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Seek-and-find little ones : unicorns / by Fleury, Marine.; Gaugrenot, Janice.;
Discover the fantasy world of unicorns by searching through 9 colourful scenes for 7 hidden items + a bonus to find on each spread! This gorgeous, high-quality board book makes the perfect gift for toddlers. With sweet illustrations and magical settings, little ones will go on an amazing journey and imagine their own creative stories as they search for the hidden characters and objects. Themes: Emotions, Rainbow, Enchanted forest, Magical daycare, Wonderful Winter, Birthday party, In the water, Scavenger hunt, Starry sky.
Subjects: Picture puzzles.; Board books.; Unicorns;
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Dogs and Monsters Stories [electronic resource] : by Haddon, Mark.aut; cloudLibrary;
From the "terrifyingly talented" (The Times, [London]) author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Porpoise, eight mesmerizingly imaginative, deeply-humane stories that use Greek myths and contemporary dystopian narratives to examine mortality, moral choices and the many variants of love For millenia Greek myths have fascinated people, who have seen in them lessons about fate and hubris and the contingency of existence. Mark Haddon digs into the heart of these ancient fables and imagines them anew. The dawn goddess Eos asks Zeus to give her lover Tithonus eternal life but forgets to ask for eternal youth. In "The Quiet Limit of the World" Haddon imagines Tithonus' life as he slowly ages over thousands of years, turning the cautionary tale of tempting the gods into a spellbinding meditation on witnessing death from the outside, and ultimately, how carnal love evolves into something richer and more poignant with time. In "The Mother’s Story," Haddon takes the myth of the minotaur in his labyrinth, in which the beast is the spawn of the monstrous lust of the king's wife Pasiphaë, and turns it into a wrenching parable of maternal love for a damaged child, and the more real monstrosities of patriarchy. In "D.O.G.Z.," the story of Actaeon, who was turned into a stag after glimpsing the naked goddess Diana and torn to pieces by his hunting dogs, becomes a visceral metaphor about the continuum of human and animal behavior. Other stories play with contemporary mythic tropes—genetic engineering, trying to escape the future, the viciousness of adolescent ostracism—to showcase how modern humans are subject to the same capriciousness that obsessed the Greeks. Haddon's tales cover a vast range, from the mythic to the domestic, from ancient Greece to the present day, from stories about love to stories about cruelty, from battlefields to bed and breakfasts, from dogs in space to doors between worlds, all of them bound together by a profound sympathy and an understanding of how human beings act and think and feel when pushed to the very edge. Throughout, Haddon's supple prose showcases his astonishing powers of observation, of both the physical world and the workings of the psyche. His vision is clear-eyed, but always resolutely empathetic.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Magical Realism; Historical;
© 2024., Doubleday Canada,
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The case of the murderous Dr. Cream : the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer / by Jobb, Dean,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The chilling true crime story of the Victorian era's deadliest doctor "When a doctor does go wrong, he is the first of criminals," Sherlock Holmes observed during one of his most puzzling murder investigations. Incredibly, at the time the words of the world's most famous fictional detective appeared in print in the Strand Magazine, a real-life Canadian doctor was stalking and murdering women in London's downtrodden Lambeth neighbourhood. Dr. Thomas Neill Cream had been a suspect in the deaths of two women in Canada, and had killed as many as four people in Chicago before he arrived in London in 1891 and began using pills laced with strychnine to kill prostitutes. The Lambeth Poisoner, as he was dubbed in the press, became one of the most prolific serial killers in history. In this fascinating book, Dean Jobb reveals how bungled investigations, corrupt officials and failed prosecutions allowed Cream to evade detection or freed him to kill, again and again. The first complete account of Dr. Cream's crimes and his many victims explores how the stifling morality and hypocrisy of the Victorian era allowed this monster to poison vulnerable and desperate women, many of whom had turned to him for medical help. It offers an inside account of Scotland Yard's desperate search for a killer as brazen and efficient as Jack the Ripper."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Biographies.; Case studies.; Cream, Thomas Neill, 1850-1892.; Physicians; Serial murderers; Serial murders; Serial murders; Serial murders;
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The secret life of the skunk / by Pringle, Laurence,1935-; Garchinsky, Kate.;
Includes bibliographical references."The celebrated Secret Life series continues with a determined mother skunk and her five kits. Young readers will learn about their hidden lives as the skunk kits grow and explore their world, escape predators, and hunt for food. Renowned science author Laurence Pringle provides a story of family and survival packed with science terminology, depictions of skunk behavior, and information about skunks' habitats, diets, and sounds. And Kate Garchinsky's stunning illustrations invite readers to get closer than they ever could in reality to these skunks' secret lives."--Goodreads.LSC
Subjects: Skunks;
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Show me the bunny / by Meyer, Gabrielle.; Beaty, Andrea.; Roberts, David,1970-;
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Subjects: Easter stories.; Scientists; Curiosity; Easter egg hunts; Easter Bunny;
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Merry Christmas, little reindeer / by Wood, A. J.,1960-; Winnel, Bec.; Chu, Vikki.;
"Join the holiday fun as Baby Reindeer encourages her friends Bear, Wolf, Owl, and others to hunt for woodland treasures. The friends gather red berries, pine cones, ivy, and other special items as they play in the frosty winter wonderland. But the fun is just beginning. The group is delighted when Baby Reindeer invites them to join her in decorating the woodland Christmas tree with the treasure they found!"--Age 1+.
