Bill Slavin
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this conclusion to the Elephants Never Forget graphic novel trilogy, big-hearted hero Otto and his parrot pal Crackers have landed in Hollywood, the final stop in their journey across America in search of their good friend Georgie the chimpanzee. They've been hot on Georgie's trail since he was abducted from Africa by the sinister Man with the Wooden Nose, and now they're sure they've finally found his location. Reaching him is going to be tough,...
3) Big top Otto
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Otto the elephant continues his search for his childhood friend Georgie, a chimpanzee who was abducted from their forest home in Africa and shipped to the wilds of America by the Man with the Wooden Nose. When Otto sees a circus poster with a chimp that looks just like Georgie, he and his parrot friend, Crackers, follow the trail of the traveling circus. Along the way, they crash a football game, steal a peanut-shaped car and get thrown in jail. Will...
Author
Language
English
Description
Mordecai Crow must solve a mysterious murder to clear his name in a world ravaged by its past.
The secrets of the past have been lost. Knowledge is forbidden, the climate has run wild, and civilization has devolved into post-technological anarchy. In the midst of this wasteland, Mordecai Crow, a drifter in search of his long-lost parents, becomes embroiled in a murderous conspiracy when he seeks refuge in a fortress committed to preserving ancient...
Author
Language
English
Description
Describes and illustrates the process of converting raw materials into finished objects. Explains the steps of transforming nature into more than sixty items that people eat, drink, wear, or use. Includes entries about the making of CDs, crayons, chocolate, blue jeans, and petroleum.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The three most basic shapes — squares, triangles and circles — are all around us, from the natural world to the one we've engineered. Full of fascinating facts about these shapes and their 3D counterparts, Shapes in Math, Science and Nature introduces young readers to the basics of geometry and reveals its applications at home, school and everywhere in between. Puzzles and activities add to the fun factor.
Author
Language
English
Description
The Black Death. Yellow Fever. Smallpox. History is full of gruesome pandemics, and surviving those pandemics has shaped our society and way of life. Every person today is alive because of an ancestor who survived and surviving our current and future pandemics, like SARS, AIDS, bird flu or a new and unknown disease, will determine our future. Pandemic Survival presents in depth information about past and current illnesses; the evolution of medicine...
15) Stanley's party
Author
Language
English
Description
While Stanley the dog's owners are gone, he jumps onto the couch and discovers doggy bliss, which eventually leads to music, dancing, and large parties until the day his owners come home early to discover a huge dog party.