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1) Eldest
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After successfully evading an Urgals ambush, Eragon is adopted into the Ingeitum clan and sent to finish his training in magic and swordsmanship so he can further help the Varden in their struggle against the Empire.
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Left alone by her Indian tribe when they decide to sail to the east, Karana, a young Indian girl, lives on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, where she spends eighteen years, surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance. Year after year she waits for the ship to return but it never does. Finally she realizes she must make a fateful choice: follow her people on her own or remain alone fo rthe rest of her life....
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Veering from the convivial, scene-centered graphic interpretation often associated with this classic, Würbs offers a sparer take, narrowing each scene to softly focused images that are more suggestive than representational. The poem's opening lines are accompanied by an image of a lone candle burning in a brass candleholder, and the sleigh's rooftop landing shows two shadowy reindeer heads emerging from behind a foregrounded stone chimney. Santa's...
5) Bulldozers
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce young readers to bulldozers. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
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A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons. Dazzlingly colorful collage illustrations and a simple but dramatic text tell the fascinating story of the life cycle of a flower in terms of the adventures of a tiny seed. Young readers will cheer at the happy outcome of this exciting tale. And they will long remember the heartening message of the tiny seed's steadfast perseverance in the face of many hazards and obstacles...
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"Includes brand-new full color illustrations! Celebrate Christmas with Jack, Annie, and the Magic Tree House with this oversized, gorgeously illustrated deluxe holiday edition from the #1 bestselling chapter book series. When Jack and Annie receive an invitation to spend Christmas Eve in Camelot--a magical place that exists only in myth and fantasy--they know they are in for their biggest adventure yet. What they don't know is that the invitation...
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 2
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Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie use the magic treehouse to travel back to the Middle Ages, where they explore a castle and are helped by a mysterious knight.
11) Earth movers
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce young readers to earth movers. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
12) Dump trucks
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce young readers to dump trucks. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
14) Bleeding Kansas
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Presents a history of the border war preceding the American Civil War that was waged over whether Kansas would join the Union as a slave state or a free state.
16) Who's Listening?
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Young Children Will Love Looking At The Full Page Animal Photographs As They Learn About How Different Animals Use Their Ears.
18) Horses
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"A basic introduction to horses and how they live on the farm. Simple text and full color photographs. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
19) Stingrays
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"Simple text and supportive full-color photographs introduce beginning readers to stingrays. Intended for kindergarten through third grade students"--Provided by publisher.
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It's hard to know what's possible until you start. You have to be able to dream big and be prepared to work toward your dreams. Big things rarely happen overnight, and good thins rarely happen as if by magic... Before he was a Manchester United and England soccer player, and long before he startd his isnpiring campaign to end child food poverty, Marcus Rashford was just a kid form Wythenshawe, South Manchester. Now Marcus wants to show YOU how to...