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1) 999 tadpoles
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Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
When 999 tadpoles grow into frogs they do not fit in the pond so they have to move.
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English
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Combining political intrigue, time travel, family drama, and all the perils that come with being the first at anything, Hugo Award—winning author Philip K. Dick's Martian Time-Slip follows a group of exiled colonists on Mars and the ten-year-old psychic among them, a boy so powerful he not only looks into the future but can send people there.
On an arid Mars, local bigwigs compete with Earth-bound interlopers to buy up land before the UN develops...
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English
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A New York Times Bestseller
What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their "captivating" (The Wall Street Journal) book, the directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted, show that the answer to these questions may be closer than you realize.
What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer...
What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their "captivating" (The Wall Street Journal) book, the directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted, show that the answer to these questions may be closer than you realize.
What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer...
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English
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"In a world steeped in gender inequality and sexual violence, it's become more and more clear that we can't just teach girls to protect themselves. We must also teach boys not to do harm. Written by a clinical psychologist with expertise in modern families, Raising Feminist Boys is a parent's guide to having developmentally appropriate conversations with boys about sexual responsibility, consent, gender, empathy, and identity"--
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously believed. Narrated by actress Blair Brown, the series tells stories through a mix of personal histories, expert commentary and cutting-edge animation. Viewers will not only learn startling new truths about the brain, they will voyage...
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English
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What is most remarkable about the assortment of discipline programs on the market today is the number of fundamental assumptions they seem to share. Some may advocate the use of carrots rather than sticks; some may refer to punishments as "logical consequences." But virtually all take for granted that the teacher must be in control of the classroom, and that what we need are strategies to get students to comply with the adult's expectations. Alfie...
9) Hog wild
Author
Series
Southern Fried mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Publisher
Vision Films
Language
English
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Narrated by Kate Winslet, this entertaining and surprising documentary will challenge the way you look at the food industry. What is the true cost of food? Who pays the price? Featuring shocking undercover footage and poignant first-hand accounts from indigenous people, this one-of-a-kind documentary will permanently change your perception of food and its connection to the future of our planet.
Publisher
distributed by ConsumerVision
Pub. Date
1999, c1997
Language
English
Description
Shows how brain development in children up to age three is influenced by such things as interaction, touch, stable relationships, safe environments, self-esteem, quality child care, play, communication, music, and reading.
12) Unrepresented
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Language
English
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Description
We all know Washington is broken. Our federal government's spending, regulations and tax breaks are deeply corrupted in favor of the special interests that lobby it. Fed up with the status quo, Americans keep electing people who pledge to change it, to no avail. Why? With expert testimony from high-ranking officials, UNREPRESENTED reveals that what is stopping the Federal government from enacting popular reforms is the corrupt way it is financed....
16) Charm City
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Delivering a candid portrait of citizens, police, community advocates, and government officials on the frontlines during three years of unparalleled, escalating violence in Baltimore before and after Freddie Gray's death in police custody. The film highlights the positive actions undertaken by groups and individuals, who come together to rebuild, heal, and forge a better way forward.
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