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In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The book follows Agatha Christie, who taught herself to read at the age of five, on her journey to becoming the most famous crime writer of all time. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts...
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Cozy Reads for Chilly Nights
Fireside Detective: Cozy Mysteries for the Cold Months
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The famous Orient Express, thundering along on its three days' journey across Europe, came to a sudden stop in the night. Snowdrifts blocked the line at a desolate spot somewhere in the Balkans. Everything was deathly quiet. "Decidedly I suffer from the nerves, " murmured Hercule Poirot, and fell asleep again. He awoke to find himself very much wanted. For in the night murder had been committed. Mr. Ratchett, an American millionaire, was found lying...
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Listed as the best-selling novelist of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records, Agatha Christie can easily be considered a household name, but writing amazing stories is not all she accomplished. This book discusses her life including her experiences as a volunteer during World War I, archaeologist, traveler, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, as well as her continued influence on the world today.
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This title looks at the life, accomplishments, and legacy of author and playwright Agatha Christie. The book is complete with sidebars, more facts, a timeline, and QR codes that lead to more information, videos, and activities. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Aventuras de Alfred and Agatha volume 3
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"En esta tercera aventura, la madre de Agatha regala a los niños un par de entradas para el cinematógrafo. Alfred está emocionado ante el acontecimiento y disfruta mucho del espectáculo. A la salida de la película, los niños conocen a un imponente caballero, Thomas Alva Edison, inventor y empresario que no duda en ofrecerles visitar su próspera compañía. Pero al volver a casa, Agatha descubre un paquete misterioso que su tío le ha enviado...
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¿Qué hubiera ocurrido si Alfred Hitchcock y Agatha Christie se hubieran conocido de niños? ¿Qué aventuras habrían vivido? ¿Qué sorprendentes casos habrían resuelto juntos? Las aventuras de Alfred&Agatha nos muestra cómo podría haber sido la amistad de infancia de los dos maestros del suspense más importantes de nuestro tiempo. Como recompensa por sus buenas notas, Alfred recibe un auténtico chelín de plata de parte de su padre. Orgulloso...
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Aventuras de Alfred and Agatha volume 1
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Que hubiera ocurrido si Alfred Hitchcock y Agatha Christie se hubieran conocido de ninos? Que aventuras habrian vivido? Que sorprendentes casos habrian resuelto juntos? Las aventuras de Alfred & Agatha nos muestra como podria haber sido la amistad de infancia de los dos maestros del suspense mas importantes de nuestro tiempo. En esta primera entrega, Alfred vivira la aventura mas increible que jamas hubiera imaginado. Junto a Agatha y Morritos Jones,...
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"En esta cuarta aventura, Alfred, Agatha y Morritos han de enfrentarse a otro escalofriante misterio, esta vez en Nueva York. Emma, la hermana de Hércules, se ha puesto muy enferma mientras actuaba en su teatro y es necesario que todos viajen hasta América para estar a su lado. A su llegada a la ciudad, Alfred y Agatha se topan con Harpo Marx, un actorcillo avispado que también trabaja en el teatro. Sin embargo, los chicos no tendrán tiempo para...
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