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"In this volume, Fahama has been kidnapped by a mad scientist and his zombie assistant, and they are intent on stealing her brain! She'll need to learn about the brain as fast as possible in order to plan her escape! How did the brain evolve? How do our senses work in relation to the brain? How do we remember things? What makes you, YOU? Get an inside look at the human brain, the most advanced operating system in the world... if you have the nerve!"--...
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Facing lifelong separation, William and Ellen Craft fled north in disguise, risking detection at every turn, all for the sake of freedom from slavery ... Douglas Mawson battled a power greater than any human villain when Mother Nature trapped him in her icy Antarctic jaws ... In 1943, Nazi guards packed hundreds of Belgian Jews into train cars headed for Auschwitz. Simon Gronowski, 11 years old, was determined to escape ... Three inmates vanished...
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In this beloved tale, the Gingerbread Man escapes from the oven and has to outrun all the creatures that try to catch him! Children will eagerly continue reading to see if he is able to avoid the clever fox or if he will end up as an afternoon snack. This title, retold in English and Spanish, is an excellent skill-builder for reading and foreign language comprehension. Between the covers of this 32-page book is a classic tale of magic, imagination,...
6) Escapes
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Chronicles in text and illustrations many famous escapes throughout history. Also discusses various techniques, devices, and disguises used in successful escapes.
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Accounts of one Union and two Confederate prison escapes: Colonel Thomas Rose led men from Virginia's Libby Prison; General John Hunt Morgan broke out of an escape-proof prison in Ohio; and Sergeant Berry Benson escaped from Elmira, New York, to rejoin his own forces in Virginia.
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From natural disasters to dangerous weather, from the dangers of getting lost in the wild to fighting off dangerous animals, any child can imagine the special skills they'll need to combat 100 real-life dramas. Each danger is rated by how likely you are to encounter it, as well as how likely you are to survive; from the unlikely event of being struck by a meteor (with minimal chance of surviving), or being attacked by a bear, to the more likely event...
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"Fahama cayó presa del Dr. Cerebellum y su asistente zombie, y su única salvación es hacerlo hablar incansablemente sobre el cerebro. Incapaz de resistirse, el científico loco le explicará a su rehén todo sobre las neuronas, cuáles son las partes del cerebro y sus funciones, cómo opera la memoria, cómo se conforma la personalidad, qué pasa con los sentidos y cuál es la historia de nuestras ideas sobre este indispensable y complejo órgano,...