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60 Ready-to-Use Coding Projects / by Kroski, Ellyssa,editor.(CARDINAL)285708;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-390) and index.Creating circulating collections. Rotating kits for easy STEM programming / Kelsey Hughes -- Creating a tech-related circulating collection / Michael P. Sauers.Programs for adults. Scratch coding for adults: creating a collectible game / Karlene Tura Clark -- Learn with Lynda.com: an introduction to JavaScript / Joanna Schofield -- Meetup.com and libraries: programming partnerships to teach adults / Esther Jackson and Rashad Bell -- MakeCode with Circuit Playground Express: physical computing for adults / Chad Clark.Programs for kids (ages 3-7). Make your own cartoon with PBS Kids ScratchJr / Joanna Schofield -- Before you plug in, analog games to play with young children: story mapping / Stacy Hurt -- Before you plug in, analog games to play with young children: the human robot / Stacy Hurt -- Mommy and me coding: learning coding concepts together with Code-a-Pillar / Bianca Rivera -- Coding storytime for families / Kristine Techavanich -- Using Spheros to retell a story / Sharon McCubbins -- Demonstrating characterization with ScratchJr / Sharon McCubbins -- Computational thinking in storytime: robots / Claudia Haines -- Pattern play: analog activities to explore patterns with preschoolers and families / Paula Langsam -- Mazes and games: how to integrate algorithm design with analog preschool and family activities / Paula Langsam and Amy Steinbauer -- Program the human robot: decomposition activities for preschoolers and families / Paula Langsam -- IF you can imagine it, THEN you can code it: mini-stories with Dash robotics / Alessandra Affinito -- Tell me a story with ScratchJr / Lisa O'Shaughnessy -- Storytime coding / Marissa Guidara -- TechTacular / Marissa Guidara -- Bee-Bot Bowling / Marissa Guidara -- Preschool coding: how to teach coding to children / Katie Clausen -- Screen-free coding for preschoolers / Katie Clausen -- Great books for teaching coding to preschoolers / Katie Clausen -- Coding stations in a K-3 school library / Danielle Arnold -- Integrate picture books to teach computational thinking skills / Danielle Arnold.Programs for tweens (ages 8-12). Scratch coding for tweens: creating cartoons / Karlene Tura Clark -- Bring your LEGOs to life with LEGO Education WeDo / Joanna Schofield -- Program a Mad Libs game with Python / Connor McNamara -- Program a number guessing game with Python / Connor McNamara -- Program a SUPER number guessing game with Python / Connor McNamara -- Coding music with exceptional learners: mission possible / Melanie Toran -- Build an automated puppet with Arduino / Jamie Bair -- Coding camp for tweens / Annamarie Carlson -- Beginner video game coding and design / Annamarie Carlson -- Outreach programming with robots and coding / Annamarie Carlson -- Scratch art: create and animate characters using Scratch / Mary Carrier -- Program A-mazing Finch Robots with Scratch / Mary Carrier -- A crash course in robotics / Loren McClain -- Unstructured learning: using drop-in technology programs to engage more patrons and support learning through play / Julia Clark -- Choose your own adventure: bring coding to life with interactive storytelling / Kaitlin Frick and Grace Zell -- LEGO Sumobots: programming robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS / Chad Clark -- Digital dress-up: creating drag-and-drop games in Scratch / Olivia Horvath -- Remix a meme using Scratch / Olivia Horvath -- Using Bloxels to teach storytelling and video game design / Danielle Arnold -- How to give successful coding workshops for ages 8-12 / Karima Kafif.Programs for young adults (ages 13-18). Form a Hacker Club and Hacker Club Jr. / Jessica Franco and Emily Sheehan -- Host a teen and tween app development camp in your library / Jessica Franco and Emily Sheehan -- Host an escape room with a robotic twist / Joanna Schofield -- Advancing beyond Scratch to text-based coding with Pencil Code / Jamie Bair -- Program a Scratch guessing machine / David Vance -- Use HTML, JavaScript, and CSS to create an interactive online Greet-Bot 3000 / David Vance -- Player ready: making your first video game / Loren McClain -- Partners in technology: how to create a successful technology mentorship program / Julia Clark -- Walk through my world: create a virtual reality digital world / Lisa O'Shaughnessy -- Living in fairyland: explore fairy tales with VR technology / Lisa O'Shaughnessy -- Create and choreograph original music videos / Jessica Franco and Emily Sheehan -- After Scratch: connecting teen patrons with next steps / Olivia Horvath -- Programming stories: how to animate with code / Austin Olney."The lessons of ALA's Libraries Ready to Code initiative are conclusive: your library can make a difference in developing computational thinking in children, teens, and even adults. And you don't even need to be a techie to make it happen; in fact, many activities in this new book from tech champion Kroski dispense with a screen altogether in favor of twister boards, masking tape grids, or bowling pins. Other activities are built around affordable software or tech toys like Scratch Jr., Scratch, Bee-Bot, or Code-a-Pillar.
