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004421
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London, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1990.
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64pBlack and white spine
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Dk Eyewitness Guides
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Eyewitness Ancient Rome offers interesting, informative text combined with stunning color photos to bring the Roman Empire to life. Explore artifacts from the daily lives of slaves and emperors, find out which toys from Ancient Rome that children still play with today, see a suit of centurion armor, and much, much more!
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City-state to superpower
The emperors
The legionary
Battle and defence
Soldiers in society
Senators, citizens, subjects and slaves
The women of Rome
Growing up
Family life
House and home
Builders and engineers
The bloody arena
Mortal combat
A day at the races
The theatre
A trip to the baths
Writing it all down
Craftsmen and technology
First catch your dormouse
A dinner party
Making music
A world of many gods
Worship and sacrifice
Healing the sick
Death and burial
Country life
Transport, travel and trade
The twilight of Rome
Index
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0863184456 Hb.
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ID:
016323
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New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1985.
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144pBrown spine
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Details Commodore Matthew Perry's role in opening Japan's closed society to world trade in the 1850s, one of history's most significant diplomatic achievements.
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9780060086251 Pb.
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026645
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New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2019.
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117pGreen spine
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From an idea to
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For fans of the successful Who Was series, From an Idea to Lego is a behind-the-bricks look into the world's famous toy company, with humorous black & white illustrations throughout. Today, LEGO is one of the biggest toy companies in the world, but a long time ago, a Danish carpenter, Ole Kirk Christiansen, started with just an idea. Find out more about LEGO's origins, those famous bricks, and their other inventive toys and movie ventures in this illustrated nonfiction book!
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Ole Kirk Christiansen
Construction begins
Brick by brick
A snappy idea
Follow the plastic brick road
The golden age of Lego
Lego falls apart
Rebuilding Lego's foundation
Everything is awesome
Beyond the brick
Building a better world
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9781328954930 Hb.
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ID:
025114
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London, Raintree Publishers, 2015.
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56pBlack Spine
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Disaster dossiers
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Book uses first-hand accounts from eyewitnesses, survivors, the emergency services, scientists and the media to describe what happened before, during and after Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Caribbean and parts of the United States in 2012.
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9781406280296 Hb.
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| 022948 | 363.34922/LAN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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021691
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Minneapolis, Compass Point Books, 2006.
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47pOragne and White Spine
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My money
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Discusses the many careers that involve working with money.
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Working for a living
Top jobs in money
Training
Qualifications
Accountant; Bookkeeper
Auditor; Financial advisor
Bursar; Company secretary
Minister of Finance
Liquidator
Auctioneer
Market trader
Antique dealer
Banker; Cashier
Financier
Merchant banker
Credit manager
Debt collector
Betting clerk
Bookmaker
Croupier
Gambler
Gaming inspector
Gaming machine operator
Stockbroker
Investor
Commodity dealer
Insider trading
Burglar; Forger
Fraudster; Top villain
Economist; Statistician
Pawnbroker
Moneylender
Exporter; Importer
Early traders
Zheng He
Minter
Coin designer
Bank note designer
Insurer
Loss adjuster
Pensions agent
Your pension
Retailer
Checkout operator
Retail buyer
Wholesaler
Tax officer
VAT officer
Tax advisor
Custom's officer
Goldsmith
Assayist
Hallmarker
Diamond cutter
Salesman
Ticket seller
Market researcher
Post Office clerk
Coin collector
Stamp collector
Stamp designer
Stamp dealer
Real estate agent
Valuer
Mortgage lender
Maths teacher
Mathematician
Carer - Parent
Home economist
Index and Glossary
Useful Addresses.
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0756516757 Hb.
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018828
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New York, Harper Collins Children's Books, 2007.
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130pBlue Spine
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
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From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as Won't-Put-Away-Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis.
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9780064401487 Pb.
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019266
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/ Goscinny, Rene; Sempe, Jean-Jacques
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2011
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New York, Phaidon Press Limited, 2011.
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132pCream Spine
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Nicholas
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A little French boy recounts the many escapades that he and his classmates indulge in as they make their way through a year at primary school.
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9780714861159 Pb.
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018143
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London, Puffin Books, 1985.
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154pPink Spine
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Puffin Classics
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Rescued from the clutches of the horrible Princess Langwidere, Dorothy and her new friends, copper man Tik-Tok and Billina, the talking hen, join the beautiful Ozma in her crusade to free the royal family of Ev, held captive in the underground world of the evil Nome King.
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0140351191 Pb.
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ID:
006771
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Berkeley, Simon and Schuster, 2004.
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122pBlack Spine
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Edgar & Ellen
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The sinister siblings, twins Edgar and Ellen, kidnap the pets of Nod’s Limb’s youngest citizens and turn them into "rare beasts" in hopes of making money to finance future pranks.
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0689860706 Hb.
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018627
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New York, Puffin Books, 2008.
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342pPurple Spine
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Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy" - A magical power unique to each member of her family, just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
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9780142414330 Pb.
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ID:
005135
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London, Faber and Faber Limited, 2003.
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153pGreen spine
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The Eddie Dickens Trilogy
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Leaving his parents, his Mad Uncle Jack, and his Even Madder Aunt Maud at home at Awful End, Eddie Dickens, along with the color-blind Lady Constance, boards the ship the Pompous Pig on a mission to America.
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0571216226 Pb.
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ID:
016045
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New York, Random House, 1895.
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122pChocolatee Spine
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A scientist invents a time machine and uses it to travel to the year 802,700 A.D., where he discovers the childlike Eloi and the hideous underground Morlocks.
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0553213512 Pb.
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ID:
003833
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New York, Random House, 1998.
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272pBlue Leather Spine
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Children's Classics
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After his mother finds a treasure map among the possessions of a deceased guest at her inn, Jim Hawkins manages to outwit crafty and cruel pirates to learn the location of the buried treasure.
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0517189631 Hb.
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ID:
006744
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2006
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London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1883.
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viii, 216pYellow spine
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Bloomsbury Classics
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While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger.
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0747587477 Pb.
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ID:
011915
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New York, Puffin Books, 2005.
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179pSilver Spine
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Puffin Modern Classics
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Three weeks after leaving San Francisco in a balloon to fly across the Pacific, Professor Sherman is picked up in the Atlantic clinging to wreckage.
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9780142403303 Pb.
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ID:
018113
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London, Puffin Books, 2003.
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235pPurple Spine
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Puffin Classics
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Tom, an ill-treated chimney-boy, jumps into a cool stream to clean the soot off himself, and becomes a water baby, cleaner and happier than he has ever been, in a fairy world under river and sea. Meeting beautiful and frightening creatures, Tom travels to the Other-End-of-Nowhere on an unforgettable voyage of discovery.
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0140367365 Pb.
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