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41) Dreadful acts
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Twelve-year-old Eddie Dickens survives encounters with an escape artist in a runaway hearse's coffin, a hot air balloon bearing the escape artist's lovely assistant, a gas explosion, and a jewel thief on the run.
42) The Dunderheads
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When Miss Breakbone confiscates Junkyard's crucial find, Wheels, Pencil, Spider, and the rest of the Dunderheads plot to teach her a lesson.
46) Mrs. Crump's cat
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Cranky Mrs. Crump has no use for cats, but when she finds a stray shivering on her doorstep her life is subtly--and pleasantly--transformed. From Linda Smith and David Roberts comes a funny, heartwarming tale about the wonderful things that can happen when you open your door to friendship.
47) Dear Tabby
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A feline advice columnist assists other animals with their problems, such as a parrot whose owners complain that he talks too much, a groundhog who feels the pressure of predicting the weather, and a cat who objects to being pampered.
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"A young aspiring bear spotter ventures into bear country. But coming face-to-face with the furry creatures themselves, whether black or brown, can be dangerous, and our protagonist, accompanied by a trusty teddy bear, might need to use some unconventional means to stay out of trouble and avoid being (gulp!) eaten"--
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El joven Pedro Perfecto es arquitecto ... a los tres años, construyó iglesias ye capillas con manzanas y fresquillas. Pero poca gente apreció su talento, en especial su maestra de segundo, la señorita Lila Greer, que prohibió la arquitectura y los edificios de gran altura. A Pedro se le cayó el mundo a los pies y perdió todo interés ... Hasta que en una fatídica excursión demostró lo práctica que puede ser una gran construcción.
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54) Dexter's journey
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When a crate full of yellow plastic ducks is washed overboard on its journey to America, the ducks are rescued a few at a time until only Dexter remains, waiting to be found.
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Kakadu National Park is a two-part series that records the scientific programs carried out in the Magela Creek marine environment and the surrounding flood plains of the Alligator Rivers region, to measure the possible impact of toxic, heavy metals effluent from uranium mining. In 1981 there were four uranium mines within the newly formed Kakadu National Park - a vast wetlands that is biologically one of the richest areas in Australia. Kakadu forms...
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"¿Por qué hace tac y por qué hace tic? ¿Por qué tienes pelos en la nariz? Ada Magnífica tiene la cabeza llena de preguntas. Como sus compañeros de clase Pedro y Rosa, Ada siempre ha sentido una curiosidad insaciable. Pero cuando lleva demasiado lejos sus exploraciones y sus complicados experimentos científicos, sus padres se hartan y la mandan al rincón de pensar. ¿Tanto pensar le hará cambiar de opinión?"--Page [4] of cover.
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"Why do airplanes look the way they do? Why can't birds fly when they're first born? And why do some paper planes fly farther than others? Discover everything there is to know about flight from Ada Twist, Scientist--from information about creatures that fly, to the history of aircrafts, to modern technology that allows us to soar through the air faster than ever!"--Amazon.
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When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become "a bit crinkly round the edges," he is taken by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow.
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Ada Magnífica, científica es el primer libro de una colección de álbumes ilustrados que se centran en la tendencia S.T.E.M (Ciencias, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas) para niños. Con su espíritu curioso y perseverante, Ada inspirará sin duda a los jóvenes lectores para que sigan sus propias pasiones. Libro galardonado con el Little Rebels Children's Book 2017. ¿Por qué hace tac y por qué hace tic? ¿Por qué tienes...