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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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SYDNEY & NEW SOUTH WALES

For Kids

Life in the Rainforest

Life in the Rainforest


by Erbacher, John | Sue Erbacher

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 63 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
  • OUT OF PRINT

Both documentary filmmakers, the authors introduce Queensland's tropical forests, their structure, plants, animals and conservation with color photographs and text geared for ages 11-14. (AUS52, $24.99)

Stowaway

Stowaway


by Karen Hesse

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

For this novel, renowned children's author Karen Hesse imagines the voyages of Captain Cook (including landings in Australia and New Zealand), from the point of view of a young stowaway named Nicholas. Ages 9-14. (OCE81, $6.99)

 

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