Subjects: Libraries; Computer programming; Computer literacy;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Forensic anthropology : the growing science of talking bones / by Thomas, Peggy,1960-; Thomas, Peggy,1960-Talking bones.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-200) and index.
Subjects: Forensic anthropology.; Forensic osteology.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Swamper : letters from a Louisiana swamp rabbit / by Ouchley, Amy,author.;
Introduction -- Letter 1. The Web of Life in the Swamp -- Letter 2. Swamper's Hollow Log -- Letter 3. Swamper's Risky Role in the Food Web -- Letter 4. Swamper Defends His Territory -- Letter 5. Swamper's Narrow Escape -- Letter 6. Winter Comes to the Swamp -- Letter 7. Swamper Moves to Higher Ground -- Letter 8. Feathered Neighbors in the Swamp -- Letter 9. Life Cycles in the Swamp -- Letter 10. Swamp Moonlight -- Letter 11. Swamper and Fern's Offspring -- Letter 12. The Owls in the Swamp -- P.S. from Amy."Swamper, a fictitious swamp rabbit, lives in the bottomland hardwood forest, of overflow swamp, which is a very real environment. In twelve "letters" addressed to his human friends, Swamper shares his vivid observations about life in a Louisiana swamp. With excitement and captivating detail, he explains ecological concepts such as food webs, energy flow, decomposition, and reproduction. He recounts adventures like escaping his predators, the great horned owland the red fox, and swimming for his life after a flood forces him to find higher ground. The alert swamp rabbit even describes the seasonal migration of birds and the monthly phases of the moon. While educating students about the interconnected life cycles found in a natural habitat, Swamper's first-hand account of the richness and value of the wetlands will also help young readers develop a deeper appreciation for this delicate ecosystem. Though written for all ages to enjoy, the content specifically aligns with life science and environmental science educational standards for 4th through 7th grades"--Through a series of twelve letters, a swamp rabbit tells about himself and his life in a northern Louisiana swamp. Each letter is followed by questions and activities. Includes glossary and answer key.Grades 4-7.
Subjects: Creative nonfiction.; Fiction.; Picture books.; Ecology; Letters; Rabbits; Swamp animals; Swamp rabbit; Swamps;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Trails of evidence [videorecording] : how forensic science works / by Murray, Elizabeth A.(Elizabeth Ann),1958-(CARDINAL)815446; Reay, Alisha.(CARDINAL)554670; Leven, Jon.(CARDINAL)554917; Allen, Jim M.;
DVD.Taught by Elizabeth A. Murray.Includes bibliographical references (Course guidebook, pages 268-285).
