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We owe The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) to Arthur Conan Doyle's good friend Fletcher "Bobbles" Robinson, who took him to visit some scary English moors and prehistoric ruins, and told him marvelous local legends about escaped prisoners and a 17th-century aristocrat who fell afoul of the family dog. Doyle transmogrified the legend: generations ago, a hound of hell tore out the throat of devilish Hugo Baskerville on the moonlit moor. Poor, accursed...
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In a rip-roaring journey of peril and adventure, four explorers find a lost prehistoric world in the remote wilds of South America. Huge pterodactyls rule the skies and the jungle beneath is home to lumbering stegosaurus, carnivorous dinosaurs and terrifying ape-men. If the adventurers can survive then fame and fortune almost certainly await them back in London, but in this dangerous land that defies all science and reason who knows what could happen....
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When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother start exploring a gravel pit not far from their new countryside home, they make an unexpected and very curious discovery. The gravel pit is home to a Psammead, a sand fairy. This ugly creature has eyes like a snail, ears like a bat and the body of a spider, and is very grumpy indeed. He grants the children one wish every day, and though they are excited to have all their desires fulfilled, they...
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By the time the velveteen rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real. When he turns to the skin horse for help, he begins to understand that one becomes a real person through human relationships that are loving, positive experiences.
11) Dump trucks
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"Rumble! Rumble! Roar! These mighty machines are powerhouses of productivity. Find out what, where, and how your favorite workhorse gets the job done"--P. [4] of cover.
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The doorbell at Conjunction Junction has been ringing nonstop. Customers keep appearing for a quick fix for their sentences and Ben, the function finder, is working as fast as he can. Can Ben put words and thoughts into phrases, sentences, and paragraphs for all the customers and impress his boss? Find out and learn grammar in this story about conjunctions.
20) Go to school
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Easy-to-read text with full-color illustrations introduce young readers to the importance of social relationships and interactions in school.