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The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is one of the first adventure stories ever written. It chronicles Crusoe, and eventually his servant Friday, after he becomes shipwrecked on an island. Not just a piece of literary history, Crusoe is also a thrilling tale and an excellent commentary on imperialism and the foundation of human history. Robison Crusoe was the best selling …
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The time machine
So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era—and the story that launched H.G. Wells’s successful career and earned him his reputation as the father of science fiction. With a speculative leap that still fires the imagination, Wells sends his brave explorer to face a future burdened with our greatest hopes...and our darkest fe…
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Some christmas Stories
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are tru…
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Three men in a boat : to say nothing of the dog
Three Men in a Boat, Not Counting a Dog is a humorous 19th century English novel that describes the journey and adventures of three Londoners: George, Harris, an unknown narrator and 123 miles from Kingston to Pangbourne. The author intended the book to be a serious tourist guide on the Thames, containing descriptions of the monuments located on the banks of the river, but the ironic sense of h…
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Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the world
Jonathan Swift - Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gullivers Travels (1726, amended 1735), is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers tales" literary subgenre. It is Swifts best k…
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The legend of sleepy hollow
Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher, came to Tarry Town in the glen of Sleepy Hollow to ply his trade in educating young minds. He was a gullible and excitable fellow, often so terrified by locals' stories of ghosts that he would hurry through the woods on his way home, singing to keep from hysterics. Until late one night, he finds that maybe they're not just stories. What is that dark, menacing fig…
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Tom Tiddler's ground : a book of poetry for children
Tom Tidler's Ground, also called Tom Tiddler's Ground or Tommy Tiddler's Ground, is an ancient children's game in which one player, "Tom Tidler," stands on a heap of stones, gravel, etc.; other players rush on the heap, crying "Here I am on Tom Tidler's ground," while Tom tries to capture the invaders or keep them off. By extension, the phrase has come to mean the ground or tenement of a slugga…
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The quarreling kites
Philippine children's book written in English. (Philippine Import). Two kites. One big. One small. Two people. A father and son. Join them on golden afternoons as these four characters come together in a touching tale of camaraderie, rivalry, and friendship. In her Palance-award winning children's story. Lin Acacio-Flores uses her father and con's unspoken bond of love to showcase the exciting …
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- 9716301227
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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Wacky Inventions
In Step Anthologies 4 is a set eight anthologies designed to educate and fascinate pupils aged ten to twelve. Ranging in topics from inventions to places around the world.
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- 9789812425751
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- In step 4 anthologies
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We are together
On our own we’re special, And we can chase our dream. But when we join up, hand in hand, Together we’re a team. Celebrate the power of love and friendship in this beautiful book by award-winning illustrator and author Britta Teckentrup. With vibrant artwork and peek-through pages, this is a picture book to treasure.
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- 28 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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