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Albert Hopper science hero volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Frog--and Science Hero--Professor Albert Hopper travels with his niece Polly and nephew Tad to the center of the Earth, encountering prehistoric cavefrogs, dinosaur fossils, and Yeti on the way.
46) Earth
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
This book discusses the orbit, atmosphere, and surface features of Earth, and explains the conditions that make life possible on the planet.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
This map describes the geologic conditions where near-surface evaporite rocks occur in Colorado and the general description and hazard potential of ground subsidence that can occur from rock dissolution in evaporite terrain. This map was created as part of CGS' ongoing mission to inform the public about potential geologic hazards in Colorado, as well as a guide for land-use planning and engineering staff in municipal and county governments whose boundaries...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we've been and where we're going."--
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Pub. Date
c2023.
Description
A novel on the Anishinaabe Indians, tracing their struggle to restore their culture and regain their land. From the Great Sioux Uprising of the 1860s, to the 1970s occupation by Indian militants of the Minnesota White Earth Reservation, to the present problems of alcoholism and sexual abuse.
52) Seveneves
Author
Pub. Date
[2015.
Description
Five thousand years after a catastrophic event rendered the Earth a ticking time bomb, the progeny of a handful of outer space explorers--seven distinct races now three billion strong--embark on yet another audacious journey: to return to Earth.
54) The earth
Author
Pub. Date
[1962]
Description
A picture-reference book on the origin and evolution of the earth, what the process has done to man, and what our destiny may be on this planet.
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Series
Pub. Date
2018.
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"The final work of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fiction"--In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwë, chief of the Valar: he is called the Lord of Waters, of all seas, lakes, and rivers under the sky. But he works in...
57) Earth
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Series
Description
This book explores Earth's orbit, name origin, physical description, and location in space.
58) Arch-conspirator
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the Archive, where the genes of the dead are stored, humanity will end. Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but Antigone's parents were murdered, leaving her father's throne vacant. As her militant uncle Kreon rises to claim it, all Antigone feels is rage. When he welcomes her and her siblings into his mansion, Antigone sees it for what it really is: a gilded...
59) Volcano rising
Author
Pub. Date
c2013.
Description
Discusses volcanoes, describing what happens when they erupt, and highlighting eruptions throughout history.
60) Earth
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Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Earth. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--