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- The sirens of Mars : searching for life on another world / by Johnson, Sarah Stewart,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A young planetary scientist intimately details the search for life on Mars, tracing our centuries-old obsession with this seemingly desolate planet. Mars was once similar to Earth, but today there are no rivers, no lakes, no oceans. Coated in red dust, the terrain is bewilderingly empty. And yet multiple spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium, and Mare Sirenum--on the brink, perhaps, of a staggering find, one that would inspire humankind as much as any discovery in the history of modern science. In this beautifully observed, deeply personal book, Georgetown scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson tells the story of how she and other researchers have scoured Mars for signs of life, transforming the planet from a distant point of light into a world of its own. Johnson's fascination with Mars began as a child in Kentucky, turning over rocks with her father and looking at planets in the night sky. She now conducts fieldwork in some of Earth's most hostile environments, such as the Dry Valleys of Antarctica and the salt flats of Western Australia, developing methods for detecting life on other worlds. Here, with poetic precision, she interlaces her own personal journey--as a female scientist and a mother--with tales of other seekers, from Percival Lowell, who was convinced that a utopian society existed on Mars, to Audouin Dollfus, who tried to carry out astronomical observations from a stratospheric balloon. In the process, she shows how the story of Mars is also a story about Earth: This other world has been our mirror, our foil, a telltale reflection of our own anxieties and yearnings. Empathetic and evocative, The Sirens of Mars offers an unlikely natural history of a place where no human has ever set foot, while providing a vivid portrait of our quest to defy our isolation in the cosmos"--- Subjects: Johnson, Sarah Stewart.; Life on other planets.;
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- Kittentits A Novel [electronic resource] : by Wilson, Holly.aut; cloudLibrary;
“Molly is one of the greatest young female characters I’ve had the luck of reading since I picked up Joy Williams’s The Quick and the Dead back in 2000 . . . I TRULY LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!” —Gillian Flynn, Gillian Flynn Books “Holly Wilson’s Kittentits is sacred and profane, filled with big emotions, all amplified by grief. Molly is a wholly unique and charismatic narrator, navigating (and creating) chaos as she seeks out a way to hold onto both the living and dead. This is a wildly funny and utterly convincing coming-of-age novel like nothing I’ve read before.” —Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here A feral, heart-busting, absurdist debut about Molly, a rambunctious and bawdy ten-year-old searching for friendship and ghosts. It’s 1992, and ten-year-old Molly is tired of living in the fire-rotted, nun-haunted House of Friends: a Semi-Cooperative Living Community of Peace Faith(s) in Action with her formerly blind dad and their grieving housemate Evelyn. But when twenty-three-year-old Jeanie, a dirt bike–riding ex-con with a shady past, moves in, she quickly becomes the object of Molly’s adoration. She might treat Molly terribly, but they both have dead moms and potty mouths, so naturally Molly is the moth to Jeanie’s scuzzy flame. When Jeanie fakes her own death in a hot-air balloon accident, Molly runs away to Chicago with just a stolen credit card and a sweet pair of LA Gear Heatwaves to meet her pen pal Demarcus and hunt down Jeanie. What follows is a race to New Year’s Eve, as Molly and Demarcus plan a séance to reunite with their lost moms in front of a live audience at the World’s Fair. A surrealist and bold take on the American coming-of-age novel, Holly Wilson’s debut is about the interstices of loss, grief, and friendship.General adult.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Magical Realism; Coming of Age; Ghost; Family Life;
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- Le ballon de Zoé / by Smith, Annette.; Reynolds, Pat.;
LSC- Subjects: Ballons; Clowns; Balloons; Clowns;
- © c2001., Groupe Beauchemin,
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- Un dragon sur l'eau / by McMillan, Dawn.; Bridge, Claire.;
LSC- Subjects: Natation; Ballons; Swimming; Balloons;
- © c2002., Groupe Beauchemin,
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- L'attaque des ballons-monstres / by Cummings, Troy.; Allard, Isabelle.;
LSC- Subjects: Récits d'horreur.; Horror fiction.; Monstres; Ballons de baudruche; Écoles primaires; Monsters; Novelty balloons; Elementary schools;
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- Ari Cui Cui mijote un voyage / by Roberge, Sylvie,1955 March 15-; Mika,1981 July 9-;
Pour enfants de 3 ans et plus.LSC- Subjects: Épices; Voyages; Montgolfières; Spices; Voyages and travels; Hot air balloons;
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- Albert: Up, Up and Away!. by Kiilerich, Karsten,film director.; Bjerre, Alfred,actor.; Nordby, Asta,actor.; Eisner, Morten,actor.; Dietz, Oscar,actor.; Zhelder, Peter,actor.; Ankjær, Vibeke,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alfred Bjerre Larsen, Asta Nordby, Morten Eisner, Oscar Dietz, Peter Zhelder, Vibeke AnkjærOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 2015.Albert is a smart and cheeky boy, but his taste for mischievous pranks make him a menace in his small hometown. When he accidentally destroys the statue of a local hero and famous hot-air balloon captain, Albert is determined to make up for his mistake. He decides to venture into the world with his best friend Egon… and return as a hot-air balloon captain himself!Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Animated films.; Action and adventure films.;
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