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  Diary of A Wimpy Kid Complete 4 book Series Set (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Roderick Rules, The Last Straw, Do it Yourself Book,)

  by Jeff Kinney

  Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a realistic fiction novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and is followed by Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. The book acts as a diary and follows the adventures of seventh grader Greg Heffley. The third book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, was released on January 13, 2009, and the Do It Yourself Book is a... (more)
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  Titanic

  An Illustrated History

  by Donald Lynch, Ken Marschall

  A popular gift volume featuring dozens of meticulously accurate, full-color paintings--including a fold-out illustration of the whole Titanic --offers a wealth of information about the "unsinkable" cruise ship and its fatal voyage. Reprint.
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  Bink and Gollie

  by Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee, Tony Fucile

  In a brilliant collaboration, best-selling authors Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, along with acclaimed illustrator Tony Fucile, introduce an outrageously funny pair of friends. Meet Bink and Gollie, two precocious little girls — one tiny, one tall, and both utterly irrepressible. Setting out from their super-deluxe tree house and powered by plenty of peanut butter (for Bink) and pancakes (for Gollie), they... (more)
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  Griffin and Sabine Trilogy: Book 1

  Griffin and Sabine

  An Extraordinary Correspondence

  by Nick Bantock

  Griffin: It's good to get in touch with you at last. Could I have one of your fish postcards? I think you were right -- the wine glass has more impact than the cup. --Sabine But Griffin had never met a woman named Sabine. How did she know him? How did she know his artwork? Who is she? Thus begins the strange and intriguing correspondence of Griffin and Sabine. And since each letter must be pulled from its own... (more)
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  The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy

  And Other Stories

  by Tim Burton

  From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance -- witty and macabre at once. Now he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children -- misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and the tragedy of... (more)
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  Urgent 2nd Class: Creating Curious Collage, Dubious Documents, and Other Art from Ephemera

  by Nick Bantock

  His internationally best-selling Griffin & Sabine saga is treasured for its blend of lyrical storyline and compelling, imaginative art. Now Nick Bantock gives a short course in visual creativity in Urgent 2nd Class. A tour through the techniques and materials which constitute his signature style, Bantock shares with readers numerous ways ways of using old paper ephemera -- maps, letters, postcards, ledgers,... (more)
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  The Museum at Purgatory

  by Nick Bantock

  From magic carpets to miniature mummies to a room simply containing "obscure objects," Curator Non overseas all that is housed in the Museum at Purgatory, and afterlife way station where artists and collectors comb over their lives, trying to discover whether they are headed for Heaven or Hell.As Non takes readers on a fascinating tour through each of the Museum's rooms -- along with its contents and their owners... (more)
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  Pinkalicious: Book 2

  Purplicious

  by Victoria Kann

  It's purple Pinkalicious! Pinkalicious loves the color pink, but all the girls at school like black. They tease her, saying that pink stinks and pink is for babies. But Pinkalicious doesn't think so…that is, until her friends stop playing with her. Now Pinkalicious has a case of the blues. But could she ever turn her back on her favorite color? In the follow-up to the bestselling Pinkalicious, a young... (more)
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  Return to Titanic

  by Robert D. Ballard, Michael S. Sweeney

  Almost twenty years after making the world's most famous underwater discovery, Robert Ballard returns to Titanic with hi-tech cameras and robots to provide the clearest, most dramatic images ever seen. Ballard documents what has become of the world's best-known ship, torn apart by salvagers over the last 2 decades, and pronounces a new and vital conservation ethos - that future such wrecks must be preserved as... (more)
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  Morning Star Trilogy: Book 1

  The Gryphon

  In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine Is Rediscovered

  by Nick Bantock

  Griffin & Sabine, Sabine's Notebook, and The Golden Mean have sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and spent over 100 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list. At long last, Nick Bantock brings us a new volume in the Griffin and Sabine story. The Gryphon is a tale rich in the artistry, mystery, and surprise that make the original saga so beloved. Although readers will be drawn into the book without ever... (more)
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  Rub-a-Dub-Dub, There's a Monkey in Our Tub!

  by Heather Wallace

  When a monkey mysteriously appears in one family's bath tub they aren't quite sure how he got there or what he'll do next. However, in this delightfully illustrated children's book, one thing is certain; taking a bath is only the beginning of this monkey's antics as he makes their house his home.
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  Titanic

  by Leo Marriott

  At the launching of The Titanic, contemporaries believed the ship was unsinkable, but on Sunday, April 14, 1912, the "greatest liner on earth" was the subject of a terrible human tragedy which claimed the lives of 1522 passengers and crew. Illustrated with fascinating photographs and drawings of the ship and its passengers, this engaging text tells the story of the supposedly unconquerable vessel that ultimately... (more)
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  The Artful Dodger: Images and Reflections

  by Nick Bantock

  With sales of his Griffin & Sabine Trilogy surpassing three million copies, it's been said that Nick Bantock has created an original literary genre. Now he brings new meaning to the art of autobiography with The Artful Dodger: Images and Reflections, in which he infuses the tale of his professional and artistic life with warmth and wit. The Artful Dodger surveys the vast and varied territory that Bantock's... (more)
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  The Dragons of Wayward Crescent: Book 3

  Glade

  by Chris d'Lacey

  Second title in a new series about the dragons made by Elizabeth Pennykettle. The stories set the scene for Chris d'Lacey's epic dragon series, being set in the time just before David Rain arrives in the Pennykettle household.
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  The Hueys: The New Sweater

  by Oliver Jeffers

  A brand-new series and cast of characters from the mind of Oliver Jeffers The Hueys are small and mischievous, unique compared to the world's other creatures--but hardly unique to one another. You see, each Huey looks the same, thinks the same, and does the same exact things. So you can imagine the chaos when one of them has the idea of knitting a sweater! It seems like a good idea at the time--he is quite proud... (more)
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  The Visual Non Visuals

  by Vangjel Canga

  There are seasons - those that the body feels. And then, there are seasons - those that the mind and heart feel. This book is a collection of those days and moments, of those seasons of the heart, that sometimes may not even be discernible to an outside observer (or the 'outside observer' may not even be present at that moment) but are real nonetheless.And, as in every season, there may be hard moments,... (more)
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  Vizualet jo vizuale (Albanian Edition)

  by Vangjel Canga

  Janë stinë - ato që trupi ndjen. Por ka dhe stinë - ato që mendja dhe zemra ndjen. Ky libër është një koleksion i atyre ditëve dhe momenteve, atyre stinëve të zemrës që ndonjëherë mund edhe mos të vihen re nga një person tjetër (ose 'personi tjetër' mund të mos jetë prezent në atë moment), por janë reale sido që të jetë.Dhe, si në çdo stinë, mund të ketë momente të vështira, por dhe të bukura. Ngjyrat e... (more)
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  Diary of Edward the Hamster 1990 to 1990

  by Miriam Elia, Ezra Elia

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  Rainy Day Poems

  by James McDonald

  Hold on to your hats,And get ready to go.Because the rain's just begun,And it’s time for the show.The adventures of Sami and Thomas Lamb.63 pages of fantastically illustrated poems for kids that are sure to capture the reader's attention. Sami and Thomas Lamb will have you laughing in no time with their crazy adventure. Can you find the stuffie on every page?
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  Rainy Day Poems

  The Adventures of Sami And Thomas

  by James McDonald

  Fantastically illustrated poems for kids that are sure to capture the reader's attention.