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1) The geography of bliss: one grump's search for the happiest places in the world

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[2008]

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Part foreign affairs discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, this book takes the reader from America to Iceland to India in search of happiness, or, in the crabby author's case, moments of "un-unhappiness." The book uses a mixture of travel, psychology, science and humor to investigate not what happiness is, but where it is. Are people in Switzerland happier because it is the most democratic country in the world? Do citizens of Singapore...

2) The story of Frederick Douglass, voice of freedom

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Famous lives
Dell yearling biography

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IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3

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Tracks the life of Frederick Douglass from his birth in slavery to his rise as a noted author, speaker and politician who championed the rights of his people.

3) The geography of genius: a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley

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2016.

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Author Eric Weiner sets off around the globe and back through history to examine how creative genius flouishes in specific places at specific times, hoping to nourish a culture of cretivity in his own home.

4) Dora loves Boots

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Dora the explorer volume 6
Let's go learn! library volume 6

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1

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On Valentine's Day Dora and Boots pick a favorite place and set out to meet there with Map's help, but they also need help from readers. Includes a picnic maze.

5) Man seeks God: my flirtations with the divine

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p2011

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When a health scare puts him in the hospital, Eric Weiner - and agnostic by default - finds himself tangling with an unexpected question, posed to him by a well-meaning nurse. "Have you found your God yet?" The thought of it nags him, and prods him and ultimately launches him on a far-flung journey to do just that.

6) The Civil War

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Pub. Date

1992

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Discusses the causes, major events, and aftermath of the Civil War.

7) Midnight phone calls

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Clue volume 5

Pub. Date

c1994

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Twelve mini-mysteries challenge readers to solve the crime and expose the criminal.

8) The Socrates express: in search of life lessons from dead philosophers

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2020.

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"We turn to philosophy for the same reasons we travel: to see the world from a different perspective, to unearth hidden beauty, and to find new ways of being. We want to learn how to embrace wonder. Face regrets. Sustain hope. Eric Weiner combines his twin passions for philosophy and global travel in a pilgrimage that uncovers surprising life lessons from great thinkers around the world, from Rousseau to Nietzsche, Confucius to Simone Weil. Traveling...

9) Little Star

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Series

Dora the explorer volume 2
Five pages a day
Let's go learn! Library volume 2

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1

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Dora and Boots try to get Little Star home after a comet knocks him out of the sky so everyone can make a good-night wish.

10) Dora's backpack

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Dora the explorer volume 1
Let's go learn! Library volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1

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"What's in the Bag?" - Storytime Online

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Dora and Boots find all sorts of items in Backpack that help them get eight books back to the library before it closes.

11) Dora's fairy-tale adventure

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Ricci, Christine

Series

Dora the explorer volume 9
Let's go learn! Library volume 11

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IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1

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While Dora and Boots play in FairyTale Land, Boots is enchanted by a mean witch and falls into a deep, deep sleep. To wake him, Dora must pass four tests to become a true princess. Includes a world matching game.

12) Meet Diego!

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Dora the explorer volume 4

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1

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Dora's cousin Diego can talk to animals and rescues them when they're in danger. In this adventure, Dora, Boots and Diego race to the waterfall in an attempt to save Baby Jaguar before he plunges over. Includes Spanish words for common types of words.

13) Dora the explorer: No.9,Dora's fairy-tale adventure

Author

Ricci, Christine

Series

Dora the explorer volume 9

Pub. Date

c2004

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IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1

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When an evil witch casts a spell on Boots, he falls into a deep sleep. Can Dora turn herself into a princess and save him?

14) Dora the explorer: map adventures

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[2003]

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If there is a place that Dora wants to go, then it is Map to the rescue! Find out why Map is a helpful friend -- and learn some new super-special surprises about him too! Helps develop learning and problem solving skills.

15) Dora the Explorer: Shy rainbow

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[2007]

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Children will help Dora and Boots get Arco Isis, a shy rainbow, to Rainy Mountain so he can shine in the sky, find King Juan el Bobo's crown, get Mama Bugga Bugga home to feed her family and break El Mago's evil spell on King Popo and Queen Maria.

16) Dora the explorer : Dora saves the snow princess

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[2008]

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To save the Snow Princess, all Dora needs is a smile...and help from an explorer like you! Join her and her friends on her double-length adventure through Snowy Forest!

17) Dora the explorer: Singing sensation!

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[2008]

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Go on an adventure with Dora and Boots as they try to get to Pirate Piggies' ship, and sing along with Dora to some of her well-known songs! Includes 30 songs in a karaoke format, and a music video.

18) Dora the explorer: Dora's big birthday adventure

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[2010]

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Dora and Boots need to get home from Wizzle World! Join Dora and Boots on an epic quest to get past a mean witch and find the Wishing Wizzle so they can wish themselves back home in time for Dora's big birthday party! This is the final episode in the Magic Storybook trilogy.

19) Dora the Explorer: Let's Explore! Dora's Greatest Adventures

Pub. Date

2010.

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Help Dora explore her world in eight of her greatest adventures ever. Play hide and seek, rescue Baby Jaguar, catch the stars, and much more.

20) Dora the Explorer: Dora saves the Crystal Kingdom

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[2009]

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While Dora and Boots are looking up at the stars, they see a dragon, a castle, and some beautiful crystal constellations. When Boots notices that Dora's crystal looks like the one in the sky, the crystal constellations, Dora's necklace, and even her storybook begin to glow. The storybook's pages turn, magically stopping on the Crystal Kingdom story. What will happen next?