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Mirette on the high wire / by McCully, Emily Arnold,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)141134; G.P. Putnam's Sons,publisher.(CARDINAL)748867;
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.Accelerated Reader ARCaldecott Medal, 1993.
Subjects: Fiction.; Ability; Boardinghouses; Daredevils; Determination (Personality trait); Fear; Girls; Learning; Performance anxiety; Performing arts; Tightrope walking; Girls.;
Available copies: 92 / Total copies: 115
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Amazon parrots / by Gerholdt, James E.,1943-(CARDINAL)382211;
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural habitat of these birds that are popular as pets because of their bright colors and ability to learn tricks.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Amazon parrots; Parrots;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Love and happiness for the children : poems from the heart / by Jones, Ruby Lee,author.; Tuly, Nahinda,illustrator.;
"'Love and happiness for children' is an exciting learning tool created for students, teachers and parents to implement as an educational resource to enhance students' learning abilities!"--Back cover.
Subjects: Poetry.; Counting.; Ladybugs.; Gardens.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Make it stick : the science of successful learning / by Brown, Peter C.,author.; Roediger, Henry L.,III,author.(CARDINAL)720202; McDaniel, Mark A.,author.(CARDINAL)756986;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-288) and index.Learning is misunderstood -- To learn, retrieve -- Mix up your practice -- Embrace difficulties -- Avoid illusions of knowing -- Get beyond learning styles -- Increase your abilities -- Make it stick.Drawing on cognitive psychology and other fields, Make It Stick offers techniques for becoming more productive learners, and cautions against study habits and practice routines that turn out to be counterproductive. The book speaks to students, teachers, trainers, athletes, and all those interested in lifelong learning and self-improvement.
Subjects: Learning; Cognition; Study skills.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 7
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Horses / by Kington, Emily,author.;
Includes index.Readers will learn about the history of horses and their abilities.
Subjects: Horse family (Mammals); Horses.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Harry S. Truman / by Cannarella, Deborah.(CARDINAL)535391;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-61) and index."The best of my ability" -- Raised in Independence -- Learning to lead -- Mr. President -- The hardest decision -- "The buck stops here" -- Mr. Citizen.A biography of the man elected thirty-third president of the United States, discussing his personal life, education, and political career.
Subjects: Biographies.; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972; Presidents; Presidents;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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I could be a one-man relay / by Nickel, Scott,author.(CARDINAL)647535; Santillan, Jorge,illustrator.(CARDINAL)491153;
Since Danny has super speed, he is overconfident in his running ability--will he learn in time that relay racing is about teamwork as well as speed?2.9.480K-3570LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Relay racing; Running races; Teamwork (Sports); Sportsmanship;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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The koala who bounced / by Thomson, Jimmy.(CARDINAL)391880; Löbbecke, Eric,illustrator.(CARDINAL)427459;
Karri the Koala learns about having unique abilities.
Subjects: Fiction.; Individuality; Koala;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Opie the opossum wakes up / by Emerson, Carl.(CARDINAL)706223; Trover, Zachary.(CARDINAL)470839;
Opie is very embarrassed to learn of his ability to "play dead," which comes with an offensive smell, but this special talent helps him to save himself and some new friends.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Opossums; Rabbits; Self-esteem;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The annoying crush / by O'Ryan, Ray,author.(CARDINAL)357392; Kraft, Jason(Jason E.),illustrator.(CARDINAL)618047;
Zack is happy to test a new android his father helped develop for Nebulonics before she goes into production, but her ability to learn causes problems when she develops a crush on Zack after watching a romantic movie.Ages 5-9.530LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Science fiction.; Children's stories.; Robots; Infatuation;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 17
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