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Wetlands / by Moore, Peter D.(CARDINAL)333995; Garratt, Richard,illustrator.(CARDINAL)687303;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-204) and index.
Subjects: Wetland ecology.; Wetland ecology; Wetlands.; Wetlands;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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West Coast wild babies / by Hodge, Deborah,author.(CARDINAL)220008; Reczuch, Karen,illustrator.(CARDINAL)354263;
Includes bibliographical references."It's spring on the Pacific west coast and new life is stirring! Wild babies are being born - in the ocean, on the shore and deep inside the ancient rainforest. Wolf pups, cougar kittens, bear cubs and whale calves all begin their life in the pristine wilderness of this magnificent place. Young readers will meet a fascinating group of fourteen wild baby animals -- including land and marine mammals, fish, birds and amphibians -- and learn about the special bonds between offspring and parents, and how the newborns move toward independence. Readers will see an extraordinary community of animals thriving in an interconnected web of life. In this second book in the West Coast Wild series, Deborah Hodge takes readers through the spectacular land and seascapes of the Pacific Rim region, introducing familiar animals such as sea otters and eagles, and lesser known species such as pelagic cormorants and rufous hummingbirds. Karen Reczuch's beautiful illustrations are detailed and lifelike, and convey a lovely sense of warmth between the wild parents and their young. The text and art have been carefully checked for scientific accuracy. Includes a note about the Pacific west coast and the need to preserve its rare and awe-inspiring wilderness regions, as well as a list for further reading and exploration."--AD1000L
Subjects: Animals; Animals; Familial behavior in animals; Familial behavior in animals; Ecology; Ecology; Animals; Familial behavior in animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Stalking the plumed serpent and other adventures in herpetology / by Means, D. Bruce.(CARDINAL)333965;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and index.Foreword / Edward O. Wilson -- The Eastern Diamondback: Gentle Ben of rattlesnakes -- River of May: New World's first snake -- Diamonds in the rough: afternoon delight -- Herpetophobia: roundups or festivals? -- Herpetophilia: Apalachicola Kingsnake -- Blue Indigo: forest ruler -- Phaeognathus: secrets in the Red Hills -- The feared cottonmouth: is it aggressive? -- Cotton Rat: base of the food web -- Alligator snapping turtle: leviathan of Southern rivers -- Ouachita earthworms: a glowing story -- Bushmasters and the volcano: silent death, violent death -- Is Tzabcan Kukulcan? Stalking the plumed serpent -- Island treasures: Nosy Mangabe -- Treefrog dines on bats: prey turns predator -- Wonambi: quest for the Rainbow Serpent -- Black Tiger Snake: glutton of Chappell -- Hunt for the Roughie: rare Kimberley relict -- The fiercey: world's deadliest -- Coastal Taipans: a dream realized -- Greenies and the Cape York Python trove -- Okefenokee alligators: congratulatory bellows.Based on his more than 40 years of field research, Means, an expert on the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, reveals the biological complexity and beauty of animals that he has studied, including the rattlesnake that might have served as the model for the mythical plumed serpent of Mayan art.
