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The impossible thing / by Bauer, Belinda,1962-author.;
"From the exceptionally original mind of Booker Prize-longlisted author Belinda Bauer, a sweeping tale of obsession, greed, ambition, and a crime that has remained unsolved for a hundred years. 1926. On the cliffs of Yorkshire, men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there. The most beautiful are sold for large sums. A small girl-penniless and neglected by her family-retrieves one such treasure. Its discovery will forever alter the course of her life. A century later. In a remote cottage in Wales, Patrick Fort finds his friend, Nick, and his mother tied up and robbed. The only thing missing: a carved case containing an incredible scarlet egg. Doggedly attempting to retrieve it, Patrick and Nick discover the cruel world of egg trafficking, and soon find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs long lost to history. Until now. Taut and wonderfully imagined, The Impossible Thing asks, how do you find something that doesn't exist?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Eggs; Friendship; Lost articles; Robbery; Secrecy; Thieves;
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Elmo the musical. [videorecording] / by Henson, Jim.; Sesame Workshop.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Come imagine, sing and learn along with Elmo in his very own math filled musicals! You are Elmo's partner when he imagines "Cowboy The Musical" and is nicknamed the "The Count By Two Kid." Will he be able to escort six kitty cows through a canyon to the Double Double Dude Dude Ranch Ranch? In another musical Elmo is a detective searching for a cube that is causing people to sneeze, can you be his assistant and help him investigate? There are many more adventures to enjoy in this monster sized dvd, including musicals where Elmo imagines himself as a bird, an explorer, a pilot, a repair monster and a mountain climber. Then, imagine even more with Elmo and his friends in a special full length bonus, "Play With Me Sesame: Imagine With Me". Dance with Grover, bake make believe cookies with Prairie Dawn and Cookie Monster, and help Bert scare away monsters in Ernie's bedroom. Two hours of music, adventure, math, friendship and fun.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Counting; Elmo (Fictitious character : Henson); Puppet television programs.; Shapes; Video recordings for children.;
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Lost companions : reflections on the death of pets / by Masson, J. Moussaieff(Jeffrey Moussaieff),1941-author.;
"A heartfelt exploration of human grief after the loss of a pet by the New York Times bestselling author of Dogs Never Lie About Love. Over 84 million Americans-almost 3/4 of the US population-own a pet, and our society is still learning how to recognize and dignify that relationship with proper mourning rituals. We have only recently allowed the conversation of how to grieve for our non-human family members to come front and center. Lost Companions fills a specific, important demand, a massive need in the market for an accessible, meaningful book on pet loss. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson takes a very personal, heartfelt approach to this difficult subject, allowing readers to explore their own responses and reactions, suggesting ways through and out of grief, as well as meaningful ways to memorialize our best friends. Lost Companions is full of moving, thought-provoking and poignant stories about dogs, cats, horses, birds, wombats and other animals that beautifully illustrate the strong bond humans form with them"--
Subjects: Pets; Pet owners; Grief.;
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Luther. [videorecording] / by Amuka-Bird, Nikki.; Bennett, Claire.; Blackburn, Farren.; Brown, Warren,1978-; Cross, Neil.; Elba, Idris.; Haddock, Laura,1985-actor.; Hefferman, John,actor.; Leslie, Rose,1987-actor.; Malahide, Patrick,actor.; Miller, Sam,1962 September 28-; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television service.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Idris Elba, Rose Leslie, Laura Haddock, Patrick Malahide, John Hefferman.Pitted against his most chilling adversary yet, Luther is haunted by past ghosts and hellbent on revenge as the Serious Crime Unit faces its most challenging psychological duel to date. There is no question he will come close to the edge, but will he finally go over?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Gifted persons; Police; Serial murderers; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Sometimes I feel like an oak / by Daniel, Danielle.; Traverse, Jackie.;
Following the success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and Sometimes I Feel Like a River, this companion book explores the nature and beauty of trees. Twelve lyrical poems look at twelve different trees, from early spring to deep winter. In each poem, a child identifies with a feature of the tree - such as the smooth trunk of a birch whose bark has peeled away, the strong branches of a spruce that shelter small birds or the pink flowers of a cherry blossom that tumble like confetti. The poems provide an opportunity to learn about each tree, inspiring us to look afresh at the trees around us - whether in the schoolyard, neighborhood or park - and get to know them better. Danielle Daniel's passion for trees is beautifully matched by Jackie Traverse's paintings, which bring each tree to life. In the pages following the poems, children are invited to consider what different kinds of trees might mean to them. In an author's note, Danielle Daniel shares her belief, similar to her Algonquin ancestors', that trees are sentient beings with much to give and teach us.
