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New Books Summer 2009
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The Water Library is continuing to develop its collection each month. Below are some of the titles placed in our collection in the Spring of 2009.
The library has added books on rain, lakes, Native Americans and more. If you wish to borrow any item, please use the to request books by call number and title. Or you can send an email to askwater. You may also call the Water Library at (608) 262-3069 to request help.
books for kids - books for their parents/teachers
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Call No. 030838 Kids
Rain play
/ By Cynthia Cotten.
New York : Henry Holt and Company:
2008.
Most people leave the park when rain begins to fall, while others enjoy the sights, sounds, and feel of the cool water--until thunder and lightening come near. Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe.
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Call No. 030840 Kids
Bodies from the ice : melting glaciers and the recovery of the past
/ By James M. Deem.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin:
2008.
The author of "Bodies from the Ash" and "Bodies from the Bog" takes readers on a captivating and creepy journey to learn about glaciers, hulking masses of moving ice that are now offering up many secrets of the past. Full color./ by James M. Deem.
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Call No. 040498 Kids
Follow the water from brook to ocean
/ By Arthur Dorros.
New York, NY : HarperCollins:
1991.
Explains how water flows from brooks, to streams, to rivers, over waterfalls, through canyons and dams, to eventually reach the ocean.
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Call No. 071197 Kids
Bird Lake moon
/ By Kevin Henkes.
New York : Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins:
2008.
Twelve-year-old Mitch and his mother are spending the summer with his grandparents at Bird Lake after his parents separate, and ten-year-old Spencer and his family have returned to the lake where Spencer’s little brother drowned long ago, and as the boys become friends and spend time together, each of them begins to heal.
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Call No. 110253 Kids
Manfish : the story of Jacques Cousteau
/ By Jennifer Berne.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books:
2008.
Before Jacques Cousteau became an internationally known oceanographer and champion of the seas, he was a curious little boy. In this lovely biography, poetic text and gorgeous paintings combine to create a portrait of Jacques Cousteau that is as magical as it is inspiring. Illustrated by Éric Puybaret.
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Call No. 201672 Kids
Native people of Wisconsin
/ By Patty Loew.
Madison, Wis. : Wisconsin Historical Society Press:
2003.
Native People of Wisconsin introduces students to the twelve Indian nations that live in Wisconsin, and incorporates various ways Native people remember the past, emphasizing the value of oral tradition. Chapters devoted to each Wisconsin Indian Nation have three main topics: tribal traditions, tribal history, and tribal life today. This structure will help young readers learn the unique history of each Nation. Written by Patty Loew.
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Call No. 201680 Kids
Our big home : an earth poem
/ By Linda Glaser.
Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press:
2000.
A beautifully illustrated celebration of the air and water and soil and sky and sun and rain that we all share! The author and illustrator team up to present a clear and direct concept book about the coexistence of human beings with other living things in this big home we call Earth. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven.
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Call No. 281520 Kids
The pout-pout fish
/ By Deborah Diesen.
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux:
2008.
The pout-pout fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise.
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Call No. 281522 Kids
Ugly Fish
/ By Kara LaReau and Scott Magoon.
Orlando : Harcourt:
2006.
At first Ugly Fish likes being alone in his tank so much that he eats any fish that tries to share it, but when he becomes lonely, he devises a better plan.
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Call No. 281523 Kids
Gone fishing : ocean life by the numbers
/ By David McLimans.
New York : Walker:
2008.
Dive down to the depths of our planet’s oceans and see the stunning variety of creatures that call this watery environment home. These incredible marine animals and their ocean habitats are among our most precious and endangered resources.
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Call No. 281524 Kids
Hooray for fish!
/ By Lucy Cousins.
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press:
2005.
Little Fish has all sorts of fishy friends in his underwater home, but loves one of them most of all.
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Call No. 281525 Kids
Wishing I was fishing
/ By Eva Wells.
Edina, Minn : Beaver’s Pond Press:
2007.
Take a trip across the lake on a young boy’s first spring fishing trip with his dad. As the winter melts into spring, the two prepare the boat, gather their gear, and reel in their first fish. This beautifully illustrated story captures a child’s joyous anticipation and the thrill of the first catch. Eva Wells ; illustrated by Chandra Dale.
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Call No. 281526 Kids
Albert’s alphabet
/ By Leslie Tyron.
New York : Aladdin Books:
1994.
Clever Albert uses all the supplies in his workshop to build an alphabet for the school playground.
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Call No. 071195
Lakes
/ By Jeanne K. Hanson.
New York, NY : Facts On File:
2007.
Both a scientific tour and a journey through time, this intriguing new book profiles 10 of the world's most exciting lakes. From the Caspian Sea, a giant salt water lake, to Lake Eyre, the lake that vanishes, to the sub-Arctic Great Slave Lake, the story of each lake unfolds with a look at its origins, how it has changed over time, and why. Featured lakes are found in the Middle East, the United States, Russia, South America, Europe, Australia, and Canada. Extreme Earth series.
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Call No. 140860
The all-new illustrated guide to gardening : planning, selection, propagation, organic solutions
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader’s Digest:
2009.
This full-color edition contains all new illustrations, photos, tips, and tricks for everything from organic fertilizing and composting to rotating a vegetable garden. Edited by Fern Marshall Bradley, Trevor Cole.
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Call No. 152048 Curr
WOW! : the wonders of wetlands
/ By Alan S. Kesselheim, Britt Eckhardt Slattery, Susan Higgins, et al.
St. Michael's, MD : Environmental Concern:
1995.
