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Publisher
Bright Matter Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm
Description
Got a random question? This book has the answer! Packed with surprising facts and colorful photos, Totally Random Questions, Volume 4 presents snack-sized answers to a series of wacky, weird, but always amazing questions about our wonderfully wild world!Kids will love testing their knowledge and stumping their friends with the unlikely info they'll find inside covering animals, science, sports, food, pop culture, and more.
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"A book for all ages about noticing the wonder and beauty in the world both near and far"--
A young boy follows his imagination from the pyramids of Egypt to the moon, and back again. Along the way he learns that there are always stories to discover, to dream about, and to share.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, ; 28 cm.
Description
"This newly revised and updated edition encourages children to explore a wide range of topics, including Earth and beyond, plants and animals, history and politics, science, technology and the human body"--
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Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
111 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Description
"How many kinds of germs live in your bellybutton? Which creature takes a three-year-long nap? If someone asked you to spare a zeptosecond, how long would that be? Has the Leaning Tower of Pisa ever been straight? And what exactly happens to an astronaut's dirty laundry? The . . . facts are accompanied by bright, whimsical illustrations and the questions are organised into 10 chapters: Human Body, Science and Technology, Animals, Natural World, Space,...
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Series
Curiosity House volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
323 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
In this third book in the exceptional Curiosity House mystery series by bestselling author Lauren Oliver and mysterious recluse H. C. Chester, four children must uncover the evil Nicholas Rattigan's newest dastardly scheme, wage war with a rival freak show, and deal with a spy who may have infiltrated their happy home. Sam, Philippa, Thomas, and Max have just started to recover from their capture and subsequent escape from Rattigan. But the children's...
Author
Publisher
Bright Matter Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm
Description
This book has the answer! Packed with surprising facts and colorful photos, Totally Random Questions, Volume 8 presents snack-sized answers to a series of wacky, weird, but always amazing questions about our wonderfully wild world! Kids will love testing their knowledge and stumping their friends with the unlikely info they'll find inside covering animals, science, sports, food, pop culture, and more.
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Publisher
Britannica Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
415 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Description
"Ever wondered which 10 dinosaurs were the largest, and what they weighed...in cats? Or how much of your DNA you share with other animals...and bananas? Enter the listiverse and get ready to see the world in a whole new way. Listified! takes the best and most amazing parts of the universe-erupting volcanoes, medieval machines, jumping spiders, exploding stars, and everything in between-and organizes them into quirky list form for curious kids and...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 16.5 hrs.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock presents several short stories in these 39 episodes and a look back. The stories are invariably surprising, often containing elements of horror, comedy, suspense, and the supernatural.
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Publisher
Ronin Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
196 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Description
"Filled with stories of strange phenomena, odd places, and weird beings in the Golden State, Eerie California tells of haunted houses, unexplained events, and creepy characters from the Dark Watchers and ghostly women -in-white to bizarre beasts like Bigfoot and the Billewhack monster. Discover painted caves, petroglyphs drawings, rocks that move on their own, and odd drawings of human figures in the desert sand only visible from the air. Eerie California...
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"Highlighting the seven wonders of the world -- the Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria, Wonders of the World, a new title in the Eyewitness series, showcases these architectural feats and the marvels of engineering behind these timeless treasures."--Amazon.com.
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In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths...
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Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"Mega space volcanoes...super-giant asteroids...a twenty-six-pound gummy bear? In the second installment of the Mr. DeMaio Presents! series, the crew is traveling across the galaxy in search of the biggest stuff in the universe...even if that means a sugary piece of candy that weighs more than three bowling balls!"--
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xix, 138 pages ; 19 cm
Description
"When Cheryl Strayed was asked by the Boston Globe to name a book she finds herself recommending time and again, she chose The Glen Rock Book of the Dead. Now that beloved book has a sequel: The Baltimore Book of the Dead, another collection of portraitsof the dead, their compressed narratives weaving a unusual, richly populated memoir. Approaching mourning and memory with great care and an eye for the idiosyncratic, the story begins in the 1960s...
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Series
Curiosity House volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
362 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"Orphans Philippa, Sam, Thomas, and Max must find out who stole a valuable artifact in order to save to save their home, Dumfrey's Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders"--
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Description
An encyclopedic compendium of facts, images, and infographics brings familiar topics to life and helps readers discover fun-filled trivia and statistics in a range of subjects, from science and history to culture and the natural world.
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Publisher
Magic Cat Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
60 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
This richly illustrated book highlights the achievements and stories of notable athletes - male, female, able-bodied and Paralympians - from the 1800s to today, including trailblazers, Olympians and record-breakers in more than twenty sports.
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Publisher
Lonely Planet kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Description
Come on a round-the-world adventure as we explore 60 amazing places from across the globe! This fully illustrated book introduces kids to some of the best places to visit on our planet. Continent by continent, they'll find out the top things to see and do: playing in Central Park, getting lost in the Amazon Jungle, climbing the Eiffel Tower, exploring the Great Wall of China, touring Sydney Harbor and much more. Fun, accessible text and lively artwork...
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