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The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais, telling the adventures of two giants, Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. The work is written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical vein; features much erudition, vulgarity, and wordplay; and is regularly compared with the works of William Shakespeare and James Joyce. Rabelais was a polyglot, and the work introduced "a great number...
6) Neanderthal
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Description
Former lovers and now academic rivals, Matt Mattison and Susan Arnot are eminently respected in archaeological circles. When an old Harvard mentor sends them a 25-year-old Neanderthal skull, they embrace the opportunity to study this creature thought to be extinct.
7) 24: Season 1
Series
24 volume the complete third season
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Jack Bauer, an agent of the Los Angeles branch of the Counter Terrorist Unit, has 24 hours to prevent the release of a deadly virus in Los Angeles.
8) Coral reef
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Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
This book describes the patterns of behavior of green turtles, titan triggerfish, a moray eel, whitetip reef sharks, and bubble coral.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Eighteen months after faking his own death, Jack Bauer is forced to return to Los Angeles when it becomes apparent that the only four people who know he is still alive are being systemically targeted for assassination. The assassinations coincide with the signing of an anti-terrorism treaty between Russia and the U.S., leading Jack to suspect a link between the assassinations, the treaty, and a group of Russian terrorists.
10) Desert
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Series
Pub. Date
2006
Description
This book profiles animal behavior in the desert at dawn, morning, afternoon, dusk, and night.
12) Rain forest
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
This book profiles animal behavior in the rain forest at dawn, morning, afternoon, dusk, and night.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"All it would take is one sneeze. Your DNA would be all over this book. That's right. Your spit has DNA in it. So does your skin. And your blood. That's important to police because everyone's DNA is different. With the right equipment, detectives can match a person with some blood left at a crime scene. They've put murderers in jail that way. They've also freed innocent people. Want to know more? Get some evidence about the following: how almost everything...
17) Mountain
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Series
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Photographs and text describe the animals of the central Andes mountains, especially their daily struggles to survive in the harsh environment.