Advocating for issues that matter to you is important, but what's equally as important is understanding those issues from the other perspective. Pros and Cons: Banned Books dives deeper into this highly debated topic and provides readers with the tools and strategies to think critically and analyze the topic through an unbiased lens. Readers will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 098 LYOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Social LyonSummary: This engineering focused STEAM kit encourages young readers to become interested in construction and engineering while they are still learning basic life skills. This simple title with real photographs, paired with construction blocks can keep little ones happy and bus while channeling their inner engineers.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Penworthy 2019
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1 available in Parent Teacher Kits, Call number: JPT KIT CONJeffries, Joyce
Summary: "The concept of nationalism is often in the news, and it can be challenging to understand why it often leads to heated debates. However, it's important for people to think critically about nationalism and its effects. Readers are encouraged to do this as they explore historical and up-to-date examples of nationalism through accessible text and detailed fact boxes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 320.54 JEFSummary: This technology focused STEAM kit explores the most amazing and awe-inspiring facts about technology and inventions throughout history. Then get active with two different games; one involving strategy, logic and coding, and the other using memory to learn about famous inventions.--from the publisher.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Penworthy Company, LLC 2019
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1 available in Parent Teacher Kits, Call number: JPT KIT CIRFleischman, Paul
Summary: A summary of today's environmental challenges also counsels teens on how to decode conflicting information, explaining the role of vested interests while identifying the sources behind different opinions, helping teens make informed choices.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7 FLEHerman, Amy
Summary: "What would you say if I told you that looking at abstract paintings could give you the confidence you need to speak up in class? Or that learning the history of donuts could help you think like a super spy and train like the CIA? smART teaches readers how to think critically and creatively, a skill that only requires you to open your eyes and actively engage your brain. This young reader's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Novella, Steven.
Summary: What should you think? Who should you believe? Could you be deceiving yourself? These are questions that all critical thinkers of any age must constantly ask themselves. There is no more important skill in today's world than being able to think about, understand, and act on information in a way that is both effective and responsible. Critical thinking transforms you from a passive member of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2012
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.42 YOUBrowne, M. Neil
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice Hall 1990