Sidman, Joyce
Summary: "Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People SidmanRansom, Candice F.
Summary: Uni cares for a chrysalis and wants to keep it as a pet, but when the butterfly emerges, she learns some animals are meant to be wild.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Summary: A caterpillar learns to be patient while trying to metamorphosize.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BURIgnotofsky, Rachel
Summary: "With warm and heart-fluttering illustrations, discover the next nonfiction picture book about butterflies and moths from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Science IgnotofskyCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J595.78 IGNGrine, Chris
Summary: "Rachel is still reeling from the news that Earth is secretly under attack by parasitic aliens, the Yeerks. Now she and her friends are the planet's only defense -- five kids who, purely by chance, stumbled onto a downed spacecraft and were given the power to morph into any animals they touch. The team's best lead is their assistant principal, Mr. Chapman, who is the human host to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ANICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC ANIHansen, Grace
Summary: Becoming a Mosquito reviews each stage in a mosquito's metamorphosis from a tiny egg to an adult. Carefully chosen photographs accompany the copy, so readers can see and understand a mosquito's amazing transformation clearly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids Jumbo 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 571.876 HANLemon, J. S.
Summary: Seventh grader Greta grapples with feelings of inadequacy and the aftermath of sexual assault by a classmate, which leads to a transformative journey toward self-acceptance and empowerment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEMMatsumoto, Naoya
Summary: "Kaiju No. 9 shows up to steal the power of Kaiju No. 2, wielded by Isao Shinomiya, director general of the Defense Force. At the end of the deadly battle, Isao manages to get No. 9 on the ropes, but he ends up exhausting all his strength, allowing the kaiju to steal No. 2's power. With Isao defeated, No. 9 fuses with the director general and takes on Kafka, Kikoru, and Narumi! Will they be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 KAISutherland, Tui
Summary: "The sun is shining in the Hundred Isles, and yet the path forward seems crowded with shadows. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have traveled across the world, seeking a set of powerful talismans in order to keep them from enemy hands. Throughout their journey the young heroes have been hounded by pursuers, who always seem to know just where to find them. Now they know why. One of them is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SPIRunton, Andy.
Summary: Good friends Owly and Wormy are disappointed when their new plant attracts fat, green, bug-like things, instead of butterflies, until a metamorphosis occurs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE RUNSummary: Take a flight of fancy with nature's most beguiling creatures. See their miraculous transformation from lowly caterpillar to airborne adult, and learn why these delicate insects have long inspired and entranced us.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV EYEMatsumoto, Naoya
Summary: "With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KAIStiefvater, Maggie
Summary: In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2009
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Summary: Cole St. Clair has come to California for one reason: to get back Isabel Culpeper.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC STIStiefvater, Maggie
Summary: In the world of Erdas, only a rare few are able to summon a spirit animal in the way that Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have. The bond they share with their animals is a partnership that allows them to access more-than-human abilities. But what if there was another way to create a spirit animal -- to force the bond, giving the human partner total control? And what if someone with selfish...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2014
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Summary: Five original stories where strange changes occur, from a boy and a cat changing places and a young man learning the price of selfishness to an invisible princess finding herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Inc. 2006
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Avi 2006Eaton, Maxwell
Summary: "This guide to the majestic butterfly walks you through its unique lifecycle and offers anything you ever wanted to know about the colorful insect..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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Summary: "Sometimes weird things happen to people. Ask Jake. He could tell you about the night he and his friends saw a strange light in the sky that seemed to be heading right for them. That was the night five normal kids learned that humanity is under silent attack...Now Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco can transform into some of the most dangerous creatures on Earth ey must use that power to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC ANIHansen, Grace
Summary: "Becoming a Fish reviews each stage in a northern pike's metamorphosis from a tiny egg to an adult. Carefully chosen photographs accompany the copy, so readers can see and understand a fish's amazing transformation clearly. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids Jumbo 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 571.876 HANMatsumoto, Naoya
Summary: "With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KAIOvid
Summary: Ovid's poem brings together an array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation, often as a result of love or lust, in which men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best known myths and legends of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audiobooks 2008
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: 871.01 OVISidman, Joyce
Summary: Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 921 MERSingleton, Linda Joy
Summary: Becky rescues her best friend Tara after hearing she's been locked in her room. But Becky quickly learns that sweet Tara turns into a fiend on April Fool's Day-and now her fiendish friend is after her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spellbound, and imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SINCarle, Eric.
Summary: Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2011