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Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times Audiobook CD: From the Earliest Nomads to the Late Roman Empire, Revised Edition (7 CDs)

July 18, 2008 – 1:13 pm

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher: Peace Hill Press

Product Description
The Story of the World CD audiobook is a collaboration between Jim Weiss, whose voice is “liquid gold” (CNN TV), and Susan Wise Bauer, whose writing has been described as “timeless and intelligent” (Publishers Weekly). These spirited readings of the first volume [...]

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A Writer’s Notebook: Unlocking the Writer within You

June 29, 2008 – 3:03 am

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Ralph Fletcher
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Ages 8-12. Fans of Harriet the Spy who want to try keeping their own writer’s notebook will appreciate this inspiring handbook. Written in a direct, non-condescending style, writer-to-writer, it offers realistic, experienced advice on how to keep notes and use them to create stories and poems. [...]

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Algebra 2

June 21, 2008 – 3:50 am

Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: Ron Larson, Laurie Boswell, Lee Stiff, Timothy D. Kanold
Publisher: McDougal Littell

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The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College, 2nd Edition

June 12, 2008 – 3:43 pm

Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: Harlan Cohen
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Product Description
In college, there’s a surprise around every corner…but that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared! From sharing a bathroom with 40 strangers to sharing lecture notes, The Naked Roommate is your behind-the-scenes look at EVERYTHING you need to know about college (but never knew [...]

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Night in the Country

May 7, 2008 – 10:09 am

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Cynthia Rylant
Publisher: Aladdin

Product Description
There is no night so dark, so black as night in the country. And while the people dream of daytime things, the nighttime world awakens. Owls swoop, a rabbit patters, and in the yard an apple falls — pump! — from the tree.Listen. Go to [...]

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Words Are Not for Hurting

April 7, 2008 – 2:12 pm

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: Elizabeth Verdick
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Book Description
The older children get, the more words they know and can use-including hurtful words. This book teaches children to think before they speak, then choose what to say and how to say it. They learn that there is a connection between hurtful words [...]

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Increase Your Score In 3 Minutes A Day: ACT Reading (Increase Your Score)

February 23, 2008 – 3:58 am

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Randall McCutcheon, James Schaffer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Book Description
Accessible, concise guides for quicker, more effective studying
These new additions to the Increase Your Score series present key principles and practical strategies for the ACT Writing Test (new for 2005) and the ACT Reading Test, explained in manageable, bite-size sections ideal for the [...]

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