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81) Volcanoes
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Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In a visual reference, readers can discover the inner workings of one of Earth's most terrifying natural phenomena as well as learn about some of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history --
83) Big cats
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Set off on an exciting safari to discover the furry kings of the jungle. See lounging leopards, prowling pumas, and speeding cheetahs! Watch a jaguar hunt for prey, spot a rare Bengal tiger, and meet the mighty lion. Test your knowledge and have hours of fun with eight pages of awesome activities!" -- Page 4 of cover.
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Explore diamond mines, peer into a volcanic cave, and discover how some cliffs are built from shells and skeletons! Find precious metals hidden in rocks, and marvel at a hotel built from salt. Test your knowledge and have fun with eight pages of activities!
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Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
Neil Oliver goes in search of Bronze and Iron Age sites that were sacred to ancient Britons, with water seen not just as a source of life, but also of reverence. At Flag Fen near Peterborough he discovers a vast ancient causeway. At Maiden Castle's hill fort in Dorset he unearths evidence of human sacrifices to ward off evil spirits. Neil travels to Anglesey, where Druids deposited Iron Age artifacts and were viewed as religious extremists by the...
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Chris Packham explores the evolution of the great ape's brain to reveal how different parts have been adapted over time by its anatomy, ingenuity, and sociability, culminating in one of the most complex brains on the planet. Chris examines how the ability to use two hands asymmetrically sets the great ape apart from other tool-using animals and how social living is linked to the evolution of the amygdala in both humans and our ape cousins. New research...
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Series
Seven wonders volume 3
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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After Marco's betrayal, Jack McKinley and his friends must face their own demons and engage in a battle with foes long gone.
91) Wonders of Life
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Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
In this episode Brian Cox visits South East Asia's 'Ring of Fire'. Attending the annual Day of the Dead in the Philippine highlands, he explores the thin line between life and death, and raises the question: what is life? Brian explains the laws governing energy and reveals life to be a conduit through which energy passes. Visiting a volcano, he demonstrates how the first spark of life may have arisen through a source of energy created by chemical...
92) Building Wonders
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English
Description
The Colosseum is a monument to Roman imperial power and cruelty. Its graceful lines and harmonious proportions concealed a highly efficient design and advanced construction methods that made hundreds of arches out of 100,000 tons of stone. In its elliptical arena, tens of thousands of gladiators, slaves, prisoners and wild animals met their deaths. Ancient texts report lions and elephants emerging from beneath the floor, as if by magic, to ravage...
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Series
Seven wonders volume 4
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Racing against time to unearth the last four Loculi, Jack and his friends prepare for battle against the seven ancient wonders as well as the Massa who have taken over the Karai Institute and convinced Marco to change sides.
94) Earth
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Learn about science, history, and the natural world through beautiful photography and lively, age-appropriate text.
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Visit extreme locales—from the highest mountain to the greatest canyon—and learn how these places test their inhabitants to the limit. On Mount Everest, a Sherpa has to rope a route across the notorious Khumbu Icefall in time for the hundreds of foreign mountaineers who will arrive for climbing season. In the Grand Canyon, conservationists desperately try to ensure the survival of one of America’s few surviving condor chicks. And, on the slopes...
96) The Key
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Discover the history behind the mystery of the Seven Wonders. Follow the tale of Aliya and Osman, twin treasure hunters pressed into a life of crime. For them, every day is another desperate death-defying adventure until they stumble upon the key that may lead to the greatest treasure ever.
97) Sharks
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Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
See tiny lanternsharks, hungry hammerheads, and speedy makos! Discover the stingray's deadly weapon, go diving with the famous great white, and come face-to-face with the largest fish in the world. Test your knowledge and have hours of fun with eight pages of awesome activities!
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Wake up ladybug, look what's here? Spring brings red, march and cheer. Join award-winning artist Chiêu Anh Urban in this inventively visual experience that allows readers to mix and match the colors of vibrant flowers right before their eyes. Turn the wheels to create and change the bold colors of spring in this deceptively simple and thoughtfully layered novelty book that teaches the joy and wonder of color.
Author
Series
Seven wonders volume 5
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Jack and his friends desperately search for the rest of the lost Loculi and confront the armies of Artemis in order to rescue Aly, who has been pulled back into Atlantis by King Uhla'ar.
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