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Language
English
Description
'Gulliver's Travels' describes the shipwrecked Gulliver's encounters with the inhabitants of four extraordinary places: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the country of the Houyhnhnms. This new edition includes the changing frontispiece portraits of Gulliver that appeared in successive early editions.
Author
Language
English
Description
Because of his attention to the details of scientific facts and advances in technology, Jules Verne is considered one of the founders of modern science fiction. Professor Otto Lidenbrock, determined to prove his theories about the nature of the Earth's core, leads an expedition through Arctic wastes to caverns at the very bowels of the planet. Complete and unabridged. A Tor Classic.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"If you decide to go to the moon," writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tell you how to get there and what to do after you land. The most important part tells you how to get home. Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing ("don't forget your diary and plenty of food") to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy; don't worry") to traveling through space (where "the...
6) Moon river
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A picture book adaptation of the song Moon River, in which a girl and her teddy bear explore the world on a dreamy river.
Series
Publisher
KOCH Vision
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Gulliver's Travels is Jonathan Swift's timeless tale of a shipwrecked Englishman who washes ashore on a strange and distant land to find himself a giant among the tiny citizens of Lilliput. Share Gulliver's wonder at the world of the Lilliputians, his entanglements at their royal court, the dangers he faces and the grand adventure he experiences in his struggle to return home to his beloved England"--Container.
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Series
Franny K. Stein mad scientist volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reduced to miniature size, Franny travels through her pet dog's nostril and into his stomach.
Author
Series
Memoirs of Lady Trent volume 5
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Within the Sanctuary of Wings is the conclusion to Marie Brennan's thrilling Lady Trent Memoirs After nearly five decades (and, indeed, the same number of volumes), one might think they were well-acquainted with the Lady Isabella Trent--dragon naturalist, scandalous explorer, and perhaps as infamous for her company and feats of daring as she is famous for her discoveries and additions to the scientific field. And yet--after her initial adventure in...
Author
Series
Memoirs of Lady Trent volume 4
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Even those who take no interest in the field of dragon naturalism have heard of Lady Trent's expedition to the inhospitable deserts of Akhia. Her discoveries there are the stuff of romantic legend, catapulting her from scholarly obscurity to worldwide fame. The details of her personal life during that time are hardly less private, having provided fodder for gossips in several countries. As is so often the case in the career of this illustrious woman,...
14) Subterranean
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Language
English
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Description
Archaelogist Ashley Carter and a team of specialists attempt to explore a labyrinth deep beneath the ice at the bottom of the Earth, a deadly maze that holds things that should not be disturbed.
Author
Series
Really Bird story volume 3
Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Really Bird really wants to fly to the moon. So he and his friends Cat and Pup use the rocket in city park for the trip. It will take patience, teamwork, and imagination to make it all the way. Will Really Bird and his friends reach the Moon?
18) The Arrival
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for himself and his family.
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Series
Magic tree house volume 26
Language
English
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Description
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rainforest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 38
Language
English
Formats
Description
Merlin has sent Jack and Annie on a mission to the period known as the Renaissance. They must find a secret to happiness, but it wall take more than a research book and a magic wand to complete this task. Jack and Annie need help from one of the greatest minds of all time! What secrets will they learn from Leonardo da Vinci?