Subjects: Reptiles.; Amphibians.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Guinness world records 2011 / by Glenday, Craig,1973-(CARDINAL)706247; Guinness World Records Limited.(CARDINAL)343640;
Fire! -- Editor's letter -- Adjudicators & consultants -- GWR TV -- Guinness world records live! -- How to be a record breaker -- GWR Day -- Space -- A sense of scale -- Saturn -- Feature : space shuttles -- The Sun -- Earth -- Peaks & troughs -- Rivers & lakes -- Oceans & seas -- Islands & reefs -- Weather & climate -- Natural disasters -- Living planet -- Dinosaurs -- Beasts -- Insects & arachnids -- Crustaceans & mollusks -- Fish & sealife -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- Plant life -- American wildlife -- Human beings -- Feature : tallest man -- Body parts -- Size -- Skin deep -- Hair -- Golden oldies -- Medical records -- Super stunts -- Stunts -- Strength & balance -- Party tricks -- Urban arts -- Sideshow arts -- Circus skills -- Mass participation -- Human endeavors -- Grand tours -- Around the world -- Endurance -- Feature : land speed record -- High achievers -- Reach for the skies -- All at sea -- Human society -- That's life -- Death -- Nations & politics -- Conflict -- Crime -- Wealth & commerce.Presents the biggest, smallest, fastest, longest, and other record setters for 2010 in such categories as space, human achievements, sports, entertainment, science, technology, and engineering.NC1380L
Subjects: FAQs.; Curiosities and wonders.; World records.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 20
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Amulets, Effigies, Fetishes, and Charms : Native American Artifacts and Spirit Stones from the Northeast / by Lenik, Edward J.,1932-Author(DLC)n 96065672 ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) and index.Northeastern cultural history -- Anthropomorphic or human images -- Terrestrial mammals -- Fish, shellfish, and sea mammals -- Reptiles and amphibians -- Birds and insects -- Geometric and abstract designs -- Retrospective summary: marking places and things -- Appendix: seeing portable rock art.Rounds out Edward J. Lenik's comprehensive and expert study of the rock art of northeastern Native Americans Decorated stone artifacts are a significant part of archaeological studies of Native Americans in the Northeast. The artifacts illuminated in Amulets, Effigies, Fetishes, and Charms: Native American Artifacts and Spirit Stones from the Northeast include pecked, sculpted, or incised figures, images, or symbols. These are rendered on pebbles, plaques, pendants, axes, pestles, and atlatl weights, and are of varying sizes, shapes, and designs. Lenik draws from Indian myths and legends and incorporates data from ethnohistoric and archaeological sources together with local environmental settings in an attempt to interpret the iconography of these fascinating relics. For the Algonquian and Iroquois peoples, they reflect identity, status, and social relationships with other Indians as well as beings in the spirit world. Lenik begins with background on the Indian cultures of the Northeast and includes a discussion of the dating system developed by anthropologists to describe prehistory. The heart of the content comprises more than eighty examples of portable rock art, grouped by recurring design motifs. This organization allows for in-depth analysis of each motif. The motifs examined range from people, animals, fish, and insects to geometric and abstract designs. Information for each object is presented in succinct prose, with a description, illustration, possible interpretation, the story of its discovery, and the location where it is now housed. Lenik also offers insight into the culture and lifestyle of the Native American groups represented. An appendix listing places to see and learn more about the artifacts and a glossary are included. The material in this book, used in conjunction with Lenik's previous research, offers a reference for virtually every known example of northeastern rock art. Archaeologists, students, and connoisseurs of Indian artistic expression will find this an invaluable work.
Subjects: Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Woodland Indians; Petroglyphs; Amulets; Fetishes (Ceremonial objects); Indian art;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The magic school bus gets cold feet : a book about warm and cold-blooded animals / by West, Tracey,1965-(CARDINAL)349135; Cole, Joanna.(CARDINAL)317177; Ruiz, Art,illustrator.(CARDINAL)385794; Scholastic Productions.(CARDINAL)317728;
Liz has disappeared and the trail leads to Herp Haven, which is some kind of spa for reptiles. The class decides to lead a rescue mission, on which they learn about reptiles and how they need to move from place to place to be comfortable because they are cold-blooded. Ms. Frizzle turns some of the students into reptiles.590LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Amphibians; Animals; Fishes; Mammals;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Your first marine aquarium : everything about setting up a marine aquarium, including conditioning, maintenance, selecting fish and invertebrates, and more / by Tullock, John,1951-(CARDINAL)647053;
Includes bibliographical references (page 92) and index.The coral reef environment -- Planning your aquarium -- Who lives with whom? -- Fish and invertebrates for the beginner -- Setting up a mini-reef aquarium -- Caring for your aquarium -- Troubleshooting.tarting a marine aquarium is an fairly complex undertaking for ambitious aquarium hobbyists. This book's author discusses many aspects of marine aquarium maintenance and presents clear instructions on creating the correct water chemistry and environment in which saltwater animals can flourish. This book is a title in Barron's extensive line of Complete Pet Owner's Manuals . Heavily illustrated with color photos and instructive line art, these books present information on housing, feeding, health care, the title animal's traits--and where applicable, on grooming, training, and breeding. Each book is individually written by a trainer, breeder, veterinarian, or other animal specialist. The titles cover virtually all animals that are kept as pets, and include a wide selection of dog and cat breeds, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, small mammals, and even some insects and arachnids.
