Factfiles : Marco Polo and the Silk Road

For a child in the great city of Venice in the thirteenth century, there could be nothing better than the stories of sailors. There were stories animals, wonderful cities, sweet spices, and terrible wild deserts where a traveller could die. One young boy listened, waited, and dreamed. Perhaps one day his father and uncle would return. Perhaps he too could travel with them to great markets in fa…

Factfiles : San Francisco

from the back cover: 'It's a good place for gold,' said people in the 1840s, and they came from all over the world. 'It's a good place for a prison,' said the US government in the 1920s, and they put Al Capone there on the island of Alcatraz. 'It's a good place for love,' said the hippies in the 1960s, and they put flowers in their hair and came to Haight Ashbury. And San Francisco is still a …

The Lost Symbol

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9780307741905

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671p; ill; bw; pbk

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823 BRO T

Digital Fortress

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ISBN/ISSN

9780552161251

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510p; bw; pbk

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823 BRO D

Born to Read

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9780375846878

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Parenting Beyond Pink & Blue

A guide that helps parents focus on their children's unique strengths and inclinations rather than on gendered stereotypes to more effectively bring out the best in their individual children, for parents of infants to middle schoolers. Reliance on Gendered Stereotypes Negatively Impacts Kids Studies on gender and child development show that, on average, parents talk less to baby boys and…

Two Monkeys

A charming and heart-warming story from Giles Andreae, creator of Purple Ronnie and Edward Monkton. Two Monkeys There were two monkeys who grew up TOGETHER. One was a prince, and one his servant boy. But, as the Prince grew older, the Queen decided that he should keep more PRINCELY company. And soon the Prince FORGOT his first and TRUEST friend. And so begins a story about TRUE FRIENDSHIP - a j…

Inferno

A groundbreaking bilingual edition of Dante’s masterpiece that includes a substantive Introduction, extensive notes, and appendixes that reproduce Dante’s key sources and influences.

The Scarecrow's Hat

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9781904736813

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Lullaby and Good Night

KIds will love to cuddle up with this book at bedtime and listen to the sweet adaptation of this famous lullaby. With cozy illustrations and comforting verses, this bedtime companion is sure to lull kids to sleep.