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Pink smog : becoming Weetzie Bat / by Block, Francesca Lia.(CARDINAL)768709;
When Weetzie Bat is a thirteen-year-old junior high school outcast mourning the life her family lost when their cottage in the Los Angeles hills burned down, her father leaves her alcoholic mother without telling either of them where he is going and Weetzie learns how to stand up for herself and to find beauty in even the most difficult situations.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Divorce; Fathers and daughters; Individuality; Junior high schools; Schools; Self-reliance;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Killer smog : London, England / by Markovics, Joyce L.,author.(CARDINAL)490441;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.The Great Smog -- A terrible loss -- Looking back -- Pea soupers -- December 5, 1952 -- Blinded! -- Filthy air -- Sickened by smog -- Illness and death -- The Great Smog lifts -- The clean air act -- London's air today -- Fixing the future.In December 1952, a thick layer of black smog blanketed London. The filthy air blinded people on the streets and brought traffic to a screeching halt. Worst of all, the pollution was deadly. It sickened 100,000 people and took the lives of 4,000. Killer Smog: London, England traces the devastating story of air pollution that took thousands of lives and brought London to a standstill. Fascinating photos of the actual events, maps, and fact boxes enrich the compelling text. The personal and heart-breaking story will grip and inspire young readers.Ages 5-8.910LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Smog; Environmental disasters; Air;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Battling smog in North Carolina : an analysis of alternative strategies to meet progress requirements and attain the ozone standard. by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering.(CARDINAL)144755; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.School of Public Health.(CARDINAL)121204;
Subjects: Smog;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Smothered in smog / by Light, Kate,author.(CARDINAL)631144;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is smog? -- The Meuse Valley disaster -- Black tuesday -- America's first smog deaths -- The great smog of London -- Delhi's state of disaster -- Mexico city emergency -- Smog season in Beijing -- The rise of smog in Iran -- A planet in danger.Smog is in today s headlines regularly, with vivid photographs of hoards of people wearing masks as they commute. There aren't many things that acutely threaten the human ecosystem like smog, as the death tolls of the London, Donora, Shanghai, and Meuse Valley disasters show. This is an unfortunately topical book, chronicling several historic episodes some lasting days, some years through both focused text and powerful sidebars showing real statistics. Each spread has a fact box discussing what legal changes were made and not made following these events. The final chapter cites specific ways readers can help.1020L
Subjects: Smog; Air; Air quality management;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Smog - baggage of eternal night / by Morton, Lisa,1958-(CARDINAL)347112;
Subjects: Horror stories (two tales);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Smog--who does it hurt? : what you need to know about ozone and your health. by United States.Environmental Protection Agency.Office of Air and Radiation.(CARDINAL)177748;
Subjects: Smog; Air; Atmospheric ozone;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Smog, oil spills, sewage, and more : the yucky pollution book / by Silverstein, Alvin.(CARDINAL)142049; Kelley, Gerald.(CARDINAL)495556; Nunn, Laura Silverstein.(CARDINAL)209412; Silverstein, Virginia B.(CARDINAL)140135;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index."Gives an overview of different types of pollution, with interesting scientific and historical facts"--Provided by publisher.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Environmental protection; Pollution;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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El smog, el polvo y los sapos / by Weber, Rebecca.(CARDINAL)265107;
Gr. 3.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Smog; Spanish language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Another fine day [sound recording].
You make it easy -- Another fine day -- 5-22-02 -- Long time ago -- Corvette -- Beautiful mind -- Listen Joe -- Cure for this -- Hurricane -- Strangers -- Frying pan eyes -- Gone -- Never felt before -- I can -- Think about yourself.Performed by the group Golden Smog.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The watcher & other stories / by Calvino, Italo.;
The watcher.--Smog.--The Argentine ant.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Fiction.; Calvino, Italo;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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