James Marshall
1) The Branch
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The animals of the ground and the birds of the air loved their forest, the Forest of Plenty. It was a society unto itself that teamed with lush vegetation, wandering streams, and an incredible abundance of food sources that supported all the living creatures of the forest. Despite the abundance of food, all the creatures of the forest hoarded food beyond measure. They were selfish, and their love for one another had grown cold. Even the majority of...
3) Wings
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When Winnie, who never reads, lifts off with a foxy stranger, sensible Harriet must use every ounce of energy and brain power to rescue her.
4) Creature
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After lying dormant for centuries, an ancient alien life force awakens with a hunger for humans. An elite SWAT team led by a fierce assassin must save mankind from a fate worse than death.
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A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a house made of cookies, cakes, and candy, occupied by a wicked witch who likes to have children for dinner.
A retelling of a well-known fairy tale features the adventures of two children who are abandoned in the forest and lured into the clutches of a witch by her confection cottage.
9) Walkabout
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A plane crashes in the vast Northern Territory of Australia, and the only survivors are two children from Charleston, South Carolina, on their way to visit their uncle in Adelaide. Mary and her younger brother, Peter, set out on foot, lost in the vast, hot Australian outback. They are saved by a chance meeting with an unnamed Aboriginal boy on walkabout. He looks after the two strange white children and shows them how to find food and water in the...
10) Fox outfoxed
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Fox competes in a big race, gives away his comic books, and goes trick-or-treating on Halloween with his friends.
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The reader is invited to regard poetry as a distillation of life's experience. In Search of Poetry offers poems sequenced somewhat to reflect increasing maturity. The first group, "Whimsy," is followed by another that demonstrates some elements of poetic Form. These groups, together with following ones on Music, Nature, Philosophy and Feelings, contain about two-thirds of the book's poems. The final and largest group, Narratives, has broad scope and...
14) Heartscapes
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If you're looking for a book that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster, “Heartscapes” is the perfect choice. With short stories and poems about love, pain, desires, lost, truth, lies, happiness, hurt, joy, sadness, hope and heartbreak, this book will leave you feeling all the feels. But it's not just an emotional journey-it's also a spiritual one. With themes of forgiveness, peace, grace, faith and God throughout, “Heartscapes” is sure...
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Cut-ups volume 2
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Viking Kestrel
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1989
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Spud and Joe are determined to catch the mysterious prankster who keeps getting them into trouble when they spend their summer at Camp Custer with Mary Frances Hooley and Lamar J. Spurgle.
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James A. R. Marshall is professor of theoretical and computational biology at the University of Sheffield.
Social behavior has long puzzled evolutionary biologists, since the classical theory of natural selection maintains that individuals should not sacrifice their own fitness to affect that of others. Social Evolution and Inclusive Fitness Theory argues that a theory first presented in 1963 by William D. Hamilton-inclusive fitness theory-provides...
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Ten ancient legends of the Yorta-Yorta people -- one of Australia's Aboriginal tribes, are retold here. You will discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what made Frog croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special.
