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|  | Rainbow Fish Treasury by Marcus Pfister
The picture books The Rainbow Fish and Rainbow Fish to the Rescue are presented in a boxed set. AUTHOR: Marcus Pfister
PUBLISHER: North-South Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Memoir from Antproof Case by Mark Helprin
Mark Helprin tells the story of an old man who is writing the memoirs of his extraordinary life. The man's life includes periods spent as a fighter pilot, an investment banker, and an inmate in an insane asylum. AUTHOR: Mark Helprin
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Thieves' Dozen by Donald E. Westlake
Francis Meehan, the likable antihero of this political thriller, is an erudite thief who's been hired by some crooked campaign officials to steal a videotape that has the potential to cause a scandal for an incumbent presidential candidate. AUTHOR: Donald E. Westlake
PUBLISHER: Mysterious Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Study Strategies for High School Students in the Information Age by Charles T. Mangrum, Stephen S. Strichart
Teaching Study Skills to Students is becoming one of the top mandates of educators at all levels. This book is written by the best-selling author team of Teaching Study Strategies to Students with Learning Disabilities. Skills and strategies include remembering information, reading and taking notes from textbooks, taking notes in class, using the library's print and electronic resources, using reference sources in both print and electronic forms, interppreting visual aids, writing a research paper, taking tests of various types, using time effectively, and organizing study space. This book provides opportunities for active learning and student practice in the key areas most important for success in high school. And with its focus on helping students become independent learners in an increasingly technology-based learning environment, it serves to prepare them for continuous learning in future work as well as school settings. This is the first book on this topic that discusses and provides practice in using electronic as well as print reference skills, including Internet and CD-ROM database resources. It also includes a companion computerized assessment program plus end-of-chapter mastery exercises. It includes a variety of over 140 reproducible activities with complete, specific directions for using them. It covers the all-important areas of map reading and interpretation, as well as understanding charts, graphs, tables, flow charts, and other visual information. AUTHOR: Charles T. Mangrum, Stephen S. Strichart
PUBLISHER: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Sun & the Stars by Anne Welsbacher
Description not available.Discusses the location, characteristics, and uses of the sun, the closest star, and identifies other kinds of stars and how they are different AUTHOR: Anne Welsbacher
PUBLISHER: ABDO Publishing Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Reach for the Stars by Beverly Lewis
In Reach for the Stars, Miranda Garcia is training for the Dressel Hills Downhill Classic when her single mother, a ski instructor, breaks her leg on the slope. Miranda takes over her mother's beginner group and meets a precocious boy named Tarin Greenberg, aka Tarin the Terrible. When Tarin's father, who is also single, wants to interview Miranda for a baby-sitting job, her friends in Only Club warn her not to take it. But Miranda feels drawn to Mr. Greenberg because of a reawakened longing for her own father, who abandoned the family years ago. With some help from her friends, Miranda devises a plan to introduce Mr. Greenberg to Miranda's mother. Will the two hit it off, or has Miranda made a huge mistake? AUTHOR: Beverly Lewis
PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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