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- If... : a mind-bending new way of looking at big ideas and numbers / by Smith, David J.(David Julian),1944-; Adams, Steve.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.The author scales down a number of concepts from such topics as space, time, inventions, resources, humanity and more. For example, if the sun were the size of a grapefruit, earth would be the size of a grain of salt.LSC- Subjects: Astronomy; World history; Population; Natural resources; Natural history;
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- Making numbers count : the art and science of communicating numbers / by Heath, Chip,author.; Starr, Karla,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Understanding numbers is essential - but humans aren't built to understand them. Chip Heath outlines specific principles that reveal how to translate a number into our brain's language. This book is filled with examples of extreme number makeovers, vivid before-and-after examples that take a dry number and present it in a way that people click in and say "Wow, now I get it!" This book will help math-lovers and math-haters alike translate the numbers that animate our world - allowing us to bring more data, more naturally, into decisions in our schools, our workplaces, and our society.- Subjects: Information visualization.; Visual communication.;
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- Storyteller Skye : teachings from my Ojibway grandfather / by King, Lindsay Christina.; Frank, Carolyn,(Carolyn R.);
Have you ever wondered why Rabbit has such long ears? Or why Raccoon is wearing a mask? In this collection of funny and unique short stories, young Skye enlightens us in a number of Indigenous teachings, passed down to her from her Ojibway Grandfather. Through her natural gift of storytelling, Skye encourages other children to embrace the art and become storytellers, too!- Subjects: Picture books.; Children's stories, Ojibwa; Ojibwa Indians; Storytellers; Storytelling;
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- Magical beings of Haida Gwaii / by Williams-Davidson, Terri-Lynn.; Davidson, Sara Florence,1973-; Koski, Alyssa.; Hilgemann, Judy.;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduces a number of supernatural beings who have lived on the islands of Haida Gwaii. Each of them has a strong connection to the land and the sea, and teaches us to respect nature.LSC- Subjects: Haida Indians; Supernatural; Haida mythology.; Haida Indians; Haida mythology;
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- Clean mama's guide to a healthy home : the simple, room-by-room plan for a natural home / by Rapinchuk, Becky,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In Clean Mama's Guide to a Healthy Home, Becky Rapinchuk, author of Simply Clean and creator of the popular cleaning website Clean Mama, provides a step-by-step guide to take charge of your home's wellness with a comprehensive, all-natural cleaning system. Scientific evidence points to a clear link between household chemicals and a number of diseases and chronic health issues. Drawing on this research, Rapinchuk's program delivers an organized, beautiful, toxic-free, environmental-friendly household".- Subjects: Do-it-yourself work.; Home economics.; House cleaning.; Orderliness.;
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- Counting on fall / by Flatt, Lizann.; Barron, Ashley.;
Introduces math and number sense by examining things related to fall.LSC- Subjects: Mathematics; Autumn;
- © c2012., Owlkids Books,
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- The Birchbark House [electronic resource] : by Erdrich, Louise.aut; cloudLibrary;
This National Book Award finalist by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Louise Erdrich is the first installment in an essential nine-book series chronicling one hundred years in the life of one Ojibwe family and includes beautiful interior black-and-white artwork done by the author. She was named Omakakiins, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. Omakakiins and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has. But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge one winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever—but that will eventually lead Omakakiins to discover her calling. By turns moving and humorous, this novel is a breathtaking tour de force by a gifted writer. The beloved and essential Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich includes The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, The Porcupine Year, Chickadee, and Makoons.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Multigenerational; 19th Century; Girls & Women; Native American; Classics; Environment;
- © 2021., HarperCollins,
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- The gathering swarms [videorecording (BLURAY)] : bats, butterflies, and more / by Downer, John.; PBS Distribution (Firm);
A look at some of the planet's great gatherings, creatures that come together in inconceivable numbers, sometimes in millions, billions, and even trillions. Some gather to breed, migrate, for protection, or simply to keep warm. But in the process, a kind of super-organism is created in which individual intelligence is superseded by a collective consciousness that shares information and moves with a single purpose for the benefit of all.E.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.- Subjects: Bats.; Butterflies.; Documentary television programs.; Swarming (Zoology); Wildlife television programs.;
- © 2014., PBS Distribution,
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- The birds that Audubon missed : discovery and desire in the American wilderness / by Kaufman, Kenn,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world"--- Subjects: Birds; Ornithology;
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- A skyscraper reaches up / by Burns, Kylie.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses, and index."Engineers design skyscrapers to help solve the challenge of making room for a large number of people on a small piece of land. Young readers will learn about the steps in the engineering design process and see what shapes and materials are used in construction to make tall buildings stable. A link to interactive activities online plus an activity in the book allow readers to create skyscrapers that can withstand weight, weather, natural disasters-and time!"--Provided by publisher.Grades 4-6.Guided reading: O.LSC- Subjects: Skyscrapers; Skyscrapers;
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