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Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings
Horse racing is the sport of kings, perhaps because racehorses are very expensive animals. But when they win races, they can make a lot of money too - money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them to win. Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears from his stables, and someone kills his trainer. The police want…
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- cet. 1
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- 978-0-19-478920-2
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- 56 hal.; ilus.; 20 cm.
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- 823 Doy s
The Bride Price
When her father dies, Aku-nna and her young brother have no one to look after them. They are welcomed by their uncle because of Aku-nna's 'bride price' - the money that her future husband will pay for her. In her new strange home one man is kind to her and teaches her to become a woman. Soon they are in love, although everyone says he is not a suitable husband for her. The more the world tri…
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- 978-0-19-479218-9
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- 104 hal.; ilus.; 20 cm.
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- 823 Eme b
Robin Hood
"You're a brave man, but I am afraid for you,' says Lady Marian to Robin of Locksley. She is afraid because Robin doesn't like Prince John's new taxes and wants to do something for the poor people of Nottingham. When Prince John hears this, Robin is suddenly in great danger.
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- 978-0-19-423416-0
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- 40 hal.; ilus.; 20 cm.
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- 823 Esc r
The Jungle Book
In the jungle of Southern India the Seeonee Wolf-pack has a new cub. He is not a wolf - he is Mowgli, a human child, but he knows nothing of the world of men. He lives and hunts with his brothers the wolves. Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther are his friends and teachers. And Shere Khan, the man-eating tiger, is his enemy. Rudyard Kipling's famous story of Mowgli's adventures in the jun…
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- 978-0-19-479064-2
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- 56 hal.; ilus.; 20 cm.
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- 823 Kip j
The garden party and other stories
Oh, how delightful it is to fall in love for the first time! How exciting to go to your first dance when you are a girl of eighteen! But, life can also be hard and cruel, if you are young and inexperienced and travelling alone across Europe... or if you are a child from the wrong social class... or a singer without work and the rent to be paid. Set in Europe and New Zealand, these nine stori…
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- cet. 10
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- 978-0-19-479224-0
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- 104 hal.; ilus.; 20 cm.
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- 823 Man g
Anne of Green Gables
Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew want to adopt an orphan , to help farm at Green Gables. They ask for a boy but they get Anne, who has red hair and freckles, and who talks and talks and talks. They didn't want a girl but how can they send a child back, like an unwanted parcel? So Anne stays and begins a new life in the sleepy, quiet village of Avonlea in Canada. But it is not so quiet…
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- 978-0-19-479052-9
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- 56 hal.; ilus.; 20 cm.
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- 823 Mon a
Kidnapped
'I ran to the side of the ship. "Help, help! Murder!" I screamed and my uncle slowly turned to look at me. i did not see any more. Already astrong hands were pulling me away. Then something hit my head; I saw a great flash of fire, and fell to the ground ...' And so begin David Balfour's adventures. He is kidnapped, taken to sea, and meets many dangers. He also meets a friend, Alan Breck. But …
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- cet. 10
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- 978-0-19-479120-5
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- 72 hal.; ilus.; 20 cm.
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- 823 Ste k
First flight: the story of the wright brothers
On December 17th, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright changed our world with their first successful flight.
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- cet. 12
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- 978-0-7894-9291-3
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- 48 hal.; ilus.; 21 cm.
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- 823 Jen f
Thomas Edison: the great inventor
Meet the greatest inventor in modern history and discover how he changed the way we live.
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- cet. 12
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- 978-0-7566-2946-5
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- 48 hal.; ilus.; 21 cm.
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- 823 Jen t
Atlantis: the lost city?
Did Atlantis ever exist, or is it just a legend? Read about some of the explorers who tried to solve this age-old mystery.
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- 978-0-7894-6682-2
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- 48 hlm; ilus.; 21 cm.
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- 823 Don a
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