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Series
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"In May 1940, as the German army blitzes Europe and Parisians flee their city, the chief curator of the Muše de l'Ařme is ordered to get a mysterious piece of cargo out of the country. When he arrives at the port of Le Havre and learns that his intended ship has been sunk, he places the object on a decrepit steamer that sails out under German fire. In the present day, National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt is on a diving expedition...
Author
Publisher
Frederick Warne, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Experience the beauty and the magic of Cicely Mary Barker's famous Flower Fairies, with a new edition of Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies of the Summer.
The magic and loveliness of Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies is being reissued with an updated, contemporary look that is a perfect gift for Flower Fairies fans and a new generation of readers." -- Amazon
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family's eight-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son twenty years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta's worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"A linguistic exploration of the speech habits we love to hate and why our "um"s, "like"s, and "you know"s actually make us better communicators. Do you hate that you say "like" too much? Do you go over your email drafts to remove excess "so"s and "really"s? Do you wish your presentation at work wasn't so full of "um"s and "uh"s? Do you get tripped up by slang, overly familiar greetings, or new pronouns? What if these features of our speech weren't...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
UK Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho presents twenty tiny tales -- each one illustrated by a different artist, and each just ten words long -- in a book that's as much a work of art as an invitation to budding writers. Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? In this magnificent compendium, author and poet Joseph Coelho proves that it is -- with mini-stories of underwater worlds, demon hamsters, bears in outer space, and portals to places...
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
English Grammar All-in-One For Dummies is packed with everything you need to know to communicate with confidence--in your writing, on standardized tests, at work, on social media, and everywhere else. Strong verbal and written skills can help you get where you want to be, and this easy-to-understand Dummies guide will help you understand the English grammar principles you need to know so you can improve your understanding of basic grammar and punctuation...
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"In this follow-up to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology, you'll unearth curses old and new. From a very different take on Snow White, to a new interpretation of The Red Shoes, the best in fantasy spin straw into gold, and invite you into the labyrinth"--
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Take a culinary journey through the fantastical world of The Witcher with thoughtfully imagined, flavorful recipes inspired by The Witcher's expansive settings, characters, and lore. In this beautifully photographed cookbook, Anita Sarna and Karolina Krupecka, the creators of fan-favorite food blogs Nerds' Kitchen and Witcher Kitchen, share their meticulously-researched, immersive recipes that give fans a taste of the distinct flavors a witcher might...
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Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2006
Description
A great king, strong as the stars in Heaven. Enkidu, a wild and mighty hero, is created by the gods to challenge the arrogant King Gilgamesh. But instead of killing each other, the two become friends. Travelling together to the Cedar Forest, they fight and slay the evil monster Humbaba. But when Enkidu is killed, his death haunts and breaks the mighty Gilgamesh. Terrified of mortality, he resolves to find the secret of eternal life.
Author
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"This is a book about ten women who, over the past three hundred years have found walking essential to their sense of themselves, as people and as writers. In a series of intimate, incisive portraits, Wanderers traces their footsteps, from eighteenth-century parson's daughter Elizabeth Carter--who desired nothing more than to be taken for a vagabond in the wilds of southern England--to modern walker-writers such as Nan Shepherd and Cheryl Strayed....
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Learn to speak the colloquial language of the Philippines with the Essential Tagalog Phrase Book. This phrase book is an excellent guide to the modern Tagalog spoken in everyday interactions. the essential information needed by travelers-novices and old hands alike-is presented in a way thats concise, accessible and easy to understand.The Essential Tagalog Phrase Book is your indispensable pocket travel companion.
20) ABCs of kindness
Author
Publisher
Rodale Kids, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Learning the importance of kindness is as easy as A-B-C with this sweet board book. A is for all of us be everyone's friend. B is for believing things will turn out well in the end. C is for being caring in everything you do. D is for dear ones who mean the world to you. Learn your ABCs while learning to be kind to everyone you meet with this irresistibly illustrated board book that's perfect for Valentine's Day." -- ONIX annotation.
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