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In an era of superstition and fear, it's dangerous to be a woman-and even more so to be a healer . . .
Morgana Innocenti was born on the cusp of the 1600s, on the cursed ground inside the Grove. Deaf since the age of eight from a childhood illness, and able to see shadows where no shadow should be, she has learned to face any difficulty with strength and determination.
But a three-hundred-year-old vow of revenge, and a terrible secret revealed...
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It was to be a friendly trek into the wider world. Moonrunner plans to show his companions, Tom (Scots terrier) and Wobbly (Dachshund) the world beyond their immediate horizons. The dogs would marvel at the scenes of beauty and be fascinated by the landscape and the animals they encountered. However, as the journey progresses, the clouds change hue. It is the season of the hounds. Danger is never far off. One small band of foxes led by the rogue,...
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The action-packed trilogy now in one volume-set in a water-starved world, where international agents fight to keep doomsday at bay...
This edition of the thrilling Gaia series includes:
Blue Gold
Climate change and geopolitical tension have given rise to a new international threat: a world war over water. This vital resource has become a precious commodity, and some will stop at nothing to control its flow. When a satellite disappears over Iceland,...
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Faye Mackenzie and her friends' anorexic daughter, Clare, are, thrown together when a flood separates them from their hiking group in the remote, mountainous Tsitsikamma region of South Africa. With Clare critically injured, Faye is compelled to overcome her self-doubt and fear of the wild to take care of the younger woman, who opens her heart to Faye.
As their new friendship takes the women on an unexpected journey of discovery, the rest of the group...
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Ce texte a une histoire, le réchauffement climatique m'angoisse, l'avenir me terrifie. Quel sera le futur de nos enfants ou petits-enfants ? Bien malin, celui qui pourra répondre à cette questionLe réchauffement climatique n'est pas seulement un sujet qui cause des tourments à un auteur. C'est une réalité. Périodiquement, les médias nous donnent des températures record, nous nous inquiétons et c'est normal. Ce sont celles que les scientifiques...
506) Beach-Trash Art
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On a trip to the beach with friends, Nadia and Nadir are surprised to see so much trash around. They work as a team to come up with a fun way to help clean the beach. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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A love letter to the ocean, and to adapting to climate change, the newest picture book by award-winning creators Sal Sawler and Emma FitzGerald will inspire young readers to build better solutions, and communities. A great storm is coming.
Gretchen loves the ocean. She dreams of going to the beach on her own, with no one to make her leave before she's ready. But between whispers of oil, plastic, and a rising sea, her parents warn her not to underestimate...
508) Zion Canyon Conquest
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The journey makes the destination special! Cathy Riley pines away at home while her husband, Bob, tries to save the world as safety manager at a chemical plant. When he won't spare her a week away from his precious job, she ventures out on her own to hike in Zion National Park. She quickly discovers hiking is about so much more than a pretty destination. But can she complete her journey alone, with little hiking experience? Will trail angels help...
509) The Snake Traders
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The finding of a body in a Florida wildlife preserve, Florida Fish and Wildlife officers are told the man died from a poisonous cobra bite. How did the man come into contact with such a dangerous reptile?Officers Seth Grayson and Liz Corday join forces with Special Agent Pat Miller from the Federal Wildlife commission. Together they try to track down the black-market dealers that are illegally importing venomous snakes from around the world.A man...
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In a land of towering pines, wolves, and secret lakes, people leave behind the trappings of society to become forest monks, delving deep into meditation, martial arts, tracking, foraging, and the skills of our ancient ancestors.This is the story of one such forest monk.Kenton Whitman has woven together an account that, though fiction, is pulled from the experiences of the forest monks who attended ReWild University. From being charged by bears, suffering...
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Thief est une jeune pie qui décide de ne pas quitter le nid car trop attachée à ses murs et à tous les objets qu'il renferme. Mais tous ces objets pèseront aussi sur sa vie, au point de l'obliger à faire un choix drastique : continuer de mener une existence solitaire et esclave de ses désirs ou bien changer de direction et affronter une vie peut-être tout aussi solitaire, mais libérée des chaînes avec lesquelles Thief s'était elle-même...
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Three wild and suspenseful novels about standing your ground against the forces of destruction by the author of Desert Solitaire. From the beloved author and passionate advocate for the wilderness, these three novels follow some very memorable characters in their battles against strip miners, clear cutters, and government agencies destroying the environment:
Fire on the Mountain: A New Mexico man faces off against everyone from the Atomic Energy...
513) Hubcaps and Puppies
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It's not easy having your own father for a teacher, but that's only one of twelve-year-old Nikki's problems. Her beloved dog has died, leaving a gaping hole in her life, which is thrown into further turmoil by the arrival of her long-lost eccentric grandmother from Australia. Life is pretty tense around Nikki's house, but Nikki relaxes by taking long rides on her horse and visiting a nearby secluded pond inhabited by a rare species of turtle. Things...
514) Sirius Rising
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A mysterious dog named Sirius with apparent supernatural abilities who saves the life of a man with a dark past. A double murder from long ago and an older man's efforts to solve it. A drug kingpin and a drug heist gone bad. A determined indigenous copper who seeks the truth. A terrible drought induced by climate change.
All are connected. But how?
With its backdrop the beautiful but tinder dry Hunter Valley of New South Wales, a web of deceit and...
515) Learning to Speak
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Out of a small egg buried deep inside a nest of sand crawls a baby sea turtle. As it reaches the sea, it begins a long, solitary existence as the carrier of a soul that will, after years of learning patience, balance and the grace of living, be reborn as a human being.Genevieve "Genie" Hudson thought she was doing fine, but when she comes home and finds her cat dead, she begins to realize the extent of her mental struggle. Mimi's death sends Genie...
516) Opposite Identicals
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A Junior Library Guild Pick!
Opposite Identicals is an upper middle grade novel set in the very near future – a time when climate change has irreversibly altered our planet and lifestyles. Nova and Joule are fourteen-year old twins whose scientist parents have recently uprooted the family from their urban home and moved to the country on a year–long research assignment, studying the effects of GMO 'SuperCrop' farming on the environment in the...
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Sabrina and Copper are drawn to mysterious tragedies taking place within wells across the Maine countryside. And it's not long before these two high school teens, connected at the hip on a Spiritual path, get in over their heads. Because a psychotic Shaman, using black magic, wishes to sacrifice the children and mother in order to resurrect an ancient demon. It will be up to local tribal members, using the combined powers of the children and the forest...
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"Sparklify The Earth" offers 18 fun original creative visualisation techniques that show children how to send positive energy in the form of magical "sparkles" to everyone and everything around them, such as animals, water, their neighbours, trees and friends.
"Sparklify the Earth" teaches children to positively impact their world based on the power of their positive thoughts and emotions; a unique eBook for children between 4-7 years of age featuring...
519) Olly's Circus
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Early one evening, a young boy called Olly was taken to see a performing circus as a special treat. For Olly it proved to be a very interesting night, filled with excitement and drama, as the various performers went through their acts. This story is about the things Olly saw during the circus performance, and about a dream he had later that night as he lay asleep in his bed. This particular book aims to teach young readers about the plight of the...
520) Walking Fish
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A humorous, exciting tale of an ordinary girl who makes an extraordinary scientific discovery-a blind fish that walks. When seventh-grader Alexis catches an unusual fish that looks like a living fossil, she sets off a frenzied scientific hunt for more of its kind. Alexis and her friend Darshan join the hunt, snorkeling, sounding the depths of Glacial Lake, even observing from a helicopter and exploring a cave. All the while, they fight to keep the...
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