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Author
Series
Pandava volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth in order to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.
Author
Series
Two dogs in a trench coat volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is field trip day to the city museum, and while Stewart expects a boring day of facts and learning, Waldo and Sassy are looking forward to lunch; then they find that the dinosaur room is full of tempting bones, the astronaut boots are good for chewing, and one of the dioramas features a squirrel on a sidewalk, but the highlight is the delicatessen--if only Waldo and Sassy's disguise can fool the guards who are searching for two dogs.
4) The doldrums
Author
Series
Doldrums volume 1
Language
English
Description
An eccentric like all Helmsleys, eleven-year-old Archer escapes his overprotective mother and recruits two friends, Oliver and Adelaide, to help him plan a rescue of his long-lost grandparents, world-famous explorers who disappeared atop an iceberg in the Antarctic.
Author
Series
Moffats volume 4
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The adventures of the Moffat children living in Cranbury, Connecticut in the early twentieth century as they create a museum, participate in their sister's wedding, and try to buy a trolley car.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
334 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
One morning, Ben finds an envelope containing a very special invitation to come and see the Gee Museum -- a dusty old place under threat of closure. However, once inside he discovers all sorts of incredible things like talking owls, dancing bees, magical bottles, witches, and of course, a hippo at the end of the hall. But most importantly he discovers a connection to his father and the family he never even knew he had. And now he has something important...
Author
Series
Theodosia Throckmorton books volume 4
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When eleven-year-old Theodosia and her cat, Isis, travel to Egypt to return the Orb of Ra and the Emerald Tablet, she hopes to learn more about her origins but finds, instead, the Serpents of Chaos and a precious treasure that suddenly appears and disappears.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
149 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
An aspiring artist's daily routine of being embarrassed by his eccentric family is interrupted when he finds himself in the middle of an art museum fiasco involving Matisse's 1909 portrait of his son Pierre.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
53 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
The first national museum whose mission is to illuminate for all people, the rich, diverse, complicated, and important experiences and contributions of African Americans in America is opening. And the history of NMAAHC--the last museum to be built on the National Mall--is the history of America. The campaign to set up a museum honoring black citizens is nearly 100 years old; building the museum itelf and assembling its incredibly far-reaching collections...
13) 2095
Author
Series
Time warp trio series volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
While on a field trip to New York's Museum of Natural History, Joe, Sam, and Fred travel one hundred years into the future, where they encounter robots, anti-gravity disks, and their own grandchildren.
Author
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
75 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a late night break-in at the British Museum, nine-year-old investigator Lottie and her friends discover a clue on the Rosetta Stone that may lead them to the legendary Trident of Neptune.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
142 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After being put back to sleep and abandoned in an old museum, Slappy is brought to life by a curious girl on a school trip. Out for revenge, Slappy uses his powers to raise an army of creatures from the exhibits. But when the museum closes, Slappy and his new friends are locked inside with Arragatis, an ancient mummy with his own plan for revenge. It's dummy versus mummy as Slappy faces his most dangerous and frightening opponent yet! Can Slappy defeat...
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When a diamond goes missing from the Louvre, it is up to nine-year-old Julieta to identify the thief, exonerate her father, and return home to Boston before her baby brother is born. Includes glossary of French and Spanish words and notes about the Regent Diamond, Athena, and works of art mentioned in the book.
Author
Series
Mr. Penguin volume 1
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
202 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Aspiring Professional Adventurer Mr. Penguin and his colleague, Colin the spider, try to find a treasure rumored to be buried in The Museum of Extraordinary Objects, before bandits do.
Author
Series
Curiosity House volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
362 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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
Series
Children of the lamp volume 4
Language
English
Description
After getting help for their father, who is cursed with rapid aging, twelve-year-old djinn twins John and Philippa and friends travel through the spirit world in search of Faustina, the only one who can keep their mother from becoming the Blue Djinn, and discover a link to museum thefts and hauntings throughout the word.
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