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Secret Explorers volume 7
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Meet the Secret Explorers - a band of brainiac kids from all around the world. Everyone in this group of young experts has a speciality, from outer space to dinosaurs, and each story follows a character who gets chosen for a "secret exploration". In this fun, fact-filled children's book, engineering expert Kiki and Connor the marine biologist are sent on a mission to the Arctic. There they discover a research vessel studying the effects of climate...
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Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "How to Succeed; Or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune" by Orison Swett Marden. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as...
32003) The second sky
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English
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From the moment he is hatched, Gilbert the penguin dreams of flying one day and, despite being discouraged by family members, finally finds a way to do just that.
32004) The Celtic Twilight
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English
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The Celtic Twilight (1893) is a collection of stories written and edited by W.B. Yeats. Compiled at the height of the Celtic Twilight, a movement to revive the myths and traditions of Ancient Ireland, The Celtic Twilight captures a wide range of stories, songs, poems, and firsthand accounts from artists and storytellers dedicated to the preservation of Irish culture.
In "Belief and Unbelief," a story is shared about a village at the foot of Ben...
32005) Paul Bunyan's sweetheart
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English
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When legendary logger Paul Bunyan falls in love with Lucette Diana Kensack, he will do whatever it takes to win her heart, including trying to restore the Minnesota environment to its previous condition as part of Lucette's "love test."
32006) No place like home
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English
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George the polar bear, unhappy living in a city, sets out to find where he belongs but the jungle, a mountain, the desert, and even the sea feel uncomfortable.--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
After a violent mugging forever altered the way his brain works, the author, the first documented case of acquired savant syndrome with mathematical synesthesia, recounts how he overcame huge setbacks and embraced his unique gifts.
32008) Real cowboys
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English
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Real cowboys are gentle, patient, and creative as they move hundreds of cattle, make camp, and dream under the stars.
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English
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Science and Faith Can-and Do-Support Each Other
Science and Christianity are often presented as opposites, when in fact the order of the universe and the complexity of life powerfully testify to intelligent design. With this comprehensive resource that includes the latest research, you'll witness how the findings of scientists provide compelling reasons to acknowledge the mind and presence of a creator.
Featuring more than 45 entries by top-caliber...
32010) Ion
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English
Description
An award-winning public reader of Homer discusses poetry and the nature of performance with the probing and insightful Socrates in Plato's immortal dialogue.
Ion, a professional rhapsode, performer of dramatic recitations of Homer and lecturer on poetry, has a revealing discussion with Socrates. Acclaimed for the power of his performances, Ion becomes so involved in performing that he feels the emotions described in his story and expects them to...
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English
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"On an average day in America, seven young people aged nineteen or under will be shot dead. In Another Day in the Death of America, award-winning Guardian journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost during the course of a single day in the United States. It could have been any day, but Younge has chosen November 23, 2013. From Jaiden Dixon (9), shot point-blank by his mother's ex-boyfriend on his doorstep in Ohio, to Pedro Dado Cortez...
32012) Touchdown of the Wrong Kind
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English
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Act out the story of two children who lived through a tornado and are too frightened to leave their home. With the help of Mr. Whirltwist and other local weather experts, the boys learn how to prepare for another tornado and overcome their fear! The six roles in this script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies. These strategies allow all students to engage in the same activity,...
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English
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Flip it! It's 2-books-in-1! Start with an exciting factual fiction story about an electric car named Ollie who learns to be proud of his differences, and makes new friends along the way! Then, flip over the book for a nonfiction exploration of real-life electric cars, including photos, infographics, and fun facts!
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
New Thought" adherents at the turn of the 20th century vehemently believed they could tap into latent and mysterious mental powers, and one of the most influential thinkers of this early "New Age" philosophy offers here, in this delightfully weird 1908 work, a crash course in this benign and useful magic. You'll discover. . how to see through solid objects; how to diagnose hidden disease ; how to peek into a person's secret history ; how to travel...
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Excerpt: "Mind and Body-Mental States and Physical Conditions! To the mind of those who have contented themselves with merely the superficial aspects of things, these two things-mind and body, and mental states and physical conditions-seem to be as far apart as the two poles, seem to be opposites and contradictories impossible of reconciliation. But to those who have penetrated beneath the surface of things, these two apparent opposites are seen to...
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Relates the history of the forty-year search for the Higgs boson, also known as the "God" particle, and the intense rivalries, clashing egos, and grand ambition behind the search to solve the mystery of one of the biggest unanswered questions in physics - what gives things mass? Drawing upon his unprecedented access to Peter Higgs, after whom the particle is named, science journalist Ian Sample chronicles the multinational and multibillion-dollar...
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English
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A fascinating—and entertaining—cautionary story about what the Great Lakes would look like without water. What's down there (garbage, lost sunglasses). And what would happen with no water (boats would tip over and be stranded).
Each Great Lake is analyzed, with humorous—yet also serious—solutions to the problem. For example, instead of driving for HOURS to get to the other side of Lake Michigan, without water, you could...
Each Great Lake is analyzed, with humorous—yet also serious—solutions to the problem. For example, instead of driving for HOURS to get to the other side of Lake Michigan, without water, you could...
32018) Zebulon Pike
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English
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Born at a time when the American Revolutionary War was raging, Zebulon Pike grew up to lead expeditions west to find the sources of the Mississippi, Arkansas, and Red Rivers. Find out how his published journal made him a popular figure during his lifetime. The book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.
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English
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Fifth-grader Merlin Montgomery, AKA Big Monty, has to save his school again when his principal consumes a toxic energy drink! Can this science-loving kid stop his award-winning principal from destroying his school's reputation? Merlin won't be able to do it alone. He'll need help from his life-long enemy, A'lo, and his super-smart best friend, Global. Complete with science activities and vocabulary building fun, Big Monty is sure to get even the most...
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Español
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Thief es una joven urraca que decide no abandonar el nido porque está muy apegada a sus paredes y a todos los objetos que tiene dentro. Pero estos objetos pesarán también en su vida, hasta obligarla a hacer una drástica elección: continuar viviendo una existencia solitaria y esclava de sus deseos, o cambiar de dirección y afrontar una vida quizás también solitaria pero libre de cadenas a las que Thief se había adherido con sus "tesoros".
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