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"Once upon a time, there was an old turtle called Mr. Fool living near the forest. He often thought about the ocean where he grew up, and his dream was to see his hometown again. But there was a huge mountain between the forest and the ocean, and it would take 600 years to cross it. How could Mr. Fool make his dream come true? Let’s find out..." --
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El amor por los animales llevó al naturalista inglés Charles Darwin a descubrir algo de una importancia capital: que todas las especies de seres vivos han evolucionado a parti de un antepasado común, mediante un proceso llamado selección natural. Esta es la historia del viagje alrededor del mundo que permitió a Charles Darwin hacer estos descubrimientos tan importantes, así como la del efecto que tuvieron sobre la sociedad de la época.
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Looks at the journeys of Roy Chapman Andrews who, in the early twentieth-century, led countless expeditions for the American Museum of Natural History in search of dinosaur fossils, facing dangers such as pythons, wild dogs, marauding bandits, sandstorms, and corrupt officials.
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Love around the world volume 2
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Fleur Pierets and Julian P. Boom are two women in love. They live together, eat together, sleep together, and work together. When Fleur asks Julian to marry her, Julian says "Yes!" But in most countries, a man cannot marry a man and a woman cannot marry a woman. There are 195 countries in the world, but they can only get married in 28 of them. They think this is unfair! So they decide to get married in all 28 countries that allow same-sex marriage....
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"Join a young boy as he hops around the globe, visiting friends in 13 different countries spanning all 6 populated continents. Along the way, his friends introduce us to their environment and customs, and share interesting facts about their country's culture, language, food, geography, wildlife, landmarks and more. Each country has a dedicated spread with a small map that shows geography and landmarks, letting readers imagine they are traveling, too....
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"¡Prepara tu equipaje y en marcha! Únete a los elefantes viajeros en una increíble aventura alrededor del mundo. Desde los rascacielos de Nueva York, Sídney y Tokio hasta la selva del Amazonas, pasando por las junglas de Madagascar, los elefantes aventureros emprenden un viaje para contemplar algunos de los lugares más fascinantes del planeta. Cada parada del viaje es una recreación fantástica de un lugar famoso, y está repleta de cientos...
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"Join travellers Cat and Bird as they explore the world in this fun search-and-find book. With every turn of the page, there's a new busy city scene to discover - a colourful carnival in Rio, a funfair in Paris, a treasure-filled souk in Morocco. Our intrepid duo have spent all year planning their amazing trip: a city-hopping tour around the globe! They've packed their bags and are ready to go, but they need your help... In each city there are all...
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"A long time ago, in a small river of a remote valley, there lives a happy little carp. He has many good friends and plays games with them every day. One day, his friend tadpole disappears. It turns out that the little tadpole has grown up into a little frog and left for the outside world. The little carp becomes very curious. What does the outside world look like? His friends tell him that the outside world is very dangerous, but the little dragonfly...