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[2016]., The Experiment, LLC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: We live in a golden age of paleontological discovery - the perfect time to dig in to the spectacular world of dinosaurs. From Aardonyx, a lumbering beast that formed a link between two- and four-legged dinosaurs, to Zuniceratops, who boasted a deadly pair of horns, Dinosaurs - The Grand Tour details everything worth knowing about more than 300 dinosaurs. The important discoveries and gory details touch on topics from geology, anatomy, and evolution to astronomy and even Native American and Chinese myth.
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c2011., Adolescent, Quirk Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there.
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c2011., Adolescent, Quirk Books Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Miss Peregrine Volume: bk 1Summary Note: A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here -- one of whom was his own grandfather -- were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow -- impossible though it seems -- they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows. - Publisher.
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-- World War Two.2010., Juvenile, Rosen Pub. Call No: 940.54 Hor Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: World War II, essential histories.Summary Note: Chronicles the events surrounding the Pacific War during World War II. Includes a time-line, a map, and black-and-white photographs.
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-- World War Two.2010, Rosen Pub. Call No: 940.54 26 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: World War IISummary Note: Chronicles the history of World War II in the Pacific, providing background on the expansion of imperial Japan, identifying the warring sides, discussing the outbreak of war, the fighting, the effect of the war around the world, and the conflict's end, and including portraits of a civilian and a soldier.