Fred
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Quirk Books
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English
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"Lyrics to seventy-five songs from the children's television programs Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and The Children's Corner, collected and presented as an illustrated treasury of poems. Lyrics explore topics such as feelings, new siblings, everyday life, and imagination"--
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English
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"In the midst of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Archibald Shrew and Garbage Island's mouse mayor, Mr. Popli, constantly clash over Archibald's bungled inventions. In fact, Archie and Mayor Popli are so busy arguing that they don't realize their island is falling apart until it's too late. Caught in a current, these unlikely companions are swept far from home on a rip-roaring adventure neither could have imagined. As they try to fight their way back,...
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2006.
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English
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In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the world water crisis, he provides our most complete portrait yet of this growing danger and its ramifications for us all.
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Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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When Commissaire Adamsberg, the chief of police in Paris's 7th Arrondissement, is called to the scene of a ghastly and highly unusual murder, he thinks it can't have anything to do with the nine pairs of shoes and severed feet discovered outside of London's Highgate Cemetery just a few days earlier. With the help of the murdered man's gifted physician, Adamsberg delves into the victim's disturbed psyche and unexpectedly finds himself on a path that...
8) I, crocodile
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Publisher
Harper Collins
Language
English
Description
Napoleon brings a crocodile to Paris.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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A Kirkus Best Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * An ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection
Read the book Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel called "a brilliant, subtle debut," and Kirkus hailed as "heart-wrenching, funny, hopeful, and not-to-be-missed" in a starred review!
The Closest I’ve Come is a must-read from talented first-time author Fred
...10) You are special
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English
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Children's songs, teaching elementary concepts of people-to-people relationships and self-esteem to pre-school children.
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English
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Young Daniel Wade worked hard to avoid the battling militias in Missouri in 1860. On the one side were those allied with the Southern cause, and on the other, those committed to preserving the Union. When war finally came, however, Daniel had to choose. His decision to join the Union militia estranged him from his father and the family of his sweetheart, Laurel. Now Daniel has returned home on furlough after being wounded, to find his fighting is...
14) Coming and going
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English
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Morgan Neville's 2018 documentary, Won't You Be My Neighbor? reawakened the love for Fred Rogers, and introduced him to a new generation. With the 2019 release of A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (starring Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers), the beloved Mister Rogers and his neighborhood is once again front and center in the hearts, minds, and ears of everyone. Omnivore Recordings issued four classic collections of the magic as digital-only releases in...
15) Bedtime
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English
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Morgan Neville's 2018 documentary, Won't You Be My Neighbor? reawakened the love for Fred Rogers, and introduced him to a new generation. With the 2019 release of A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (starring Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers), the beloved Mister Rogers and his neighborhood is once again front and center in the hearts, minds, and ears of everyone. Omnivore Recordings issued four classic collections of the magic as digital-only releases in...
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2013.
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English
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On the night of September 11, 2012, the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, came under ferocious attack by a heavily armed group of Islamic terrorists. Based on the exclusive cooperation of eyewitnesses and confidential sources within the intelligence, diplomatic, and military communities, Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz reveal for the first time the terrifying twelve-hour ordeal confronted by Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith,...
19) Old Yeller
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English
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In the rugged landscape of early frontier Texas, fourteen-year-old Travis is faced with taking over his family's farm and making a painful, important decision.