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English
Description
Classics. Mark Twain's tale of a boy's picaresque journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the 'sivilizing' Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families and the trickery of the unscrupulous 'Duke' and 'Dauphin'. Beneath the exploits, however, are...
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Series
Publisher
Dodd, Mead
Pub. Date
[1971]
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to land, sea, and freshwater mollusks, including their classification, physical characteristics and habits, superstitions about them, and their useful as well as unpleasant aspects. Includes a chapter on shell collecting.
12) Versailles
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Series
Publisher
Newsweek
Pub. Date
[1972]
Physical Desc
172 pages : illustrations (part color) ; 30 cm.
Language
English
13) The Alhambra
Author
Series
Publisher
Newsweek
Pub. Date
[1974]
Physical Desc
172 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
[1985]
Physical Desc
288 pages, 14 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
First issued in 1904, L. Frank Baum's The Marvelous Land of Oz is the story of the adventures of the young boy named Tip as he travels throughout the many lands of Oz. Here he meets with our old friends the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, as well as some new friends like Jack Pumpkinhead, the Wooden Sawhorse, the Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug, and the amazing Gump. They must thwart the wicked plans of the evil witch Mombi and overcome the rebellion of General...
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English
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Description
Presents the story of the good doctor who learned the language of animals and made adventurous voyages. Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the most amazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal. Told by nine-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and future naturalist, the voyages of Doctor Dolittle and his company lead them to Spidermonkey Island. Along with his faithful friends, Polynesia the parrot and Chee-Chee the monkey,...
18) Heidi
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Language
English
Description
A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical backround of the story.
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