Subjects: Board books.; Animal fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Stories in rhyme.; Christmas; Reindeer;
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The town that dreaded sundown [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Johnson, Ben; Wells, Dawn; Parks, Michael; Morrow, Vic;
Ben Johnson, Dawn Wells, Michael Parks, Vic Morrow.A Texas Ranger hunts for a hooded serial killer terrorizing the residents of a small town, set in 1946 Arkansas. Loosely based on a true story. Includes bonus film The Envictors on DVD.OFRB rating: R.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Horror.; Horror.; Suspense / Thriller.;
© 2013., Shout Factory,
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Alpha [videorecording] / by Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson,actor.; Malthe, Natassia,actor.; Smit-McPhee, Kodi,actor.; Varela, Leonor,1972-actor.; Hughes, Albert,film director.; Kowalczyk, Marcin,1987-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Kodi Smit-Mcphee, Natassia Malthe, Leonor Varela, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, Marcin Kowalczyk.An epic adventure, this film tells a fascinating, visually stunning story that shines a light on the origins of man's best friend. Abandoned after his first hunt in the prehistoric Ice Age, a young man (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is left to withstand the hostile wilderness on his own. He soon encounters and befriends a deserted wolf, and the two learn what it takes to survive as a brutal winter approaches.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Domestication; Glacial epoch; Hunting and gathering societies; Human-animal relationships; Human-wolf encounters; Prehistoric peoples; Wolves;
For private home use only.
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NCIS, Naval Criminal Investigation Service. [videorecording] / by Bellisario, Donald P.; Harmon, Mark,1951-; Holly, Lauren.; Murray, Sean,1977-; Perrette, Pauley,1969-; Weatherly, Michael,1968-; CBS DVD (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation.;
Disc 1. Shalom -- Escaped -- Singled out -- Faking it.Disc 2. Dead and unburied -- Witch hunt -- Sandblast -- Once a hero.Disc 3. Twisted sister -- Smoked -- Driven -- Suspicion.Disc 4. Sharif returns -- Blowback -- Friends & lovers -- Dead man walking.Disc 5. Skeletons -- Iceman -- Grace period -- Cover story.Disc 6. Brothers in arms -- In the dark -- Trojan horse -- Angel of death.Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray, Lauren Holly.Season four continues the adventures of a cutting-edge crew of special agents who operate outside the government's chain of command. Led by Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a former Marine whose skills as an investigator are unmatched, this highly trained, tight-knit team travels the world investigating murder, espionage, and terrorism.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9 enhanced) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: United States. Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Law enforcement; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2007., Paramount : CBS DVD,
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Somebody to love / by Sala, Sharon.;
Fifteen years ago, a family member stole the money Hunt Knox had saved for college, while three of his siblings and his father hid the truth and told him to get over it. Betrayed by their lies and thievery, Hunt joined the army and wound up flying Apache helicopters in Iraq. Now, he's a chopper pilot for an oil company in Houston, Texas, his father has been dead for six years, and he's finally returning home to Blessings at his mother's dying request. Ava Ridley, the little girl his mother used to babysit, has grown up and is a nurse at his mother's bedside when he arrives. Ava is overjoyed to see the man her childhood crush has become. And as the two spend more time together, Ava's crush grows to be even more. Hunt never expected to fall in love, but just as it appears he and Ava are headed for a happy ever after, she becomes a victim of violence at the hospital ER in Blessings, and suffers an injury that could cost her life. Through secrets, lies, family betrayal, and difficult choices, Hunt's not sure he and Ava can ever make a home together in Blessings. Or if life will once again lead them onto different paths...?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Air pilots; Aging parents; Man-woman relationships; Love Stories;
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