Subjects: Instructional films.; Lectures.; Video recordings.; Forensic sciences.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The understory : an invitation to rootedness and resilience from the forest floor / by Wilbert, Lore Ferguson,author.(CARDINAL)418489;
Includes bibliographical references."A popular writer explores what the forest teaches us about living amid death and decay, helping us examine what's beneath the surface of our long-held beliefs and consider what it means to grieve, remember, and hope"--"After years of witnessing religious and political unrest in the evangelical church, Lore Ferguson Wilbert felt alienataed and disoriented. She found solace in the woods, where she discovered that the forest could teach her how to live -- and even thrive -- when everything seems to be falling apart. In The Understory, Wilbert explores what we can learn from eroding soil, the decomposition process, the time it takes to grow lichen, the beauty of fiddlehead ferns, the regeneration of self-sowing seeds, and walking through the mud. Among the understory of the forest, Wilbert discovers rich metaphors for living a rooted and flourishing life within the complex ecosystems of our world."--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Resilience (Personality trait); Resilience (Ecology); Death; Forests and forestry; Human-plant relationships.; Christian life.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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One hundred daffodils : finding beauty, grace, and meaning when things fall apart / by Winn, Rebecca,author.(CARDINAL)831736;
"A reflection on human resilience and nature's ability to teach, inspire, and heal after an unexpected life upheaval. One Hundred Daffodils is told through the lens of the author's personal experiences with grief and heartbreak on her journey toward self-discovery and empowerment"--Prologue. The spiderweb ; Form and formlessness -- Decomposition. Living in Sleeping Beauty's castle: part one ; Desperately seeking self ; Living in Sleeping Beauty's castle: part two ; Déjà vu all over again ; Women grieve, men replace -- Fallow. I am autumn ; The itsy bitsy spider ; First touch ; Bright white nights ; Opposites attract ; The lifeline ; Moments of joy ; Letting go ; Total annihilation ; The still small voice ; Geraldine -- Germination. Invincible summer ; Dark luna ; It came to pass ; Fall blooming flowers ; Just passing through ; Revelation revelry ; The littlest phoenix ; The great escape -- Emergence. Víbora ; The rescue ; Patita ; Seasons of love ; Coyote ugly ; March of the sunflowers ; One hundred daffodils ; The plane truth ; Deep trust ; To sit in solemn silence -- Florescence. No need for validation ; The giving tree ; Break up, break down, break through ; Cottonwood chorus ; A new day ; Raucous raccoons ; A prairie dog companion ; Chop wood, carry water ; Blank canvas -- Epilogue. Into the great unknown.
Subjects: Winn, Rebecca.; Divorced women.; Divorce; Life change events.; Self-realization in women.;
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Blind sight [large print] / by O'Connell, Carol,1947-author.(CARDINAL)391622;
A blind child and a Catholic nun disappear from a city sidewalk in plain sight of onlookers. There, then gone vanished in seconds. Those who witnessed the event still cannot believe it happened. It was all too real. Detective Kathy Mallory and the NYPD's Special Crimes Unit enter the investigation when the nun's body is found with three other corpses in varying stages of decomposition left on the lawn of Gracie Mansion, home to the mayor of New York City. Sister Michael was the last to die. The child, Jonah Quill, is still missing. Like Jonah, the police are blind. Unknown to them, he is with a stone killer, and though he has unexpected resources of his own, his would-be saviors have no suspect, no useful evidence, and no clue except for Detective Mallory's suspicions of things "not said" and her penchant for getting to the truth beneath lies. Behind her back, the squad s name for her is Mallory the Machine, yet she has a dark understanding of what it is to be human. A child is waiting, time is running out, and atop her list of liars is the mayor himself and a theory of the crimes in which no sane cop could believe.
