Peter Brown
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Series
Wild robot volume 1
Language
English
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Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
Author
Series
Wild robot volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and...
Author
Series
Wild robot volume 2
Language
English
Description
After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Language
English
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"An intellectual autobiography by Peter Brown, one of the most eminent historians of the last 50 years, who is credited with having created the field of study know as Late Antiquity, the period during which Rome fell, the three major monotheistic religions took shape, and Christianity spread across Europe situating it in the major developments in historiography and the study of the religion in the 20th century and the minds behind them"--
"A beautifully...
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English
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To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners....
Author
Series
Jasper Rabbit volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
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The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
10) Gus's garage
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Language
English
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Gus's workshop is chockful of useless odds and ends. But when his friend Rico comes over with a problem his scooter seat is way too small for a rhino Gus finds just the thing to solve it. He creates a fabulous new vehicular contraption with an old lounge chair! One by one Gus's friends bring him their vehicles and Gus solves their troubles with ingenious solutions a cooling system made with a fridge that doubles as ice-cream machine, a burst of speed...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Books You May Have Missed 2021: Early Readers and Picture Books
Books You May Have Missed 2021: Early Readers and Picture Books
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After having fun running around the house naked and wild, young Fred decides to get dressed--in his parents' closet--with surprising results.
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Series
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This publication of this revised edition of a masterwork by Princeton University's celebrated scholar of the late antiquity marks the book's tenth anniversary. A central volume in the Wiley-Blackwell series, The Making of Europe, the book has undergone a thorough redesign and includes a new preface covering academic developments in the last ten years, revised common opinions, a fully updated bibliography, and additional color images.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The independence of the Federal Reserve is considered a cornerstone of its identity, crucial for keeping monetary policy decisions free of electoral politics. But do we really understand what is meant by "Federal Reserve independence"? Using scores of examples from the Fed's rich history, The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve shows that much common wisdom about the nation's central bank is inaccurate. Legal scholar and financial historian...
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Marking a departure in our understanding of Christian views of the afterlife from 250 to 650 CE, The Ransom of the Soul explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul that occurred around the time of Rome's fall. Peter Brown describes how this shift transformed the church's institutional relationship to money and set the stage for its domination of medieval society in the West. Early Christian doctrine held that the living and...
Author
Publisher
Picarona
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
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Jasper Rabbit is in the habit of snatching carrots from his favorite carrot patch, but comes to fear that his favorite treats are out to get him.
Al conejito Jasper le encantan las zanahorias, y siempre que le apetecen, va al campo de los Saltamontes Locos y elije las más grandes y crujientes. Bueno, eso era así hasta que empezaron a perseguirle...
20) Creepy crayon!
Author
Series
Creepy tales! volume 3
Language
English
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2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades K & 1
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Picture Books and Early Readers
NYT - Children’s Picture Books
Titles Worth trying: Horror [Grades K-2]
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Picture Books and Early Readers
NYT - Children’s Picture Books
Titles Worth trying: Horror [Grades K-2]
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"When Jasper Rabbit finds a purple crayon willing to do his schoolwork for him, he is elated--at first"--
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