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The life cycle of the common octopus / by Knight, Emma(Emma L.),author.;
"A witty, atmospheric, and brilliantly told novel that offers compelling portraits of womanhood, motherhood and female friendship, along with the irresistible intrigue surrounding an extraordinary British family. Arriving at the University of Edinburgh for her first term, Pen knows her divorced parents back in Canada are hiding something from her. She believes she'll find the answer here in Scotland, where an old friend of her father's -- now a famous writer known as Lord Lennox -- lives. When she is invited to spend the weekend at Lord Lennox's centuries-old estate with his enveloping, fascinating family, Pen begins to unravel her parents' secret, just as she's falling in love for the first time ... As Pen experiences the sharp shock of adulthood, she comes to rely on herself for the first time in her life. A rich and rewarding novel of campus life, of sexual awakening, and ultimately, of the many ways women can become mothers in this world, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus asks to what extent we need to look back in order to move forward"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; University of Edinburgh; Best friends; College students; Families; Family secrets; Friendship; Secrecy;
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This is the rain / by Schaefer, Lola M.,1950-; Wattenberg, Jane.;
Cumulative text describes how water falls from the clouds as rain and eventually makes its way to the sea."Ages 4 up"--P. [2] of cover.
Subjects: Hydrologic cycle; Rain and rainfall; Water;
© c2001., HarperCollins,
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The monarch butterfly / by Smith, Annette.; Carisbrooke, Ted.; Dodd, Vanessa.;
A series of photographs without text show the development of a monarch butterfly, from egg to caterpillar and chrysalis to butterfly. Includes instructions for teachers to help students discuss the photographs and use simple sentences to describe the stages."Level: Emergent"--Page [2] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Stories without words.; Monarch butterfly;
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Mosquito bite / by Siy, Alexandra; Kunkel, Dennis;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 32), Internet addresses and index.Black-and-white photographs show a children's game of hide-and-seek ending in a mosquito bite, while colour photomicrographs show the life story of Culex pipiens, the common house mosquito, as seen through an electron microscope.
Subjects: Culex pipiens; Mosquitoes; Photomicrography;
© c2005., Charlesbridge,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Frogs / by Musgrave, Ruth A.,1960-;
"Little readers learn how this kid-favorite animal develops from a tiny egg to a chubby tadpole to a big-eyed, long-legged adult frog ready to hop, leap, and splash...supersimple facts and vivid National Geographic photography introduce the youngest explorers to fabulous frogs of all sizes and colors"--
Subjects: Board books.; Frogs; Frogs;
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Two wheels good : the history and mystery of the bicycle / by Rosen, Jody,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The bicycle is a vestige of the Victorian era, seemingly out of pace with our age of smartphones and ridesharing apps and driverless cars. Yet we live on a bicycle planet. Across the world, more people travel by bicycle than by any other form of transportation. Almost anyone can learn to ride a bike--and nearly everyone does. In Two Wheels Good, writer and critic Jody Rosen reshapes our understanding of this ubiquitous machine, an ever-present force in humanity's life and dreamlife--and a flashpoint in culture wars--for more for than two hundred years. Combining history, reportage, travelogue, and memoir, Rosen sweeps across centuries and around the globe, unfolding the bicycle's saga from its invention in 1817 to its present-day renaissance as a "green machine," an emblem of sustainability in a world afflicted by pandemic and climate change. Readers meet unforgettable characters: feminist rebels who steered bikes to the barricades in the 1890s, a prospector who pedaled across the frozen Yukon to join the Klondike gold rush, a Bhutanese king who races mountain bikes in the Himalayas, a cycle rickshaw driver who navigates the seething streets of the world's fastest-growing megacity, astronauts who ride a floating bicycle in zero gravity aboard the International Space Station"--
Subjects: Bicycles; Cycling;
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One little bee / by Sims, Lesley.; Allen, Emma,1978-; Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain);
An interactive nature book for little children, showing the journey from minute egg to busy, buzzing bee. Follow the astonishing journey of a worker bee as she grows from an egg to a hungry larva and then, hidden from view, transforms into a hard-working bee. From the moment she chews her way out of her cell she doesn't stop - first as a cleaner, builder, nanny and guard bee, then as a honey producer and pollen collector.
Subjects: Board books.; Bees; Bees;
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The inner clock : living in sync with our circadian rhythms / by Peeples, Lynne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."How the groundbreaking science of circadian rhythms can help you sleep better, feel happier, and improve your overall health"--
Subjects: Circadian rhythms; Sleep-wake cycle.;
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Poison Ivy. [graphic novel] / by Wilson, G. Willow,1982-author.; Dani,1992-illustrator.; Bellaire, Jordie,colourist.; Gaudiano, Stefano,illustrator.; Leisten, Jay,illustrator.; Level, Brian,illustrator.; Mulvihill, Patricia,colourist.; Otsmane-Elhaou, Hassan,letterer.; Prianto, Arif,colourist.; Ríos, Emma,illustrator.; Takara, Marcio,illustrator.;
"Pamela Isley has been a lot of things in her life. A living god, a super-villain, an activist, a scientist, and dead. In a new body that she didn't ask for and with a renewed sense of purpose, Ivy leaves Gotham and sets out to complete her greatest work-a gift to the world that will heal the damage dealt to it ... by ending humanity. On her journey to doom humankind, a heartbroken and betrayed Poison Ivy encounters obstacles (plant assassins!) and dodges the law along the way, in a body horror-infused character-defining epic from the visionary creative team of writer G. Willow Wilson and artist Marcio Takara"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Poison Ivy (Fictitious character);
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5 butterflies / by Pasternak, Carol,1954-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Discover how 5 worm-like caterpillars transform into butterflies.LSC
Subjects: Butterflies; Butterflies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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