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The twenty simple-and-creative craft projects in this book are based on some of the better-known inhabitants of the deep. You can make a Pinching Lobster, a Jellyfish Windsock, a Water-spouting Whale, and even a Scary Shark Puppet. Young ocean-lovers will have hours of creative fun using the ideas in this book.
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Relations between the United States and Russia have recently escalated from strained to outright aggressive. From imperial expansion in Ukraine to intervention in Syria to Russian hacking during the US election in 2016, it is clear that the United States must be prepared to defend itself and its NATO allies against Russian aggression.
Resurgent Russia, researched and written by six residents and internationally experienced officers at the US Army...
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Scottish gypsies, known as travellers, have wandered Scotland's roads and byways for centuries, and their turbulent history is captured in this passionate book by Jess Smith, the bestselling author of Jessie's Journey. This is less a conventional history than a personal pilgrimage through the stories, songs, and culture of a people for whom freedom is more important than security and a campfire under the stars is preferable to a warm hearth within...
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Forces and motion are at work all around you when you kick a ball, ride a bike, or drop a book. But what exactly are forces? And how do they make things move? For thousands of years, scientists have been testing hypotheses about forces and motion and learning from the results of their experiments. These lead to more questions: Why do you speed up when you're biking down a hill? Why are heavier objects harder to pull? Why doesn't the moon float off...
94865) A Long Way from Home
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Twelve-year-old Abby has a lot to worry about: Climate change. The news. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. And now moving to Florida for her mom's new job at an aerospace company.
On the Space Coast, Abby meets two boys, Adam and Bix, who tell her they're "a long way from home" and need her help. Abby discovers they're from the future, from a time when all the problems of the 21st century have been solved. Thrilled, Abby strikes a deal with them:...
94866) Cricket Song
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IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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A poignant and beautiful bedtime book, Cricket Song connects two children on different continents through the evocation of sound and smell. Readers will love identifying various creatures portrayed in the book and watching what they are doing as the two children begin to fall to sleep in their beds on seemingly opposite sides of the world. While differences between cultures may be obvious, ultimately, this lovely story of sleep is a tale about interconnection....
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Shy? Introverted? Social anxiety? What does it all mean and what's the difference among these? This book introduces readers to all the ways that a person can be "shy", "introverted", and "anxious". It explores the biological reasons for quieter and less-social personalities. When readers better understand themselves, they can better accept themselves and take charge of who they are and who they want to be.
94868) Fakery
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Clarke Maxwell had seen his share of weirdness, but nothing prepared him for what he encountered when he was called to The Hall. As an independent investigator, he had been engaged by a Guardian, known as Lois, to deliver a parcel to a mysterious group of collectors. Just as he was about to make contact with them the package was stolen. Desperate to uncover the truth, Clarke began to suspect a yellow-haired woman and ventured to her apartment with...
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In this novel take on diplomatic history, Sebastián Hurtado-Torres examines the involvement of the United States in Chile during the Eduardo Frei administration (1964–1970) and shows how the engagement between the two nations deepened the process of political polarization in Chile.
At the heart of The Gathering Storm is a description of the partnership between Frei's government and that of Lyndon B. Johnson. Both leaders considered modernization...
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Are You a Dirty, Nasty Slut? Or a Sexually Repressed Nightmare?
Regardless of your background or bedroom resume, someone or something has probably made you feel that way at some point. This was what Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson discovered when they created the wildly popular Guys We Fucked: The Anti Slut-Shaming Podcast. What started as an outlet to interview-
You guessed it!-guys they'd fucked, quickly evolved into an enormous community...
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An honest, unfiltered memoir about a girl with an unconventional family. "The story everyone wants to hear isn't the story I want to tell." Lara Lillibridge grew up with two moms-an experience that shaped and scarred her at the same time. Told from the perspective of "Girl," Lillibridge's memoir is the no-holds-barred account of childhood in an atypical household. Personally less concerned with her mother's sexuality and more with how she fits into...
94872) Hurricane Katrina
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This book explores the cause, impact, and aftermath of the hurricane that hit the United States in 2005. Easy-to-read text, compelling photos, and a simple timeline give readers an age-appropriate look at how people prepare for and respond to hurricanes.
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In this comprehensive biography of the man who led North Carolina through the Civil War and, as a U.S. senator from 1878 to 1894, served as the state's leading spokesman, Gordon McKinney presents Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-94) as a far more complex figure than has been previously recognized.
Vance campaigned to keep North Carolina in the Union, but after Southern troops fired on Fort Sumter, he joined the army and rose to the rank of colonel. He was...
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The pine-forested rocky coast from Boothbay to Southport hides dark mysteries and eerie haunts. Meet the ghosts of Mainers past who just could not leave this picturesque shore life, even in death. The soul of a lighthouse keeper's wife seems to linger on Burnt Island. The spirits of the Opera House remain hidden behind the curtain but come out to play when the living are away. One local might even have returned from the grave to greet his neighbors...
94875) Ageism and Older Women
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According to estimates based on data compiled and analyzed by the World Bank, the global population of women aged 65 and over as of 2020 was 397 million (an increase of 106 million from a decade earlier), representing 55% of the total global population of persons aged 65 and over (722 million) and 10.35% of the world's total female population (compared to 8.5% a decade earlier). In 2009, the UN projected that the number of older women living in less...
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The Chinese Revolution changed the face of the twentieth century, and the politics that issued from it-often referred to as "Maoism"-resonated with colonized and oppressed people from the 1970s down to the anticapitalistic movements of today. But, how did these politics first emerge? And, what do they offer activists today, who seek to transform capitalist society at its very foundations?
Maoism and the Chinese Revolution offers the novice reader...
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So people call you shy and quiet? That's OK! Lots of people are shy, introverted, or have social anxiety disorder. In fact, most of those people grow up to be happy and successful. This books helps readers figure out who they are, who they want to be, how to accept themselves, and how to use their strengths to be the best that they can be.
94878) Rise of the Revenants
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The conclusion of the exhilarating science fiction adventure series, the Atlantis Legacy. Their love persevered across lifetimes. Now, it could save humanity...or doom it. Cora, the psychic reincarnation of the legendary Amazon Persephone, is the key to ending the eternal war between the Olympians and the invading Tsakali race. Cora must master her gifts and strike a dangerous bargain with the living crystals of Krystallos to inject the enemy with...
94879) Bengal Tigers
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Bengal tigers silently stalk their prey. Learn all about these sneaky night hunters and their habitats in Bengal Tigers.
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The first major study of slavery in the maritime South, The Waterman's Song chronicles the world of slave and free black fishermen, pilots, rivermen, sailors, ferrymen, and other laborers who, from the colonial era through Reconstruction, plied the vast inland waters of North Carolina from the Outer Banks to the upper reaches of tidewater rivers. Demonstrating the vitality and significance of this local African American maritime culture, David Cecelski...
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