James Carter
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English
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"A triptych of a single day revealing the history and foreshadowing the future of a complex and cosmopolitan city in a world at war. November 12, 1941: war and revolution are in the air. At the Shanghai Race Club, the city's elite prepare to face off their best horses and most nimble jockeys in the annual Champions Day races. Across town and amid tight security, others celebrated the birth of Sun Yat-Sen in a new city center meant to challenge European...
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English
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Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book.
This imaginative poem from children's poet James Carter recounts a journey to some exotic and far-flung locations. Anne...
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English
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Histories of American rock music and the 1960s counterculture typically focus on the same few places: Woodstock, Monterey, Altamont. Yet there was also a very active college circuit that brought edgy acts like the Jefferson Airplane and the Velvet Underground to different metropolitan regions and smaller towns all over the country. These campus concerts were often programmed, promoted, and reviewed by students themselves, and their diverse tastes...
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Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"The mysteries of space have intrigued us since ancient times. Early observers named the constellations as a way to keep track of the starry patterns in the night sky. Through the years, astronomers discovered planets, moons, and many other objects. As technology improved, the dream of physically exploring space became reality, and space shuttles blasted into the world above our heads. Where will we go next?" --
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Otter-Barry Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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All aboard for Kalamazoo! One ticket will let you... ride on an elephant, stay in a bug hotel, travel by train boat and plane, mingle with bears and minibeasts - and even meet an alien! All this and more, in 19 zippy poems to read aloud. This is a fantastic and eagerly awaited poetry collection for young children, from the author of bestselling Zim Zam Zoom! which was shortlisted for the CLiPPA Award and longlisted for the UKLA Award.
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U.S. Geological Survey open-file report volume 2013-1129
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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Geological Survey circular volume 478
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United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
Pub. Date
1963.
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English
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NASA technical paper volume 1208
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English