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Start Your Weekend at the Library!
Enjoy stories, songs, and hands-on activities.
(All Ages)
Saturdays: 10:30 a.m. at Roy and Helen Hall Library (Hall)
Special Story Themes:
Feb. 10: Black History Month
Mar. 9: Women's History Month
Apr. 13: Arab American Heritage Month
May 18: Asian American / Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
After the asteroid impact 65 million years ago, Australia was set adrift on a lonely voyage in southern seas. With host Richard Smith at the wheel, NOVA travels this walkabout continent to uncover how it became the strange island it is today. Australia's many unusual creatures, like the kangaroo and the cassowary, tell a tale of isolation, change and resilience. Australia's long history has seen mountains rise and fall, seas come and go, and whole...
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Host Kirk Johnson, Director of Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, journeys on a spectacular road trip through a tumultuous deep past exploring three fundamental questions: How was the continent built? How did life evolve here? And how has the continent shaped us? In episode three of this three-part series, from Ice Age to oil boom, discover the challenges faced and the wealth uncovered as humans take over the continent. How did we turn...
Pub. Date
[2014], c2012
Language
English
Description
Sir David Attenborough gives his unique perspective on over half a century of innovation in wildlife film making-developments that have brought ever more breathtaking and intimate images of wildlife to our television screens, changing our view of life on the planet forever. He revisits key places and events in his filming career, reminisces with his old photos and reflects on memorable wildlife footage-including him catching a komodo dragon and swimming...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The Big Book of Belonging is a timely celebration of all the ways that humans are connected to life on planet Earth. With children at the heart of every beautifully illustrated spread, this book draws parallels between the way humans, plants, and animals live and behave. We all breathe the same air and take warmth from the same sun, we grow, we adapt to the seasons, and we live together in family groups. Readers will be fascinated to learn that...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Following the footsteps of Timber's Wild L.A., Wild Dallas-Fort Worth will guide readers through the nature and ecology of this iconic North Texas urban area. Beginning with an overview of the city's natural wonders and ecological hot spots, the book will offer a revealing guide to Dallas-Fort Worth's flora and fauna, and finish with a list of fun nature "field trips" in and around their city. Along the way we meet the ecological experts that call...
15) Nature museum
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Introduces a natural history museum, exploring who works there and what they do, different types of exhibits, and other things to do in a museum.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Español
Description
An oak tree explains its life in different seasons, the animals that live around and in it, and its connections with humans, who pose the greatest threat to its long life.
Un roble explica su vida en estaciones diferentes, los animales que viven alrededor y en ello, y sus conexiones con la gente, que plantean la mayor amenaza a su vida larga.
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Language
English
Description
From ancient, misty forests to canyons that conceal secrets from the age of dinosaurs, from pristine lakes to majestic peaks, and from sophisticated cities to some of the world's greatest wilderness areas, experience all of Australia's dramatic contrasts, dazzling wildlife, and glorious landscapes few visitors are privileged to see.
20) Galapágos
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn all about one of the most unique places on the planet, the Galapágos islands, in this beautifully illustrated children s book. This is the ultimate book about the Galápagos for kids, covering the formation of the islands, the fascinating animals that live there, the evolutionary traits of the flora, the diverse climates, the brilliant conservation efforts and much more! This beautifully illustrated and photographic book provides a fascinating...
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