Subjects: Marine aquariums.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The princess and the frog [videorecording] / by Bartlett, Peter,1942-; Campos, Bruno.; Clements, Ron.; Cody, Jennifer.; Cummings, Jim,1952-(CARDINAL)433303; David, Keith.; Del Vecho, Peter.(CARDINAL)787675; Edwards, Rob,1963-; Erb, Greg.(CARDINAL)564947; Goodman, John,1952-(CARDINAL)344847; Howard, Terrence.(CARDINAL)538768; Lewis, Jenifer,1957-(CARDINAL)544028; Musker, John.; Newman, Randy.(CARDINAL)346898; Oremland, Jason.(CARDINAL)564942; Rose, Anika Noni,1972-(CARDINAL)889335; Winfrey, Oprah.(CARDINAL)347260; Wooley, Michael-Leon.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)340297; Walt Disney Animation Studios.(CARDINAL)561473; Walt Disney Pictures.(CARDINAL)346896; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)561474;
Disc 1 [Disney Blu-ray]. Feature film -- disc 2 [Disney DVD]. Feature film -- disc 3 [DisneyFile digital copy]. Feature film.Composer, Randy Newman.Voices: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings, Peter Bartlett, Jenifer Lewis, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, John Goodman.New Orleans. Arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana cross paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician. Tiana follows suit when she decides to kiss the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.MPAA rating: G.Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround (48kHz 24-bit), Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Drama.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Musical films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Frogs; Incantations; Princes; Princesses; Vodou;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A literary field guide to southern Appalachia / by McLarney, Rose,1982-editor.(CARDINAL)488716; Street, Laura-Gray,editor.(CARDINAL)814068; Gaddy, L. L.,editor.(CARDINAL)297124;
Includes bibliographical references.Trees and plants -- Mammals -- Birds -- Reptiles and amphibians -- Fish -- Invertebrates -- Fungi."Southern Appalachia is rich in paradox and stereotype-defying complexity, ecologically, culturally, and artistically. A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia--a hybrid literary and natural history anthology--showcases sixty species of Southern Appalachia, one of the most biodiverse areas on earth, with species accounts, illustrations by seven artists of the region, and poems, most commissioned for the anthology from contemporary writers. From the iconic and inveterate--such as the speckled trout, flying squirrel, copperhead, katydid, and black bear--to the elusive, intermittent, and endangered--whippoorwill, Carolina gorge moss, chucky madtom, lampshade spider--the anthology combines art and science to help the reader experience this region's immense ecological and artistic wealth and to know place in broadest, poetic sense"--
Subjects: Fiction.; Poetry.; Natural history; American poetry;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 13
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The princess and the frog [videorecording] / by Bartlett, Peter,1942-; Campos, Bruno.; Clements, Ron.; Cody, Jennifer.; Cummings, Jim,1952-(CARDINAL)433303; David, Keith.; Del Vecho, Peter.(CARDINAL)787675; Edwards, Rob.; Erb, Greg.(CARDINAL)564947; Goodman, John,1952-(CARDINAL)344847; Howard, Terrence.(CARDINAL)538768; Lewis, Jenifer,1957-(CARDINAL)544028; Musker, John.; Newman, Randy.(CARDINAL)346898; Oremland, Jason.(CARDINAL)564942; Rose, Anika Noni,1972-; Winfrey, Oprah.(CARDINAL)347260; Wooley, Michael-Leon.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)340297; Walt Disney Animation Studios (Firm); Walt Disney Pictures.(CARDINAL)346896; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)561474;
Composer, Randy Newman.Voices: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings, Peter Bartlett, Jenifer Lewis, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, John Goodman.New Orleans. Arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana cross paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician. Tiana follows suit when she decides to kiss the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.MPAA rating: G.Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround (48kHz 24-bit), Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Musical films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Frogs; Incantations; Princes; Princesses; Vodou; Príncipes; Princesas;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 8
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