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Christmas is a popular holiday celebrated by people all over the world. This informative and engaging exploration of Christmas is aimed at the middle grades but will entertain readers of a much wider age range. Learn about the games played, foods eaten, music played and favorite ways of decorating in different parts of the world. With lots of fun facts (about everything from frumenty to the jolly old man in red himself) and recipes, there's plenty...
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The gorgeously illustrated contemporary edition of an ancient Chinese text-for fans of fantastic beasts everywhere
Fantastic Creatures of the Mountains and Seas is a new translation for contemporary readers of a classic Chinese text that is at once the geography of an ancient kingdom, a bestiary of mythical creatures, and a book of cultural and medicinal lore. Illustrated throughout with more than 180 two-color drawings that are so sinuous they move...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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This book introduces readers to Egyptian mythology, presents legendary characters and stories, and shows how Egyptian myths have influenced our culture. Readers are engaged with historical content while sharpening their skills at analyzing images and identifying evidence.
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Some people deserve a happy ending, but that doesn't mean they'll get one. Meet princesses who refuse to be pretty, crabs that will break your heart, and three notes of music you won't want to hear. Poke into uncomfortable places with fifty stories from the award-winning Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children podcast. These stories are not for meant for children.
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Heroes are often the least among us. Three tests determine the worthiness of a dragon rider. Compassion, magical aptitude, and armed combat. Eldwin is determined to pass them, but his maimed arm is a constant reminder of his disadvantage. Will the obstacles Eldwin faces keep him from reaching his dreams, or will he finally see what it's like to ride the skies? Dragon Riders of Osnen is an action-packed series full of twists, magic, and the struggle...
6426) Fantastical Moments
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A misfit merman flounders for his purpose.A home health aide discovers her new patient hides a magical secret.Knights, damsels - and dragons, oh my!Do you believe in miracles?The young heir to a mystical Wolfe Pack sneaks off for an adventure, and finds more than he bargained for.A mysterious plane crash brings more questions than answers. From steampunk to miracles to fairytales, come immerse yourself in these Fantastical Moments!
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Could aliens from outer space really exist? And have they visited Earth? Readers will be captivated by exciting tales of alien encounters while also learning the facts about each claim. Which stories could be true and which fakes will be exposed? Exciting, easy-to-read text and compelling images will keep struggling and reluctant readers alike flipping the pages to find out.
6428) Polanski Brothers
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Take a walk on the wide side!
Detective McBride has his hands full as he tries to catch a murderer while dealing with the voice in his head…a deliciously sexy voice that has his libido working overtime. The voice of a vampire and maybe a murderer!
Spencer Polanski is an embalmer at her family-owned funeral home. Perfect job for a vampire, really. Especially one who's sans a working schnoz. That's right. She has a bum nose. A plus when preparing...
6429) Off I go, Indigo!
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Cormorants today are are beautiful black birds with bright blue eyes. Long before this age however, they were a beautiful blue head to toe, the same color as their eyes. What happened that made their feathers change color to black? Here is the fable...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis
Le Roman de Renart rassemble vingt-six récits brefs, parfois désignés au Moyen ge comme « branches ». Composés entre 1175 et 1250 par des auteurs différents et présentant une très grande diversité de ton, ces récits ont pu être disposés dans les manuscrits de manière à former une sorte de « biographie » du héros.
Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre la guerra de Troya, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Sumergirse en la época de la Antigua Grecia, en la que dioses y hombres convivían, y comprender los valores que movían a griegos y a troyanos, que desencadenaron este conflicto
• Conocer los momentos clave del combate, en los que destacan héroes...
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The Banbury Cross Series was a collection of 12 volumes of books edited by Grace Rhys and published in London by Dent in the 1890s. Each book is attractively illustrated with full page and partial page pen and ink drawings in a classic Art Nouveau style by leading artists of the era. Sleeping Beauty and Dick Whittington are united in this volume, which is superbly accompanied by Bell's black and white pen and ink drawings. Full of movement and grace,...
6433) Night Roll
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New mother and climate refugee Aileen Dupree has been abandoned by her partner in post- industrial Detroit. Her neighbor, Virgil, is Aileen's only connection to the outside world. But then Virgil borrows Aileen's prized possession - a chrome and leather, royal blue fourteen-speed bike - and disappears. Looking for answers, Aileen hears strange stories of the Elf, a timeless being that always fought the colonizers and capitalists of Detroit, and now...
6434) Blood Bound
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Some stories are meant to be told and some people are meant to find each other across lifetimes. Kerrienne is blessed by the Gods. Her powers rival to none.
A war is brewing and in this fight against a powerful enemy, an alliance with the laird of the MacCleods, rumored to be demon touched, is her only chance.
Emrick hasn't felt human since his transformation into whatever the hell he was. yet Kerrienne can soothe the wild beast inside him with...
6435) The secret of Excalibur
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A LEGENDARY WEAPON. A RUTHLESS ASSASSIN. A PERILOUS HUNT. Excalibur. Legend has it that he who carries King Arthur's mighty sword into battle will be invincible. But for more than a thousand years, the secret to the whereabouts of this powerful weapon has been lost...until now. Archaeologist Nina Wilde is hoping for a little R&R with her fiance, former SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase. But the couple's plans are dashed when a meeting with an old acquaintance...
6436) The ice dragon
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2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Leaving in its wake desolate cold and frozen land, the legendary ice dragon has never been tamed until it meets Adara, a winter child who looks to the creature to help save her world from destruction.
6437) The storm crow
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Storm crow volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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After their mother's death when the Illucian empire invaded, Princess Anthia and her sister Princess Caliza start a rebellion to bring back the magical elemental crows that were taken from her people.
6438) Just for Fins
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Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2012
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Unabridged
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Tera Lynn Childs brings a delightful mix of wit, romance, and fantasy to her books. Fins, her YA mermaid series, is a great pick for fans of humorous love stories. The perfect beach read!
In Just for Fins, third in the series, half-human, half-mermaid Lily Sanderson has decided to remain Crown Princess Waterlily of the mermaid kingdom Thalassinia. She's made a promise to help to help Prince Tellin.
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
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Unabridged
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English
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From debut author Van Hoang comes Girl Giant and the Monkey King, a tale packed with magic, adventure, and middle-school woes-perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Roshani Chokshi.
Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she's strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it's making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school.
In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with...
Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she's strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it's making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school.
In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
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Unabridged
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English
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Loyalties are tested in this sequel to Orphans of the Tide, a smart, unique middle grade read perfect for fans of Wildwood or The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
Ellie and Seth know more than most people do about living amongst gods. Ellie, an inventor with a tragic past, was once forced to become the human Vessel for the most wicked god of all, the Enemy; Seth, a mysterious boy with no memories, has just discovered that he's actually
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