Cook, Julia
Summary: When a couple of friends give RJ a compliment, he just isn't sure how to respond. When his teacher and parents tell him there are some things he needs to work on, his first reaction is to argue and make excuses. RJ learns what it means to receive positive and negative feedback, and how to respond appropriately, learning to accept and grow from criticism and compliments at home, school and with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boys Town Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC COOSummary: A young pig depends on a rat, a spider, and a little girl to prove that, even as a runt, he's still special. As his days become numbered, it will take a miracle to save his life. Special features include: additional scenes, bloopers, commentary, music videos, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FAMILY CHAAlexander, Cecil Frances
Summary: Presents an illustrated version of the well-known hymn, which celebrates the wonders of God's creations.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALESummary: Fern is a young farm girl who rescues a runt pig, Wilbur. Wilbur is saved from certain death and Fern visits him every day at her Uncle Homer's farm. But it's Wilbur's friendship with Charlotte the spider that ultimately saves him from the "smoke house." Charlotte's talent for weaving praiseworthy words about Wilbur into her web turns the Zuckerman farm into a tourist attraction.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD CHACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CHA RATED GCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY CHACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: JE DVD Charlotte'sErasmus, Desiderius
Contents: Praise of Folly / Erasmus;
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1952
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Great v. 23 ErasmusGuthrie, Savannah
Summary: Persuasively renders the evolution of a hard-won religious belief that makes room for imperfection.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 GUTEisen, Norman L.
Summary: When Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. As he unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of some of the remarkable people who had called this palace home, he began to chronicle the upheavals that transformed the continent over the past century. He introduces us to optimistic Jewish financial baron, Otto...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown, an imprint of Crown Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.71 EISMicus, Stephan.
Contents: I praise you, unfading rose -- You are the treasure of life -- I praise you, lady of passion -- You are the life-giving rain -- I praise you, sacred Mother -- You are like fragrant incense -- I praise you, sweet-smelling cypress -- You are full of grace -- I praise you, shelter of the world -- You are a shining spring -- I praise you, cloud of light.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: ECM 2013
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ MICBateman, Donna M.
Summary: Discusses several plants and animals that live on the prairie in Badlands National Park, including the pronghorns, meadowlarks, rattlesnakes, and prairie dogs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BATSimic, Charles
Summary: A blend of the straightforward, the wry, and the hopeful, the essays in The Life of Images explore subjects ranging from literary criticism to philosophy, photography to Simic's childhood in a war-torn country. Culled from five collections, each work demonstrates the qualities that make Simic's poetry so brilliant yet accessible. Whether he is revealing the influence of literature on his...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.4 SIMPlayer, Margaret.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society 1993
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.5774 GRABodden, Valerie
Summary: "Meet the prairie dog! Learn about how this rodent communicates with different barks. Elementary-aged readers will discover prairie dog towns. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating little mammals. A Native American folk tale explains why prairie dogs watch coyotes so closely. Part of Creative Education's Amazing Animals series,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.36 BODUnwin, Cynthia
Summary: "Did you know that all birds of paradise live in one small area of the world? Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment."--From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.8 UNWAlbright, Madeleine Korbel.
Summary: From former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright comes a moving and thoughtful memoir of her formative years in Czechoslovakia during the tumult of Nazi occupation, World War II, fascism, and the onset of the Cold War.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 943.71 ALBRIGHT, MADELEINE KORBEL ALBPaterson, Katherine.
Summary: Reimagines Francis of Assisi's 1224 prayer of praise in celebration of God's gifts throughout the universe.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 242 PATCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Religion PatersonAlbright, Madeleine Korbel.
Summary: The former Secretary of State paints a portrait of her early life from 1937 to 1948 during which she witnessed the Nazi invasion of her native Prague, the Holocaust, the defeat of fascism, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 943.71 ALBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.71 ALBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio AlbrightTaylor, Laini
Summary: "Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war. Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown, and Company 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAYKhan, Hiba Noor
Summary: Malala Yousafzai is known across the world for having the courage to stand up for what she believes in, even in the face of terrifying adversity. From playing in the Swat Valley in Pakistan to making speeches at the United Nations, Malala's story has become an inspiration for people all over the world who are fighting for justice. Discover what it took for one incredible girl to become the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019