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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics is a book about the joy of discovery. Carlo Rovelli brings a playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, offering surprising{u2014}and surprisingly easy to grasp{u2014}explanations of Einstein's general relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, and the role humans play in this weird and wonderful world. He takes us...
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Language
English
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Spending her childhood in Germany as her father prosecutes Nazi war criminals at the Nuremberg trials, Meredith McKenzie soaks up the conflict between good and evil as it plays out in real time. Returning to the United States, determined to become a lawyer despite her father's objections, she forges a lifelong friendship with a young German Jewish woman whose family died in the concentration camps. While her grandfather rises to the Supreme Court,...
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Language
English
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"When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would be the bloodiest battle of the war - the invasion...
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Series
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this fourth book in the Busy Little Hands series, preschoolers get ready for a science adventure! Preschoolers wonder and explore with 20 hands-on experiments using everyday household objects and making daily activities such as snack time and play time into learning opportunities"--
Preschoolers are introduced to core science concepts with this playful format featuring 20 hands-on activities that use everyday household materials, including a...
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English
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Tis the season of giving--and with this wonderful book, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry shares a brand-new holiday mystery filled with bygone relationships and hidden secrets. As Charlotte Pitt's grandmother Mariah Ellison finds herself investigating a long-unsolved slaying, it becomes clear that grappling with intrigue and foul play runs in the family. A festive Christmas package left on Mariah's doorstep contains an ominous present,...
Author
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Using real photographs for inspiration, this great book features 20 exciting and instant photo challenges to help you create your own masterpieces. All you need is a camera and your super snapping skills. Learn how to be invisible, play with your food, stop time, and much more!
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Playtime Can Be Magical! Take a flying leap of fantasy with the cutest, funniest friends on the block, because it's Time to Play! Join Kermit, Fozzie, Piggy, Animal, Gonzo and our newest Muppet Summer as the whole gang uses their power of imagination to transport themselves from Miss Nanny's preschool playroom into out-of-this-world adventures full of music, surprises and silly fun.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Are you failing to find inner peace on a yoga mat? Does it feel like all work and no play? Having fun and getting creative can boost your mood and your well-being. So if you're looking for ways to unwind and make time for yourself, let this book guide you on a LEGO brick road to happiness. With more than 50 mindful LEGO building activities, connect with friends and family, relax, and improve your sleep habits.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"Downton Abbey is loved the world over for its fabulous costumes, beautiful scenery, wonderful characters and intricate plot lines, but what keeps millions of us coming back time after time is the stellar quality of the writing. With each stroke of his pen Julian Fellowes seems to gift us with a cuttingly dry quip from the Dowager Countess, a perfectly timed word of wisdom from Mrs. Patmore or a touchingly nostalgic pronouncement from Carson."
13) Fair play
Author
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Two women, both artists, live and work on opposite sides of a large apartment building. They have loved and argued for decades. Yet no matter how many times they've played the game, it is always capable of surprising them.
Author
Series
Slow burn novels volume 4
Language
English
Description
"As a vulnerable teenager, Eliza Cummings was the target of a predator who cultivated her need for love and approval. Until she found the courage to fight back and help put him away. Years later, she works with Devereaux Security Services and devotes every hour to taking down the very thing that nearly destroyed her. But now the killer has been set free, and Eliza knows it's only a matter of time before he comes for her, and the people she loves....
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Travel back in time to the 1920s and 1930s to the sounds of jazz in nightclubs and the 24-hours-a-day bustle of the famous Black neighborhood of Harlem in uptown Manhattan. It was a dazzling time when there was an outpouring of the arts of African Americans--the poetry of Langston Hughes, the novels of Zora Neale Hurston, the sculptures of Augusta Savage, and that brand-new music called jazz as only Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong could play it....
Author
Series
Adventures of Sophie Mouse volume 6
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While Sophie Mouse and her forest friends are playing in the snow one day, they accidentally wake a hibernating hedgehog named Pippa, who is a little grumpy at first, but Sophie, Hattie, and Owen show her all the fun things to do in wintertime.
Author
Series
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Chloe and her older brother, Will, have a puppy named Jessie. Will and Jessie the puppy play together all the time, but Chloe is afraid of the little dog. When Will breaks his leg, he's stuck in the hospital for week. Now there's no one to play with Jessie or take her for long walks. Can Chloe and Jessie become friends?
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