Collins
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Underland chronicles volume 1
Language
English
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When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving humans, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
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Underland chronicles volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Gregor har til nå oppfylt to profetier. Han må nå konsentrere seg om den tredje profetien, Prophecy of blood, som krever at han og Boots drar tilbake til Underland for å hjelpe til med å avverge en pest. Men mamma vil ikke la dem dra, dersom ikke hun får være med. Da de kommer til den underjordiske byen, sprer pesten seg, og rammer en av Gregors nærmeste. Først da skjønner Gregor hvilke trussel sykdommen utgjør mot alle varmblodige vesener....
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English
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Description
Step back in time and experience World War II through the stories of the people who lived through it. Witness the horror of a prison camp march. Experience the sinking of a U.S. warship. Watch a young French freedom fighter outsmart the Nazis. True Stories of World War II doesn't just tell you the tales of war. It drops you into the thick of combat.
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Language
English
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Description
After discussing the police shooting of a local Black man with their families, Emma and Josh know how to treat a new student who looks and speaks differently than his classmates. Includes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers that provides general guidance about addressing racism with children, child-friendly vocabulary definitions, conversation guides, and a link to additional online resources for parents and teachers.
Author
Series
Unlikely pair volume 1
Language
English
Description
Poor Mouse! A bear has settled in his favourite chair and that chair just isn't big enough for two. Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing works and poor Mouse gives up. Once Mouse has gone, Bear gets up and walks home. But what's that? Is that a Mouse in Bear's house?!
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Series
Language
English
Description
A compendium of biographical and historical anecdotes, recipes, activities, and crafts from the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. In addition, it includes one chapter for each of Laura's nine Little House books, exploring in detail the stories, houses, landscapes, journeys, foods, activities, and crafts. Maps, family trees, photographs, and a timeline trace the history of Laura and her family.
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Publisher
Dawn Publications
Language
English
Description
"Our Earth is part of a fascinating planetary family: eight planets and an odd bunch of other solar system bodies that spin, roll, tilt, blow and whirl around the Sun. Here, to the tune of 'Over in the Meadow,' young ones can get a glimpse of our remarkable neighborhood"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Diary of a wimpy vampire volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After several embarrassing mishaps, fifteen-year-old Luke learns how to control his werewolf abilities, but it may not be enough to stop a war between vampires and werewolves that threatens to destroy the world.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A counting book in rhyme that presents various animals and their offspring that dwell in high mountain environments, from a mother llama and her "little cria one" to an emperor penguin, his hen, and their "little chicks ten." Includes related facts and activities.
17) Over on the farm
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A counting book in rhyme presents various farm animals and their offspring, from a mother hen and her "little chick one" to a mother pig and her "little piglets ten." Includes related facts and activities.
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This grasslands variation of the classic song "Over in the Meadow" introduces animals and their offspring that dwell on the savanna of Africa, from a mother zebra and her "little calf one" to a "cunning father jackal and his little pups ten." Includes information about the African savanna, a glossary of the animals, activities, and other "tips from the author."
Author
Series
Mabel Jones volume 1
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Mabel Jones finds herself aboard the Feroshus Maggot--a ship crewed by the strangest bunch of pirates you'd (never) want to meet. She then has to find pieces of an X-shaped puzzle that in her hands could be her ticket home, but in the hands of Captain Split, they'd give him the power to assemble a pirate militia to take over London!"--