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Description not available.Chronicling the adventures of Shackleton, Amundsen, Scott, and other famous explorers of the polar regions, this illustrated history of discovery reveals what these men initially found and the challenges facing these areas today. Original. AUTHOR: Bertrand Imbert
PUBLISHER: Abrams, Harry N. Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here by Jean Craighead George, Loretta Krupinski
In a letter to her granddaughter, a woman explains the concept of solstices and equinoxes. Watercolor and colored pencil illustrations accompany the text which includes an account of how animals and humans prepare for the colder and darker days of the winter season. AUTHOR: Jean Craighead George, Loretta Krupinski
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Pedro Martinez by A. R. Schaefer
Description not available.A brief biography of the Boston Red Sox pitcher who won the Cy Young Award in 1997 and 1999. AUTHOR: A. R. Schaefer
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | October Smiled Back by Ed Young, Lisa W. Peters
Color illustrations accompany this poem that celebrates the months of the year. AUTHOR: Ed Young, Lisa W. Peters
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver, Gaudinier
Set in Appalachia, Kingsolver's very pastoral novel tells the stories of three women who live close to the land. A wildlife biologist studying coyotes is fascinated by a young man with a passion for hunting. An intellectually inclined farmer's wife finds she must stand up for what she believes in. And two elderly country people battle about everything from religion to pesticides, and make startling changes in their lives. AUTHOR: Barbara Kingsolver, Gaudinier
PUBLISHER: HarperAudio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Healing by Gayl Jones
Gayl Jones's third novel is the story of Harlan Jane Eagleton, a former beautician who now manages a female rock star. Nominated for a 1998 National Book Award. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. AUTHOR: Gayl Jones
PUBLISHER: Beacon Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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