Subjects: Nature fiction.; Picture books.; Poetry.; Trees; Trees;
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Fern and Horn / by Gay, Marie-Louise.;
Fern and Horn are twins who look like two peas in a pod or two stars in the sky. But Fern and Horn have different ways of seeing the world. They try to outdo each other with imagination and improvisation, using crayons and pencils, ripped-up paper and cardboard boxes. Fern loves to draw flowers and butterflies, birds and bees, caterpillars and orange trees. She draws here, there and everywhere. Horn wants to draw too, but he thinks his flowers look like purple pancakes and his caterpillars like striped socks. "Draw whatever you want!" Fern tells him. Horn draws an enormous elephant that tramples all over her pictures. Fortunately, Fern's imagination is as big as the universe. She loves gazing at the stars and making star shapes. Again, Horn tries to follow suit, but he is frustrated with his creations and makes a ferocious paper polar bear that devours Fern's stars. Undeterred, Fern decides to build a castle that can withstand elephants and polar bears, but a fire-breathing dragon comes along. Luckily, Fern knows exactly what dragons like best.LSC
Subjects: Twins; Brothers and sisters; Imagination; Drawing;
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One dark night : a novel / by Richell, Hannah,author.;
One night in the woods. A party gone wrong. A body discovered at sunrise. He murdered her at the folly on their wedding day, left her body for the crows. They say she haunts the woods now, a girl in a white dress ... Everyone in the small town of Thorncombe knows the tales of the haunted woods where the birds don't sing and a girl in a white dress roams, luring people to their deaths. But when a girl in white is found dead the morning after Halloween, her body carefully arranged at the bottom of an old stone folly, the community is thrown into turmoil. Local police detective Ben Chase is assigned to the murder investigation, but when the victim is identified as a student from his daughter's school, tensions rise. Was she the victim of a party prank gone wrong, or does the girl's death represent something more sinister and ritualistic? As the investigation unfolds and the noose tightens around Chase's own family, the only thing anyone can be sure of is that no one is safe until this violent killer is caught.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Murder; Small cities; Urban folklore; Young women;
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The summer guests / by Gerritsen, Tess,author.;
"When former spy Maggie Bird retired to the seaside hamlet of Purity, Maine, she settled in for a quiet life with breathtaking views. But enemies from her past soon threatened to destroy everything. Maggie survived, thanks to her wits and the collective intelligence of the Martini Club, the circle of ex-CIA friends in her cocktail-sipping book club. Their handiwork, however, caught the attention of young police chief Jo Thibodeau. Now Jo and her neighborhood ex-spies have an uneasy alliance. After a teenager vanishes-and Maggie's neighbor becomes the prime suspect-she joins the investigation, determined to prove her friend's innocence. But the girl's wealthy family pushes for an arrest. And when authorities discover a long-dead corpse in a nearby pond, the case becomes doubly complicated, with unthinkable ties to long-buried secrets. As Jo grapples with two unexplained mysteries, the Martini Club races to uncover the truth behind shadowy secrets ... before more lives are lost"--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Book clubs (Discussion groups); Missing persons; Missing persons; Murder; Retirees; Secrecy; Women spies;
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Fuzz : when nature breaks the law / by Roach, Mary,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-308)."Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology. Roach tags along with animal attack forensics investigators, human-elephant conflict specialists, bear managers, and "danger tree" faller-blasters. She travels from leopard-terrorized hamlets in the Indian Himalaya to St. Peter's Square in the early hours before the Pope arrives for Easter Mass, when vandal gulls swoop in to destroy the elaborate floral display. Along the way, Roach reveals as much about humanity as about nature's lawbreakers. Combining little- known forensic science and conservation genetics with a motley cast of laser scarecrows, langur impersonators, and mugging macaques, Fuzz offers hope for compassionate coexistence in our ever-expanding human habitat"--
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Animals and civilization.; Human-animal relationships.; Wildlife management.;
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Thomas & friends. [videorecording] / by Allcroft, Britt.; Awdry, W.Railway series.Videorecording.; Alliance Films.; Gullane Limited (Firm); HIT Entertainment.; Lionsgate (Firm);
Come ride the rails -- The great discovery: the movie -- Thomas & the really brave engines.Come Ride The Rails: Come ride the rails to fun and adventure with Thomas and the other "Really Useful Engines" as they make tracks to great destinations! Molly is the new engine on Sodor - will she find the perfect job? Gordon learns a lesson in respect and Emily wants to be Queen for a day. Will Thomas and Percy finish their work in time to see a very special bird? Find out in Come Ride the Rails! The Great Discovery Movie: Sodor Day is coming and all the engines are busy preparing. When Thomas gets lost in the mountains, he discovers the old town of Great Waterton! Soon the whole island is buzzing with the news of Thomas discovery and restoring the town in time for the big day. Thomas & The Really Brave Engines: Adventures abound on the Island of Sodor for Thomas & Friends! It's Thomas to the rescue as Fergus breaks the rules and learns a very valuable lesson. Is there a monster lurking in the Misty Valley at Castle Loch? Twin engines Donald and Douglas find out! Come aboard for all the fun!.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Awdry, W.; Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Friendship; Locomotives; Thomas the Tank Engine (Fictitious character); Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2012., Lionsgate ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
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