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306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"A brilliant portrait of two American giants, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and America entering the automobile age, told through the fascinating but little-known narrative of the summer road trips taken by Edison and Ford"--
223) Far from home
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Zita the spacegirl volume 1
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182 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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When young Zita discovers a device that opens a portal to another place, and her best friend is abducted, she is compelled to set out on a strange journey from star to star in order to get back home.
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ix, 109 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Throughout history, Black inventors have achieved some of the world's greatest advancements in science, technology, engineering, and math. This book highlights 15 men and women who made a big impact with their inventions--from Marie Van Brittan Brown, who created the first home security system, to Mark Dean, who invented the personal computer. Learn all about each inventor's creative process, their invention, and the way it's benefited our world."--...
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103 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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Español
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Presents the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers, high school dropouts from Dayton, Ohio, who started out repairing bicycles and went on to build and fly the first successful airplane.
Presenta la vida y los logros de los hermanos Wright, abandonan la escuela secundaria de Dayton, Ohio, que comenzó a cabo la reparación de bicicletas y pasó a construir y volar el primer avión con éxito.
226) Cogheart
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English
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"Thirteen-year-old Lily Hartman always dreamed of adventure. A strong-willed girl, Lily felt trapped in a life of Victorian stuffiness at her prim boarding school. But after her father--a famous inventor--disappears on a routine zeppelin flight, Lily's life gets turned upside down. Now cared for by her guardian, the heartless Madame Verdigris, Lily is quite certain that she's being watched. Mysterious, silver-eyed men are lurking in the shadows, just...
228) The time machine
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51 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 25 cm.
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English
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Retells, in graphic novel format, the tale of a scientist who invents a machine that transports him far into the future, where he discovers a changed world inhabited by two unusual races, the Eloi and the Morlocks.
229) Hotel for dogs
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Foster children Andi and Bruce have been placed with a flaky couple who care more for their aspiring rock careers than their charges. Their mischievous tendencies repeatedly get them into trouble. After a close call with the local pound, the kids end up searching for Friday, their secretly adopted dog, in an abandoned old hotel where they find several other stray dogs seeking shelter. They, along with three other local kids, begin caring for the strays....
230) They made America
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2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This series examines innovation in America through the stories of some resourceful men and women whose ideas and inventions have transformed the world.
232) Wonka
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1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the bestselling children's books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician, and chocolate maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big-screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock full of ideas...
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225 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Español
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This biography in graphic format presents the story of the ultimate American entrepreneur, who brought us Apple Computer, Pixar, Macs, iPods, iPhones and more, this unique and stylish book is sure to appeal to the legions of readers who live and breathe the techno-centric world Jobs created.
"Porque Steve Jobs no sólo será recordado por haber creado el famoso logo de la manzana, iniciado la gran aventura de Pixar o haber llenado nuestras casas...
235) Flubber
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Brilliant but befuddled Professor Phillip Brainard is on the brink of inventing a revolutionary energy source and missing his wedding for the third time! He develops a miraculous elastic goo flubber that enables anything it's applied to, to bounce super high and fast.
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x, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"The hidden history of one of the world's greatest inventors, a man who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I -- this book answers the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of Rudolf Diesel. September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge...
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Pick your path volume 2
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80 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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Readers can choose their own adventure as they help Gary the Gadget Guy perfect his latest contraption and prevent certain disaster.
238) Eureka: Season one
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3 videodiscs (approximately 558 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In the quirky town of Eureka, America's brightest scientists are working on some of the government's best-kept secrets -- some lead to brilliant inventions and some to total chaos. Making sense of the mysteries is Sheriff Jack Carter, a former U.S. marshal who is stranded in the surreal small town after a random car accident.
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192 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
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English
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Despite being incredibly popular during his time, Nikola Tesla today remains largely overlooked among lists of the greatest inventors and scientists of the modern era. Thomas Edison gets all the glory for discovering the light bulb, but it was his one-time assistant and lifelong arch nemesis, Tesla, who made the breakthrough in alternating current technology. Edison and Tesla carried on a bitter feud for years, but it was Tesla's AC generators that...
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