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In a career that has spanned four decades, choreographer Twyla Tharp has collaborated with great musicians, designers, thousands of dancers, and almost a hundred companies. She's experienced the thrill of shared achievement and has seen what happens when group efforts fizzle. Her professional life has been--and continues to be--one collaboration after another. In this practical sequel to her Creative Habit, Tharp explains why collaboration is important...
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Poco and Moco are twin lambs. They look almost exactly alike, and they get along so well that they spend every minute of their day together. But they're also different in a lot of ways. For one thing, Poco is a boy and Moco is a girl. Poco likes breads and rolls, but Moco likes cakes and pastries. They both like donuts, so if they only have one, they split it in half. Poco likes to play hide-and-seek, Moco loves to climb trees. And when they join...
147) Gander's pond
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On a hot summer day when Gander wants to make a pond to splash in, he and Panda finally find a way to catch enough rain water for the project.
149) Hydroponic hijinks
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When members of the Shooting Stars and Petite Picassos team up for a combined STEM and art project, Astrid is torn between her best friend, Hallie, and her arch-rival, Pearl, until she overcomes her initial suspicions and realizes being a good teammate is more about working together than winning.
150) Summer
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Under a burning sun on the dry grassland, animals ranging from a tiny field mouse to a large elephant fight over bit of shade until they learn a better way.
151) Howdy, partner!
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No-nonsense cowgirl Sky and her slightly goofy, but always dependable T. Rex partner Ty, learn to work together as they solve problems with teamwork and quick thinking.
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Three monks live together at a small temple at the top of a mountain: a young monk, a skinny monk, and a fat monk. Three people means three pairs of hands to share the work--right? But it's not that simple. The young monk is happy to do all the work when he lives alone, hauling water up the mountain every day. But it gets harder to figure out who is responsible for this chore once his two new friends arrive. When nobody wants to fetch the water, all...
153) Moose blasts off!
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Moose loves playing astronaut. When he invites Duck to play with him, though, his favorite game becomes a source of frustration until the two friends learn to work together.
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Competition may be as American as apple pie, but social scientist Alfie Kohn argues that our struggle to defeat one another--at work, at school, at play, and at home--turns all of us into losers. Contrary to the myths with which we have been raised, Kohn shows that competition is not an inevitable part of human nature. It does not motivate us to do our best. Rather than building character, competition sabotages self-esteem and ruins relationships....
156) Bronze dragon codex
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When Simle--a bronze dragon who hates humans--and Tatelyn--a human who distrusts dragons--are linked sympathetically by a pendant, they realize they must work together which brings them a better understanding of each other.
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Third-grader Azaleah Lane has been chosen STEM lab monitor for the week, but on her first day Harry the lab guinea pig gets out of his cage and escapes, and Azaleah has to figure out a strategy to locate where in the room he is hiding and catch him; but she also has another problem--how to get Terrance to listen to Rose, Jamal, and herself and work with the group on their Rube Goldberg machine project.
159) Black dragon codex
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When his mother is captured by an evil dragon lord, Septimus the black dragon and his human prisoner Satia, who was going to be his lunch, join forces to try and liberate his parent.
160) The runaway kite
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When a kite from the Sodor Kite Festival blows away, Thomas wants to save the day by himself, but it will require teamwork to get the kite back. Can Thomas capture the kite that's flown up, up, and away from the Kite Festival?