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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Summary: Do you think life as a Roman gladiator was romantic and exciting? Think again! This delightful new series brings something unusual to the study of history: humor. You Wouldn't Want to ... revels in the gory, dark, horrific side of life in ancient times. The reader is on center stage, as he or she gets a tour through life as a slave, warrior, exlporer-even a mummy! Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply...
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[2022]
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"Internationally renowned author and scientist Tim Flannery explores the most remote and mysterious levels of Earth's oceans. Who is the giant squid's mortal enemy? Can you see ghosts in the deep sea? What in the world is a headless chicken monster? Tim Flannery has the answers. In this informed and accessible book, he takes readers on a journey into the darkest depths of this unchartered realm to learn about the incredible creatures living there....
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 179
Pub. Date
1972.
Description
A statistical survey of the wind veering in the lowest two kilometers is made for the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Sigma Force novels volume 4
Pub. Date
c2007
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"From the depths of the Indian Ocean, a horrific plague has arisen to devastate humankind - a disease that's unknown, unstoppable ... and deadly. But it is merely a harbinger of the doom that is to follow." "Aboard a cruise liner transformed into a makeshift hospital, Dr. Lisa Cummings and Monk Kokkalis - operatives of the shadowy covert organization SIGMA Force - search for answers to the bizarre affliction that has inexplicably washed ashore. But...
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Narwhal and Jelly volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Narwhal and Jelly . . . and Otty?! Exuberant Narwhal and skeptical Jelly test the waters of adding a new friend to their pod when they meet Otty the super-adventurous otter in the fourth book of this blockbuster early graphic novel series!"--
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
The Titanic set sail from Southampton to New York City on April 10, 1912 on her maiden voyage. The hopes and lives of many were cut short when the Titanic collided with an iceberg five days later. But her story goes beyond the mere facts. The following four programs take the viewer deeper into the legend of the Titanic: Titanic Remembered; The Story of Captain Smith and the Titanic; Echoes of the Titanic; End of an Era; with a bonus documentary Titanic...
90) Ocean meets sky
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Pub. Date
c2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
"A little boy builds a ship to honor his late grandfather and sets sail for the magical place where ocean meets sky from his grandfather's stories"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
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The incredible true account of the most extraordinary storm of the 20th century, this is the story of a tempest born from so rare a combination of factors it was deemed "perfect" and of the doomed fishing boat with her crew of six that was helpless in the midst of a force beyond comprehension.
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Narwhal and Jelly volume 3
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession...peanut butter! He's so obsessed he even wants to change his name to...that's right...Peanut Butter! Ever-sensible Jelly isn't so sure that's the best idea, but is all for Narwhal trying new things (instead of just eating waffles all the time, no matter how delicious waffles are). In this third book, Narwhal and Jelly star in three new stories about trying new things, favorite foods and...
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Recounts the ill-fated nineteenth-century naval expedition to the North Pole under the leadership of George Washington De Long that resulted in the sinking of the USS Jeannette and the crew's epic struggle for survival in the harsh and unforgiving Arcticenvironment.
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 424
Pub. Date
1987.
Description
Understanding the variability of the Earth's climate is complicated by the mutual interactions that exist between the atmosphere and the oceans of the Earth. The purpose of the research described in this paper is to attempt to understand the rudiments of such interactions by constructing a simple 1-D atmosphere-ocean model in order to examine the sensitivity of the equilibrium of a coupled climate "system" to changes in the imposed external forcings....
95) Iceberg
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
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Twelve-year-old Hazel Rothbury stows away aboard the Titanic and, with the help of a porter named Charlie and a first-class passenger named Sylvia, she sets out to explore the great ship, uncovering a haunting mystery--until the ship hits an iceberg and she must fight to save herself and her friends.
96) Float plan
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Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Since the loss of her fiance, Anna has been shipwrecked by grief. When a reminder goes off about a trip they were supposed to take together, Anna impulsively goes to sea in their sailboat, intending to complete the voyage alone. After a treacherous night's sail she realizes she can't do it by herself and hires Keane, a professional sailor, to help. Keane is also struggling with a very different future than the one he had planned. As romance rises...
97) One true loves
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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While on a post-graduation Mediterranean cruise with her family, Lenore Bennett meets a hopeless romantic with a ten-year plan who helps her find something she's been looking for--love.
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Alvirah and Willy volume 11
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"A glamorous cruise on a luxurious ocean liner turns deadly in the latest mystery from "Queen of Suspense" and #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark. Fleeing a disastrous and humiliating arrest of her husband-to-be on the eve of their wedding, Celia Kilbride, a gems and jewelry expert, hopes to escape from public attention by lecturing on a brand-new cruise ship--the Queen Charlotte. On board she meets eighty-six-year-old Lady...