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Water power / by Vonder Brink, Tracy.;
Energy and Fuel -- Where Does Water Come From? -- Capturing Water Energy -- Changing Water to Power -- Powering a City -- Challenges of Water Power -- The Future of Water Power."How is water used to make energy? Why do we build dams for power? Water Power answers these questions and much more!"--
Subjects: Water-power;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How does a waterfall become electricity? / by Graf, Mike.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31), Internet addresses, and index.LSC
Subjects: Water-power; Electricity; Hydrodynamics;
© c2009., Raintree,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sudden drop / by Larry, H. I.; O'Hagan, Ben.;
Zac Power must brave the harsh outback and get past some of BIG's deadliest defense systems yet when he embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue a secret water supply.LSC
Subjects: Spy stories.; Adventure fiction.; Power, Zac (Fictitious character); Water; Theft;
© [2011], c2007., Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope / by Kamkwamba, William.; Mealer, Bryan.;
This immensely engaging tale relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family.
Subjects: Kamkwamba, William.; Electric power production; Inventors; Rural electrification; Water supply, Rural; Windmills;
© c2009., William Morrow,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The house that floated / by Guojing,1983-;
A family living on a cliff by the sea experiences rising water levels and a powerful storm, forcing them to relocate.
Subjects: Wordless picture books.; Wordless comics.; Picture books.; Families; Dwellings; Sea level; Climatic changes;
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Dam busters : Canadian airmen and the secret raid against Nazi Germany / by Barris, Ted,author.; Mansbridge, Peter,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.May 16, 1943, was a night that changed WWII. Nineteen Lancaster bombers filled with 133 hand-picked and specially trained airmen took off on a night mission code-named Operation Chastise; their targets - the Ruhr River dams - whose massive water reservoirs powered Nazi Germany's military industrial complex. This mission cost the lives of fifty-three airmen, including fourteen Canadians. Based on personal accounts, flight logs, maps and photographs of the Canadians involved, 'Dam Busters' recounts the dramatic story of these young Commonwealth bomber crews.
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 617; Operation Chastise, 1943.; Air pilots, Military; Air pilots, Military; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Dams;
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Wild river : a novel / by Philbrick, W. R.(W. Rodman);
When a dam fails and rushing waters sweep away their adult supervisors, five middle schoolers on a white-water rafting adventure are left alone with few supplies and the opportunity to forge powerful bonds as well as develop dangerous disagreements.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Survival; White-water canoeing; Rafting (Sports); Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Wilderness areas;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Savage kingdom. [videorecording] / by Dance, Charles,narrator.; National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.),broadcaster.; National Geographic Society (U.S.),production company.; National Geographic Partners (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,distributor.;
Narrated by Charles Dance.In Africa's unforgiving Kalahari Desert, animal clans fight for survival. This season of Savage Kingdom follows the ruthless leader of the hyena army as she battles to gain control over the once serene paradise, while the lions forced from power begin to plot their revenge. As rising waters bring these warring clans closer together, they prepare for battle and only the strongest will survive.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Animal television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Wildlife television programs.; Animal behavior.; Predation (Biology); Predatory animals.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Oasis / by Guojing,1983-;
"JieJie and her little brother DiDi are living on their own in a barren desert while their mother works tirelessly to earn their admission into Oasis City. Their days are filled with weathering sandstorms and scavenging for water, but everything changes when they come across an AI-powered robot lying dormant in an abandoned junkyard"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Dystopian comics.; Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Cartoons and comics.; Siblings; Working mothers; Dystopias; Deserts; Sandstorms; Robots; Artificial intelligence;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The greatest river / by Moolani Mehra, Namita,1978-; Le, Khoa,1982-;
"With her Mamma sick, Ananda and her Maasi, her aunt, make their way to the great river Ganga to experience the powerful tradition of bathing in the river's healing waters. It's within the Great Mother's swirling embrace that Ananda embarks on a healing and eye-opening journey, finding more than she ever could have imagined along the way. From celebrated author Namita Moolani Mehra and award-winning artist Khoa Le comes a story about the peace, healing and hope nature often provides"--Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Picture books.; Mothers and daughters; Sick;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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