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1) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
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Pub. Date
2024.
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"From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health--and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social...
2) Mammoths
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Series
Publisher
The Creative Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"A countdown of five of the most captivating mammoth fossil discoveries and relatives provides thrills as readers discover more about the biological, social, and hunting characteristics of these Ice Age creatures"--
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Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"'Magical thinking' can be broadly defined as the belief that one's internal thoughts can affect unrelated events in the external world: Think of the conviction that one can manifest their way out of poverty, stave off cancer with positive vibes, thwart the apocalypse by learning to can their own peaches, or transform an unhealthy relationship to a glorious one with loyalty alone. In all its forms, magical thinking works in service of restoring agency...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
The Cat Encyclopedia is a cat compendium with all the facts about cats and kittens. It's packed with beautifully photographed profiles of different breeds, from the Maine Coon to the Khao Manee, and includes information on caring for your own cat. This book explores the cat's place in cultures and includes famous cats in art and literature.
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Quadrille
Pub. Date
[2024]
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Jekka is the authority on herbs. She grows over 400 different culinary and medicinal herbs at her herb farm in SouthGloucestershire, UK. In this comprehensive guide, she details how to grow herbs in the garden, in containers and from seed, and guides you through propagation, division, cuttings, harvesting and yearly maintenance. During the past forty years of gardening, Jekka has witnessed the change in climate and pests and diseases, and how they...
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Callisto Publishing LLC C/O Sourcebooks LLC
Pub. Date
[2024].
Description
"Learning how the human body works is an important skill for toddlers. This adorable kids anatomy book walks them through every major body part, with simple language and vibrant artwork that keep them engaged as they explore how they use their eyes to see, their nose to smell, their legs to move, and their arms to wave hello!"--
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Publisher
Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A countdown of five of the most captivating saber-toothed cat fossil discoveries and relatives provides thrills as readers discover more about the biological, social, and hunting characteristics of these Ice Age predators" -- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
What happens to our trash? Why are our oceans filling with plastic? Do we really waste 40 percent of our food 65 percent of our energy? Waste is truly our biggest problem, and solving our inherent trashiness can fix our economy, our energy costs, our traffic jams, and help slow climate change--all while making us healthier, happier and more prosperous. This story-driven and in-depth exploration of the pervasive yet hard-to-see wastefulness that permeates...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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"Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, inspiring true stories as told to the greatest storyteller of our time, James Patterson. To be a bookseller or librarian... You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary. A person who creates 'book joy' by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, 'You've got to read this. You're going...
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Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"A magnificent, foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, in resistance to the lies of racism and often in heated disagreement with each other, over the course of the country's history. Distilled over many years from Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s legendary Harvard introductory course in African American Studies, The Black Box: Writing the Race, is the story of Black self-definition in...
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DK
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"Use your reading superpowers to learn all about different kinds of sea turtles and how you can help to keep them safe. Learn all about different kinds of sea turtles, from the smallest to the biggest, and how we can all help to keep their marine environment clean and safe."
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Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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"Throughout history, people have told many stories about fearsome pirates on the high seas. But not all of them are true! Was walking the plank a common punishment that pirates used? Did pirates keep pets? Check out the stories. Then see if you can spot the myths!"--
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World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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"This book examines how animals communicate with each other and how people communicate with animals, and visits places where you can see elephants, dolphins, and other animals and learn how to talk to them!"--Back cover.
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
An exciting first guide to the magnificent world of horses. Learn all about horses, from how to care for them to how to ride one, in this informative children's guide to horse and pony care. Covering favorite breeds, from Shire horse to Shetland pony, what kit to use, and equestrian sports, this visual book is something that every young horse enthusiast aged 5-7 will want to own. Eye-catching images are featured alongside friendly illustrations, giving...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Are you ready for round two of the hilarious guessing game picture book? Discover fascinating facts about animals while guessing if you're looking at a butt or a face! Butt or Face? Volume 2 continues the delightfully cheeky challenge with a whole new set of animals from all over the world. Examine a close-up photo of an animal and then guess whether you're looking at the top or the...um...bottom. The answer is revealed on the next page with a compete...
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W.W. Norton & Company, Independent publishers since 1923
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"A magisterial history of the centuries-long conflict between 'progress' and 'tradition' in the world's largest international institution. The story of Roman Catholicism has never followed a singular path. In no time period has this been more true than over the last two centuries. Beginning with the French Revolution, extending to the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, and concluding with present-day crises, John T. McGreevy chronicles the dramatic...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
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"This book offers the first full account of Harriet Tubman's Civil War service and the Combahee River Raid. It details how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. It also recounts the story of enslaved families living in bondage and fighting for their freedom, using their own distinct and individual voices. The book uses more than 175 US Civil War pension files of the...
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Timed to the start of the first trial in March 2024, this essential volume collects the four unprecedented indictments against Donald Trump and features extensive commentary by NYU law professors and MSNBC contributors Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann. In the long span of American history, Donald Trump is the first former president to face criminal indictment. He is the subject of a series of explosive charges across four cases: the January 6...
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