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1) Kidnapped
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14
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Swindled out of his inheritance, recently orphaned David Balfour finds himself kidnapped and aboard a slave ship bound for the Carolinas shortly after the Jacobite rising of 1745. A shipwreck leads to a chance encounter and an unlikely rescuer--Highland rebel and suspected assassin Alan Breck Stewart. An incredible friendship blossoms between the two young men, who occupy opposite ends of the political and religious spectra. Together they return to...
8) Draw 50 dogs
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Step-by-step instructions show young artists how to draw dogs from the hound, working, toy, sporting, and nonsporting breeds, including spaniels, greyhounds, collies, and poodles
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 38
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This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just smuggled himself out of Nazi-invaded Prague and landed in New York City. His Brooklyn cousin Sammy Clay is looking for a partner to create heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit America the comic...
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This book is an ideal learning tool for children, parents, teachers and adults who want to learn more about the wondrous variety of plants from around the world. Included with each plant is its genus and family name--like the Physalis and Solanacease, which are the name for the Chinese lantern plant.
11) Drawing on the right side of the brain: a course in enhancing creativity and artistic confidence
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Presents a set of basic exercises designed to release creative potential and tap into the special abilities of the brain's right hemisphere.
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Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of sea creatures. Ames now turns his attention to drawing sea creatures. He begins with a page of instruction that encourages readers to go slowly and draw lightly step-by-step, keeping a soft eraser at hand. He asks readers also to watch the empty spaces around the lines in order to promote accuracy, and to use a mirror to view the drawing, making mistakes more obvious.
15) Draw 50 birds
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The step-by-step way to draw chickadees, peacocks, toucans, mallards, and many more of our feathered friends.