Search Results | Wiggin Memorial Library

Catalog Search Results

Sort by

41) The moon seems to change

Author

Branley, Franklyn Mansfield

Series

Let's read and find out

Pub. Date

1960

Description

Read Description

Discusses the size, distance from the earth, and physical characteristics of the moon. Explains the reasons for the phases of the moon.

42) Purity: a novel

Author

Franzen, Jonathan

Pub. Date

2015

Formats

eAudiobook, Long Loan items (3-week loan)

Description

Read Description

"[Jenna Lamia's, Dylan Baker's, and Robert Petkoff's] performances are uniformly engaging and engrossing; together, they make the listening time fly by." —AudioFile (Earphones Award winner)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Notable Book
"So funny, so sage and above all so incandescently intelligent" (The Chicago Tribune), the New York Times bestseller

...

43) The moon book

Author

Gibbons, Gail

Pub. Date

�1997

Description

Read Description

Identifies the moon as our only natural satellite, describes its movement and phases, and discusses how we have observed and explored it over the years.

44) Maine ABC

Author

Hoguet, Susan Ramsay

Pub. Date

2013

Description

Read Description

What better way for children to learn their ABCs˜and discover a little about Maine˜than with this vibrant and whimsical volume from Camden, Maine, artist Susan Ramsay Hoguet. Illustrating distinct Maine icons, such as moose, lobster, and Mount Katahdin, the rhyming verse will have children singing it, asking for it to be read again and again, and learning their alphabet in no time.

45) A medieval castle

Author

Macdonald, Fiona

Pub. Date

1990

Description

Read Description

Summary: Text and cutaway illustrations depict how people lived and worked inside a medieval castle.

46) Questions & Answers Planet Earth

Series

Questions and answers

Pub. Date

2008

47) Living in ... Brazil

Author

Perkins, Chloe

Series

Ready-to-read. Level two Superstar reader!

Pub. Date

2016.

Description

Read Description

Ol�a! My name is Marco, and Im a kid just like you living in Brazil. Brazil is a country filled with beautiful rain forests, bustling cities, and world-class sports. Have you ever wondered what living in Brazil is like? Come along with me to find out! --Publisher

48) Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?

Author

Thompson, Gare

Series

Who was

Pub. Date

�2004

Description

Read Description

A biography of the woman who served as First Lady for the longest time, and who was the first President's wife to speak out about important issues of the day, by writing newspapers articles and books, giving radio interviews and speeches, and teaching classes.

49) Moon! : Earth's best friend

Author

McAnulty, Stacy

Series

Our Universe

Pub. Date

[2019]

Description

Read Description

"A light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the moon and its history in relation to earth--told from the perspective of the moon itself!"--

50) Jaguar vs. skunk

Author

Pallotta, Jerry

Series

Who Would Win?

Pub. Date

2017.

Description

Read Description

What would happen if a jaguar and a skunk met up and had a fight. Who do you think would win? Find out in the latest Who Would Win book.

51) Our solar system

Author

Simon, Seymour

Pub. Date

c2007

Description

Read Description

Describes the origins, characteristics, and future of the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.

52) A light in the darkness : Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust

Author

Marrin, Albert

Pub. Date

2019.

Description

Read Description

A Polish Jew on the eve of World War II, Janusz Korczak turned down opportunities for escape in order to stand by the children in his orphanage as they became confined to the Warsaw Ghetto. Dressing them in their Sabbath finest, he led their march to the trains and ultimately perished with his children in Treblinka. Marrin examines not just Korczak's life but his ideology of children: that children are valuable in and of themselves, as individuals....

53) Space encyclopedia: a tour of our solar system and beyond

Author

Aguilar, David A

Series

National Geographic kids

Pub. Date

2013.

Description

Read Description

A tour of outer space explores the solar system as well as stars, galaxies, and the birth of planets, and speculates on whether other intelligent beings exist in the universe.

54) Island: a story of the Galapagos

Author

Chin, Jason

Pub. Date

2012

Description

Read Description

An island is about to be born- one that in time will become the home of plants and animals that exist nowhere else on Earth. This book is the biography of a Gal�apagos island- from birth, through adolescence, to adulthood, and beyond.

55) Ladies first: 40 daring American women who were second to none

Author

Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody

Pub. Date

c2006

Description

Read Description

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first American woman to obtain a medical degree. Following in her footsteps in the early 1980s, Brenda Berkman was the first woman to challenge New York City's ban on female firefighters. During the last few centuries, countless women have made amazing contributions to society. Women are now Nobel Peace Prize winners, world-class athletes, and talented inventors and adventurers. Some women, such as Shirley Muldowney,...

56) Planet Mars

Author

Simon, Seymour

Series

SeeMore readers

Pub. Date

c2006

57) Kids at work

Author

Freedman, Russell

Pub. Date

1994

58) The New York Review of Books

Series

The New York Review of Books

Description

Read Description

For over 50 years, The New York Review of Books has been the place where the world's leading authors, scientists, educators, artists, and political leaders turn when they wish to engage in a spirited debate on literature, politics, art, and ideas with a small but influential audience that welcomes the challenge. Each issue addresses some of the most passionate political and cultural controversies of the day, and reviews the most engrossing

...

59) BBC History Magazine

Series

BBC History Magazine

Description

Read Description

BBC History Magazine aims to shed new light on the past to help you make more sense of the world today. Fascinating stories from contributors are the leading experts in their fields, so whether they're exploring Ancient Egypt, Tudor England or the Second World War, you'll be reading the latest, most thought-provoking historical research. BBC History Magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and entertaining features written

...

60) National Geographic History

Series

National Geographic History

Description

Read Description

See how National Geographic History magazine inflames and quenches the curiosity of history buffs and informs and entertains anyone who appreciates that the truth indeed is stranger than fiction with a digital subscription today. And that history is not just about our forebears. It’s about us. It’s about you.

Didn't find it?

Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request

Navigation

Main Navigation

Filter Results

Catalog Search Results

41) The moon seems to change

42) Purity: a novel

43) The moon book

44) Maine ABC

45) A medieval castle

46) Questions & Answers Planet Earth

47) Living in ... Brazil

48) Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?

49) Moon! : Earth's best friend

50) Jaguar vs. skunk

51) Our solar system

52) A light in the darkness : Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust

53) Space encyclopedia: a tour of our solar system and beyond

54) Island: a story of the Galapagos

55) Ladies first: 40 daring American women who were second to none

56) Planet Mars

57) Kids at work

58) The New York Review of Books

59) BBC History Magazine

60) National Geographic History

Didn't find it?