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The heartwarming and provocative sequel to Diane Hammond's Hannah's Dream, Friday's Harbor is the compelling story of a dying orca, the caring zoo that saves him, and the controversy that threatens his captivity.
It's been three years since Hannah, the elephant, departed the Max L. Biedelman Zoo, in Bladenham, Washington, and much has changed, including the appointment of new executive director Truman Levy, and the arrival of a failing killer whale...
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"Ilse Lund is a French translator who lives in a beach house on stilts set on a remote spit of land off the west coast of Greenland. Restless from the predictability of life in her quaint cottage and her isolated world circumscribed by the sea, Ilse convinces her French publisher to pay for a trip to the country whose language she translates but has never visited--France. Her mission: to translate the verses of an elderly Provençal poet known as...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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See the animal kingdom up close and personal in this ultimate reference book for children. Filled with more than 700 photographs, habitat maps, and illustrations, Animals A Children's Encyclopedia helps children and parents learn about the rich variety of animal life on our planet. Meet the deadliest, largest, friendliest, fastest and downright strangest animals known to man, and discover what they look like, where they live, what they do, what they...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Discover true stories about the vast universe, our amazing planet Earth, incredible animals and humans, and astounding feats of engineering. Did you know that the edge of the observable universe is 13.7 billion light-years away? That just 1 percent of Earth's water is liquid and fresh? Or that an elephant's molar weighs up to 9 lb (4 kg)? Astound your friends and family with this collection of fantastic facts and figures from across the world."--...
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Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Launchpad Pre-K Academy gives preschool-aged children 5 different paths to explore on their way to kindergarten. Using this Academy can help little learners develop the skills needed to enter their first year of school and inspire them to try new things with confidence. - Support critical thought processes - Aid in fine motor skill development - Explore large muscle movements through play - Build hand eye-coordination"--
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Skinner House Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Intimate and uncompromising, Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto's debut collection Spilling the Light is a luminous offering to their communities and a defiant declaration of their worth in a world hostile to their queer, disabled, and brown being. "America, is this freedom?" they ask. "I cannot prove to you that / I am a person," writing boldly of identity, community, liberation, and erasure through a prism of tender moments and powerful reckonings. These...
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