Subjects: Large print books.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Mallory, Kathleen (Fictitious character); Police; Policewomen; Murder; Missing persons; Police.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Ace your ecology and environmental science project : great science fair ideas / by Gardner, Robert,1929-2017.(CARDINAL)327788; Perry, Phyllis J.,1933-(CARDINAL)709608; Tocci, Salvatore.(CARDINAL)740837;
Includes bibliographical references (page 109) and index."Presents several science projects and science fair ideas dealing with ecology and environmental studies"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Ecology; Environmental sciences; Experiments; Science projects;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Guidelines for safe storage and handling of reactive materials / by American Institute of Chemical Engineers.Center for Chemical Process Safety.(CARDINAL)185018;
Includes bibliographical references and index.-- 6.8 Personnel Training and Performance. -- 6.9 Incident Investigation. -- 6.10 Standards, Codes, and Regulations. -- 6.11 Audits and Corrective Actions. -- 6.12 Enhancement of Process Safety Knowledge. -- 6.13 Other Elements Required by Regulatory Authorities. -- Bibliography. -- References. -- 7. Specific Design Considerations. -- 7.1 Polymerizable Materials: Acrylic Acid. -- 7.2 Polymerizable Materials: Styrene. -- 7.3 Organic Peroxides. -- 7.4 Organic Peroxides: Dibenzoyl Peroxide. -- 7.5 Organic Peroxides: MEK Peroxide. -- 7.6 Temperature-Sensitive Materials: Ethylene Oxide. -- 7.7 Pyrophoric Materials: Aluminum Alkyls. -- 7.8 Peroxide Formers: 1,3-Butadiene. -- 7.9 Water-Reactive Materials: Sodium. -- 7.10 Water-Reactive Materials: Chlorosulfonic Acid. -- References. -- Appendix A. Reactive Chemicals Literature Sources. -- Procedures for Hazard Evaluation and Testing. -- Accident and Loss Prevention. -- Data Sources and Compilations. -- Material Safety Data Sheets. -- Computerized On-line Databases. -- Educational and Training Materials. -- Appendix B. Industry Practice Survey Results. -- Glossary. -- Index.Machine derived contents note: Preface. -- Acknowledgments. -- Acronyms. -- Introduction. -- 1. Chemical Reactivity Hazards. -- 1.1 Framework for Understanding Reactivity Hazards. -- 1.1.1 Grouping of Reactivity Hazards into General Categories. -- 1.1.2 Key Parameters That Drive Reactions. -- 1.1.3 Types of Runaway Reactions. -- 1.1.4 How Reactive Chemical Storage and Handling Accidents Are Initiated. -- 1.2 Self-Reactive Polymerizing Chemicals. -- 1.2.1 Thermal Instability. -- 1.2.2 Induction Time. -- 1.2.3 Example. -- 1.3 Self-Reactive Decomposing Chemicals. -- 1.3.1 Peroxides. -- 1.3.2 Self-Accelerating Decomposition Temperature. -- 1.3.3 Predicting Instability Potential. -- 1.3.4 Deflagration and Detonation of Pure Material. -- 1.3.5 Slow Gas-Forming Reactions. -- 1.3.6 Heat of Compression. -- 1.3.7 Minimum Pressure for Vapor Decomposition. -- 1.3.8 Shock Sensitivity. -- 1.3.9 Examples of Shock Sensitivity. -- 1.4 Self-Reactive Rearranging Chemicals. -- 1.4.1 Isomerization. -- 1.4.2 Disproportionation. -- 1.5 Reactivity with Oxygen. -- 1.5.1 Spontaneous Ignition and Pyrophoricity. -- 1.5.2 Pyrophoricity versus Hypergolic Properties. -- 1.5.3 Accumulation and Explosion of Pyrophoric Materials. -- 1.5.4 Competition between Air and