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Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler
Ge Kemp
Audio Cassette (Cover to Cover Cassettes Ltd, Nov. 1, 1993)None
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We're Behind You, George Washington
Diana Star Helmer
Paperback (Perfection Learning, Sept. 16, 1999)In 1778, having been traveling with George Washington's army since the British burned down their house, Rob and his mother find themselves in the middle of the fighting at the battle of Monmouth when, after Rob's father is wounded, they take charge of firing the cannon.
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Explorers to the New World: Moments in History
Shirley Jordan
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Aug. 15, 2000)Describes the first explorers and their expeditions to uncharted lands, discussing their motivations and accomplishments.
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Winnie the Pooh
Milne. A. A., Bernard Cribbins
Audio CD (BBC Consumer Publishing, Jan. 7, 2002)Encounters with a Heffalump, hunting the Woozles and playing Pooh-sticks are all part of Winnie the Pooh's world in these ten stories read by Bernard Cribbins. This is a complete and unabridged edition.
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Far From the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy, Nathaniel Parker
Audio CD (AudioGO, Oct. 12, 2010)This is the story of Bethsheba Everdene, who inherits her uncle's farm, then surprises the villagers of Weatherbury by deciding to run it herself rather than hire a manager. Three men vie for the affections of this independent young woman.This special edition includes a companion eBook in printable PDF format.
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Egyptian Gods and Pharoahs
Robert Swindells, Christian Rodska
Audio CD (BBC Consumer Publishing, Jan. 6, 2003)For three thousand years, the Egyptian civilisation was the greatest on Earth. In the beautiful hieroglyphs, carved on tomb and temple walls, the ancient Egyptians wrote all they believed about the world: about Ra the sun god, Thoth, the god of the moon and the Measurer of Time, Osiris and Isis who gave people their skills, and about the long journey after death through the Underworld to the Fields of Peace. Enter a magical world of gods and sorcerors, with these spellbinding stories, re-told by an award-winning children's author and made lively, fresh and accesible for today's readers.
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Coming to America: The Story of Immigration
Joanne Mattern, Margaret Sanfilippo
Paperback (Perfection Learning, Dec. 1, 2000)Intersperses facts about immigrants and immigration in the United States between the years 1892 and 1924 with the fictional story of twelve-year-old Lena Martini's family as they emigrate from Italy.
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Dracula
Bram Stoker, Greg Wise, Saskia Reeves
Audio CD (AudioGO, Nov. 9, 2010)In this story of a prim and arrogant society threatened by a supernatural force, Stoker captured the fears of his age. Dracula represents everything respectable Victorians feared: the irrational, the pagan, the erotic, and the foreign. Dracula has been imitated and adapted for cinema many times. It remains as exciting and relevant today as when first published in 1897.This special edition includes a companion eBook in printable PDF format.
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The Owl and the Pussycat : And Other Nonsense Rhymes
Edward Lear
Audio CD (Bbc Book Pub, April 30, 2002)None
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Tales Of Sherlock Holmes: Retold Timeless Classics
L. L. Owens, Greg Nemec
Paperback (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2000)Offers young readers a look at four adventures of the famous English detective, Sherlock Holmes, from stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Don't Bug Me
Margo Sorenson
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Aug. 15, 1996)Zack's dad drives him to his new middle school in the bug truck, and his new classmates tease him about his father's pest-control business. How can he handle the hassles?
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Eye on Ancient Egypt
L. L. Owens
Paperback (Perfection Learning, Sept. 15, 1998)Readers experience some of the rich culture of ancient Egypt from the pyramids to King Tut to Cleopatra.