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Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Following the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to explore the history of lighthouses on the Great Lakes, detailing famous structures, local lore, as well as notable moments in Great Lakes history"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
ix, 387 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the funny, irreverent style readers have come to expect from Percy -- Provided by publisher.
4) The BFG
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Big Friendly Giant is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and it's lucky for Sophie that he is. If she had been carried off by any of the other giants she would have been breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are headed to England to steal some little children, she and the BFG decide they must stop them once and for all.
5) Minnesota
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the Mississippi's headwaters to one of the largest malls in the country, there's lots to see and do in Minnesota! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make Minnesota special"--Publisher's website.
6) Dracula
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
'I am Dracula. And I bid you welcome to my house.' He is deathly pale. His fingernails are cut to sharp points. His teeth protrude menacingly from his mouth in clouds of rancid breath. Yet even Count Dracula's unnerving appearance and the frightened reaction of the local peasants fail to warn Jonathan Harker, a young man from England, about his host. Little does Jonathan know that this is a land where babies are snatched for their blood and wolves...
Author
Series
One of us is lying volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students, all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case"-- Provided by publisher.
8) Camels
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of camels, hump-backed,furry desert-dwellers. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how camels got their humps"-- Provided by publisher.
10) Salt to the sea
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ten-year-old Pip gets the fright of his life when he meets an escaped convict in a spooky graveyard. And that's just the beginning of an adventure that will lead him to a house full of secrets, a strange old lady and a journey to the big city to seek his fortune. But Pip is in for a BIG surprise...
13) The outsiders
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parents' death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
"No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends--true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. And when it comes to...
14) Geckos
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of geckos, the colorful climbing lizards. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how geckos became Hawaiian good-luck charms"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
Veering from the convivial, scene-centered graphic interpretation often associated with this classic, W©ơrbs offers a sparer take, narrowing each scene to softly focused images that are more suggestive than representational. The poem's opening lines are accompanied by an image of a lone candle burning in a brass candleholder, and the sleigh's rooftop landing shows two shadowy reindeer heads emerging from behind a foregrounded stone chimney. Santa's...
19) Termites
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how termites live in colonies, make nests, and find food. Includes picture glossary"-- Provided by publisher.
20) Tortoises
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"Meet these amazing shelled reptiles! This book explores the many different kinds of tortoises, where they live, their behaviors, and why they move so slow. A folk talk retells Aesop's story of the tortoise and the hare"-- Provided by publisher.
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