Atmosphere Moisture. -- 1.5.5 Peroxide Formation. -- 1.6 Reactivity with Water. -- 1.6.1 Water Reactivity: Fast and Slow Reactions. -- 1.6.2 Water-Reactive Structures. -- 1.7 Reactivity with Other Common Substances. -- 1.7.1 Reactions with Metals. -- 1.7.2 Surface Area Effects. -- 1.7.3 Catalyst Deactivation and Surface Passivation. -- 1.8 Reactive with Other Chemicals Incompatibility. -- 1.8.1 Oxidizing and Reducing Properties. -- 1.8.2 Acidic and basic Properties. -- 1.8.3 Formation of Unstable Materials. -- 1.8.4 Thermite-Type Reactions. -- 1.8.5 Incompatibility with Heat Transfer Fluids and Refrigerants. -- 1.8.6 Adsorbents. -- References. -- 2. Chemical Reactivity Classifications. -- 2.1 NFPA Reactivity Hazard Signal. -- 2.1.1 NFPA 704 Rating System for Overall Reactivity. -- 2.1.2 Definitions for Reactivity Signal Ratings. -- 2.1.3 Reactivity Hazards Not Identified by NFPA 704. -- 2.1.4 NFPA Reactivity Ratings for Specific Chemicals. -- 2.2 NPCA Hazardous Materials Identification System. -- 2.3 Classifications of Organic Peroxides. -- 2.3.1 SPI 19A Classification of Organic Peroxides. -- 2.3.2 NFPA 43B Classification of Organic Peroxides. -- 2.4 Classification of Materials That Form Peroxides. -- 2.5 Classification of Water-Reactive Materials. -- 2.5.1 Materials That React Violently with Water. -- 2.5.2 Materials That React Slowly with Water. -- References. -- 3. Materials Assessment. -- 3.1 Prior Experience Review. -- 3.1.1 Common Knowledge. -- 3.1.2 Analogy. -- 3.1.3 Safety Data and Literature. -- 3.2 Theoretical Evaluations. -- 3.2.1 Unstable Atomic Groups. -- 3.2.2 Oxygen Balance. -- 3.2.3 Thermodynamics: Heat of -- 3.2.4 Thermodynamics: Heats of Reaction and Self-Reaction. -- 3.2.5 Thermodynamics: Equilibrium Considerations. -- 3.2.6 Chetah. -- 3.2.7 Example Evaluation. -- 3.3 Expert Determination. -- 3.3.1 Expert Committees. -- 3.3.2 Kinetics Determination Factors. -- 3.4 Reactivity Screening Tests. -- 3.4.1 Thermal Stability Screening Tests. -- 3.4.2 Shock Sensitivity Screening. -- 3.4.3 Pyrophoricity Screening. -- 3.4.4 Water Reactivity Screening. -- 3.4.5 Peroxide Formation Screening. -- 3.4.6 Compatibility Screening. -- References. -- 4. Consequence Analysis. -- 4.1 Identifying Potential Accident Scenarios. -- 4.1.1 Process Hazard Analysis. -- 4.1.2 Checklist of Potentially Hazardous Events. -- 4.1.3 Chemical Interaction Matrix. -- 4.1.4 Industry Experience. -- 4.1.5 Local Size Experience. -- 4.2 Severity Testing. -- 4.2.1 Calorimetric Testing for Consequence Analysis. -- 4.2.2 Self-Accelerating Decomposition Temperature. -- 4.2.3 Isoperibolic Calorimetry. -- 4.2.4 Assessment of Maximum Pressure and Temperature. -- 4.3 Where to Find Methods for Estimating Immediate Consequences. -- 4.3.1 Reactive Chemical Explosions. -- 4.3.2 Reactive Chemical Fires. -- 4.3.3 Toxic Releases. -- 4.4 Where to Find Methods for Estimating Immediate Impact. -- 4.4.1 Explosion Effect Models. -- 4.4.2 Thermal Effect Models. -- 4.4.3 Toxic Gas Effect Models. -- 4.4.4 Modeling Systems. -- 4.4.5 Caveats. -- 4.5 Applications of Consequence Analysis. -- 4.5.1 Selection of Size, Quantity, and Location of Facilities. -- 4.5.2 Selection of Dedicated Safeguard Systems. -- 4.5.3 Basis for Emergency Response Systems and Planning. -- 4.5.4 Better Understanding of the Hazard and the Consequences. -- 4.5.5 Significant Step