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Bairns of Bren volume 2
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The Kingdom of Bren faces a deadly foe. Can the Jennings children defeat a light-eating dragon in time to save the realm? The Jennings kids are once more swept into the magical land of Bren to fight a monster only they can conquer. The kingdom is falling into darkness under the attacks of Luminaud, a giant red dragon, who draws his strength from the light of life, beginning with the light of children! Only the great, mystical sword known as Lumen's...
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"Meet the world's most unusual monsters in this darkly funny collection of creatures and cryptids from folkloric history. Illustrator Emma SanCartier captures the bizarre and hilarious elements of seventeen monsters from around in the world in a light, tongue-in-cheek tone, from the Japanese dream-eater Baku and the Persian carnivorous unicorn Shadhavar to the Eastern-European Shurale, a literal tickle monster"--
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Valiant Entertainment
Pub. Date:
2012
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English
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"If Killer Ninja Nuns Be My Destiny". Trouble in Paradise. Archer & Armstrong take a break from the road and rest up in Armstrong's house on the French Riviera. Archer will find himself flustered when he meets Armstrong's beautiful wife (and possible Greek goddess) Andromeda. But he'll find himself even more terrified when he meets her pet- a carnivorous dinosaur named Flo! He'll have to hope neither one is a man-eater!
6. Plant
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A photo essay introduces the world of plants, including the germination of seeds, plant defenses, and uses of plants. "The most impressive feature of this book is the quality of the carefully composed images, such as the time-lapse aging of a blossom. Each superb spread contains a complete topic, including how a plant is pollinated, how seeds are spread, and surviving above the snow line. Readers of many ages can appreciate this."
7. Eater
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Impending personal tragedy is dimming the brilliant light of Dr. Benjamin Knowlton's world. On the threshold of their greatest achievement, the renowned astrophysicist's beloved wife and partner -- ex-astronaut-turned astronomer -- is dying. But something looms alarningly on the far edge of the solar system: at once a scientific find of unparalleled importance that could ensure the Knowltons' immortality, and a potential earth-shattering cataclysm...
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English
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The acclaimed artist Brom brilliantly displays his multiple extraordinary talents in The Child Thief-a spellbinding re-imagining of the beloved Peter Pan story that carries readers through the perilous mist separating our world from the realm of Faerie. As Gregory Maguire did with his New York Times bestselling Wicked novels, Brom takes a classic children's tale and turns it inside-out, painting a Neverland that, like Maguire's Oz, is darker, richer,...
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"If the dead can wake and walk among us, how can we know what is truly real? Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see. Ruth-strange, corpse-like, and dead for centuries-is the light of Roos' life. That is, until the wealthy young widow Agnes Knoop visits one of Roos' backroom seances, and the two strike up a connection. Soon, Roos is whisked away to the crumbling estate Agnes inherited upon the death of her husband, where an ill woman...
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1150L
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English
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What Tom Vanderbilt did for traffic and Brian Wansink did for mindless eating, Jonathan Bloom does for food waste. The topic couldn't be timelier: As more people are going hungry while simultaneously more people are morbidly obese, American Wasteland sheds light on the history, culture, and mindset of waste while exploring the parallel eco-friendly and sustainable-food movements. As the era of unprecedented prosperity comes to an end, it's time to...
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Orca Book Publishers
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1060L
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English
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Accompanied by photographs and illustrations, this mouthwatering celebration of human creativity and cooperation, with bite-sized morsels of history mixed in, shows what scientists and inventors are cooking up for the future.
13. sun eater
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Querencia Press, LLC
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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"sun eater is a reminder from dre levant to bathe in sunlight like a cat on a porch. levant manages to weave light, love, hope, and the thread of darker times, into a blanket he wraps you in. sun eater is the optimistic voice of a resilient veteran of the past telling you that it's okay to go outside and play. levant's technical brilliance shines through in the tender verses, breathtakingly honest and heartbreakingly hopeful. levant asks if you can...
15. Comet rising
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Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date:
2019
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740L
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English
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Shadow weaver Emmeline and her best friend Lucas, a light singer, must try to use their powers to stop evil Lady Aisling, the magic eater, once and for all.
16. I'm a black hole
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MIT Kids Press
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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"Lurking at the center of our galaxy and in the farthest reaches of space are black holes. Once unseeable and unknowable, these cosmic devourers--sometimes born from the death of stars--swallow even light itself. What exactly is a black hole? And how do we even know they exist? In a kid-friendly, rhyming narration, the elusive astronomical object introduces itself as both a behemoth star-eater and a shy, rarely-spotted phenomena. Physicist Eve M....
17. Twice Baked
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Dreamspinner Press
Pub. Date:
2019
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English
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When the pickiest eater in America is tapped to judge a cooking competition along with his chef ex-boyfriend, will it be a recipe for a second or disaster? Luke Walker's humor about foods he can't stand made him an internet celebrity and his blog, The Pickiest Eater in America, a huge hit. He plans to bring that same lighthearted comedy to the show-but he won't be the only host. Meyer Thibodeaux might be a famous chef, but he's solemn, uptight, and...
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Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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The dark titan, Cephius, and five of his six children, the demon princess of Shivar have been sealed in their fiery realm by the gods of the realm. This leaves the gods weak, too weak to continue the fight against the darkness. So they retreat into the heavens to the celestial palace where they will recover.Mankind must continue the fight against prince Gregormere, the soul eater, and his dark legions, but with the retreat of their gods, many lose...
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Abrams Books
Pub. Date:
2025
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English
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A comprehensive food-lover's guidebook to Paris from Eater, the online authority on where to eat and why it matters The Eater Guide to Paris is your go-to source for getting immersed in Paris' iconic dining culture. Offering context on how the local scene has been shaped by history, immigration, agriculture, and tradition, this guide offers vibrant, incomparable insight into the City of Lights and its one-of-a-kind food destinations and personalities....
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Pub. Date:
2017
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English
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"Eating one's own kind is completely natural behavior in thousands of species, including humans. Throughout history we have engaged in cannibalism for reasons relating to famine, burial rites, and medicinal remedies. Cannibalism has been used as a form of terrorism but also as the ultimate expression of filial piety. With unexpected wit and a wealth of knowledge, Bill Schutt, a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, takes us...