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Hoot hoot / by Georgette,1979-;
Whoo . . . who's that? It's time for bed, but lots of sounds fill the air. Is that an owl? Or a bat flapping its wings? Is that the pitter patter of mice scurrying through the house? Young readers will have fun finding out just who's making those sounds in this visually appealing board book.
Subjects: Board books.; Animal sounds; Animals; Bedtime;

What is the World Series? / by Herman, Gail,1959-; Kenyon, David Grayson.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 108) and Internet addresses.What is the World Series? -- In the beginning -- 1900s: The World Series takes off -- 1910s: Scandal -- 1920s: New York at bat -- 1930s: Dynasty -- 1940s: Color, curses, and Dem Bums -- 1950s: The "Subway Series" -- 1960s: Maz, and a miracle -- 1970s: Still cursed -- 1980s: An error and an earthquake -- 1990s: Worst to first -- 2000s: Standing together -- Timelines.Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime to life.LSC
Subjects: World Series (Baseball); Baseball;

The neverending story [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Oliver, Barret; Mcraney, Gerald; Hathaway, Noah; Gunn, Moses;
Director, Wolfgang Petersen.Barret Oliver, Gerald Mcraney, Noah Hathaway, Moses Gunn.When young Bastian borrows a mysterious, ornately-bound book, he never dreamed turning a page would draw him into a shimmering fantasy world of racing snails, hang-glider bats, soaring luckdragons, puckish elves, a childlike Empress, the brave warrior Atreyu and a slab-faced walking quarry called a Rock Biter.CHVRS rating: PG.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Children's.; Children's films.; Award Winners.; Sci-Fi.; Family Films.;
© 2014., Warner Bros.,

Batshit seven / by Sheung-King,1994-author.;
'Batshit Seven' is a novel about a millennial living through the Hong Kong protests, as he struggles to make sense of modern life and the parts of himself that just won't gel.
Subjects: Political fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Umbrella Movement, China, 2014; Political psychology; Conduct of life;

Birds like us [videorecording] / by Broadbent, Jim,voice actor.; Cuhara, Adnan,film producer.; Hetreed, Olivia,screenwriter.; Irons, Jeremy,1948-voice actor.; Šabanovic, Faruk,film director,screenwriter.; Vikander, Alicia,1988-voice actor.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),publisher.;
Alicia Vikander, Jeremy Irons, Jim Broadbent.Trapped in a village ruled by the meddling Kondor, Huppu the bird dreams of having the freedom to hatch her own egg. Suddenly, she, Kondor, and their friends are blasted to a distant land, and they must trust in a wise, eccentric bat to guide them on a strange, dazzling odyssey back to the tree they call home.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Birds; Eggs;
For private home use only.

The Cat in the Hat knows a lot about that!. [videorecording] / by Short, Martin,1950-; CITH Productions.; Dr. Seuss Enterprises.; NCircle Entertainment.; Red Hat Animation.;
Flight of the penguin -- Let's go fly a kite -- You should be dancing -- Batty for bats -- Maps! -- Termite towers -- The lost egg -- Hold on tight -- Jump -- Slow down for sloths -- Chasing rainbows -- Follow prints -- A long winter's nap -- The tree doctor -- Incredible journey -- Bamboozled -- Thump -- Squirreled away -- Finola's farm -- Pick your friends.Martin Short.The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! follows the adventures of 6-year-old best friends, Sally and Nick, as they are whisked off on extraordinary voyages of scientific discovery with the Cat in the Hat. Thanks to the Thinga-ma-jigger, exploring has never been more fun! In this second volume, learn how penguins get around since they can't fly, how to read a map, why rainbows appear and so much more! It's time to discover and investigate with The Cat in the Hat, Nick, Sally and friends! So let's go, go, go, go on an adventure, we're flying with The Cat in the Hat today!G.DVD.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Cat in the Hat (Fictitious character); Children's television programs.; Friendship; Imagination; Video recordings for children.;
For private home use only.

Boo! Haiku / by Caswell, Deanna.; Shea, Bob.;
"A witch, a bat, a skeleton, a jack-o'-lantern, a ghost, a black cat, a spider, an owl, and a scarecrow are all hiding in the pages of this clever Halloween-themed book. Deanna Caswell's playful haiku cleverly hint at the creatures revealed after each turn of the page while Bob Shea's bright illustrations capture the scary silliness"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Halloween; Haiku, American.; Riddles, Juvenile.;

Ten lessons for a post-pandemic world / by Zakaria, Fareed,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."COVID-19 is speeding up history, but how? What is the shape of the world to come? Lenin once said, "There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen." This is one of those times when history has sped up. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold. Written in the form of ten "lessons," covering topics from natural and biological risks to the rise of "digital life" to an emerging bipolar world order, Zakaria helps readers to begin thinking beyond the immediate effects of COVID-19. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World speaks to past, present, and future, and, while urgent and timely, is sure to become an enduring reflection on life in the early twenty-first century"--
Subjects: Equality.; Ethnology.; Globalization.; History, Modern; Information superhighway.; International organization.; International trade.; Social phobia.; World health.; World politics.;

Copycat! / by Foxe, Steve.; Laguna, Fabio.; Lesko, Marco.; Kane, Bob.; Finger, Bill,1914-1974.;
Grades 1-3.LSC
Subjects: Batman (Fictitious character); Catwoman (Fictitious character); Theft; Superheroes; Supervillains; Good and evil;

The moon keeper / by Zosienka.;
Emile has a new job as moon keeper. He spends his evenings making sure the moon has everything it needs to shine its light over the night creatures. Night after night he keeps watch over the moon--clearing away the clouds and telling the fruit bats to move along when they play too close. Emile finds the moon nice to talk to in the stillness of the night. But what happens when the moon starts to change and slowly disappears?Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Polar bear; Friendship;