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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Puffin Books, 2001. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Hawkes, Kevin. In SECRET OF PLATFORM 13, Odge Gribble, a young hag, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on their mission through a magical tunnel from their Island to London to rescue their Queen and King's son, who has been stolen as an infant. 231 pages. THE ISLAND OF THE AUNTS begins with 5 girls coming to an island with their widowed father, looking for a new life. They found a lovely, deserted place, ... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Puffin Books, 2001. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Hawkes, Kevin. THE ISLAND OF THE AUNTS begins with 5 girls coming to an island with their widowed father, looking for a new life. They found a lovely, deserted place, abandoned and in ruin. So they began to repair the house, learned to fish and all things the Islanders had done before they left. The sisters worked from dawn to dusk; two sisters left the island and the ones left suddenly realized they may die some day, so they had t... more information

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London: Walter Scott, 1897. Second edition. Hard Cover. Good. Ibsen is generally acknowledged as the founder of modern prose drama. He moved away from the Romantic style, and brought the real problems and ideas of the day onto the stage of his time. Ibsen wrote for and about the middle class and life in small towns. He focused on characters and psychological conflicts rather than dramatic situations. His central theme was the duty of the individual towards himself. Pillars of Society (1877) deals with a w... more information

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Chicago, IL: Chicago, IL: Rand McNally & Company, 1956, 1956. F. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Chase, Mary Jane. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. No Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. A Start-Right Elf Book. Contains 22 short rhymes. Binding has minor wear on edges and some light discoloration. First page is wrinkled; all other pages are fine with beautiful illustrations. This book is rated "Educationally Sound" by the National College of Education in Evanston, I... more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1987. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Costanza, John. Bugs bunny lives in a rabbit hole and has no spring chores, but all of his friends did, so he decided that he would mow, plant, and paint for pay. Everything looked wonderful except for Elmer Fudd's garden. It was being seed-pecked by the birds so nothing would grow. He groaned about his problem to his friends. And since it involved carrots, Bugs devised a way to keep the birds away. Binding corners and edges lightl... more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1992. Hard Bound, Pictorial. Fine/No Jacket. Ortiz, Phil; Wakeman, Diana. A Golden Very Easy Reader. Level One, Grades K - 1. The classic story of Pinocchio and how he saves Geppetto from the whale's stomach. 32 pages, no marks or tears. Large print. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1991. Third Printing. Ring Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. Gomboli, Mario. A Poke & Look Learning Book. This book about dinosaurs and other extinct animals is a fun way to learn. The book is filled with intriguing die-cut holes to peek through and lively captions to help make learning fun. How bing were the dinosaurs? What was their world like? Why did they disappear so suddenly from the earth? In this brightly illustrated book young children get a fascinating first look at... more information

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Western Publishing, 1991. Hard Bound. Fine/No Jacket. Messerli, Joe. Cover is fine, golden edge, no wear. Pages are fully illustrated and fine. Story is about getting Porky to join a jogging group because he's out of shape. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. ... more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing, 1990. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Nez, John. The story we all know, retold in a way that this can be a child's first independent reading book. Brightly illustrated with large print. The only flaw in this book is that the spine in the back has a tear in it, where something may have been pressed. Won't affect reading. 32 pages, no tears or marks noted. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Disney Press, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. DiCicco, Gil. This version of Pinocchio is adapted from the Walt Disney film of the same name. The illustrations are almost magical. Jiminy Cricket is there to save Pinocchio from himself - sometimes! The binding is shiny, bright with no marks. There is a small marks on the bottom edges as though someone leaned on the book on a square edge. There is also a tiny bit of wear on the front bottom corner. 90 pages, printed on heavy stock.... more information

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Superscope, 1975. Very Good/No Jacket. Normal wear at the edges, and a child's sticker on the back. Story of Sinbad; this book had a cassette tape with it that is gone; however, the entire story is told in the book. Illustrated by Rex Irvine and Darryl Anka; illustrations are beautiful. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. ... more information

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Superscope, 1973. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Designed and illustrated by Rex Irvine and Judie Clarke. Cover is very good light wear at corners and back edge. 30 pages with illustrations; no marks or tears. There is supposed to be a tape with this book that is missing, but the book tells the entire story. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Harper Collins, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. The story of two ordinary Americans who find it within themselves to be extraordinary heroes. One infiltrates a white supremacist group and the other is a journalist who is sent to Wyoming. Her assignment is to find out who, what, where, and when a bombing occurred against the Jewish people in the area, but she is also determined to find out why. 402 pages; the jacket has slight scuffing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾&qu... more information

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Diamond Books, 1994. No Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Jacket is near fine with a few chips; Binding is near fine, glossy and is the same as the jacket. The front bottom spine has a small dig in it, as though dropped. These two novels equal 800 pages, no marks or tears. 5.25" x 8.75 " high. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Hippocrene Books, 1998. Reprint. Soft Cover. New. Bugotu is spoken on the southern coast portion of Santa Isabel, on of thirty islands which make up the British Solomon islands, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. This dictionary is a recording of the language spoken by the island's native inhabitants. There are 4,700 Bugotu words detailed, plus and index of English to Bugotu vocabulary is included. 98 (99-104 advertisements) pp. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" tall ... more information

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