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"In Benny and Penny, the children are suspicious that their new neighbor has stolen Benny's pail, so they sneak into her yard even though they know it's a "big no-no!" Through many misunderstandings, they learn to apologize and make a new friend. The…

"Zita pushes a big, red button on a strange device; a porthole immediately opens, and an alien's springy tentacles suck her friend Joseph through to another world. Zita follows after Joseph and soon meets--and befriends-- a hodgepodge of…

Set in the 1930s in the fictional town Maycomb, Alabama, this book focuses on Scout Finch who lives with her older brother, Jem, and their widowed, lawyer father, Atticus. Scout, Jem, and their friend Dill are interested in the reclusive neighbour,…

Witness, I Am is divided into three gripping sections of new poetry from one of Canada's most recognized poets. The first part of the book, "Dangerous Sound," contains contemporary themed poems about identity and belonging, undone and rendered into…

Introduction: In the year 874, the first Norse stylers set foot on iceland. They were escaping war, poverty and the dissolution of their political Freedoms on the mainland. Their families and people followed and claimed the empty lands, free from…

"Jimmy Gownley's "Amelia Rules!" series is a delightful entry for lovers of comics and realistic fiction. After her parents' divorce, Amelia and her mother have to leave the city and move in with her cool Aunt Tanner. With witty dialogue and…

"The year is 50 BC, and all Gaul is occupied. Only one small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders.

But how much longer can Asterix, Obelix and their friends resist the mighty Roman legions of Julius Caesar? Anything is…

Chanie, misnamed Charlie by his teachers, was a young boy who died on October 22, 1966, walking the railroad tracks, trying to escape from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School to return home. Chanie’s home was 400 miles away. He didn’t know…

"The entire Jillian Jiggs series is now available in one oversized treasury, which includes instructions for making Jillian's "wonderful pigs" and the complete script for the play The Chicken Princess. Extras include a bio of Phoebe Gilman,…

Condition: good ; framed in glass, with description and history on reverse side

Description on back reads: "Facsimile of a catalogue card made by Edward Gibbon at Lausanne about 1790. The original is in the British Museum. Given to the Library by…