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"If you decide to go to the moon, " writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tell you how to get there and what to do after you land. The most important part tells you how to get home." Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing ("don't forget your diary and plenty of food") to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy; don't worry") to traveling through space (where "the...
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"Then came a child trotting to school with his little backpack. He trotted on all fours, neatly, his hands in leather mitts or boots that protected them from the pavement; he was pale, with small eyes, and a snout, but he was adorable."
— from Changing Planes
The misery of waiting for a connecting flight at an airport leads to the accidental discovery of alighting on other planes—not airplanes but planes of existence. Ursula
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Dinotopia volume 1
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In 1862, after being shipwrecked in uncharted seas, Professor Arthur Denison and his twelve-year-old son Will find themselves washed up on a strange island where people and dinosaurs live together peacefully.
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After failing to maintain a successful practice as a surgeon, Lemeul Gulliver departs London for the excitement of the open seas. Shipwrecked on his voyage, Gulliver awakens on an unfamiliar island, where he is held captive by a race of people a fraction of his size. From here, Gulliver's fantastical adventures continue, as he goes on to visit other bizarre nations, where his language, customs, and way of life render him a complete misfit. Through...
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Presents Jonathan Swift's satire in which a shipwrecked Englishman encounters bizarre populations in unheard-of lands, including an enlightened race of horses that makes him see his fellow humans in a different light; and includes explanatory notes and a note on the text, which is based on the 1726 edition.
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Franny K. Stein mad scientist volume 5
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Reduced to miniature size, Franny travels through her pet dog's nostril and into his stomach.
13) Moon River
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"Follow a girl, accompanied by her teddy bear, as she dreams about the wide and wonderful world. Cozy scenes of pajamas and bedtime make this a perfect story to share at the end of the day"--Provided by publisher.
14) Supernova
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In the farthest reaches of deep space, a medical vessel keeps a lonely vigil for those in trouble. Responding to a frantic cry for help, the ship becomes disabled. Now the crew must unravel the secrets of the mysterious survivor and the alien artifact they rescued before a forming supernova blasts them and the entire galaxy into oblivion.
15) The wanderer
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"Without a word, and with Escher-like precision, Van den Ende presents one little paper boat's journey across the ocean, past reefs and between icebergs, through schools of fish, swaying water plants, and terrifying sea monsters. The little boat is all alone, and while its aloneness gives it the chance to wonder at the fairy-tale world above and below the waves uninterrupted, that also means it must save itself when storms approach. And so it does....
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After narrowly surviving a massive Wraith attack, the new inhabitants of Atlantis continue to uncover the secrets of the ancients and search for allies in their corner of the universe, but the persistent threat of interference from vicious enemies haunt them in their pursuits. Will they find the elusive power source they so desperately need or the renegade team member they've lost?
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"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Transported to the land of Oz by a powerful cyclone, young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, team up with the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion to seek out the mighty Wizard of Oz and help her return home. -- The Marvelous Land of Oz. When Tip steals the Powder of Life from the witch, Mombi, it's just the start of adventures that will include the animation of Jack Pumpkinhead and the Saw-Horse, a meeting...
19) Subterranean
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Making their way beneath the Antarctic ice toward the center of the world, a team of specialists traverses rocks, caverns, and underground rivers in darkness, not knowing the incredible wonders--and terrors beyond imagination--that lie ahead.