This volume is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum guide for educators of grade levels K-12. It includes more than 50 fun and effective learning-activities for both indoor and outdoor use.
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Call No. 152318
Rivers
/ By Laurie Burnham.
New York : Chelsea House:
2007.
From Earth's two longest rivers, which flow through African deserts and Amazon jungles, to Siberia's great Yenisei-Angara river system, which drains into the Arctic Ocean, this new book brings the world's great waterways into vivid focus. Part of the "Extreme Earth" series.
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Call No. 162691
Lake effect : two sisters and a town’s toxic legacy
/ By Nancy A. Nichols.
Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books:
2008.
On her deathbed, Sue asked her sister for one thing: to write about the connection between the industrial pollution in their hometown and the rare cancer that was killing her. Fulfilling that promise has been Nancy Nichols’ mission for more than a decade. Lake Effect is the story of her investigation.
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Call No. 191137
Bonnie Dahl’s superior way : the cruising guide to Lake Superior
/ By Bonnie Dahl.
Duluth, Minn. : Lake Superior Port Cities:
2008.
Bonnie Dahl is the acknowledged expert on navigating Lake Superior - whether in Bayfield or on the isolated north shore. This is a must for all vessels and trip planning. Includes wilderness charts, harbor maps and complete GPS information. 4th edition.
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Call No. 201671
Mami Wata : arts for water spirits in Africa and its diasporas
/ By Henry John Drewal.
Los Angeles : Fowler Museum at UCLA:
2008.
Mami Wata and related African spirits dwell in rivers, seas, and other bodies of water. Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas explores five hundred years of the visual culture and history of Mami Wata, honoring the essential, sacred nature of water. Issued in connection with an exhibition held Apr. 6-July 28, 2008, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles. With contributions by Marilyn Houlberg ... [et al.].
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Call No. 201678
Blue covenant : the global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water
/ By Maude Barlow.
New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton:
2008.
A passionate call to action from one of the leading voices in the global struggle for universal access to the earth's most vital element.
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Call No. 201682
Listen to the land : conservation conversations
/ By Dennis Boyer.
Madison, Wis. : Terrace Books:
2009.
This is a fascinating communal conversation that invites readers to ponder their own roles in grassroots environmentalism. The nearly fifty voices that Boyer recreates here cross genders, generations, and geography. They include an Ojibwe leader contemplating nuclear waste, a houseboat dweller, a woman sharing her skills in gathering edible plants, a caboose-tender, a Milwaukeean fighting urban blight — even a recluse who shoots out streetlights.
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Call No. 220306
Explore Wisconsin Rivers
/ By Doris Green and Michael H. Knight.
Madison, WI : Trails Books:
2008.
From the Mississippi to the Menomonee, readers will explore the rich history, geography and people of Wisconsin as they relate to its rivers, while discovering many ways to enjoy both the water and its beautiful shoreline.
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Call No. 240567
The Blue Thumb guide to raingardens : design and installation for homeowners in the Upper Midwest : a guide for planting zones 3, 4 and 5
/ By Rusty Schmidt, Dan Shaw, and David Dods.
[River Falls, Wis.? : Waterdrop Innovations]:
2007.
A valuable rain garden reference guide for homeowners and professional designers in the Upper Midwest. It contains easy to follow instructions on how to located, size, and design raingardens, soil preparation, plant selection and installation, care and maintenance, and example raingarden plans.
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Call No. 271318 Fiction
Dead Creek
/ By Victoria Houston.
New York : Berkley Prime Crime:
2000.
Fishing aside, there's nothing Doc likes better than helping Chief of Police Lew Ferris -- a world-class fly fisherman in her own right -- delve into Loon Lake's criminal underworld. He's looking for any excuse to spend time with the only woman he knows who likes to fish as much as he does. So bloodthirsty killers and backwoods bandits be damned. Doc will take the quiet risk. But someone wants a certain piece of truth kept quiet, and dead people don't talk. Doc and Lew better watch their backs, or they won'tbe pulling in the fish -- they'll be sleeping with them ...
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Call No. 271394 Fiction
Dead Hot Shot
/ By Victoria Houston.
Madison: Bleak House Books:
2008.
The charming resort town of Loon Lake, Wisconsin is once again rocked by murder and retired dentist and fly fisherman Doc Osborne is deputized to help Police Chief Lew Ferris investigate the death of heiress Nolan Reece, whose body is washes ashore on Thanksgiving morning.
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Call No. 271398 Fiction
The clinch knot : a fly fishing mystery
/ By John Galligan.
Madison, WI : Bleak House Books:
2008.
The third book in the critically acclaimed Fly Fishing mystery series. Ned Oglivie is fishing the Roam River in Montana when the death of a friend, Jessie, a local white girl is pinned on another friend Sneed, a young black man who can’t defend himself because of carbon monoxide poisoning. Ned investigates a local lawyer with odd aspirations, a pair of white supremacists, and the local fly fishing outfitter who employed both the suspect and the victim.
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Call No. 281519 Kids
Measuring at the pond
/ By Linda Bussell.
Pleasantville, NY : Weekly Reader Books:
2009.
Ms. Tosh's class is taking a field trip to a local pond. Tag along with the students as they observe and measure the interesting plants and animals they find.
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Call No. 290259
Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region : a comprehensive field guide
/ By Merel R. Black and Emmet J. Judziewicz.
Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press:
2009.
Describing more than 1,100 species, this is a comprehensive guide to wildflowers in Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ontario. A new introduction to this second edition discusses wildflowers in the context of their natural communities. 2nd ed.
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