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This eclectic collection of original short stories includes humor, adventure, and historical pieces that are fun, interesting, and informative. All the vignettes in this first volume are written from the true-life experiences of Northwest writers.

In A Beginner's Guide to Owning a Mule, Becky Coffield has written a humorous, helpful, and engaging guideline for those interested in buying and owning a mule.Each of the nine chapters in the book covers a crucial topic relating specifically to riding and caring for mules. In addition to offering friendly advice on how to buy the mule and things to look for and be aware of, the author also covers a host of other helpful topics, such as approp...

What is geography and what does it tell us about the Earth? What is a peak, a crest, a bay, and a pass? Discover all about the surface of the Earth and how it is changing.

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Who were our earliest ancestors? Where did they come from? What did they hunt? What tools did they invent? How did their lives change over time? What traces did they leave behind? My First Discoveries is a collection of beautifully illustrated information books that aims to awaken children's interest in the wonders of the world around them.

Raindrops, icicles, puddles, rivers, oceans, dams, hoses and taps¿water is falling, melting and flowing all around us in nature, at home and even inside us.

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As a boy, Debussy wanted to be a sailor. At music college in Paris he used to shock his teachers with the sounds he made on the piano. Children who want to know how to make a glass sing or hear the sound of the sea in a teacup will learn much from Debussy. The accompanying CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story.

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This women's fiction novel is about a 1980s widow coming to terms with her new life and becoming an independent, self-sufficient person. When recently widowed, forty-five-year-old Anne Farley decides to volunteer at the Danville Senior Center, she finds she may have bitten off more than she can chew. The director, Royal, immediately puts her in charge of the new lunch program, and Anne has her hands full working with the other volunteers and...

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Captivatingly detailed illustrations reveal different aspects of the lives of bees: how they gather nectar, make honey, communicate, build their hives and keep them clean, reproduce and rear their young. We also learn how their close cousins the wasps make their nests, and we explore inside a termites' nest.

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Awakening in the middle of the night to a psychic cry from his twin, Lon, Karis persuades a reluctant Malin (his cousin) to accompany him on a three week journey to the king's palace in Mythro. Karis has learned that his family are now prisoners in their own home, and in dire straits. Only immediate action can save them. Then, if they are successful at freeing the royal prisoners, they will have the doubtful opportunity of making a flying trip...

Find out all about ladybirds and how they change as they grow. Discover the whole teeming world of ants, beetles and grasshoppers.

Discover how these great mammals thrive in the icy cold of the Arctic Circle but may not survive global warming.

High Country Killers, the fourth book in the Jake Silver Adventure Series, is yet another riveting, action-packed novel by Jere D. James. James once again sets his main character, U.S. Deputy Marshal Jake Silver, in the Arizona territory in 1889. This time the story is largely set in the Mogollon Rim country in northeastern Arizona. The author introduces a host of murderous, villainous men, all intent on grabbing up as much of the pristine...

Find out what happens to the food we eat: explore x-rays of bones and teeth: discover miracles with a microscope.