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A flag on the island
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V. S. Naipaul |
A collection of stories with settings in England, India and Trinidad, and ranging from humor to horror. |
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New worlds ahead: stories of Tudor and Stuart voyages
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The king's taster
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Kenneth Oppel |
The royal chef takes Max the dog, the royal taster, on several international journeys to find a dish for the land's pickiest king. |
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Emma's river
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Alison Hart |
In 1852, Emma, her pregnant mother and her pony board the steamboat Sally May to meet her father in St. Joseph, Missouri, but when the ship suddenly explodes in a fiery blaze, Emma and all onboard mu… |
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Voyages made in the years 1788 and 1789, from China to the north west coast of America
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John Meares |
Voyages made in the Years 1788 and 1789, from China to the North West Coast of America. To Which are Prefixed, an Introductory Narrative of a Voyage Performed in 1786, from Bengal, in the ship Nootka… |
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Ann and Liv cross Antarctica
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Zoë Alderfer Ryan |
Describes the journey of Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen, who in 2000 became the first women to ski across the continent of Antarctica. |
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LOSS OF THE WAGER: THE NARRATIVES OF JOHN BULKELEY AND THE HON. JOHN BRYON
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John Byron,Bulkeley, John.,JOHN BULKELEY |
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Das Reisetagebuch eines Philosophen
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Hermann von Keyserling |
Count Hermann Alexander von Keyserling (July 20, 1880 April 26, 1946) was a Baltic German philosopher from the Keyserlingk family. His grandfather Alexander Keyserling was a notable geologist of Imp… |
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How to make a cherry pie and see the U.S.A
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Marjorie Priceman |
Since the Cook Shop is closed, the reader is led around the United States to gather coal, cotton, granite, and other natural resources needed to make the utensils for preparing a cherry pie. |
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The Thief Queen's Daughter (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme #2)
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Elizabeth Haydon |
On his first day on the job as Royal Reporter of the land of Serendair, King Vandemere sends young Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme--known as Ven--on a secret mission within the walls of the Gated City. … |
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Marco Polo and the medieval explorers
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Rebecca Stefoff |
Examines the life and travels of the medieval explorer. |
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Emily's fortune
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
While traveling to her aunt's home in Redbud by train and stagecoach, quiet young Emily and her turtle, Rufus, team up with Jackson, fellow orphan and troublemaker extraordinaire, to outsmart mean Un… |
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Threads and flames
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Esther M. Friesner |
After recovering from typhus, thirteen-year-old Raisa leaves her Polish shtetl for America to join her older sister, and goes to work at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory. |
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The remarkable journey of Gustavus Bell
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Gloria Skurzynski |
When he is suddenly stricken by the rare halving disease, Gustavus meets progressively smaller animals, from dogs to aphids, in his search for help. |
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Il Vascello Fantasma
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Elisabetta Dami |
Nadat professor Van Kraken een lezing heeft gegeven over een gezonken schip, verdwijnt hij. De Thea Sisters gaan op zoek naar de professor en naar het gezonken schip. Voorlezen vanaf ca. 7 jaar, zelf… |
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The Best Travel Writing 2008
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James O'Reilly |
The Best Travel Writing 2008 is the fifth volume in the annual Travelers' Tales series launched in 2004 to celebrate the world's best travel writing—from Nobel Prize winners to emerging new writers. … |
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The Red Pyramid
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Rick Riordan |
Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Eg… |
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Journey of a Lifetime
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Alan Whicker |
The iconic broadcasting legend dusts down his suitcase for a final journey around the globe, revisiting locations of significance to his life and career.You might say I'm set in my airways. I'm one o… |
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The Elephant's Journey
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José Saramago |
From back cover: In 1551, King Joao III of Portugal gives Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon, along with his keeper, Subhro. The two have been living in dismal … |
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The secret kingdom
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Jenny Nimmo |
Timoken and his sister, Zobayda, under the protection of a forest jinni but pursued by evil virideed, straddle the world of men and the world of enchantments, seeking a home while remaining young by … |
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