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|  | James & the Giant Peach by Joy Peskin, Lane Smith, Lucy Dahl, Quentin Blake, Richard R. George
After being orphaned at the age of 4, James Henry Trotter goes to live with his only other relatives, the horrific Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge. The aunts force James to do all the work around the house, never give him treats, and refuse to let him play with other children. One day a mysterious stranger gives James some magical crystals, which James accidentally drops underneath a dormant peach tree. By the next morning, the tree has sprouted a peach as big as a house. When James investigates, he finds the giant peach inhabited by friendly talking insects, who help James leave behind his dreary life with his aunts forever. AUTHOR: Joy Peskin, Lane Smith, Lucy Dahl, Quentin Blake, Richard R. George
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests 
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 | Hippety-Hop, Hippety-Hay by Opal Dunn, Sally Anne Lambert
How do babies learn to talk? They listen to people speak and copy the sounds they hear. Rhymes are excellent learning tools for babies and toddlers because they emphasize the sounds, rhythms, and magic of words. All the rhymes in Hippety-Hop Hippety-Hay are specially selected and carefully targeted to encourage language development in children from high to age three. There are gentle rocking, soothing, and bouncing rhymes for ages birth to one year: finger and action rhymes that encourage enjoyment of language and its comic potential for ages one to two: and more sophisticated action rhymes for ages two to three. The author gives practical advice on how to say the rhymes, and includes activities to accompany them, games to play, and even sets some of the rhymes to music. Illustrated in full color throughout. Hippety-Hop Hippety-Hay should be on the shelves of every new parent's library. AUTHOR: Opal Dunn, Sally Anne Lambert
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | Improvising Jazz by Jerry Coker
'Improvising Jazz' gives the beginning performer and the curious listener insights into the art of jazz improvisation. Jerry Coker, teacher and noted jazz saxophonist, explains the major concepts of jazz, including blues, harmony, swing, and the characteristic chord progressions. AUTHOR: Jerry Coker
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | The Cats Gallery of Western Art by Susan Herbert
Description not available.Brings together the feline renderings of famous masterpieces previously published in The Cats Gallery of Art and The Cats History of Western Art, in which cats appear as the models in such works as the Mona Lisa and Birth of Venus. Original. AUTHOR: Susan Herbert
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Humor
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 | An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry by Harold Newman
Description not available.Shows examples of antique and modern jewelry from around the world and defines terms related to jewelry and jewelry making AUTHOR: Harold Newman
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi
Description not available.The Maison Ikkoku has a new resident who was expecting a fancy new apartment--not a dilapidated building; Kyoko's boyfriend starts to worry about a ring; and Godai begins a job teaching at Kyoko's old high school AUTHOR: Rumiko Takahashi
PUBLISHER: Viz Communications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Humor
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