Morlock, Rachael
Summary: Pearls are beautiful flukes of nature. The only gemstones formed inside living creatures, these lustrous gems have fascinated mankind for centuries. Readers will be enchanted by this thorough study of pearls, how they're formed, how they're collected, and their historic uses. Meeting Next Generation Science Standards with a unique spin on curricular subject matter, this book is a guaranteed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 639.412 MORAster, Alex
Summary: Tor, Engle, and Melda must stop a band of cursed pirates from taking over their home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ASTSabatinelli, Elisa
Summary: When a greedy entrepreneur searching for a legendary pearl forces Hector's family to close their tourist expedition business in an Italian coastal town, Hector decides to thwart the man's plans and save the sea, his family, and his dream of becoming a deep-sea diver, just like his father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Red Comet Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SABReef, Cora
Summary: Little Simon Seahorse likes to tell stories, and if some of them are embellished, it just makes for a better story; but when his lucky pearl disappears after Sea and Tell at Coral Grove Elementary he and his friends have a real-life treasure to find -- and of course it will become a super story to tell, one that hardly needs embellishment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE REELim, Elizabeth
Summary: "Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined. She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all while cultivating the appearance of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LIMDe Rose, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: Robbins Music Corporation 1940
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMStilton, Geronimo.
Summary: Geronimo and his friends discover a huge oyster with an enormous pearl inside. After a feature article in the Rodent's Gazette, can they protect it from being stolen?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2012
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED STILAger, Milton
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ager, Yellen & Bornstein Inc. 1925
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMNewman, Renée
Summary: This new 6th Edition of the Pearl Buying Guide has major updates on new types of pearls and jewelry styles, extended chapters on natural pearls and unique pearl jewelry with colored gems, and 186 new color photos of pearls and pearl jewelry. The total number of photos is 364 in addition to several charts and diagrams. Although technical data is included to aid gemologists in detecting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Jewelry Publications 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 739.27 NEWWarner, Gertrude Chandler
Summary: While visiting their cousin's pineapple plantation in Hawaii, the Aldens hear a local legend about a black pearl with a curse on it and investigate mysterious incidents on and around the plantation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. Whitman 1998
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Place a hold to request this item.Holub, Joan
Summary: "Athena wants to help a mermaid find some stolen jewels! But she is in a bad mood after losing a contest. With the help of some magical walking, talking dishes and some goddess girl magic, will she find the special pearl hidden somewhere on Mount Olympus?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Little Holub 2022Summary: The story of an impoverished Mexican pearl diver whose life is changed forever when he discovers "the pearl of the world." Confident that the gem will bring him wealth and respect, Kino seeks a better life for himself and his community. However, despite his best intentions, the peasant is soon engulfed by greed, envy and betrayal as many suitors strive to get their hands on the pearl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie PearlLawson, Julie.
Summary: During a terrible drought, a cheerful, dutiful son finds a magic pearl which forever changes his life and the lives of his mother and neighbors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 LAWMahut, Sandra
Summary: Enjoy bubble tea anytime of the day! Whether you prefer the classic combination of black tea and tapioca pearls or a refreshing mix of fruit and jelly, Bubble Tea will teach you how to prepare your favourite drink. Learn how to make your own pearls and fruit jellies, and discover new combinations, with 22 recipes to choose from including taro, brown sugar, lychee and rose, and pandan. Shake and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smith Street Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.877 MAHKwasny, Melissa
Summary: "Kwasny investigates the cultural history of fashion, traveling the globe to gather firsthand accounts of traditions and manufacturing methods, from aboriginal to modern, as she investigates the phenomenology of silk, skin, wool, feathers, and pearls, long coveted materials that even today are regarded as precious and luxurious"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trinity University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.009 KWASummary: Paul, depressed from his recent break-up with Anna, returns home to live with his divorced father and womanizing, slacking younger brother, Jonathan. With little success, his carefree sibling and doting father try to cheer him up with women, wine, and home-cooked meals. When, in the midnight hour, Paul is forced to entertain one of his brother's desperate girlfriends, he begins to realize that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Co. Home Entertainment 2007
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN DANPook, Lizzie
Summary: "Western Australia, 1886. After months at sea, a slow boat makes its passage from London to the shores of Bannin Bay. The sea is a shocking blue, and gulls float above battered mangrove jetties. From the deck, young Eliza Brightwell and her family eye their strange new home. Here is an unforgiving land where fortune sits patiently at the bottom of the ocean. A land where pearl shells bloom to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC POOSummary: The owner of Montmartre's most notorious nightspot, the Café Le Bal Du Paradis, Simone Pistache spends a great deal of her time in court, thanks to the banning of that "lewd and lascivious" dance, the Can-Can. So when her nightlife-loving lawyer and boyfriend, François Durnais, refuses to settle down and marry her, Simone decides to play up to his rival in romance, Parisian judge Philipe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS CANSummary: "Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness, it is the world's first national park, a lost world of vast plains and endless forests defended on all sides by towering mountains, home to America's last great bison herds, the grizzly bear and realm of the wolf ... Join the charismatic cast of Yellowstone's wildlife as they turn to face the extreme challenges of the seasons ... The daily struggles of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD YELJohnson, Julia
Summary: The story of a young boy who goes pearl diving with his father and discovers the treasures and dangers of the sea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stacey International 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOHDunrea, Olivier
Summary: "Pearl loves her pearl necklace. Maybe even as much as she loves singing! But when she comes home from a day of singing to friends all over the farm, her pearls aren't around her neck where they should be. Pearl retraces her steps, but it's only with the help of resourceful and observant friends that her prized possession is returned. Olivier Dunrea lends his signature charm to another...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DUNTeckentrup, Britta
Summary: Little Bear lives happily in his cosy cave deep in the woods. He loves picking berries in the day, listening to the birds sing under his favourite tree in the evenings, and curling up comfily on his soft leaves to sleep each night. But when Bear wakes up one morning to find his beloved forest ablaze, he must make a quick escape, away from his cosy cave, friendly faces and the comforts he knows....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crocodile Books USA, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When respected American religious symbology expert Dr. Robert Langdon is summoned to the Louvre by French Captain Bezu Fache, he soon discovered that he is the number 1 suspect for the murder of a historian Langdon had been scheduled to meet with. Assisted by a French cryptographer and government agent named Sophie, Langdon is challenged to decipher a chain of cryptic codes and puzzles, all the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006