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1) Swimmy
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When his school of fish is attacked by a big tuna, Swimmy goes out on his own and discovers the wonders of the sea, so when he finds a new school, he helps them find a way to venture out and stand up to to the bigger fish.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
While five elephants race to see which one can claim a hard-to-reach fruit high up in a tree first, the fruit is whisked away by a five mice working together and the elephants realize they have a lot to learn from the cooperative bunch.
Series
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.)
Description
Documents serious water issues the world and all of humanity are facing. Includes: the devastating floods and droughts in Bangladesh, the sea overtaking the dams in Holland, the Tsunami in southeast Asia, and the massive hurricane that destroyed the city of New Orleans. Can the global community work together to deal with impeding calamities and perhaps avert a world catastrophe before it is too late?
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The Little Guys might be small, but they aim to be mighty. As they head off to find breakfast, they can conquer anything through teamwork-cross deep waters, dig through obstacles, and climb the tallest trees. Nothing can stop them! But as they begin to amass more than they need, the creatures in the forest ponder-what happens when no one can stop the Little Guys?
7) Luciana
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
164 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Luciana is going to space camp, but when picked as the leader for her team, she steers them into trouble. After that her team doesn't trust her, or like her that much either. It's great to be good at science, but she needs more to make it to Mars. Luci needs to become someone her team can depend on, no matter what.
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Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
xii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"Global Environmental Governance offers the essential information, theory, and practical insight needed to tackle this critical challenge. It examines ten major environmental threats-climate disruption, biodiversity loss, acid rain, ozone depletion, deforestation, desertification, freshwater degradation and shortages, marine fisheries decline, toxic pollutants, and excess nitrogen-and explores how they can be addressed through treaties, governance...
Author
Publisher
Takatuka
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 30 cm
Description
"Once upon a time there were three bears that were the best of friends until, one day, one of them finds a scooter and no longer wants to do the things he used to do with the other two. The bond between the trio is strong and the three find a way to roll through the rough patch."--
Author
Publisher
Toplight
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
vi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"After directing the organization NGOabroad: International Careers and Volunteering for twenty years, the author wrote this guidebook to help prospective and active social and humanitarian workers progress their careers in international development. As aninternational career advisor, she has witnessed many individuals who miss international job opportunities because they lack knowledge of the realities on the ground or the requisite skills in global...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
viii, 229 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
For the first time in seven decades, there is no single power or alliance of powers ready to take on the challenges of global leadership. A generation ago, the United States, Europe, and Japan were the world's powerhouses, the free-market democracies that propelled the global economy forward. Today, they struggle just to find their footing. Acclaimed geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the world is facing a leadership vacuum. The diverse...
12) Up the creek
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Series
Life in the wild volume 4
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When a bear, a moose, and a beaver go on a canoe trip they have all sorts of disagreements, until they find themselves stranded up the creek and decide that working together is the only way to make it home safely.
13) Hoof on the roof
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Lizzy is determined to reach the grass on the farmer's roof! This charming story's fun illustrations and text engage children as they learn to read.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xv, 282 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar [believe that global health public-private partnerships] are not only important for combating infectious diseases; they also provide models for developing solutions to a host of other serious global health challenges and questions beyond health. But what do we actually know about the accountability and effectiveness of PPPs in relation to the traditional multilaterals? According to Clinton and Sridhar, we have known...
Publisher
Docuramafilms
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores water quality and shortages around the world and how activists are seeking solutions to the growing problems that humans face with water. It's very possible that in the near future, there won't be enough water to sustain life on our planet. This film sheds light on the vital role water plays in our lives, exposes the defects in the current system, and shows communities already struggling with its ill effects.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Share in the fun as Belle and all her friends work side-by-side with charming new friends to bring new happiness to the castle and all its inhabitants. Discover how true friendship and cooperation can turn a gloomy castle into an enchanted palace fit for a princess.
17) Cube
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Six strangers wake up in a mysterious maze of cubes full of deadly traps. They must work together to unlock the mystery of the cube and escape.
19) Bigger than you
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"A group of young dinosaurs builds a seesaw and takes turns playing on it until the bossy, big, and TERRIBLE Tyrannosaurus interrupts their game in a fit of temper. All ends well, though, when Mom steps in and encourages a peaceful and a productive end to the conflict"--
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xix, 375 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
Description
"In this taut and suspenseful medical drama, Richard Preston deeply chronicles the outbreak, in which we saw for the first time the specter of Ebola jumping continents, crossing the Atlantic, and infecting people in America. Rich in characters and conflict-physical, emotional, and ethical-Crisis in the Red Zone is an immersion in one of the great public health calamities of our time."--Amazon.com.
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