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39-storey treehouse / Griffiths, Andy; Denton, Terry (ill.) 2015  Book
Griffiths, Andy Book
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Publication London, Macmillan Children's Books, 2015.
Description 344pYellow Spine
Series Treehouse
Summary/Abstract Andy and Terry are once again inviting readers to come hang out with them in their astonishing 39-story treehouse (it used to be 13 stories, then 26 stories, but they keep expanding). And this year they will have even more time to jump on the world's highest trampoline, toast marshmallows in an active volcano, swim in the chocolate waterfall, pet baby dinosaurs, and go head-to-trunk with the Trunkinator, since Terry has created the greatest invention that he--or anyone else--has ever invented . . . a Once-upon-a-time machine that will write and illustrate their entire book for them!"--
Standard Number 9781447281580 Pb.
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Ada Twist and the perilous pants / Beaty, Andrea; Roberts, David (ill.) 2019  Book
Roberts, David (ill.) Book
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Publication New York, Amulet Books, 2019.
Description 133pPurple Spine
Series The questioneers
Summary/Abstract When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down.
Standard Number 9781419734229 Hb.
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ID:   019042


Alien Eraser to the rescue / Moss, Marissa 2009  Book
Moss, Marissa Book
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Publication Somerville, Candlewick Press, 2009.
Description 50pBlue Spine
Series Max Disaster
Summary/Abstract Welcome to Max's secret collection of inventions, comic strips, and random thoughts about school, family breakups, and the power of the alien eraser. Pimply older brothers. Good parents who get into bad fights. Lucky for Max, he has a place to jot down his mixed-up thoughts and brilliant ideas. In a quirky mix of comics, concoctions, and contraptions, Max tells the story of his topsy-tu rvy life and how he tries to hold it and himself all together.
Standard Number 9780763644079 Pb.
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Case of the million-dollar mystery / Preller, James 2002  Book
Preller, James Book
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Publication USA, Scholastic, 2002.
Description 106pBlue Spine
Series A Jigsaw Jones mystery
Summary/Abstract "What’s bright and shiny and hard to find? Buried treasure! Jigsaw’s class finds a hidden riddle that leads them on a treasure hunt..."
Standard Number 0439426294 Pb.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The magical car / Fleming, Ian 2001  Book
Fleming, Ian Book
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Publication London, Puffin Books, 2001.
Description 149pWhite and Blue Spine
Summary/Abstract Two children persuade their inventor father to purchase and restore an old car which turns out to have magical powers.
Standard Number 0141313573 Pb.
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Cloudy with a chance of meatballs / Lord, Phil; Miller, Christopher 2009  DVD
Lord, Phil DVD
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Publication Australia, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.
Description 86 min. White spine
Summary/Abstract Flint Lockwood is a young inventor who dreams of creating something that will improve everyone's life. Sam Sparks is a weathergirl covering the town's weather phenomenon, but chooses to hide her intelligence behind a perky exterior. Tim Lockwood is Flint's technophobic father. Brent is the town bully who has plagued Flint since childhood. Mayor Shelbourne exploits Flint's newest invention so he can put the town, and more importantly himself, on the map. By-the-rules town cop Earl Devereaux has a rule-breaking son, Cal. In a town where food drops from the sky like rain, Flint hopes to create something that will change everyone's life. However, when the weather takes a turn for the worse, the residents of the town of Chewandswallow will find their eating habits have drastically changed.
Standard Number 1 DVD.
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End of the world. Maybe / Nesbo, Jo; Chace, Tara (Tr.) 2014  Book
Nesbo, Jo Book
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Publication London, Simon and Schuster, 2014.
Description 458pGreen Spine
Series Doctor Proctor's fart powder
Summary/Abstract Everyone is hooked on the hottest singing competition on TV, The NoroVision Choral Throwdown! Everyone, that is, except for Doctor Proctor, Nilly and Lisa, who are far too busy having fun to watch TV. But when people start acting oddly, the three friends begin to suspect that there's more to the show than meets the eye...Can it really be hypnotising everyone in Norway? With crazy inventions, disappearing socks, half-men half-frogs, a moon chameleon invasion and, of course, plenty of super-sonic bottom burps, this is going to be the gang's most explosive adventure yet! Can they stop an alien invasion in its tracks, or is this actually the end of the world?
Standard Number 9781471125379 Pb.
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Fly on the ceiling : A math reader / Glass, Julie 2000  Book
Glass, Julie Book
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Publication New York, Random House, 2000.
Description 48pOrange Spine
Series Step into Reading (4)
Summary/Abstract A story about how the very messy French philosopher Rene Descartes invented an ingenious way to keep track of his possesions.
Standard Number 0679886079 Pb.
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Funny machines for George the sheep: A children's book inspired by Leonardo da Vinci / Elschner, Geraldine; Saillard, Remi; Joly, Agathe (Tr.) 2014  Book
Elschner, Geraldine Book
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Publication Munich, Prestel Verlag, 2014.
Description 26pBrown and White Spine
Series Pictures that tell stories: art for children
Summary/Abstract George the sheep begins to shrink whenever it rains, so his shepherd takes matters into his own hands to create an invention to prevent George from shrinking.
Standard Number 9783791371665 Hb.
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George's secret key to the universe / Hawking, Lucy; Hawking, Stephen; Galfard, Christophe; Parsons, Garry (ill.) 2005  Book
Hawking, Lucy Book
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Publication New York, Random House, 2005.
Description 295pBlack Spine
Summary/Abstract In their bestselling book for young readers, noted physicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy, provide a grand and funny adventure that explains fascinating information about our universe, including Dr. Hawking's latest ideas about black holes. It's the story of George, who's taken through the vastness of space by a scientist, his daughter, and their super-computer named Cosmos.
Standard Number 9780385612708 Pb.
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Girl mechanic of Wanzhou / Sayer, Marjorie 2012  Book
Sayer, Marjorie Book
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Publication New York, Scholastic, 2012.
Description 254pBrown Spine
Summary/Abstract Twelve year old Zun lives in China, 1902. Like her father, she’s at home in the world of machines. She knows whether to grease or oil, how to true a wheel, and the heartbreak of over-tightening. She believes great times are ahead, as soon as her father builds China’s first bicycle factory. That dream halts one terrible night.
Standard Number 9788184778519 Pb.
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How big is a foot? / Myller, Rolf 1991  Book
Myller, Rolf Book
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Publication New York, Yearling, 1991.
Description 48pPink Spine
Summary/Abstract Thrown in jail because the bed he made for the Queen is too small, an apprentice comes up with a more accurate way of measuring size.
Standard Number 9780440404958 Pb.
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ID:   019541


