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Books in Adventures in the U.P. series

  • Pippin at the gym

    Phylliss Adams

    Paperback (Follett Pub. Co, March 15, 1983)
    None
  • Culebra Cut

    Judith Head

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, July 1, 1995)
    When his father takes a job as a doctor with the Panama Canal project in 1911, William, who is fascinated with the canal, gets to learn about it firsthand, while he also learns about life from a Jamaican girl who has become his best friend
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  • Pippin cleans up

    Phylliss Adams

    Paperback (Follett Pub. Co, Jan. 1, 1983)
    Pippin, an elf, likes to help people clean.
  • Pippin eats out

    Phylliss Adams

    Paperback (Follett Pub. Co, March 15, 1983)
    Pippin the elf finds ice cream too cold, chili too hot, pie too sweet, and a pickle too sour for his taste.
  • Tintin au Tibet

    Herge

    Paperback (Mammoth, Aug. 16, 1976)
    None
  • Adventures of Tintin

    Herge

    Hardcover (French & European Pubns, June 15, 1978)
    The classic graphic novel. A meteorite collides with Earth! Tintin is part of the expedition to the Arctic Ocean to locate the fallen star. But they aren't the only ones hungry to make the new discovery-someone is trying to sabotage Tintin and his team!
  • Red Rackham's treasure

    Hergé

    Unknown Binding (Little, Brown, )
    None
  • Henry Hudson

    Ruth W. Harley

    Paperback (Troll Communications Llc, Oct. 1, 1979)
    Depicts the life of the English explorer, his discovery of Hudson Bay and the Hudson River, his search for the Northwest Passage, and his tragic end
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  • The Adventures of Tintin Lib/E: The Chapter Audiobook

    Stephanie Peters, Nick Sullivan

    Audio CD (Hachette Book Group, Nov. 1, 2011)
    This audiobook is based on the 2011 movie. Tintin and his trusty dog, Snowy, are always on the lookout for adventure. When Tintin buys a model ship called the Unicorn, he doesn't realize he is about to become the center of a centuries-old family feud involving nefarious pirates and treasure! Following clues from the high seas to the blazing-hot desert, Tintin makes new friends and outwits new enemies as he uncovers the secret of the Unicorn. This chapter book is adapted by Stephanie Peters, based on the screenplay by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, and Joe Cornish, based on the comic-book series The Adventures of Tintin by Herge.
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  • The Black Island

    Hergé, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper, Michael Turner

    Hardcover (Methuen, London, March 15, 1966)
    The Black Island (French: L'lle noire) is the seventh volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Herge. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper Le Vingtieme Siecle for its children's supplement Le Petit Vingtieme, it was serialised weekly from April to November 1937. The story tells of young Belgian reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy, who travel to England in pursuit of a gang of counterfeiters. Framed for theft and hunted by detectives Thomson and Thompson, Tintin follows the ciminals to Scotland, discovering their lair on the Black Island.
  • Snapper and the Hiccups

    Kay Williams, Danna Victoria

    Paperback (Cambria Books, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Snapper And The Hiccups Fifth book in the series of Adventures In The Pond It is a lovely day and all the fish are enjoying themselves. Amelia was up the garden looking after her fish. Something made Snapper laugh so much, he got the hiccups. Can one of the fish come up with an idea how to cure Snapper? Follow the adventures of Fido, Gizmo, Tiddles, Jaws, Snapper and Bob. A fun filled adventure for parents to read to the children, or children to read themselves. The Fifth book in a series for children's aged 4-8 by Kay Williams, illustrations by Danna Victoria.
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  • The Slithering Goliath

    William Oday

    Paperback (Big Moon Books, April 3, 2018)
    Twelve-year-old Bailey Best talks her way into working at her uncle's animal rescue center. What's not to love? Care for amazing animals. Earn money to help pay for a dream vacation. And best of all, get back at her younger brother for the worst betrayal of all time. She celebrates a little early however because helping out at the rescue isn't quite what she expected. That, and the giant snake named Goliath hungers for flesh. William Oday’s love for animals shines through in this hysterical (and sometimes terrifying!) tale about a girl facing unintended consequences and learning about what really matters in life at the same time.