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1) Heatwave
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
An almost unbearably hot day of one hundred degrees is transformed as raindrops fall one by one, culminating in a downpour.
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Description
205 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the professional and private lives of Marie and Pierre Curie, examining their personal struggles, the advancements they made in the world of science, and the issue of radiation in the modern world.
3) Century girl: 100 years in the life of Doris Eaton Travis, last living star of the Ziegfeld Follies
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Description
187 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Ziegfeld star discusses the social and cultural movements that shaped her career, in a portrait that discusses such topics as her entry into the Ziegfeld Follies at the age of fourteen and her interactions with numerous famous figures.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
261 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Focusing on the intricate nature of the world around us, as well as the personal relationship we all have to the weather, a National Book Award finalist and visionary writer combining personal stories with history, interviews, scientific research and full-color photos explores the transformative power of weather. --Publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Description
281 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Oak Flat tells the story of a race-against-time struggle for a swath of American land, which pits one of the poorest communities in the United States against the federal government and two of the world's largest mining conglomerates. The book follows the fortunes of two families with profound connections to the contested site: the Nosies, an Apache family whose teenage daughter is an activist and leader in the Oak Flat fight, and the Gorhams, a mining...
6) Time capsule
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A child gathers keepsakes from everyday life, seals them in a jar, and buries them underground. A gift from the present day ... to people of the future ... that tells a story about the past. A time capsule. The first book for children by renowned artist and writer Lauren Redniss will get readers thinking about the times they are living through and how their world will be remembered in ages to come. It will also spark creativity, inviting young people...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 450 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
Language
English
Description
A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.
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