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People, Places, & Things can help you impress your friends with some pretty incredible information! It's written proof confirming the age-old adage that truth is often stranger than fiction. Can you believe that there are fish that fly, a spider that spits, and a bark that sails? You'll be delighted with all kinds of hard-to-believe facts.
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- 1561733202
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- 32 pages : illustration : 28 cm
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- Encyclopedia Britannica : Fascinating Facts
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- 900 PEO
Anna the goanna and other poems
Cheeky dogs, slippery snakes, and crocodiles with big smiles are only a few of the friends met along the way in this collection of lively illustrated poems. Providing rare insight into the rich textures of contemporary Australian indigenous life, this traditionally styled poetry provides a variety of lessons for children of all backgrounds. Told with a rhythmic and jaunty beat and designed for …
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- 0855753447
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 821 MAC
A world of wonders : geographic travels in verse and rhyme
Could anyone somersault across the San Andreas fault? Why was Hawaii named after a Sandwich? Of longitude and latitude, which has more "flatitude"? You'll travel the globe (and some of the sky) discovering answers to these and other questions you never knew to ask! There are all sorts of amazing things to know about thousands of "spaces and places to be" within the fantastical world of GE-OG…
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- 0803725795
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 811 LEW
The puffin book of utterly brilliant poetry
An anthology of the best of Puffin poetry, that includes poems by Roger McGough, Michael Rosen, Charles Causley, Benjamin Zephaniah, Spike Milligan, John Agard, and Kit Wright. Each poet's work is illustrated by a different artist.
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- 9780140384215
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- 144 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 821.914089282 PAT
All the best : the selected poems of Roger McGough
A wonderful selection of over 100 of Roger's own best-loved poems from his vast Puffin catalogue of poetry collections. Lots of favourites and some lesser known surprises, too. Packed with fabulous Lydia Monks illustrations throughout.
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- 9780141316376
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- 180 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 821.914 MCG
Good night, world
Lyrical text and sweet illustrations highlight children from all around the world engaging in many of the same activities to get ready for bed: taking a bath, brushing teeth, cleaning up toys, and sharing a story before hearing “Good night!” Young readers will learn how to say “Good night” in several different languages, including Mandarin, Italian, Finnish, Swahili, and French.
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- 9781848578043
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- 28 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 823.92 EDW
Elmer and the birthday quake
Rose and the pink elephants are celebrating Old's one-hundredth birthday. The celebrations take an unexpected turn when Old becomes stranded on a dangerous cliff top. Rose rushes to get help. It sounds like a job for Super El!
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- 9781467711173
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- 32 pages : illustration : 26 cm
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- M
Maples in the mist : children's poems from the Tang Dynasty
A collection of short poems written over 1000 years ago by such poets of the Tang Dynasty as Li Po, Yin Luan, and Du Mu
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- 9789812613455
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- 32 pages : illustration : 27 cm
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- 895 HO
Shakespeare
Presents the life and work of the English playwright William Shakespeare and provides information about the theater of sixteenth-century London.
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- 9780329570811
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- 72 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness books
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- 822.33 CHR
The Usborne Internet-linked world of Shakespeare
Winner of the TES Information Book Award A colourful new edition of this fascinating introduction to Shakespeare's life, work and times. Readers can find out how Shakespeare lived, what tricks of the trade he used, and how his works have been performed, interpreted and adapted from his own lifetime up to the present day. Also includes useful glossaries of Shakespearean words and characters.
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- 0439357594
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- 822.3 SHA
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