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Tales of the wide-awake princess volume 6
Language
English
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When Princess Annie's father and uncle fall ill and no doctors in Treecrest can cure them, there's only one person who might be able to help a healer who lives in Skull Cove, all the way on the other side of the world. To journey there, Annie and Liam must set sail on dangerous seas full of sea monsters and magical creatures. Then Annie finds out that the only cure for her father is a giant pearl that's been stolen and held captive by a protective...
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Ruby Redfort volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
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Now, everyone's favourite girl detective is back for a second mind-blowing instalment, packed with all the off-the-wall humour, action and friendship of the first book. This time, though, it's an adventure on the wide open ocean, and Ruby is all at sea ... Can she crack the case of the Twinford pirates while evading the clutches of the evil Count von Viscount? Well, you wouldn't want to bet against her ...
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English
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"In this Where Is? title, kids can explore the Great Barrier Reef--big enough to be seen from space but made up of billions of tiny living organisms. The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia, is the world's largest coral reef system. Stretching more than 1,400 miles, it provides a home to a wide diversity of creatures. Designated a World Heritage Site, the reef is suffering from the effects of climate change but this fascinating book shows...
7) The real boy
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English
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The Real Boy, Anne Ursu's follow-up to her widely acclaimed and beloved middle grade fantasy Breadcrumbs, is a spellbinding tale of the power we all wield, great and small.On an island on the edge of an immense sea there is a city, a forest, and a boy named Oscar. Oscar is a shop boy for the most powerful magician in the village, and spends his days in a small room in the dark cellar of his master's shop grinding herbs and dreaming of the wizards...
8) Crabs
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English
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Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitat, behavior, diet, and world distribution of crabs.
9) Ghost ships
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English
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"Engaging images accompany information about ghost ships. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
10) Atlantis
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English
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"Engaging images accompany information about Atlantis. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8."--
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English
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When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit she finds herself in Wonderland. And there begin the fantastical adventures that will see her experiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears and attending the very maddest of tea parties. For Wonderland is no ordinary place and the characters that populate it are quite unlike anybody young Alice has ever met before....
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Earth our home is covered mostly with water: the wide, deep, salty, and very blue ocean. It regulates our climate in a way that makes life as we know it possible. This huge ocean is full of an amazing amount of life, most of which is too small to see. But life in the ocean is in trouble. The ocean is becoming hotter, more polluted, and, in places, empty of life. The right amount of warming is good for us, but too much warming is causing shifts...
14) Birds
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Publisher
H.N. Abrams
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
From fascinating facts to nesting practices and comparisons of beaks and songs, this informative book features a wide range of feathered friends. Stunning photography brings the birds to life, while the text includes an important message of conservation. Presents information about a wide range of feathered friends, from owls to toucans, including facts on differing nesting practices and comparisons of beaks and songs.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Profiles twelve women explorers of the land, sea, and air: Jeanne Baret, Florence Baker, Annie Smith Peck, Josephine Peary, Arnarulunguaq, Elisabeth Casteret, Nicole Maxwell, Sylvia Earle, Junko Tabei, Kay Cottee, Sue Hendrickson, and Ann Bancroft.
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