Candace Fleming
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"During the reign of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled and died tragically young. In order to send him on his way into the afterlife, his tomb was filled with every treasure he would need after death. And then, it was lost to time, buried in the sands of the Valley of the Kings. His tomb was also said to be cursed. Centuries later, as Egypt-mania gripped Europe, two Brits -- a rich earl with a habit for gambling and a disreputable,...
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"In 1947, during the early years of the Cold War, a field in Roswell, New Mexico was disturbed by a strange crash and smattering of debris. Some say the bodies of extraterrestrial beings were strewn across the ground, that a UFO had crashed there, and that the government was covering up the evidence in a massive conspiracy. But what really happened at Roswell? The infamous "crash from outer space" has become a fixture in our culture, inspiring a surge...
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292 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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English
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From the acclaimed author of Amelia Lost and The Lincolns comes a heartrending narrative nonfiction page-turner -- and a perfect resource for meeting Common Core standards. When Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, inherited the throne in 1894, he was unprepared to do so. With their four daughters (including Anastasia) and only son, a hemophiliac, Nicholas and his reclusive wife, Alexandra, buried their heads in the sand, living a life of opulence as...
16) Giant squid
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1 volume (unpaged), 2 folded leaves : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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English
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"A nonfiction picture book exploring the mysterious life of the elusive giant squid"--
17) Penny & Pip
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Penny goes on a class field trip to the museum and befriends a baby dinosaur.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Español
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Después de plantar el jardín que ha soñado durante años, el Sr. McGreely trata de encontrar la forma de evitar que algunos conejitos persistentes coman todas sus verduras.
After planting the garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetables.