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Youth Services Nonfiction: June, 2009

Index

Nonfiction: 000 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 900 | Biographies |
Fiction: Chapter Fiction | Easy Fiction | Easy Readers (Fiction) | Picture Books | Board Books
Miscellaneous: Parenting Collection | Paperbacks | Comics
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Youth Services Department's Staff Picks

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000 - 099
General

The book of how
Laffon, Martine.   J 031.02 LAF
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Do you "drive your parents nuts" by asking a bunch of questions or do you just have a curious mind and have a bunch of questions? Either way, this book has plenty of answers for you! You can learn how castles were built without cranes and how colors were made and how you get ideas and how people think in a foreign language and how you can convince your mother that video games won't make you stupid. BK

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100 - 199
Psychology & Philosophy

How to talk to dads
Greven, Alec.   J 155.6 GRE
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200 - 299
Religion

Faith
Ajmera, Maya.   J 200 AJM
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Boy on the lion throne: the childhood of the 14th Dalai Lama
Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody.   J 294.3923 KIM
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300 - 399
Social Sciences

Population
Stewart, Gail B.   J 304.6 STE
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The new 50 simple things kids can do to save the earth
J 363.7 NEW
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Why should I recycle garbage?
Knight, M. J.   J 363.728 KNI
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Why shouldn't I drop litter?
Knight, M. J.   J 363.728 KNI
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School house rock! Earth
J 372 SCH (DVD)
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400 - 499
Languages

The parents' guide to baby signs: early communication with your infant
Sebrey, Leann.   J 419 SEB (Parenting Collection)
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500 - 599
Pure Sciences

Volcanoes around the world
Green, Jen.   J 551.21 GRE
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Volcanoes through time
Harris, Nicholas.   J 551.21 HAR
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Earthquakes through time
Harris, Nicholas.   J 551.22 HAR
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Islands around the world
Green, Jen.   J 551.42 GRE
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When learning about geography do you find yourself confused trying to understand the differences in land formations? This book tells about what an island is, talks about the different islands around the world and what makes each island different. Rivers, deserts, coastlines and other titles in the series Geography Now! can also be found on our shelves. BK

Mountains around the world
Green, Jen.   J 551.432 GRE
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Coastlines around the world
Green, Jen.   J 551.457 GRE
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Rivers around the world
Green, Jen.   J 551.483 GRE
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Dinosaurs through time
Harris, Nicholas.   J 567.9 HAR
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Dinosaurs: the most complete, up-to-date encyclopedia for dinosaur lovers of all ages
Holtz, Thomas R.   J 567.9 HOL
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Have you ever wondered how we know so much about dinosaurs? This book has informative historical background about such things as why dinosaur names are so long and a history of the evolution of the spices. The author presents several preeminent paleontologists who sometimes have very differing opinions about a whole range of dinosaur topics. This means that you, the reader, can learn all the theories we know and than join in the debate about dinosaurs! BK

Nature interrupted: the science of environmental chain reactions
Stille, Darlene R.   J 577.27 STI
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About habitats: mountains
Sill, Cathryn P.   J 577.53 SIL
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Bubble homes and fish farts
Bayrock, Fiona.   J 590 BAY
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Fish, frogs, otthers and other animals use bubbles in the most amazing ways: they make bubbles, breathe bubbles, live in bubbles, and pass bubbles. How exactly do they do it? Take a peek inside and discover a poppin' good read. NB

Planet animal: saving earth's disappearing animals
Taylor, Barbara.   J 591.68 TAY
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Forest animals
Dayton, Connor.   J 591.73 DAY
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Prairie animals
Dayton, Connor.   J 591.744 DAY
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Mountain animals
Dayton, Connor.   J 591.753 DAY
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Desert animals
Dayton, Connor.   J 591.754 DAY
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Tundra animals
Dayton, Connor.   J 591.7586 DAY
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Crocodile safari
Arnosky, Jim.   J 597.982 ARN
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Are you curious about crocodiles? This book is full of oodles of facts about crocodiles and it has a DVD with a crocodile song to boot! BK

Even an ostrich needs a nest: where birds begin
Kelly, Irene.   J 598.156 KEL
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Have you ever gone on a safari? You can check out this book and read about different birds from all around the world. Than you can go on a safari around your neighborhood to see how many bird and bird nests you can find. BK

