Glaciers

Cecil the Pet Glacier

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Copies: 7

Award-winning poet Matthea Harvey and illustrator extraordinaire Giselle Potter team up to create an indescribably unique picture book about wanting to be normal, then coming to appreciate being different. Ruby would love to be like everyone else—not easy when you have a tiara-wearing mother and a father who spends his time trimming outrageous topiary. She'd also like to get a nice normal pet, maybe a dog. Then, on a family vacation to Norway, she finds herself adopted by a small, affectionate glacier.

Author:

Matthea Harvey

Lexile:

AD820L

Rivers and Streams (1995)

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Ride the rapids with Bill Nye in the “Rivers and Streams” episode.

Most rivers start high in mountains or hills. Rain, snow, fog and melting glaciers make little trickles or “rills” of water. The rills come together to make streams, and streams come together to make rivers. All that water usually ends up in the ocean.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Length:

00:23

New York's Land and Natural Resources

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New York is a beautiful state rich in valuable natural resources that help make it a perfect location for a variety of industries and businesses. Readers will examine how the environment and resources of New York have shaped its history and industry. This engaging volume contains maps, primary sources, and photographs from New York State's fascinating backstory of development and expansion.