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Bird of a thousand stories / by Monsef, Kiyash.;
Marjan Dastani is successfully leading a double life. Only a few people know that when she's not in school, she travels the world taking care of mythical beasts, sent on missions by a shadowy organization known as The Fells. In an adventure that takes her across continents and connects her with the wildest of mythic beasts around the globe, Marjan must track down the fabled Bird of a Thousand Stories before someone with more nefarious plans finds it. But the more closely she connects with the world's mythical creatures, the more danger she's in of losing her friendships--and all that tethers her to the life she's known.Ages 10 up.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Orphans; Veterinarians; Birds; Animals, Mythical; Iranian Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The book of time : adventures in the past, present, future, and beyond / by Gifford, Clive.; Georgiev, Teo,1992-;
"Did you know that a zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second? Or that the US once had 144 different time zones? Or that across your lifetime, you'll spend about 33 years in bed? Discover more questions, answers, and theories in this bumper book all about the past, present, future, and beyond! The Book of Time is brimming with fascinating information about the concept of time. What is time? How does it work? And is it even real? The book uses time as a lens to explore a wide variety of STEAM subjects that kids know and love--such as space, dinosaurs, animals, the human body, and machinery--with a completely fresh perspective. Through a simple yet fascinating approach, you'll learn about: The measurements of time ; Big and small time ; Time-travel ; Paradoxes ; And lots more mind-boggling thing. Cool, graphic illustrations help convey sometime abstract concepts and make for an engrossing reading experience. Children will be able to wow and amaze all their family and friends with extensive and fascinating information about time. Absorbing, entertaining, and surprising, The Book of Time will teach kids to look at the world in a whole new way"--
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Time;
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No time to lose : the fifth journey through time / by Stilton, Geronimo.; Barozzi, Danilo.; Bigolin, Silvia.; De Bernardi, Carla.; Decker, Shannon.; Dami, Elisabetta.;
Professor von Volt plans to send Geronimo and his time traveling friends back to King Solomon's court to borrow a ring that supposedly will restore harmony to Mouse Island and balance the environment--but they soon find themselves taking an unplanned detour through Napoleon's court, a Viking village, and the Minotaur's labyrinth, before finally arriving before the wise King.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Stilton, Geronimo; Solomon, King of Israel; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; Minotaur (Greek mythological character); Mice; Time travel; Quests (Expeditions); Vikings;
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Dinosaurs / by Ball, Nate.; Hargis, Wes.;
"Ever head to the museum and wish you could go back in time to see how big dinosaurs really were? Or think about what dinosaurs ate and where they lived? Or want to know why dinosaurs disappeared from the earth? Follow Nate and his diverse team of intrepid scientists as they travel back across the millennia to return a lost baby dinosaur to its rightful time and place. Along the way they learn all about the world's earliest birds, dig up prehistoric fossils, examine ancient landscapes, and discover what caused the dinosaurs' mass extinction in this brand-new adventure from everyone's favorite fun-loving scientist and Emmy-Award winning PBS star, Nate Ball."--Jacket.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Dinosaurs;
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The royal trials / by Mbalia, Kwame.; Makonnen, Joel,Prince,1982-;
"Yared has traveled a long way to find his place in the universe. Light years, even. Though the battle of Addis Prime is over, the spacefaring Axum Empire is still fractured. The kingdom once gave their technology away free of charge, to better humankind. Now, having been missing for over a decade, they're returning to the planet where their galaxy-spanning civilization began--Earth. But they find the planet in disarray. Old Earth's atmosphere is a mess of junked shuttles and satellites. This is especially true of Debris Town, an orbital flotilla where poor spacefarers--left to rot by the Intergalactic Union that rose up in Axum's place--have taken to piracy to survive. Yared is set to speak at the opening of the Royal Trials, a competition of the best exo pilots in the Sol System. But on the day of his speech, the pirates launch an attack! The siege sets off a chain of events that will lead Yared into the depths of Old Earth--and the jaws of a cruel betrayal. There's more to the pirates--and Debris Town--than anyone saw coming"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Imaginary wars and battles; Monsters; Augmented reality; Space pirates;