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600 - 699
Applied Sciences

Human body
J 612 HUM
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The remarkable respiratory system: how do my lungs work?
Burstein, John.   J 612.2 BUR
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Your body battles a cold
Cobb, Vicki.   J 616.2 COB
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Your body battles a stomachache
Cobb, Vicki.   J 616.33 COB
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Your body battles a skinned knee
Cobb, Vicki.   J 617.1 COB
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Have you ever wondered what goes on in your insides? What happens when you skin your knee and how it gets back to the way it was? You will find answers to these and lots more questions along with some very explicate photomicrographs and nifty illustrations about the wonderful, amazing structure known as your body. If you liked this book you can learn more interesting facts from the other titles in the "Body battles ..." series. BK

Your body battles a broken bone
Cobb, Vicki.   J 617.47 COB
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Your body battles a cavity
Cobb, Vicki.   J 617.6 COB
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Your body battles an earache
Cobb, Vicki.   J 617.83 COB
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Goodbye, gasoline: the science of fuel cells
Lew, Kristi.   J 621.31 LEW
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Moonshot: the flight of Apollo 11
Floca, Brian.   J 629.454 FLO
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One small step: celebrating the first men on the moon
Stone, Jerry.   J 629.454 STO
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Food for thought: the stories behind the things we eat
Robbins, Ken.   J 641.3 ROB
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What to read when: the books and stories to read with your child and all the best times to read them
Allyn, Pam.   J 649.58 ALL (Parenting Collection)
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What's so bad about gasoline?: fossil fuels and what they do
Rockwell, Anne F.   J 665.5 ROC (Easy Reader)
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700 - 799
Arts

Drawing the new adventure cartoons: cool spies, evil guys and action heroes
Hart, Christopher.   J 741.5 HAR
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Things to do with dad: lots of fun for everyone
Stevens, Chris.   J 790.1 STE
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Michael Jordan
Stout, Glenn.   J 796.323092 JOR
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Devin Hester
Young, Jeff C.   J 796.332092 YOU
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Devin Hester had a dream and he was not going to let anybody (including himself) stop him from achieving that dream. He had to struggle through taking the SAT exam 3 times before he finally passed and was then finally able to play college football. Reading about Hester's "you can do it" attitude might be just the 'boost" you need to help you achieve your dream! BK

Jackie Robinson
Stout, Glenn.   J 796.357092 ROB
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Babe Ruth
Stout, Glenn.   J 796.357092 RUT
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Dale Earnhardt, Sr
Stout, Glenn.   J 796.72092 EAR
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Muhammad Ali
Stout, Glenn.   J 796.83092 ALI
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900 - 999
History & Travel

Follow that map!: a first look at mapping skills
Ritchie, Scot.   J 912 RIT
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Have you ever gotten lost? Did you know that there is more than one-way to figure out where you are and how to get to where you are going? This book can help you discover a lot of different ways to help you find you way and by learning how to use a map you just might want to make your own map! BK

You are the first kid on Mars
O'Brien, Patrick.   J 919.923 OBR
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Pyramids through time
Harris, Nicholas.   J 932 HAR
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Pharaoh's boat
Weitzman, David.   J 932 WEI
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Castles through time
Harris, Nicholas.   J 940.1 HAR
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The Anne Frank case: Simon Wiesenthal's search for the truth
Rubin, Susan Goldman.   J 940.5318 RUB
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Who discovered America?
Wyatt, Valerie.   J 970.01 WYA
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Famous people of Mexico
Carew-Miller, Anna.   J 972 CAR
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Robert Smalls: the boat thief
Kennedy, Robert Francis.   J 973.7415 KEN
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The wild West through time
Aston, Claire.   J 978 AST
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Biographies

Michael Jordan
Stout, Glenn.   J 796.323092 JOR
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Devin Hester
Young, Jeff C.   J 796.332092 YOU
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Devin Hester had a dream and he was not going to let anybody (including himself) stop him from achieving that dream. He had to struggle through taking the SAT exam 3 times before he finally passed and was then finally able to play college football. Reading about Hester's "you can do it" attitude might be just the 'boost" you need to help you achieve your dream! BK

Jackie Robinson
Stout, Glenn.   J 796.357092 ROB
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Babe Ruth
Stout, Glenn.   J 796.357092 RUT
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Dale Earnhardt, Sr
Stout, Glenn.   J 796.72092 EAR
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Muhammad Ali
Stout, Glenn.   J 796.83092 ALI
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Miles to go
Cyrus, Miley.   J B CYRUS
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