toward a Well-Managed Operating Facility. -- References. -- 5. General Design Considerations. -- 5.1 Summary of General Design Strategies. -- 5.1.1 Reduce the Inherent Hazards. -- 5.1.2 Build Reliable Safety Layers. -- 5.1.3 Conduct In-Depth Reviews. -- 5.1.4 Use Previous Experience. -- 5.2 Compatibility. -- 5.2.1 Identifying Potential Incompatibility Problems. -- 5.2.2 Compatibility with Process Materials/Reagents. -- 5.2.3 Compatibility with Impurities. -- 5.2.4 Compatibility with Heat Transfer Fluids. -- 5.2.5 Compatibility with Materials of Construction and Corrosion Products. -- 5.2.6 Compatibility with Insulation. -- 5.2.7 Compatibility with Fire-Extinguishing Agents. -- 5.2.8 Compatibility with Other Materials. -- 5.2.9 Other Compatibility-Related Practices. -- 5.3 Storage Time and Shelf Life. -- 5.3.1 Storage Time Limitations. -- 5.3.2 Practices for Increasing Shelf Life. -- 5.3.3 Handling and Disposal of Too-Old Material. -- 5.4 Storage Quantity and Configuration. -- 5.4.1 Determining Maximum Inventory. -- 5.4.2 Storage Configurations. -- 5.4.3 Top versus Bottom Discharge. -- 5.4.4 Facility Siting. -- 5.4.5 Restrictions on Container Shape or Configuration. -- 5.4.6 Mixing and Recirculation. -- 5.5 Air and Moisture Exclusion. -- 5.5.1 Air Exclusion Practices. -- 5.5.2 Moisture Exclusion Practices. -- 5.6 Monitoring and Control. -- 5.6.1 Oxygen Concentration Monitoring. -- 5.6.2 Humidity/Moisture Content Monitoring. -- 5.6.3 Pressure Monitoring. -- 5.6.4 Temperature Monitoring. -- 5.6.5 Temperature Control. -- 5.7 Handling and Transfer. -- 5.7.2 Piping Specifications and Layout. -- 5.7.3 Fittings and Connections. -- 5.7.4 Pumps and Pump Seals. -- 5.7.5 Valves. -- 5.7.6 Drain Systems. -- 5.7.7 Cleaning Equipment. -- 5.7.8 Transfer Systems Operating and Maintenance Practices. -- 5.8 Last-Resort Safety Features. -- 5.8.1 Inhibitor Injection. -- 5.8.2 Quench System. -- 5.8.3 Dump System. -- 5.8.4 Depressuring System. -- 5.8.5 Emergency Relief Configuration. -- 5.8.6 Emergency Relief Sizing Basis. -- 5.8.7 Emergency Relief Headers. -- 5.8.8 Emergency Relief Treatment Systems. -- 5.8.9 Explosion Suppression. -- 5.9 Passive Mitigation. -- 5.9.1 Flow-Limiting Orifices. -- 5.9.2 Fire-Resistant/Explosion-Resistant Construction. -- 5.9.3 Weak Seams and Explosion Venting. -- 5.9.4 Bunkers, Blast Walls and Barricades. -- 5.9.5 Secondary Containment. -- 5.9.6 Separation Distances. -- 5.10 Detections, Warning and Isolation. -- 5.10.1 Release Detection. -- 5.10.2 Release Warning. -- 5.10.3 Release Isolation. -- 5.11 Fire Prevention and Protection. -- 5.11.1 Ignition Source Control. -- 5.11.2 Fireproofing and Insulation. -- 5.11.3 Extinguishing Systems. -- 5.12 Postrelease Mitigation. -- 5.12.1 Reactive Release Countermeasures. -- 5.12.2 Reactive Chemicals Personal Protective Equipment. -- 5.12.3 Reactive Chemicals Emergency Response. -- 5.13 Hazard Reviews. -- 5.13.1 Hazard Severity Categories. -- 5.13.2 Reactive Chemicals Hazard Reviews. -- 5.14 Codes and Standards. -- References. -- 6. Process Safety Management of Reactive Material Facilities. -- 6.1 Accountability: Objective and Goals. -- 6.2 Process Knowledge and Documentation. -- 6.3 Capital Project Review and Design Procedures. -- 6.4 Process Risk Management. -- 6.5 Management of Change. -- 6.6 Process and Equipment Integrity. -- 6.7 Human Factors.
