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Regions are shown using physical and political maps, and feature iconic animals, natural wonders, famous landmarks, and much more. Each spread includes 'sight-seeing' features to whet young explorers' appetites, as well as a Fast Facts panel, great for learning all the top stats at a glance. --Publisher
6) August heat
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When a colleague extends his summer vacation, Inspector Salvo Montalbano is forced to stay in Vigàta and endure the August heat. Montalbano's long-suffering girlfriend, Livia, joins him with a friend - husband and young son in tow - to keep her company during these dog days of summer. But when the boy suddenly disappears into a narrow shaft hidden under the family's beach rental, Montalbano uncovers something terribly sinister. As the inspector spends...
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Tout connaître volume 5
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"Ce livre est un hommage à notre extraordinaire planète interconnectée. Les lecteurs parcourront notre magnifique monde, si fragile et complexe, explorant les environnements à la fois humains et naturels, découvrant la faune, les migrations, les villes et monuments, la météo ou le climat. Des faits fascinants sont mis en évidence par certaines des meilleures photographies du monde entier."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
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Since its publication in 2000, hundreds of thousands of children all over the world have read and loved The Breadwinner. By reading the story of eleven-year-old Parvana and her struggles living under the terror of the Taliban, young readers came to know the plight of children in Afghanistan. But what has happened to Afghanistan's children since the fall of the Taliban in 2001? In 2011, Deborah Ellis went to Kabul to find out. She interviewed children...
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This novel chronicles two sensitive children's violent voyage from innocence to experience. After a terrible hurricane levels their Jamaican estate, the Bas-Thorntons decide to send their children back to the safety and comfort of England. On the way their ship is set upon by pirates, and the children are accidentally transferred to the pirate vessel. Jonsen, the well-meaning pirate captain, doesn't know how to dispose of his new cargo, while the...
12) Nanny McPhee
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Nanny McPhee can tame even the most unruly children with a tap of her magic walking stick. Her latest challenge is the bratty brood of a recent widower Mr. Brown. He is under pressure to find a new wife or lose his much-needed allowance from wealthy Aunt Adelaide. His love for scullery maid Evangeline remains unspoken as he wincingly woos the eagerly merry widow Mrs. Quickly, but Brown's raucous rugrats have a plan to make things right, especially...
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Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy decide to play hide-and-seek, and during the game Lucy discovers a mysterious wardrobe. She tucks herself inside and backs to the rear of the cabinet, there she finds herself in an entirely different world. The place is called Narnia, and it's been locked in winter for over 100 years by someone known as "The White Witch."
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This book provides parents with an opportunity to learn the following including Important facts you need to know before and after having your baby; strategies to strengthen the emotional bonds with your child; how to be a more conscious parent with your children; new information to help you make informed decisions, and how raising our children with empathy and respect can positively affect society.
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To save her family from a farmer’s plow, Mrs. Brisby, a mild-mannered mouse, has a plan to move her house! However, Mrs. Brisby will need an engineering miracle to hoist her home, and for that she must face a wicked rat, fend off a vicious cat and claim a magic amulet! But when Mrs. Brisby discovers the astounding secret of NIMH...it will change her life forever! Starring the voices of Dom DeLuise, John Carradine and Peter Strauss, “THE SECRET...
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"Skyler has a hearing loss. And he doesn't feel much like talking today. No wonder-he keeps missing what his parents and siblings have to say, and it's frustrating. Skyler's little sister, Maizy, tags along on his morning routine and, with the help of her special friend, we learn that it takes more than hearing aids to help Skyler feel like talking again."--
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