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61) Train of states
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Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
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Gives information about each state, including capital, motto, state tree, state bird, source of name, and date of statehood.
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Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"You know your dog is the cutest but does everyone else know it too? In this book, Loni Edwards, the human behind the world's most influential pets, breaks down the path to fame. Discover insights into the success of social media's top pups and follow the essential steps on the road to fame – from crafting your brand to advocating for your pup on set. With expert guidance on how to be a good dog parent and make sure your pup is happy and healthy...
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English
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"A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial. Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest toaster? In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects...
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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A whip-smart and illuminating exploration of the worlds fascination with witches from podcast host and practicing witch Pam Grossman (The Witch Wave), who delves deeply into why witches have intrigued us for centuries and why theyre more relevant now than ever. When you think of a witch, what do you picture? Pointy black hat, maybe a broomstick. But witches in various guises have been with us for millennia. In Waking the Witch, Pam Grossman explores...
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English
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"Learn the latest details and most recent groundbreaking discoveries that reveal, for the first time, the mystery of life in the spirit world after death on Earth―proof that our consciousness survives―in Journey of Souls by Michael Newton, PhD. Using a special hypnosis technique to reach the hidden memories of subjects, Dr. Newton discovered some amazing insights into what happens to us between lives. Journey of Soulsis the record of 29 people...
69) Food fight! with: a mouthwatering history of who ate what and why through the ages with 30 recipes
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National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"History of food, fun facts about food, plus recipes, for children"--
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and the #1 New York Times bestsellers What If? and Thing Explainer. For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it. How To is a guide to the third kind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
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The creator of the popular webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.
73) Amazing places
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Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Shares fact-filled trivia about the world's most extreme locations, from the driest desert to the deepest ocean trench.
Author
Publisher
Molino
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"EL LIBRO PERFECTO PARA LOS AMANTES DEL F{acute}UTBOL DE TODAS LAS EDADES. ¿Sabías que la historia del fútbol se remonta a hace más de 2.000 años? ¿Que el récord de goles en un solo partido es de 149 y que todos fueron en propia puerta? ¿O que la peor selección del mundo es San Marino, con 104 derrotas de 109 partidos oficiales disputados? ¿E incluso que uno de los futbolistas más famosos de los años sesenta no tenía, en realidad, ni...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Featuring doodle-style illustrations and stills from the movies and animated shows, this book invites readers to jump aboard with the Rebel Alliance and the Resistance, where they will find out what it takes to defeat the evil Empire.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Edwin Battistella collects over five hundred insults aimed at American presidents. Covering the broad sweep of American history, he puts insults in their place-the political and cultural context of their times. Along the way, Battistella illustrates the recurring themes of political insults: too little intellect or too much, inconsistency or obstinacy, worthlessness, weakness, dishonesty, sexual impropriety, appearance, and more. The kinds of insults...
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