Reference Reviews: December 2012
BANES, Graham L. The Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Life: Minutes, Months, Millennia–How Long Is a Life on Earth? 160p. chron. diags. glossary. illus. index. maps. photos. Kingfisher. 2012. Tr $19.99....
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Sleep Like a Tiger (Logue), Illustration by Pamela Zagarenski Preschool to Grade 4 FYLEMAN , Rose. Mice . illus. by Lois Ehlert. S & S/Beach Lane. 2012. p. 90. HANLON , Abby. Ralph Tells a Story....
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Exclamation Mark (Rosenthal) ©2013 by Tom Lichtenheld Preschool to Grade 4 BEAN, Jonathan. Building Our House. illus. by author. Farrar. 2013. p. 71. DEFELICE, Cynthia. Nelly May Has Her Say. illus. by...
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SNODGRASS , Mary Ellen. World Food: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Social Influence from Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Globalization. 2 vols. 800p. appendix. bibliog. charts. chron. further...
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ARMORED DINOSAURS!: THE ORNITHISCHIANS. ISBN 978-0-7166-0367-2. BIRDLIKE DINOSAURS!: SMALL THEROPODS AND PREHISTORIC BIRDS. ISBN 978-0-7166-0368-9. FIERCE DINOSAURS!: THE LARGE THEROPODS. ISBN...
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BARKAN, Elliott Robert, ed. Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration. 4 vols. 1932p. bibliog. charts. illus. index. photos. reprods. ABC-CLIO. 2013. PLB $415. ISBN...
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BECK YOUNG, Nancy. Encyclopedia of the U.S. Presidency: A Historical Reference. 6 vols. 3056p. bibliog. index. Facts On File. 2013. Tr $550. ISBN 9780816067442. Gr 9 Up–This exceptional set provides a...
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Computer Technology Innovators. 414p. ISBN 978-1-4298-3805-4. LC 2012045266. —–. Internet Innovators. 464p. ISBN 978-1-4298-3807-8. LC 2012045267. ea vol: appendix. bibliog. chron. further reading....
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Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore: Heroes & Heroines. 516p. appendix. bibliog. chron. index. maps. websites. Salem Press. 2013. Tr $175. ISBN 9781619251816; ebk. ISBN 9781619251861. Gr 9...
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What’s Your Favorite Animal? (Carle, Eric and Friends) ©2014 illus. by authors Fiction Arnett, Mindee. Avalon. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. Feb. 2014. p. 100. Brown, Marc. In New York. illus. by...
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Shea, Daniel M. & Brian M. Harward. Presidential Campaigns. 305p. (Documents Decoded). chron. further reading. index. ABC-CLIO. 2013. Tr $79. ISBN 9781610691925; ebk. ISBN 9781610691932. LC...
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Nonfiction Reference Adult Books 4 Teens DVD Audio Music Fiction Aylesworth, Jim, retel. My Grandfather’s Coat. illus. by Barbara McClintock. 32p. Scholastic. Oct. 2014. lib. ed. $17.99. ISBN...
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Barnes-Svarney, Patricia & Thomas E. Svarney, eds. The Handy Biology Answer Book. 2nd ed. 500p. glossary. illus. index. Visible Ink. 2014. pap. $21.95. ISBN 9781578594900; ebk. ISBN 9781578595112....
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Albala, Ken, ed. From Famine to Fast Food: Nutrition, Diet, and Concepts of Health Around the World. 293p. ebook available. index. photos. Greenwood. 2014. Tr $37. ISBN 9781610697439. LC 2014000623....
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Picture Books Engle, Margarita. Orangutanka. illus. by Renée Kurilla. 40p. further reading. websites. Holt. Mar. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780805098396. PreS-Gr 2–A sprightly introduction to orangutans...
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