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The vulnerables / by Nunez, Sigrid,author.;
This story about modern life and connection with others, including an adrift member of Gen Z and a feisty parrot named Eureka, reveals what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other and how far even small acts of kindness can offer healing and hope.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Authorship; Conduct of life; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Human-animal relationships; Interpersonal relations; Kindness; Memory; Parrots; Pet sitting; Wit and humor;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Grandma and the pirates / by Gilman, Phoebe,1940-2002.;
When pirates, attracted by the smell of home-cooked noodle pudding, abduct Grandma and her parrot, clever Melissa comes up with a plot to set Grandma free.LSC
Subjects: Grandmothers; Pirates;
© [2012], c1990., Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Animal aha! : thrilling discoveries in wildlife science / by Swanson, Diane,1944-;
Looks at six amazing animal discoveries such as, a parrot that learned to communicate by talking, gorillas that use tools, dolphins that can do basic math and more.LSC
Subjects: Animal behavior; Animals; Animals;
© c2009., Annick Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How do you go to sleep? / by McMullan, Kate.; Hanson, Sydney.;
"This educational board book, a perfect nighttime read-aloud, follows three children as they learn about the bedtime routines of different animals, including squirrels, parrots, meerkats and dolphins"--
Subjects: Board books.; Stories in rhyme.; Bedtime; Sleep; Animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mary Poppins [sound recording] / by Travers, P. L.(Pamela L.),1906-1996; Thompson, Sophie,1962-;
Read by Sophie Thompson.An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
Subjects: Poppins, Mary (Fictitious charcater); Nannies; Magic; Children's audiobooks; Fantasy fiction;
© p1999., Random House Audio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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36 Seconds. by Albaba, Tarek,film director.; Minhaj, Hasan,actor.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Hasan MinhajOriginally produced by Video Project in 2023.On February 10, 2015, UNC students Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were eating dinner in their home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina when they were killed by their neighbor Craig Hicks in 36 seconds. Before their families can grieve, they are forced to become activists to set the record straight — that these killings were a hate crime.36 SECONDS: PORTRAIT OF A HATE CRIME charts the families' agonizing overnight pivot from trauma to advocacy as they struggle to prevent their loved ones' deaths from being dismissed as the result of a random parking dispute as Hicks originally claimed, and local law enforcement and national media quickly parroted. They courageously speak the truth about the hate crime that destroyed their lives, the overtly insidious ways racism plays out in our society, and about the need to reform a hate crime system that is broken.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Crime.; Political participation.; Racism.; Muslims.; North Carolina.; Hate crimes.;
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How many birds? / by Farina, Marcos.;
Chickens, penguins, and parrots -- how many are there?! Our latest collaboration with Marcos Farina and the followup to the much-loved and popular first Little Gestalten board book, The Animal Show, How Many Birds? explores first numbers in Marcos' colorful and fun way -- with birds!0-3.
Subjects: Board books.; Birds; Counting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Buddhist stories for kids : Jataka tales of kindness, friendship, and forgiveness / by Burges, Laura.; Zohra, Sonali.;
The Monkeys in the Bodhi Tree -- The Queen of the Dogs and the Neem Trees -- The Forest Owlet Saves the Mahogany Trees -- The Secret of the Palash Tree -- The Parrot and the Fig Tree -- The Lion King and the Coconut Tree -- The Chinkara and the Strange Tree -- The Mischievous Monkey in the Banyan Tree -- The Wise Woman of the Forest -- The Monkey King and the Mango Tree.The Buddha was a wonderful teacher who was born long ago. He helped people learn how to find peace within themselves and be kinder to one another. The Buddha told stories about the lifetimes when he was born as animals before he became a human being. These are called Jataka Tales or "birth stories." Whether he was born as a buffalo, as a monkey, as a lion or as a wild dog, he demonstrated how to selflessly help others and take to heart the importance of karma. These classic fables communicate the core teachings of the Buddha in a relatable way for children.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Jataka stories, English.; Buddhism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jim Gill sings The sneezing song and other contagious tunes [sound recording]. by Gill, Jim.;
The sneezing song -- Hands are for clapping -- Old sock stew -- I took a bath in a washing machine --Alabama, Mississippi -- Poison ivy -- The hi dee ho man -- Silly dance contest -- I'm so mad-- -- Step back Sally -- Simone's song : [The parrot song] --Spaghetti legs -- The banana song -- Leaky umbrella --May there always be sunshine.Jim Gill, vocals; assisting vocalists and instrumentalists.
Subjects: Children's songs.; Humorous songs.; Singing games.;
© p1993., J. Gill Music,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Paper girl : a memoir of home and family in a fractured America / by Macy, Beth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From one of our most acclaimed chroniclers of the forces eroding America's social fabric, her most personal and powerful work: a reckoning with the changes that have rocked her own beloved small Ohio hometown. Urbana, Ohio, was not a utopia when Beth Macy grew up there in the '70s and '80s--certainly not for her family. Her dad was known as the town drunk, which hurt, as did their poverty. But Urbana had a healthy economy and thriving schools, and Macy had middle-class schoolmates whose families became her role models. Though she left for college on a Pell Grant and then a faraway career in journalism, she still clung gratefully to the place that had helped raise her. But as Macy's mother's health declined in 2020, she couldn't shake the feeling that her town had dramatically hardened. Macy had grown up as the paper girl, delivering the local newspaper, which was the community's civic glue. Now she found scant local news and precious little civic glue. Yes, much of the work that once supported the middle class had gone away, but that didn't begin to cover the forces turning Urbana into a poorer and angrier place. Absenteeism soared in the schools and in the workplace as a mental health crisis gripped the small city. Some of her old friends now embraced conspiracies. In nearby Springfield, Macy watched as her ex-boyfriend--once the most liberal person she knew--became a lead voice of opposition against the Haitian immigrants, parroting false talking points throughout the 2024 presidential campaign. This was not an assignment Beth Macy had ever imagined taking on, but after her mother's death, she decided to figure out what happened to Urbana in the forty years since she'd left. The result is an astonishing book that, by taking us into the heart of one place, brings into focus our most urgent set of national issues. Paper Girl is a gift of courage, empathy, and insight. Beth Macy has turned to face the darkness in her family and community, people she loves wholeheartedly, even the ones she sometimes struggles to like. And in facing the truth--in person, with respect--she has found sparks of human dignity that she has used to light a signal fire of warning but also of hope.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Macy, Beth.; Families; Small cities; Women journalists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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