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Joan Procter, dragon doctor : the woman who loved reptiles
Back in the days of long skirts and afternoon teas, young Joan Procter entertained the most unusual party guests: slithery and scaly ones, who turned over teacups and crawled past the crumpets... While other girls played with dolls, Joan preferred the company of reptiles. She carried her favorite lizard with her everywhere - she even brought a crocodile to school! When Joan grew older, she b…
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- 9780399557255
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 590.7234421 VAL
The castle
Young children can explore a bustling medieval castle in this charming, lift-the-flap non-fiction book. Flaps and peep-through holes in the pages reveal a knight putting on his armour, castle guards counting the king's treasure and a grand feast with the royal family. A lovely introduction to a popular historical subject for little children.
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- 9781409582052
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- 14 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 725.18 MIL
She made a monster : how Mary Shelley created Frankenstein
A 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books On the bicentennial of Frankenstein, join Mary Shelley on the night she created the most frightening monster the world has ever seen. On a stormy night two hundred years ago, a young woman sat in a dark house and dreamed of her life as a writer. She longed to follow the path her own mother, Mary Wollstonecraft…
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- 9780525579601
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- 928 FUL
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