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ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
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"Russia's invasion was not unexpected. For months, President Vladimir Putin had been amassing his military along the Russian-Ukrainian border. By February, 190,000 troops stood ready to invade. For Putin, giving that command would be the first step in his long-sought goal of bringing Ukraine back under Russian influence. Ukrainians are fiercely loyal to their president and their country, and have shown remarkable courage in opposing the Russian invasion....
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Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2022.
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265 pages ; 24 cm.
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"Las ficciones tragicomicas reunidas en este libro tienen un comun denominador: la irrupcion de una voluntad avasalladora en las vidas de hombres y mujeres vulnerables que renacen o se desmoronan bajo el influjo de sus fantasmas. En que se transforman los seres proclives a dejarse invadir, ya sea en la entrega amorosa, en la idolatria, o en la sumision a un artifice traicionero? Siete cuentos de humor negro relatan ese apocalipsis intimo desde el...
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Pub. Date
2024
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REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK | #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“This fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through.”—Reese Witherspoon
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends....
“This fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through.”—Reese Witherspoon
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends....
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W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2024
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A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Selection • One of Oprah Daily's Most Anticipated Books of 2024 • One of the Chicago Review of Books's 12 Must-Read Books of January 2024 • Featured in Roxane Gay's newsletter The Audacity • One of the Christian Science Monitor's Best Books of January
"If you loved Where the Crawdads Sing, you're going to love, and I'm saying love, our first read of 2024." —Jenna
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Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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"G'Day mate! Discover the landmarks that make Australia well known around the world-ancient landforms, such as Uluru, unique animals, sunny beaches, and modern city structures, such as the Sydney Opera House"--
8) El polaco
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Daniel, por su apoyo, su inmenso cariño y por ser el único hombre que me hace reír de verdad. Mi Xiuma, por leerme y por ser mi fan número uno. Dayana Paradas, por ser la primera en leerme y siempre estar allí para mí. Mi mami, por impulsarme a creer en mí. Mis fieles lectoras. Gracias, chicas… muchas gracias. Mis hijos. Esto es para ustedes. Los amo con el alma y con todo mi corazón. Son mi más grande orgullo y espero ser la...
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Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
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"This next book in the Seasons series is a poetic children's book about life in fall, following a family who explores the outdoors and enjoys outdoor activities, such as mushroom hunting, collecting driftwood, picking apples, and getting their home and yard ready for winter months. This story focuses on wildlife in Fall and the joy of being outdoors during the Fall months"--
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NorthSouth
Pub. Date
2023.
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55 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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"Which animal can smell underwater? Which one uses their nose as a snorkel? What can animals do with their noses besides smell? Noses can tell us a lot about animal habits and habitats. An animal collection of special species from around the world--filled with amazing facts celebrating the diversity in nature. "Fascinating insights into the world of animal noses, whether small, large, round or star-shaped. You learn a lot of new things here."--Dr....
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DK super readers volume level 1
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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32 pages : color illustrations, color photographs ; 23 cm.
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"Children will love to find out about all different kinds of ponies and horses; how to look after them; amazing sports with horses; and even wild horses." --Publisher's website.
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Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"In this photographic picture book, the authors record and transcribe the words of displaced children, raising up their voices-who they are, where they came from, and the many different reasons that they had to leave their home country"--
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Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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47 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
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"Dive into the fascinating world of beavers-the swimmers, builders, and engineers of the animal kingdom! What Goes on inside a Beaver Pond? takes kids ages 8 to 10 on a journey through a year in the life of a young beaver (called a "kit"). Throughout the seasons, vibrant illustrations and descriptions reveal the hidden inner-workings of a beaver lodge, how beavers fell trees with their teeth and create a wetland habitat, how they collect food and...
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Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
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Featuring vibrant, beautifully detailed artwork from Libby VanderPloeg, each carefully researched map takes readers on a city tour at a unique moment in time, from exploring Athens in ancient Greece during the birth of democracy, to walking the beautiful lamplit streets of medieval Benin, deep in the West African rainforest. Readers can even visit China's long-lost capital city of Xianyang, a city for which no original map exists, which was brought...
18) Tundras
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Peachtree
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm.
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This beginner’s guide to tundras introduces young readers to these cold habitats, showing what kinds of animals and plants live there, and how certain species have adapted to the unique, harsh environment.
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Running Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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128 pages : 8 full four-colour illustrations and 50 four-colour spot illustrations throughout ; 23 cm
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Running Press Kids's Junior Handbook series expands into the natural world with this beautifully illustrated guidebook for enthusiasts who appreciate birds and their habitats, capitalizing on the growing young audience for ornithology and our ecosystems.
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Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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68 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
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"Why do children look like their parents? Why are some people blond and others brunette, and where do we get our eye colour from? This book explains genetic theory, what genes are, why DNA plays an important role and what all these insights have to do with a curious monk. An exciting journey through the history of science, present-day genetic research and engineering and right through to the question of identity – because who would have thought...
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