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Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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"Many mammals are unique, especially when it comes to what's going on inside their bodies. Kangaroos, bats, elephants, and other mammals each have special internal body parts that help them function every day. This book gives readers a look at these animals' interesting insides. Colorful diagrams, paired with simple labels and descriptions of the animal's key components, provide a unique and accessible take on important life science curricula. Curious...
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English
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In her enchanting memoir, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian, tells the remarkable story from her animal-loving childhood to her career protecting endangered mountain gorillas and other wild animals. She is also the defender of people as a groundbreaking promoter of human public health and an advocate for revolutionary integrated approaches to saving our planet. In an increasingly interconnected world, animal and human...
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English
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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. For more than a decade, Gretchen Rubin had been studying happiness and human nature. Then, one day, a visit to her eye doctor made her realize that she'd been overlooking a key element of happiness: her five senses. She'd spent so much time stuck in her head that she'd allowed...
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Series
My father's dragon volume 1
Language
English
Description
"When Elmer Elevator hears about a baby dragon being held captive on Wild Island, he knows just what to do. First he packs his knapsack with important supplies like chewing gum, lollipops, and lots of rubber bands. Then he stows away on a ship headed for the island. There he'll meet many animals who try to stop him, but Elmer has a few tricks up his sleeve . . . or more precisely, in his knapsack. One way or another, he will rescue the dragon!"--Amazon.com....
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Sara was at the tender age of 12 when she found the skeleton in her prudish parents' closet: a series of novelty sex books crammed high up on a shelf in her childhood living room, all written by Sara's ordinary suburban dad, Ira. For decades the books were an unspoken secret in Sara's family until Ira developed early onset Alzheimer's disease...and announced he'd be reviving his novelty porn career. With Sara's help. In this cringe-worthy, unique,...
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Series
Publisher
Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Let's go on a safari. This book allows readers to create their own safari, complete with flamingos, crocodiles, and gorillas. Readers will love sculpting their own amazing animal characters out of clay, using both armature and subtractive sculpting techniques. The book begins with Claymation basics, including materials and step-by-step instructions. By its conclusion, readers will know how to sculpt characters, create a set and props, and even use...
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Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 2
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Teenage detective Nancy Drew uses her courage and powers of deduction to solve the mysterious happenings in an old stone mansion.
70) Survival
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From the rainforest to the savannah to the depths of the ocean, animal life in every continent and habitat has been affected by human activity. Louise McNaught's powerful animal portraits bring to life 20 stunning creatures and their fight for survival. Discover the dangers they face, the action being taken to protect them, and their vital importance on Earth. Be inspired to join the movement to conserve species and find out how you can make a difference,...
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
The return of Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg in an all-new comedic adventure. Character-driven comedy is the order of the day as this new take on the superhero series focuses on the funny business that happens between saving the world and living together as teenagers without adult supervision
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
As the fastest man alive, Barry Allen, aka The Flash, faced metahuman threats from both this world and the parallel world of Earth-two. In Season Three, Barry faces the unknown, as he irrevocably alters the timeline by saving his mother from the clutches of the Reverse-Flash. The only question now, as he remains trapped in his own Flashpoint Paradox, is will he be able to find a way out?
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Worlds collide in Season 3! A love affair with Penny has opened a big, wide, wonderful world of romance for Leonard. But Sheldon likes the world just the way it was, thank you. All of which makes for a zany comic triangle with brainy, clueless Sheldon and practical, grounded Penny hilariously vying for the role of hypotenuse.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Last year, the S.T.A.R Labs Particle Accelerator exploded, creating a dark matter storm that struck forensic scientist Barry Allen, bestowing him with super-speed and making him the fastest man alive. But Barry wasn't the only person who was given extraordinary abilities that night. The dark matter also created meta-human, many of whom have wreaked havoc on the city.
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English
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"Alexis Devine, creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @WhatAboutBunny with over 8.3 million followers, delivers a memoir loaded with wit and passion for animals, as well as the vulnerability and authenticity of a woman who learned to take care of herself by learning to talk to her dog"--
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English
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"A probing, witty, and deeply insightful history of blindness--in Western culture and literature, and in the author's own experience--that ranges from Homer to Milton to Braille to Stevie Wonder. M. Leona Godin begins her fascinating, wide-ranging study with an exploration of how the idea of sight is inextricably linked with knowledge and understanding; how "blindness" has, for millennia, been used as a metaphor for ignorance; and how, in metaphorical...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"What did Brenda Myers-Powell want? When she turned to prostitution at the age of fifteen, she wanted to support her two baby daughters and have a little money for herself. She was pretty and funny as hell, and although she called herself "Breezy," she was also tough--a survivor in every sense of the word. Over the next twenty-five years, she would move across the country, finding new pimps, parties, drugs, and endless, profound heartache. And she...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
Features more digitally re-mastered episodes of the popular courtroom drama Perry Mason. Raymond Burr continues to ignite the screen as defense attorney Perry Mason, who stops at nothing to crack the most impossible cases and uncover the truth.
Author
Publisher
Noonday Press
Pub. Date
1972, ©1971
Language
English
Description
The publication of this extraordinary volume firmly established Flannery O'Connor's monumental contribution to American fiction. There are thirty-one stories here in all, including twelve that do not appear in the only two story collections O'Connor put together in her short lifetime--"Everything That Rises Must Converge "and "A Good Man Is Hard to Find."
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