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This is a brand new series of horribly hilarious stories from the creators of Horrible Histories. With a cast of comic characters and the usual mix of foul fun, Terry Deary's Gory Stories are guaranteed to appeal to all Horrible Histories fans. |
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It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know how to play gruesome games like Twisting the Cow? What the Scots used to do with burnt pigeon droppings? Whether you're glaikit, douce or peelie-wally? Find out the truth about William Wallace, the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques, and how to terrify a tourist with gory Scottish ghost stories. |
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Take a look at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects — who just couldn't help losing their heads. Discover who invited Queen Lizzie to visit his brand new toilet and what you get when you sew the front of a chicken to the back of a pig. This title presents the history with the nasty bits left in. |
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Fed up with puncture wounds in your neck 'and' having a broken heart? Finding it hard to resist the charm of alabaster skin and golden eyes? Desperate to conquer your urge to fall for the undead? Vlad Mezrich has been a vampire for centuries, and he knows a thing or two about vampire-mortal love affairs. Now in one handy volume he shares his secrets. A quick read through this and the heart pounding, bloodsucking days of falling for vampires will be over. |
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'Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three'. But it's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Join Stick Man on his troublesome journey back to the family tree. |
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Too young for Twilight? Get your blood pumping with these great vampire adventures! Jack looked up into the eyes of a vampire. He felt the fangs sink into his throat... Jack wants to believe it was only a dream – the vampires are gone, banished for a thousand years by a ritual that sent their leader to the depths of Hell. But he isn't sure. The voice of the vampire god still echoes in his mind, promising to return. Jack's friends Ben and Emily say it's his imagination, but it seemed so real. Maybe Victorian London is safe – but a strange sickness is raging in Paris. A familiar sickness, that leaves its victims drained of blood. It seems the vampires have moved on, and Jack, Ben and Emily must follow. |
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Ben, Jack and Emily are in a deadly race to defeat Camazotz, the vampire god. As the young vampire hunters hack through the steaming Mexican jungle, searching for the ancient Mayan temple where an amulet that can defeat him is hidden, danger looms on every side. Against such hopeless odds, how can they succeed – and stop the world from being plunged into everlasting darkness. |
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Ben, Emily and Jack are looking forward to Christmas back in London, and to celebrating their victory over the vampire hordes. But it is not to be. Camazotz, the new vampire god, may have been vanquished, but a new plague is gripping London's streets. The undead are rising. This new evil is more frightening than the last — the vile creatures seem impossible to kill. How can the friends hope to end the terror that is ripping through their city? |
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Christmas comes to a devastating end for Jack, Ben and Emily when they discover that Ben is infected by the lamper plague. But when they race to Poland to find a doctor who is rumoured to have developed an antidote, they find it in the grip of a lamper epidemic. From the city of Warsaw to the snowy forests and villages, the country is swarming with the undead...and this time there sees to be no cure. |
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Ben, Jack and Emily journey into the Polish mountains, determined to end the fearful lamper plague. If they destroy the monstrous Count Lampirska, the evil founder of the lamper clan, the plague will end and Poland's dead can rest at last. First, the friends must face their final challenge, and stand against the terrible forces of ancient darkness... |
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Count up to the 100th Day of School with this foot long doodle bug! Just add a numbered, 1-100 body segment each day and watch your bug grow-along with your students' numeracy skills! Set includes a head, tail, 100 body segments, 2 celebratory balloons, and a four-page teaching guide. 104 pieces. |
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Introduce children to the lives and achievements of pioneering men and women from diverse cultures, eras, and fields with Rookie Biographies TM, the new series that helps emergent readers get to know the people who shaped our world! He was born in a Kentucky log cabin, taught himself law, and went on to live in the White House. Kids will be fascinated by the life and times of Honest Abe Lincoln — 16th president of the United States. |
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It's not easy being Nikki. Ever since former tomboy Emerson Watts' accident at the SoHo Stark Megastore — and subsequent brain transplant into the body of teen supermodel Nikki Howard — her life has changed dramatically. Em's trying to handle the demands of school, modeling, fending off Nikki's creepy ex-boyfriends, and living with celebrant Lulu Collins. Will this former tomboy be able to make it in the world of high fashion? What will happen if she can't? How can Em balance all her new, crazy life demands of her with school, runway shows, and weekend jaunts to St. Johns — especially when she's got ex-boyfriends crawling out of the woodwork who want more than just a photo op; a sister who is headed to the high school cheerleading championships; a company she represents that seems to be turning to the dark side... Not to mention trying to convince the love of her life that models aren't really airheads after all...especially one model in particular. But then, nobody said it was going to be easy being Nikki. |
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Allie Finkle is excited when a new girl, who comes all the way from Canada, joins her class at Pine Heights Elementary. Now Allie won't be the new girl anymore. But her excitement turns to dismay when the new girl, Cheyenne, starts telling everyone in the fourth grade what to do. |
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«The #1 «New York Times» bestselling author of the Princess Diaries series makes her first foray into books for midde-grade readers, with this first installment of a new series starring nine-year-old Allie Finkle, who is trying to adjust to a new town, a new school, and a new room. The book jacket unfolds into an oversized poster. Consumable.» |
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As the three-time winner of the Ultimate Comic Book Trivia Championship of Knowledge, Nate Banks has always been the sixth grade's biggest comic book expert. But when a mysterious new superhero shows up in town, not even Nate knows who she really is. And when he sets out to discover Ultraviolet's secret identity, all of the clues seem to lead Nate to the least likely suspect-his uptight history teacher, Ms. Matthews! Could she really be moonlighting as a super-powered crime fighter? It's up to Nate to find out! |
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Brighten your classroom and help children learn about our country! This unique alphabet set features 26 durable letter cards with beautiful color photos of American symbols and places, such as F for flag, S for Statue of Liberty, and W for White House. Display the cards together as an alphabet frieze or use them independently as letter cards. They also make great discussion prompts and springboards for social studies lessons! Includes a complete teaching guide. |
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- Fans of Venezia's highly praised artist biography series will be drawn to this new series. — Author presents the lives of U.S. presidents in an entirely fresh way with his unique format — a blend of casual prose, historical reproductions, and amusing original illustrations. — Special sales potential in historical museums and in schools to celebrate Presidents' Day. |
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As punishment for a crime he didn't really commit, Matt was given a choice: go to jail or go live with an old woman named Mrs. Deverill in a remote town called Lesser Malling. He should have chosen jail. A strange and sinister plan is coming together made in Lesser Malling, with Matt at the center of it all. People who try to help him disappear... or die. It all ties to an evil place named Raven's Gate — a place whose destiny is horrifyingly intertwined with Matt's own. |
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Matt thought his troubles were over when he closed Raven's Gate... but in fact they were just beginning. His fate — and the fate of the world — is tied to four other kids across the globe. The second is a street kid in Peru. He and Matt have never met; they don't even speak the same language. But destiny is going to throw them together as the evil threat of the Old Ones grows... and another Gate suddenly comes into play. |
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