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7621) ERIZO PIGMEO AFRICANO
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Presents information about the smallest species of hedgehogs, the African pygmy hedgehog, including information on its size in comparison to other hedgehogs, its habitat, and its diet.
Publisher
Gakken Plus Co., LTD
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Babies as young as six weeks old can appreciate the bold shapes and colors in BABY SEES COLORS! and will benefit from hearing a parent's voice, and the bonding that naturally occurs when a loving adult reads to a baby. Receptive language skills develop right from the start, as babies soak in everything they hear, and eventually learn to associate particular sounds with familiar people and things. Hundreds of thousands of parents in Japan have already...
7633) CALL FORTH A FOX
Author
Publisher
Page Street YA
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The western wood is where Ro's father built their garden, taught her to forage, and told her tales of the faeries who live there-how to summon them, how to protect herself, and warnings of what they are capable of. Now, her father is gone, the garden haswithered, and their family is struggling. Her mother and sister want to move into town, but Ro doesn't want to give up the memories of her father and his stories-or the charming village girl who shares...
7634) Enchanted hill
Author
Publisher
Union Square and Co
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Two young people with an entangled history collide while both working undercover at a Hollywood tycoon's lush California estate"--
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A "magisterial" (Sunday Times) illumination of how books were used in war across the twentieth century--both as weapons and as agents for peace. We tend not to talk about books and war in the same breath--one ranks among humanity's greatest inventions, the other among its most terrible. But as esteemed literary historian Andrew Pettegree demonstrates, the two are deeply intertwined. The Book at War explores the various roles that books have played...
7636) But For the Grace
Author
Series
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"We are living in the departure lounge," said Ralph Greenwood, "and flights leave with monotonous regularity." So when another resident of the Rosemary House care home is found dead in her chair one Saturday evening in December, no one is very surprised-not until the results of a routine post-mortem reveal something extraordinary. Sergeant DC Smith and his team have to tread carefully as they investigate what took place, and Smith himself has to confront...
7637) Last days in Plaka
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Today's Athens is a city of contradictions and complexity -- it is grand and scruffy, ancient and modern, full of strivers, refugees and old-timers -- and nowhere more so than the neighborhood of Plaka, where the Parthenon looms overhead and two women grapple with what is right and what is true, and how to live your life when you are running out of time. Searching for connection to her parents' heritage, Greek-American Anna works at an Athens gallery...
Author
Publisher
Nolo
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide to legal issues for independent contractors, explaining how to draft contracts, price services, and maximize tax deductions.
Whether you're starting a full-scale consulting business or booking gigs on the side, Fishman provides all the legal and tax information you need in one place. From forming your business (LLC or other?) to keeping accurate records and learning to write legally binding contracts and letter agreements, he provides...
7639) Lonely Planet Morocco
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
''Lonely Planet's Morocco is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the Marrakesh medina, wander the blue alleyways of Chefchaouen, and chill on a Mediterranean beach; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Morocco and begin your journey now!''--
7640) Howl's moving castle
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on Sophie. In a life changing adventure, Sophie climbs aboard Howl's magnificent moving castle and enters a magical world on a quest to break the spell.
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