Llamas in pyjamas

A lively rhyming story with humorous and irresistible illustrations, which uses phonic repetition specially designed to help children learn to read. Sam, Ali and Charlie all yell with delight, there's a creepy sleepover at Frankie's tonight! They pick out pyjamas with stripes, spots and dots, with their packs on their backs off to Frankie's they trot. The simple rhyming text helps to develop es…

Percy jackson and the olympians: the senioryear adventures #1: the chalice of…

Percy Jackson, modern-day son of Poseidon, is just trying to get through high school. After saving the world multiple times by battling monsters, Titans, and giants, Percy is now settling in at Alternative High School in New York, where he hopes to finally have a normal senior year. Unfortunately, the gods aren’t quite done with him yet. Poseidon breaks the bad news that if Percy expects t…

Why nations fail: the origins of power, prosperity and poverty

Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, from ancient Rome through the Tudors to modern-day China, leading academics Daron Acemo…

Let's make dumplings!: a comic book cookbook

An accessible and easy-to-follow comic book cookbook for bringing Asian dumplings into the home kitchen, with recipes for savory and sweet dumplings, dipping sauces, riffs, and more—from the authors of Let’s Make Ramen! Chef Hugh Amano and comics artist Sarah Becan invite you to explore the big little world of Asian dumplings! Ideal for both newbies and seasoned cooks, this comic book co…

King of Scars

The dashing young king, Nikolai Lantsov, has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war--and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, Nikolai must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic wit…

Don't look left: a diary of genocide

In October of 2023, Atef Abu Saif had gone to Gaza with his fifteen-year-old-son, Yasser, to visit family and, as the Palestinian Authority's minister of culture, to mark International Heritage Day. They'd only planned to be there four days, from Thursday to Sunday. During a morning swim, the bombing begin. Don't Look Left: A Diary of Genocide began as a series of WhasApp and voicemail mess…

Something from nothing

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9780590472807

Collation

28 p. ; ill. ; 28,5 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

398 GIL s

Among the almond trees: a palestinian memoir

A poetically written and bitterly sweet memoir about nature, death, life in Palestine, and the universal concept of home. Palestinian writer Hussein Barghouthi was in his late forties when he was diagnosed with lymphoma. He had feared it was HIV, so when the cancer diagnosis was confirmed, he left the hospital feeling a bitter joy because his wife and son would be spared. The bittersweetness…

Pluk! Pluk! Penyu Menetas

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9786022509134

Collation

24p,;col

Series Title

Hewan Laut

Call Number

591 RES p

Sirama-rama

Hari ini Ayah pulang dari tempat kerjanya di luar negeri. Ara membayangkan Ayah harus menaiki berbagai kendaraan untuk sampai di desa mereka. Lalu, tiba-tiba terjadilah keajaiban.