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When we were real : a novel / by Gregory, Daryl,author.;
"From multiple award-winning author Daryl Gregory comes a madcap adventure following two friends on a cross-country bus tour through the mind-boggling glitches in their simulated world as they grapple with love, family, secrets, and the very nature of reality in a simulation"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Computer simulation; Consciousness; Reality; Tour buses; Virtual reality; Voyages and travels;
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Less is lost [sound recording] / by Greer, Andrew Sean,author.; Petkoff, Robert,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Robert Petkoff.For Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well: he is a moderately accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freddy Pelu. But nothing lasts: the death of an old lover and a sudden financial crisis has Less running away from his problems yet again as he accepts a series of literary gigs that send him on a zigzagging adventure across the US.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Gay men; Interpersonal relations; Novelists; Voyages and travels;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Walking to Camelot : a pilgrimage through the heart of rural England / by Cherrington, John,1950-;
Includes bibliographical references."John Cherrington and his seventy-four year old walking companion set out one fine morning in May to traverse the only English footpath that cuts south through the rural heart of the country, a formidable path called the Macmillan Way. Cherrington's walking partner is Karl Yzerman, an irascible "bull of the woods", a full twenty years his senior and the perfect foil to the wry and self-deprecating author. Their journey begins at Boston on the Wash and takes them through areas of outstanding beauty such as the Cotswolds, Somerset, and Dorset, all the way to Chesil Beach. Their ultimate destination is Cadbury Castle, a hillfort that many archeologists believe to be the likely location of King Arthur's legendary centre of operations in the late 5th century when he--or some other prominent British warrior chieftain--made his last stand against the Saxons. Along the way the unlikely duo experiences many adventures, including a serious crime scene, a bull attack, several ghosts, a brothel, and the English themselves. On virtually every page of the book the historical merges with the magic of the footpath, with Cherrington making astute, often humorous observations on the social, cultural and culinary mores of the English, all from a very North American perspective."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Cherrington, John, 1950-; Walking;
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Where the falcon flies : a 3,400 kilometre odyssey from my doorstep to the Arctic / by Shoalts, Adam,1986-author.;
"From Canada's most accomplished adventurer and storyteller comes another gripping journey into the vastness of Canada's landscape and history, following the route of the migrating peregrine falcon. In March of 2020, Adam Shoalts set out from his front porch--the first steps of an adventure that will change our sense of the way our everyday lives are connected to the vastness of our small planet. Shoalts portaged his canoe down his driveway to Lake Erie. From there he followed the migrating peregrine falcon all the way to the arctic. His quest meant paddling along the shores of the Great Lakes, then travelling up the Saguenay River, through the forests and into the tundra, and then the Torngat mountains. In his signature style, Shoalts roams as much across time as he does across space, winding his way through a stunning landscape and the sites of battles, shipwrecks, and forgotten trading posts that define our country's history. But more importantly, he shows, mile-by-mile, how even our own driveways are connected to the network of ecosystems that support life around the globe. A work of gripping adventure writing and polished storytelling, and a tale with an unavoidably urgent ecological warning, Where the Falcon Flies is a masterwork of one of Canada's most successful and audacious authors"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Shoalts, Adam, 1986-; Canoes and canoeing;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Future of the time dragon / by West, Tracey,1965-; Griffo, Daniel.;
The dark wizard Maldred has trapped dragon master Eko as well as wizards who have opposed him, all of them frozen in time and space inside a wall in his hideout; so Drake and Worm set out to seek the help of the Time Dragon--but when a imp named Beezel interferes Drake ends up back in his own past, and he must find a way to get back to the present.Appeals to 1st-3rd graders.Reading level Grade 2.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Dragons; Magic; Wizards; Time travel;
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