Peter Brown
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Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but she knows she needs to survive. After battling...
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Perfect Escape Reads
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Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings--but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to Brightbill and the island? After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.
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Unity in My Community - ROD Children's
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Unity in My Community - ROD Children's
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Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city.
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Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and...
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"To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners....
12) Chowder
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Chowder the bulldog has never fit in with the other neighborhood canines, but he sees a chance to make friends with the animals at the local petting zoo.
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Creepy tales! volume 2
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"A young rabbit is frightened by his underwear"--
14) Creepy crayon!
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"When Jasper Rabbit finds a purple crayon willing to do his schoolwork for him, he is elated--at first"--
15) Creepy carrots!
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The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
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La aventura apenas comenzó...Después de aprender a vivir en una isla lejana y salvaje, ahora Roz se encuentra atrapada en la granja dela familia Shareef. Su nueva vida le impone otro tipo de riesgos, como los tornados o los ataques de lobos. Desesperada por escapar de la granja y volver a su vida en la isla con Diamantino, Roz inicia una travesía en busca de la libertad a través del bosque silvestre y luego por la bulliciosa ciudad, donde se enfrentará...
17) Robot salvaje
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Wild robot volume 1
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Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
"Cuando Roz abre los ojos por primera vez, descubre que está sola en una isla remota y salvaje. No tiene idea de cómo llegó ahí pero sabe que necesita sobrevivir. Después de enfrentarse a una feroz tormenta...
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¿Estás aburrido de ser siempre tan correcto? ¿Desearias divertirte más? El señor Tigre sabe exactamente cómo te sientes. Por eso decidió volverse salvaje. Pero...¿no ha ido demasiado lejos?" -- Page 4 of cover.
Bored with city life and the proper behavior it requires, Mr. Tiger has a wild idea that leads him to discover his true nature.
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Bobby cree que su maestra, la señorita Kirby, es horrible, pero cuando la ve afuera de la escuela y pasan un día juntos en el parque, descubre que tal vez no sea tan mala después de todo.
Bobby thinks his teacher, Ms. Kirby, is horrible, but when he sees her outside of school and they spend a day in the park together, he discovers she might not be so bad after all.