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One day Milo finds an enormous and mysterious package in his room. A phantom tollbooth, with a map to a weird world beyond! So Milo sets off on a fantastic voyage in which he meets: the not so wicked Witch, Faintly Macabre, Alec Bings who sees through things, and the watchdog, Tock, who ticks.
3) Australia
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Explores the geography, history, arts, religions, and everyday life of the Land Down Under, also called the Lucky Country.
4) Rivers
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Presents color photographs of canyons found around the world, and includes information about the geological features and use of waterways
5) Minnesota
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c2002
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Minnesota is known for its many lakes. One of the state's nicknames is "Land of 10,000 Lakes," but it actually has more than 12,000. Learn more in Minnesota, one of the titles in the Our American States series.
6) Pakistan
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Discusses the geography and climate, history, wildlife, economy, government, people, religion, and culture of Pakistan.
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2019.
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean basin on Earth. It covers almost one third of Earth's surface.
Explores key topics such as ocean life, ecosystems, and environmental issues, in order to help readers better understand the importance of protecting the world's oceans.
10) Giant planets
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Describes the two largest planets in our solar system, including their formation, location, appearance, and moons.
12) Romeo and Juliet
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Has any other love story become so enmeshed in our culture as the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet? In fair Verona the families of Montague and Capulet are locked in a long-standing, bitter blood feud when young Romeo Montague slips into a masquerade party at the Capulet's. During the dance he glimpses Juliet, the daughter of the house, and is struck by love at first sight. She returns his passion and they promise each other everlasting love notwithstanding...
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"When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success, and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of A Christmas Carol, a book so popular it has become part...
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"Witnesses to the brutal murder of their families and neighbors and the violent destruction of their communities, a cadre of Jewish women in Poland--some still in their teens--helped transform the Jewish youth groups into resistance cells to fight the Nazis. With courage, guile, and nerves of steel, these "ghetto girls" paid off Gestapo guards, hid revolvers in loaves of bread and jars of marmalade, and helped build systems of underground bunkers....
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