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At the Sunny Bay Home for Superfluous and Accidentally Parentless Children, Pip and Flora are in trouble. Running away with their dog they discover the Marvelous Land of Snergs, a magical world of cinnamon bears and scrumptious feasts - but also one of vegan ogres, disgraced jesters and dastardly Kelps, with a villain dressed entirely in purple. Soon their only friend is forgetful but lovable snerg, Gorbo. He will lead them home - if they can decide...
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Dying Earth volume 4
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Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers. One of his enduring classics is hisThe Dying Earth series, fascinating, baroque tales set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever.
Rhialto the Marvellous contains three linked novellas about the adventures of the wizard Rhialto across the decadent landscape...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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[2016]
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"With magnificent dioramic illustrations, Gilbert Ford captures the joy, creativity, and determination behind the invention of an iconic, one-of-a-kind toy: the Slinky! One day, a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer. Its coils took a walk...and so did Richard's imagination. He knew right away that he had stumbled onto something marvelous. With the help of his wife, Betty, Richard took this ordinary spring and turned...
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Laugh along with with your favorite Marvel Super Heroes in this all-new joke book. This comedic variety show hosted by none other than Spider-Man himself, features not only the funniest jokes in the Marvel Universe, but also zany one-liners, knock knock jokes, tongue twisters, social media parody, memes, question and answers, and much more. This joke book also includes black and white art throughout! Knock Knock? Who's there? In-spider! In-spider,
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Barbara Cooper has a wonderful job helping others but no one in her life to fill her heart. Can a chance encounter with a purple haired matchmaker at her weekly book club change everything?Chance Evan is working hard to make a new start by breaking horses. He longs for hearth, heart, and home but other than his two partners this Mustanger is all alone.When a strange woman appears out of nowhere in the middle of the desert Chance's only goal is to...
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Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe volume 1
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What if everything you thought was funny about Deadpool was actually just disturbing? What if he decided to kill everyone and everything that makes up the Marvel Universe? What if he actually pulled it off? Would that be FUN for you? The Merc with a Mouth takes a turn for the twisted in a horror comic like no other!
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In this lyrical STEM gem, follow 12 bird species as their babies begin their first migration down the majestic flyway.
An educational picture book in which lyrical text and impressionistic-style illustrations follow the life cycles of twelve migrating birds, representing the species who use the Mississippi flyway route. Back matter includes additional facts about flyways, migration, and each of the featured birds.
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History of the Marvel Universe volume 1
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It's the greatest tale ever told - and you've never seen it like this! Writer Mark Waid and artist Javier Rodríguez weave together a sprawling, interconnected web of stories into one seamless narrative that takes you from the dawn of the Marvel Universe all the way to its end! Far more than a collection of moments you may already know, this is a new tale featuring previously unknown secrets and shocking revelations, connecting dozens of threads from...
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In this compilation of four separately published works, Gracie Laroo, the youngest pig on the Water Sprites, a medal-winning synchronized swimming team, gets a chance to perform at the Pig Jubilee, in a movie, on a cruise ship, as well as giving a motivational speech at her former school--all things which test her confidence and abiltiy to perform in the clutch.
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The Marvelous Macki Brown has superpowers. But she is also super creative. She loves bright colors, music, and learning big words.
Macki wants you to know that if you are fortunate enough to have special powers, make sure you use them to do something good for others.
Join Macki as she navigates the life of a superhero!
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"Ancient Egypt truly left wonders for the world, from monumental sculptures and architecture--such as the Pyramids of Giza--to the glittering burial goods of Tutankhamun. But its achievements extend far beyond those wonders. Its inventions range from hieroglyphics and papyrus sheets to makeup, toothpaste, and breath mints! This enchanting volume will enthrall readers as they discover the marvels and achievements of ancient Egypt. Meticulously researched...
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This is a children's fantasy story about a mosquito named Marvin. It is an attempt to point out some of the scientific facts about the life of a mosquito. He was just tired of being identified as a pest! People hated him. They were always trying to swat to kill him.
One day, he watches a bee drawing nectar from a flower. He comes up with a plan. He wants to change his behavior to cause people to start loving each other and not hate or harm each other....
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Legendary journalist and beloved TV host Alistair Cooke shares his life-long passion for golf in this stunning collection of his best writing on the sport he loved most. On a fateful day in 1964, Alistair Cooke was dragged into Van Cortland Park in New York City to play his first game of golf. He was immediately hooked, and golf became his greatest passion, even though he called it "a method of self-torture, disguised as a game." No one has written...
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With the great Renaissance voyages to the New World came the popularity of Wunderkammern, or cabinets of wonders, in which newly discovered monsters and marvels could be displayed. Like such a cabinet, this collection of essays surveys the monstrous and the marvelous-as transmuted in the alembic of Rikki Ducornet's open-hearted vision-in literature, art and film. For her, excess anomaly, and heterodoxy entice the imagining mind to embrace "otherness,"...
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What can you learn from the world's most successful companies? The Marvel Studios Story will help you understand and adopt the competitive strategies, workplace culture, and daily business practices that enabled a struggling comic book publisher to parlay the power of myth and storytelling to become one of history's most successful movie studios.
Marvel characters have been shaping pop culture for decades and when comic books were no longer keeping...
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Collects material from Marvel Comics Presents (2018) #1-9. Take a tour through the decades with Marvel tales past and present! In the 1940s, learn the untold tale of Namor and the atom bomb! In the 1950s, Reed Richards and Victor Von Doom enter the space race! In the 1960s, Captain America takes a stand for civil rights! In the 1970s, Spider-Man experiences the new age of blockbuster cinema! In the 1980s, Nightcrawler witnesses the fall of the Berlin...
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Collects Cable & Deadpool #43-50. Deadpool has titanic team-ups with Wolverine, Captain America, Dr. Strange, Brother Voodoo, Ka-Zar and the Fantastic Eight?! Plus, the dreaded Venom Symbiote has multiplied, and made some new friends of the prehistoric variety, giving the Merc with a Mouth his final opportunity to prove himself the ultimate hero or the ultimate villain!
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Tales Through The Marvel Universe volume 1
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Take a tour through the decades with Marvel tales past and present! In the 1940s, learn the untold tale of Namor and the atom bomb! In the 1950s, Reed Richards and Victor Von Doom enter the space race! In the 1960s, Captain America takes a stand for civil rights! In the 1970s, Spider-Man experiences the new age of blockbuster cinema! In the 1980s, Nightcrawler witnesses the fall of the Berlin Wall! In the 1990s, Deadpool enters the collectible market!...
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Deadpool vs. The Marvel Universe volume 43
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Deadpool has titanic team-ups with Wolverine, Captain America, Dr. Strange, Brother Voodoo, Ka-Zar and the Fantastic Eight?! Plus, the dreaded Venom Symbiote has multiplied, and made some new friends of the prehistoric variety, giving the Merc with a Mouth his final opportunity to prove himself the ultimate hero or the ultimate villain!
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