Imagination box / Ford, Martyn 2015  Book
Ford, Martyn Book
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Publication London, Faber and Faber Limited, 2015.
Description 280pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract That's exactly the question ten-year-old Timothy Hart gets to answer after discovering The Imagination Box. The greatest toy on earth. The top-secret contraption transforms his life but when the box's inventor, Professor Eisenstone, goes missing, Tim knows he has to investigate. With the help of a talking finger monkey called Phil, he sets out to find the professor. In order to rescue his friend, he must face his darkest fears and discover the true potential of his own mind.
Standard Number 9780571311651 Pb.
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ID:   008190


In the bathroom # 2 / Greenburg, J.C. 2002  Book
Greenburg, J.C. Book
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Publication USA, Random House, 2002.
Description 86pPurple Spine
Series Andrew lost
Summary/Abstract Continuing the adventures of Andrew, Judy and their robot pal, Thudd, who are the size of fleas and are actually living on their neighbour's dog. Now it's bathtime for the dog which is bad news for the three of them.
Standard Number 0375812784 Pb.
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In the deep # 8 / Greenburg, J.C. 2004  Book
Greenburg, J.C. Book
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Publication New York, Random House, 2004.
Description 83pPurple Spine
Series Andrew lost
Summary/Abstract Andres, Judy and Thudd drive the Water Bug deep into the ocean, where the only light comes from strange glowing creatures. But suddenly, the Water Bug loses power and instead of saving the giant squid, they will have to save themselves!
Standard Number 0375825266 Pb.
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In the desert # 17 / Greenburg, J.C. 2008  Book
Greenburg, J.C. Book
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Publication New York, Random House, 2008.
Description 82pOrange Spine
Series Andrew lost
Summary/Abstract Andrew, his cousin Judy and their robot friend, Thudd are whisked into the Australian desert, when they're only ant sized. Read all about their adventures in the midst of the creepy crawly creatures of the desert.
Standard Number 9780375846670 Pb.
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In the garbage # 13 / Greenburg, J.C. 2006  Book
Greenburg, J.C. Book
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Publication New York, Random House, 2006.
Description 84pLight Green Spine
Summary/Abstract Andrew's latest invention, the Goa Constrictor, was supposed to swallow garbage and shrink it. Instead, it swallows Andrew, Judy and Thudd and shrinks them to the size of beetles!
Standard Number 0375835628 Pb.
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In the garden # 4 / Greenburg, J.C. 2003  Book
Greenburg, J.C. Book
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Publication New York, Random House, 2003.
Description 81pBlue Spine
Series Andrew lost
Summary/Abstract Andrew, Judy and super robot Thudd, hitch a ride out of the kitchen, on a fly! They have to get back to Andrew's shrinking machine, before it explodes and they remain flea-sized forever!
Standard Number 0375812806 Pb.
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In the Ice age # 12 / Greenburg, J.C. 2005  Book
Greenburg, J.C. Book
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Publication New York, Random House, 2005.
Description 85pBlue Spine
Series Andrew lost
Summary/Abstract Andrew, Judy and Thudd have escaped the dinosaurs only to be surrounded by the woolly mammoths of the Ice Age. They must rescue their uncle Al and travel back to their own time as well!
Standard Number 0375829520 Pb.
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In the Jungle # 15 / Greenburg, J.C. 2005  Book
Greenburg, J.C. Book
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Publication New York, Random House, 2005.
Description 84pGreen Spine
Series Andrew lost
Summary/Abstract Andrew, Judy and Thudd have landed in the rain forest. They are still the size of bugs and are having to evade rhinocerous beetles, tree kangaroos and bug eating plants to get to Uncle Al.
Standard Number 9780375835643 Pb.
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