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Series
In every generation volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Frankie Rosenberg, the world's first slayer-witch, has hordes of demons--both of the real and the metaphorical variety--to contend with when a rebooted Hellmouth begins luring evil back to Sunnydale.
Pub. Date
[2012], c2010
Language
English
Description
Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works - sharing her ability to "think in pictures,"" which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky kids.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mild action and rude humor.
Marissa Cortez Wilson has it all: married to a famous spy-hunting television reporter, with a new baby and intelligent twin step kids, Rebecca and Cecil. When maniacal Timekeeper disrupts her domestic bliss--threatening to take over the planet--Marissa comes out of retirement as a top secret agent. With Armageddon quickly approaching, Rebecca and Cecil are thrust into action! With a little help from some familiar Spy Kids...
Series
Pub. Date
[2007], c1976
Language
English
Description
Polish immigrants were the driving force behind Chicago's remarkable industrial growth. But they never achieved political cohesiveness, and while a million Poles now live in Chicago, their political power is not commensurate with the number of votes they cast.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Making visual connections between the present and the future helps to open gateways and expand possibilities.Futurists predict that the majority of students will work in jobs that do not even exist today. In this activity, children aged 12-14 will imagine and sketch the jobs of the future. In doing so, they will make personal connections to careers in science, technology, engineering, art and math.
Language
English
Description
An absorbing and beautiful folktale, Ivan and the Firebird teaches students several significant facets about Russian culture. Useful in both language arts and social studies classes, this intriguing animated program tells the story of a peasant who is recruited to serve in the czar's royal court. When the young man and the czar's fiance (a beautiful princess from a faraway land) fall in love, two animals - a horse and a firebird - make certain that...
Series
Language
English
Description
This program paints a controversial picture of the events of September 11, 2001. It describes how the attacks on the United States have been elevated to a sacred, near-religious level - and that to challenge the orthodox view, regardless of the quality of the contrary arguments, is considered blasphemy and to be rejected.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Returning triumphantly to the brilliantly evoked near-Renaissance world of A Brightness Long Ago and Children of Earth and Sky, international bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay deploys his signature "quarter turn to the fantastic" to tell a story of vengeance, power, and love. On a dark night along a lonely stretch of coast, a small ship sends two people ashore. Their purpose is assassination. They have been hired by two of the most dangerous men...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Many people take the Internet for granted. But there are places that lack Internet access. Being connected helps people connect, and new ideas are being developed and tested to bring the Internet to more of the world. This nonfiction book will keep students engaged in reading about Internet access as they build their literacy, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents. The Reader's...
Author
Series
Salvagers (Alex White) volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The rag-tag crew of the Capricious is hunting down rogue AI, ancient colony ships, and the biggest treasure the universe has ever seen in the final book of this pulse-pounding space adventure series ... The crew of the Capricious seems to leave a trail of devastation wherever they go. But with powerful enemies in pursuit and family and friends under attack planetside, there's no time to worry about all that. Ensnared by the legend of Origin, humanity's...
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