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  The Glockentown Clock Caper

  Julia Quay

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  Why has the town clock suddenly started emitting an awful screeching every day at 2:00? The townspeople beg Detective Raclette to solve the mystery.

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  Free Time Around the World

  Julie Penn

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  Read and discover all about favorite free-time activities around the world. Where is dog sledding popular? What is beach cricket? Read and discover more about the world! This series of non-fiction readers provides interesting and educational content, with activities and project work.An Oxford Press Audio production.

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  Monster

  William Morison

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  Monster by William Morrison - Colonizing Mars was hell, because of one thing—large, hungry critters. They flew, crawled, snarled, howled, burrowed up under the floors, chewed at doors and windows. And then, to make things worse, came the Monster... 
  There was a faint scratching at the door, so faint that Alice Kidd, who had been listening fearfully for precisely that sound, was at first not certain that she heard it. But, as she came close to the doorway, it was no longer possible to doubt, and a chill went through her at the thought of the creature panting eagerly on the other side. Now she could hear it whine, and, despite her knowledge that the gesture was an idle one, she could not help once more feeling the bolt behind the door. Then she made sure that the shutters too were securely barred, although these were usually in less danger; most of the animals could not apply pressure very far above the ground. 
  Small was staring at her, not particularly frightened, but very much interested. Her face, she thought, must be pale through the radiation tan. Ordinarily, there was nothing timid or fragile about her, or she would never have accompanied her husband to Mars; but all the same, she felt weak and helpless before the danger that threatened. And she shuddered as her five-year-old son asked, "Can it get in, Mommy?" 
  "I hope not, darling. Come, let's go into the other room and bolt the connecting door. And then I'll call up Daddy." 
  "Does it want to eat us, Mommy?" 
  Alice shuddered again. "Don't talk about it," she said, and carried him quickly into the next room. When the door was bolted, she pressed the contact button, asked for Mr. Kidd, and almost at once was speaking to Anthony.

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  A Leaf From Heaven

  H. C. Andersen

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  Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is a Danish writer, well-known mostly for his fairy tales. He was neither married nor had children. But still his fairy tales are appreciated by kids and brought him fame. Although Andersen didn't like to be called a "children's author", because created fairy tales for both kids and adults. For this reason his memorial doesn't include children' statues,  as it was planned originally. In "A Leaf From Heaven" story an angel flew in the sky and dropped a leaf from the garden of heaven. This leaf fell down on earth and grew into a small plant. Nobody liked it and nobody valued it. Although it was a plant from heaven, nobody knew that and didn't care of it. That's what always happens in our life. The greatest people live and die unrecognized. To know the whole story of the leaf read more about it.

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  How to Go Anywhere (and Not Get...

  Hans Aschim, Nainoa Thompson

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  Born To Explore  Get outside with this interactive boom that shows how explorers have found their way around the planet for thousands of years. Read about the ancient Polynesians who tracked the stars and waves  to sail precise paths through the ocean. Or the Age of European Exploration navigators who use compasses and dead reckoning to reach the New World. And learn the science behind radar and modern-day GPS satellites. Then discover how to do it yourself!  Up your adventure game and learn to: —Find north and south by reading the trees —Make a simple compass —Use the stars to tell time —Build a basic sextant —Get your bearings using the sun —Go treasure hunting with GPS

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  By Kids For Kids Story Time:...

  By Kids For Kids Story Time

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  Audio dramatisations of classic children's stories, performed by kids, for kids! A rich audio tapestry of music, sound effects and a full cast of talented children, creating a theatre of the mind that's perfect for stimulating kids' imagination. 
  This volume includes Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin andThe Elves and the Shoemaker.

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