Subjects: Chemicals; Chemical industry; Chemical reactions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Will my cat eat my eyeballs? [large print] : big questions from tiny mortals about death / by Doughty, Caitlin,author.(CARDINAL)347509; Ruz, Dianne,illustrator.(CARDINAL)785537;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-296).Before we begin -- When I die, will my cat eat my eyeballs? -- What would happen to an astronaut body in space? -- Can I keep my parents' skulls after they die? -- Will my body sit up or speak on its own after I die? -- We buried my dog in the backyard, what would happen if we dug him up now? -- Can I preserve my dead body in amber like a prehistoric insect? -- Why do we turn colors when we die? -- How does a whole adult fit in a tiny box after cremation? -- Will I poop when I die? -- Do conjoined twins always die at the same time? -- If I died making a stupid face, would it be stuck like that forever? -- Can we give Grandma a Viking funeral? -- Why don't animals dig up all the graves? -- What would happen if you swallowed a bag of popcorn before you died and were cremated? -- If someone is trying to sell a house, do they have to tell the buyer someone died there? -- What if they make a mistake and bury me when I'm just in a coma? -- What would happen if you died on a plane? -- Do bodies in the cemetery make the water we drink taste bad? -- I went to the show where dead bodies with no skin play soccer. Can we do that with my body? -- Can everybody fit in a casket? What if they're really tall? -- Can someone donate blood after they die? -- We eat dead chickens, why not dead people? -- What happens when a cemetery is full of bodies and you can't add any more? -- Is it true people see a white light as they're dying? -- Why don't bugs eat people's bones? -- What happens when you want to bury someone but the ground is too frozen? -- Can you describe the smell of a dead body? -- What happens to soldiers who die far away in battle, or whose bodies are never found? -- Can I be buried in the same grave as my hamster? -- Will my hair keep growing in my coffin after I'm buried? -- Can I use human bones from a cremation as jewelry? -- Did mummies stink when they were wrapped? -- At my grandma's wake, she was wrapped in plastic under her blouse. Why would they do that?"Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. The best questions come from kids. What would happen to an astronaut's body if it were pushed out of a space shuttle? Do people poop when they die? Can Grandma have a Viking funeral?In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, Doughty blends her mortician's knowledge of the body and the intriguing history behind common misconceptions about corpses to offer factual, hilarious, and candid answers to thirty-five distinctive questions posed by her youngest fans. In her inimitable voice, Doughty details lore and science of what happens to, and inside, our bodies after we die. Why do corpses groan? What causes bodies to turn colors during decomposition? And why do hair and nails appear longer after death? Readers will learn the best soil for mummifying your body, whether you can preserve your best friend's skull as a keepsake, and what happens when you die on a plane.Beautifully illustrated by Dianné Ruz, Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? shows us that death is science and art, and only by asking questions can we begin to embrace it"--A funeral director, Doughty receives dozens of questions about death every day. Here she blends her scientific understanding of the body and the intriguing history behind common misconceptions about corpses to offer factual, hilarious, and candid answers to thirty-five questions. Readers will learn what happens if you die on an airplane, the best soil for mummifying your dog, and whether or not you can preserve your friend's skull as a keepsake. -- adapted from back cover
Subjects: Large print books.; FAQs.; Humor.; Death; Dead; Children's questions and answers.; Undertakers and undertaking.; Dead; Death; Death (Biology); Funeral rites and ceremonies.;
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