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In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear ... This sixtieth-anniversary edition commemorates Ray Bradbury's masterpiece with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman ; personal essays on the genesis of the novel by the author; a wealth of critical...
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"Out in the desert in a place called the Palace, a young man tends to a dying soul, someone he once knew briefly but who has haunted the edges of his life: Juan Gay. Playful raconteur, child lost and found and lost, guardian of the institutionalized, Juan has a project to pass along, one built around a true artifact of a book -- Sex Variants: A Study of Homosexual Patterns -- and its devastating history. This book contains accounts collected in the...
3) North Dakota
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"From the stunning painted canyons in the Badlands to the International Peace Garden, there's lots to see and do in North Dakota! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make North Dakota special"--Publisher's website.
Introduces the geography, history, agriculture, industries, wildlife, and cultural and tourist attractions of the...
4) Australia
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144 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
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Explores the geography, history, arts, religions, and everyday life of the Land Down Under, also called the Lucky Country.
5) Hummingbirds
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24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm.
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"Meet the small yet mighty hummingbird! This book introduces these birds to elementary kids, exploring their features and behaviors, including their amazing flying abilities. A folk tale explains how hummingbirds got their colorful feathers"--
9) Vietnam
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144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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Examines the geography, history, and government of Vietnam, while highlighting its achievements in art, medicine and industry.
10) My soccer book
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
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Briefly describes the equipment, terminology, rules, positions, and plays of one of the world's most popular games.
12) Stone soup
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Three wise monks trick a poor, frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them the magic of generosity.
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48 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
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Welcome to Wyoming, the Equality State! ... explore Yellowstone National Park, attend the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, tour the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, and more as they learn about Wyoming history, plants and animals, industries, sports, cities, famous people ... --
15) Dragons
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121 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"Behind the Legend looks at creatures and monsters throughout history and analyzes them through a scientific, myth-busting lens, debating whether or not the sightings and evidence provided are adequate proof of their existence. In Dragons, readers learn about all the sightings and "proof" of them, from stories in history of dragons that terrorized towns, the people who fought them, such as St. George, and stories from other cultures, including China,...
17) Owls
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Owls are known for their haunting calls; yet when they are hunting, they can swoop down and snatch prey without making a sound. There are about 140 different kinds of owls, and they live on every continent except Antarctica. From the smallest, the elf owl, to the largest, the great gray owl, here is information about the 21 types that are believed to be living in North America. From egg to owlet to fierce bird of prey, this book offers an insightful...
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xii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Offers a practical guide to computer programming geared towards readers who are helping younger learners start coding, providing tips on choosing a coding language, adding sound and graphics, developing a webpage, and building electronics.
19) My baseball book
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
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An introduction to baseball, describing the equipment, playing field, rules, players, and process of the game.
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