Sarah L. Thomson
1) Dragon's egg
Author
Language
English
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Description
Mella, a young girl trained as a dragon keeper, learns that the legends of old are true when she is entrusted with carrying a dragon's egg to the fabled Hatching Grounds, a dangerous journey on which she is assisted by a knight's squire.
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Series
Secrets of the seven volume 2
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
Middle school geniuses Sam, Martina, and Theo head to Glacier National Park to find the second of seven artifacts—keys that unlock a secret weapon—left by the country's Founding Fathers. The clues lead them to look for Thomas Jefferson's Eagle's Quill at a Montana ranch. But dangerous Gideon Arnold, descendant of the infamous Benedict Arnold, is hot on their trail. He takes their chaperone and the ranch owners hostage until the kids deliver...
3) Pirates, ho!
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Pirates Peg-Leg Tom, Angus Black, Dreadful Nell, and One-Eyed Jack chase ships on the high seas, tell ghost stories, and fall asleep counting gold instead of sheep.
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of the bestselling book about the American Greg Mortenson's building of over 60 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In 1993 Greg Mortenson tried to climb K2. On the way down he became lost in the mountains of Pakistan and stumbles into a poor village. The villager chief offers him three cups and tea and his villages nurse Mortenson back to health. Moved by their kindness, he promises to return and build a school for their children....
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
37 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
This introduction to pandemics and their history shows readers how to stay safe, and also includes a glossary, an infographic on how the coronavirus spreads, a handwashing diagram and a timeline showing the pandemics of the past.
6) Cinderella
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother.
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
79 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
Description
"From where elephant habitats are found to what it's like to be an elephant to why elephants are endangered and who has been working hard to save them, this book gives readers all the facts they know to become elephant experts"--
13) Save the...frogs
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
81 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that some frogs can leap twenty times the length of their own bodies? How about that the largest frog in the world weighs more than a chihuahua? Or that frogs drink through their skin and not through their mouths?
14) Save the...lions
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
76 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Perfect for all animal lovers--and lion fans in particular--this book is filled with all the facts you need to know to become a lion expert! Where are lions found? What's it like to be a lion? Why are lions endangered, and who has been working hard to save them?"--
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
77 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that rhinoceroses are the second biggest land animal in the world, second only to elephants? How about that rhinos have especially poor eyesight? Or that white and black rhinos are called that even though neither of them is black or white?
17) Tigers
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Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, life cycle, and endangered status of tigers.
18) Amazing snakes!
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Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text discusses the physical characteristics and typical behaviors of snakes as well as their place in the world.