Simon James
1) Ghost Note
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Language
English
Description
Sometimes a mystery is just a beginning . . .Roland, a young drummer in a fledgling band, about to break big. His sister, Christine, brutally murdered. A canoeing accident half-a-world away. And the five million dollars that bind them together tighter than the Rolling Stones.Will Roland find the answers he seeks as his journey takes him from the English Lake District into an American wilderness? Or will he, too, never make it home?
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Language
English
Description
This fun, absorbing book, packed with quirky bite-sized lists, quizzes and trivia, is an exploration of the Latin language, aiming to prove that it is as vibrant and relevant today as it was 2,500 years ago. It includes sections on Latin in the movies, US state mottoes and place names, and also some choice snippets from real Latin poetry from Catullus, Horace and Virgil, with evocative translations. It contains a fascinating section on the Roman emperors...
3) Rex
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
A terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex spends his days raging through the jungle and scaring all the other dinosaurs until one night a tiny dinosaur hatches from an abandoned egg and decides that the big dinosaur is his father.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's Clementine Brown's birthday, and Mr. and Mrs. Brown have given her a nurse's outfit and a first-aid kit -- just what she wanted! There is no shortage of emergencies that need her attention (and her liberal use of bandages): Mr. Brown's stubbed toe, Mrs. Brown's headache, even Wellington the dog's tender paw. But her brother, Tommy, is a different matter. Even though he keeps crashing into things, he insists that he doesn't need a nurse. Clementine...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Rev. ed.
Physical Desc
72 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A photo essay documenting ancient Rome and the people who lived there as revealed through the many artifacts they left behind, including shields, swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry.
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Language
English
Description
Excavations carried out from 1984-1985 at Ditches in Gloucestershire identified a large, late Iron Age enclosure which contained a remarkably early Roman villa. This long awaited excavation report reinterprets this evidence in the light of more recent studies of the late Iron Age-Roman transition. It extends our understanding of the Ditches-Bagendon-Cirencester oppida complex, and corroborates the latest thinking on the nature of Romanisation. New...
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Language
English
Description
Join Raven, Eagle, Frog, and their new friends, the First People, in the land before time. Raven Tales: Starlight, Starbright is the eighteenth episode in this series of animated television programs based upon the multiple award-winning animated film, Raven Tales: How Raven Stole the Sun. Raven Tales chronicles the wild and wacky adventures of Raven, the most powerful and trickiest trouble-maker of First Nations' folklore. In this episode, the children...
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Language
English
Description
Join Raven, Eagle, Frog, and their new friends, the First People, in the land before time. Raven Tales: Baby Blues is the seventeenth episode in this series of animated television programs based upon the multiple award-winning animated film, Raven Tales: How Raven Stole the Sun. Raven Tales chronicles the wild and wacky adventures of Raven, the most powerful and trickiest trouble-maker of First Nations' folklore. In this episode, the First People...
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Language
English
Description
Join Raven, Eagle, Frog, and their new friends, the First People, in the land before time. Raven Tales: Great Bear Rock is the sixteenth episode in this series of animated television programs based upon the multiple award-winning animated film, Raven Tales: How Raven Stole the Sun. Raven Tales chronicles the wild and wacky adventures of Raven, the most powerful and trickiest trouble-maker of First Nations' folklore. In this episode, the children...
