Dan Green
1) Zoo
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Zoo novels volume 1
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English
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As coordinated attacks by animals against humans increase and escalate, young biologist Jackson Oz and ecologist Chloe Tousignant warn world leaders that soon there will be nowhere left for humans. All over the world, brutal attacks are crippling entire cities. Oz watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in Africa, the enormity of the violence to come becomes terrifyingly clear. The...
2) The games
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English
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Two years ago Jack Morgan - the head of the renowned worldwide investigation firm Private - was in charge of security for the World Cup in Bazil. During the championship final, the action nearly spilled from the field into the stands. Fortunately, Jack and his team averted disaster on football's biggest stage. Now he has returned to Rio to secure the Olympics. But before the torch is lit, the threats come fast and furious as Jack discovers that someone...
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"No. 7 Ocean Drive is a gorgeous, multimillion-dollar beachfront estate in the Hamptons, where money and privilege know no bounds. But its beautiful gothic exterior hides a horrific past: it was the scene of a series of depraved killings that have never been solved. Neglected, empty, and rumored to be cursed, it's known as the Murder House, and locals keep their distance. Detective Jenna Murphy used to consider herself a local, but she hasn't been...
4) NYPD Red 4
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English
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An audacious jewel heist. A murdered actress. A killer case for NYPD Red. In a city where crime never sleeps, NYPD Red is the elite task force called in only when a case involves the rich, famous, and connected. Detective Zach Jordan and his partner, Kylie MacDonald--the woman who broke his heart at the police academy--are the best of the best, brilliant and tireless investigators who will stop at nothing to catch a criminal, even if it means antagonizing...
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English
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Most of us take for granted the features of our modern society, from air travel and telecommunications to literacy and obesity. Yet for nearly all of its six million years of existence, human society had none of these things. While the gulf that divides us from our primitive ancestors may seem unbridgeably wide, we can glimpse much of our former lifestyle in those largely traditional societies still or recently in existence. Societies like those of...
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English
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"You live on a fiery ball of rocks and minerals that is ready to reveal its secrets and its incredible history! In-depth information about rock formation and change. Galleries of rocks, minerals, and gems to identify and collect. Cool graphics to make science simple." --Back cover.
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Dorling Publishing
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
The Rock and Gem Book is packed full of photos of natural wonders, including rocks, minerals, gems, shells and fossils. This children's encyclopedia displays more than 1,200 full-color specimens, from sapphires and rubies to silver and pearl, revealing the unique qualities of each material and how it is used in industry, architecture, art and science. Including precious metals, rare fossils, tiny gemstones and giant shells, the Rock and Gem Book gives...
9) The elements
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Scholastic
Language
English
Description
Provides a guide to more than 100 elements that makes up the world. Also includes a companion digital book with extra activities.
11) Physics
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Kingfisher
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Mixes science and art to bring the world of physics to life, with a gaggle of wacky characters to explain the building blocks of our universe.
14) Math
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Publisher
Kingfisher
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text about characters named Add, Subtract, Multiply, and the mysterious X introduce basic math concepts. Includes demonstrative puzzles.
17) Weather
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Distributed in the U.S. by Macmillan
Language
English
Description
Describes the forces at work that make up the wild world of weather.
19) Oceans
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Kingfisher
Language
English
Description
Imagine the oceans as an underwater world with a crew of quirky characters lurking in the depths. This book is your essential guide to the mysterious guys who are waiting to make a splash.
20) U.S. presidents
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Kingfisher
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English
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Profiles the presidents of the United States, from George Washington to Barack Obama, and includes facts and trivia about each president, including major achievements and personality quirks.