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153241) Craft in America: Season two
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Explores the themes of origins and process as part of the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in America, and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity, and originality of the handmade, the film highlights artists and institutions"--Container.
153242) Warrior women: Queen Boudica
Publisher
Exploration Production, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"In 62 BC, most of England was ruled by the Romans. Queen Boudica was married to King Prasutagus of the semi-autonomous Iceni tribe in the east. When the king died, he bequeathed half his kingdom to his wife and her two daughters, and half to Emperor Nero to appease Rome. Thinking they could intimidate the young woman into submission, the Romans promptly flogged Queen Boudica, tortured her daughters, and stole her lands. Boudica took up the sword,...
153243) La migración de la morsa
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
"[Teaches young readers about the] migration of Pacific Walruses ... [Covers] information like why and when they migrate, how far they migrate, and where they migrate"--Provided by publisher.
153244) Hidden volcano abyss
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Examines the volcanic eruption which took place on the Pacific Islands of Tonga, January 2022.
153245) A child like you
Author
Publisher
Otter-Barry Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Somewhere, out there, In the wide, wide world, a child like you is Watching..." Four brave children watch, listen, search, and feel, as they experience the inequalities, dangers and injustices of life in our world. Inspired by real-life activists and campaigners Greta Thunberg, Yusra Mardini, Marley Dias and Iqbal Masih, each of these children is filled with courage, determination and hope. They campaign to help save the planet, show that refugees...
153246) En boca de todos
Author
Publisher
Vergara
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"A healthy eating guide to easy and nutritious recipes for families and their children ages 1 and up"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Wgbh Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players claim the league has covered up football's connection to long-term brain injuries. In a special two-hour investigation, Frontline and prize-winning journalists Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN reveal the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries.
153248) When worlds collide
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"A highly imaginative exploration of one of the most intriguing epochs in human history: when the 'Old World' first encountered the 'New World.' Travel from Granada in Spain to Machu Picchu in Peru, and from Mexico to Madrid in Spain. Explores how the collision of these two sophisticated but different worlds led to the birth of an entirely new Latino culture." --
Author
Publisher
Buster Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Featuring a day in the life of early humans as they paint wooly mammoths on the walls of a cave, a fierce gladiator battling in the Colosseum and a codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War II. And not forgetting the animals of history -- from a day in the life of Hannibal's war elephant marching over the Alps and an Egyptian cat (worshiped as a god, of course) to a Galapagos tortoise who meets Charles Darwin on his famous voyage of the Beagle...
Publisher
Passion River Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This documentary reveals how biologically determined politics has disenfranchised women and people of color, provided a rationale for state sanctioned crimes committed against America's most vulnerable citizens, and now gains new traction under the Trump administration. A radical reassessment of the meaning, use and misuse of gene science. Like no other film before it, this documentary brings to light how false scientific claims have rolled back...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A revelatory, visually stunning graphic memoir by award-winning artist Nora Krug, telling the story of her attempt to confront the hidden truths of her family's wartime past in Nazi Germany and to comprehend the forces that have shaped her life, her generation, and history"--
153252) Sonic: Sonic the Hedgehog hero
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This title focuses on video game hero Sonic the Hedgehog! It breaks down the origin of his character, explores the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and his legacy." -- Publisher's website.
153253) The ocean disaster
Author
Series
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Fans of Ada Twist, Scientist will want to join Dr. Cosmic's class of clever monsters as they explore the dark depths of the ocean in the fourth book of the Mad Scientist Academy series. The students in Dr. Cosmic's class take their lessons underwater when they're introduced to his latest invention, the SKWID--a special submarine that explores the ocean and looks like a real giant squid! With the guidance of oceanographer Professor Fathom, the class...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From Wall Street Journal columnist Spencer Jakab, the real story of the GameStop squeeze-and the surprising winners of a rigged game. During one crazy week in January 2021, a motley crew of retail traders on Reddit's r/wallstreetbets forum had seemingly done the impossible-they had brought some of the biggest, richest players on Wall Street to their knees. Their weapon was GameStop, a failing retailer whose shares briefly became the most-traded security...
153255) The big burn
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by Timothy Egan's best-selling book, The Big Burn is the dramatic story of an unimaginable wildfire that swept across the Northern Rockies in the summer of 1910. The fire devoured more than three million acres in 36 hours, confronting the fledgling U.S. Forest Service with a catastrophe that would define the agency and the nation's fire policy for the rest of the 20th century and beyond." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcturus
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Take a tour of the night sky and the . . . Universe with this . . . guide to the world of astronomy. Take a journey through time and space from the Big Bang to black holes, and study solar eclipses, shooting stars, supergiants, and supernovas"--Dust jacket.
153257) Frontline: The power of big oil
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Examines how the fossil industry casts doubt on climate change to protect their business interests."--
153258) SmackDown 20th anniversary
Publisher
WWE Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In the two full decades of SmackDown's existence, the "blue brand" has provided the WWE Universe with an abundance of memorable moments and amazing matches. Own all the best of SmackDown's twenty-year history all in one place, on this special anniversary DVD set." --
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
American Book Award Winner: A "moving, intimate" account of serving as a translator for undocumented children facing deportation (The New York Times Book Review).
Nonfiction Finalist for the Kirkus Prize
Finalist for National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
Structured around the forty questions volunteer worker Valeria Luiselli translates from a court system form and asks undocumented...
Nonfiction Finalist for the Kirkus Prize
Finalist for National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
Structured around the forty questions volunteer worker Valeria Luiselli translates from a court system form and asks undocumented...
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