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Grilling |
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Louise Pickford |
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Book Description
Summer means grilling outdoors, and hardly anywhere is that more true than Australia. In Grilling, experienced food writer Louise Pickford shares all her secrets from Sydney. Her book includes great Salads, such as Grilled Pepper and Asparagus; Meat and Fish dishes-try Tuna Coated in Spicy Nut Crust, and Smoky Barbecued Marinated Spareribs; Sides such as Garlic Bread Skewers or Smoky Tomato Salsa; Sweet Things like Bruschetta with Grilled Plums or Grilled Fruit Packages. To complete the experience Louise even includes appetizers, accompaniments, and drinks. Grilling also instructs on different kinds of grills (wood, charcoal, gas and electric), how to safely start a fire, and the best tools to use for each job.
About the Author
Louise Pickford is a British food writer,... |
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Instance of the Fingerpost |
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Iain Pears |
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An Instance of the Fingerpost is that rarest of all possible literary beasts--a mystery powered as much by ideas as by suspects, autopsies, and smoking guns. Hefty, intricately plotted, and intellectually ambitious, Fingerpost has drawn the inevitable comparisons to Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose and, for once, the comparison is apt. The year is 1663, and the setting is Oxford, England, during the height of Restoration political intrigue. When Dr. Robert Grove is found dead in his Oxford room, hands clenched and face frozen in a rictus of pain, all the signs point to poison. Rashomon-like, the narrative circles around Grove's murder as four different characters give their version of events: Marco da Cola, a visiting Italian physician--or so he would like the reader to believe; Jack Prestcott, the son of a traitor... |
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My Grandmother's Journey |
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John Cech |
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0613055454 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3 Up-- ```Feet,' she said. `Where haven't you been?''' ``She'' is a grandmother, and telling her granddaughter where her feet have been is the frame on which this narrative is hung. For the feet were young once, in pre-revolutionary Russia, in happy times of gypsies and orchards and plenty. But they have also carried the woman through the horrors of war and deprivation. Woven into the frightening story is the birth of a child, kind gestures of strangers, and the realization of new life in America. Based on a real person, the narration gives a real face to the generic masses affected by events of history. The illustrations are remarkable--bright and reflective of traditional Russian art. Repeating patterns, intricate borders, and powerful images greet the eye and complement the text with visual... |
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Wallace and Gromit: Catch of the Day |
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Ian Rimmer |
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1840234962 |
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Get ready to enjoy all-new comic strip adventures featuring Wallace & Gromit and a host of loveable characters, from the multi-Oscar winning Aardman Animation! Wallace & Gromit have featured in three films which are adored by all ages - A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave - and with their unique British humour and inventive approach to life, they are now amongst our best-loved characters, appealing to children and adults alike. In this first story, Catch of the Day, Wallace faces skulduggery from a rival at a fishing competition. What sinister mystery lies behind Albert Plunger’s amazing success with fish? And will Gromit and the newly-invented Tub-Marine save the day?
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Very Last First Time |
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Jan Andrews |
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0613061144 |
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From Publishers Weekly
In search of mussels while the tide is out, an Inuit girl walks alone beneath the ice of the frozen ocean, knowing she will never do it-for the first time-again. Pointillist paintings in purple and yellow emphasize the beauty of her undersea adventure. Ages 5-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3 Eva Padlyat had often walked on the bottom of the sea with her mother. This extraordinary-sounding feat is routine for the Inuits of Northern Canada, who lower themselves through the thick winter ice at low tide to search for mussels on the ocean floor. It is now time for Eva's first trip under the ice alone. She and her mother pull their sleds... |
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Promise Me You'll Sing Mud |
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Ian Wallace |
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071453594X |
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The True Story of Trapper Jack's Left Big Toe |
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Ian Wallace |
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0761314938 |
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From Publishers Weekly
A wry and absorbing initiation story set in Canada's wild north, Wallace's (Boy of the Deeps) retelling of a famous Yukon legend doesn't shrink from straight talk about frostbite. When Josh moves to the snowy town of Dawson, his new friend Gabe tells him that a local trapper's amputated toe, lost to the cold, sits in a tobacco tin in the Sourdough Saloon. The boys spend the first part of the story figuring out how to get a look at the grisly object. They then beard the trapper himself, who tells them about the day he and his sled dogs fell through the ice ("Two o' my dogs 'n one o' my toes din't make it home"). After the pair assures the man that they're "bellies aren't soft and yellow," he invites them to the saloon. Until the last moment, it looks as if the tale might be a tall one, but the relic does indeed... |
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Heart and Soul: Kylie Kwong |
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Kylie Kwong |
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0670041548 |
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Australian-Chinese chef Kylie Kwong shares recipes for the dishes she most loves to cook-whether for a simple supper of Hokkien noodles, a family celebration in her own home or a glamorous cocktail party. She branches out from her Chinese culinary heritage to explore the cuisines of Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa. With the emphasis on intensity of flavour and using the finest produce, she creates mouth-watering dishes with inspired combinations of Western ingredients and Eastern techniques. From a fresh take on Chinese-restaurant classics to treasured family favourites, this is food to be shared and enjoyed.
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Love and Death |
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Max Wallace |
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0743484843 |
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Review
"This book is valuably different in tone to everything else you'll read on the subject....Right though it is to celebrate this man's talent and his life, it's undoubtedly just as valuable to learn a lesson from the tragic confusion around his death."-- The Guardian (London)
Book Description
A chilling, groundbreaking investigation into the death of one of the great rock icons of our times -- including exclusive access to the case tapes of Courtney Love's former P.I., and a host of compelling new evidence.On Friday, April 8, 1994, a body was discovered in a room above a garage in Seattle. For the attending authorities, it was an open-and-shut case of suicide. What no one knew then, however, is that the deceased -- Kurt Cobain, the superstar frontman of Nirvana -- had been murdered.... |
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The Naked Lady |
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Ian Wallace |
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0761315969 |
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From Publishers Weekly
Wallace (Boy of the Deeps) traces the beginnings of his own career path in this story of a sculptor who moves into the farm next door and inspires a boy to become an artist, dedicated to Wallace's own first art teacher. When young Tom carries over one of his mother's homemade raspberry pies to welcome Pieter, their new neighbor, the boy is flabbergasted to find a statue of a naked lady in Pieter's field. "She's not naked," the sculptor tells him. "She's nude." And thus begins a friendship between the lonely widower (whose deceased wife served as the model for the statue) and the boy who eventually becomes his pupil ("Pieter had lit a fire inside me. I wanted to be an artist, too"). The clean lines and uncluttered compositions of the watercolors reflect the directness and economy of the prose. Spare vistas and... |
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Instance of the Fingerpost |
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| Author: |
Iain Pears |
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1573227951 |
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Book Review
An Instance of the Fingerpost is that rarest of all possible literary beasts--a mystery powered as much by ideas as by suspects, autopsies, and smoking guns. Hefty, intricately plotted, and intellectually ambitious, Fingerpost has drawn the inevitable comparisons to Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose and, for once, the comparison is apt. The year is 1663, and the setting is Oxford, England, during the height of Restoration political intrigue. When Dr. Robert Grove is found dead in his Oxford room, hands clenched and face frozen in a rictus of pain, all the signs point to poison. Rashomon-like, the narrative circles around Grove's murder as four different characters give their version of events: Marco da Cola, a visiting Italian physician--or so he would like the reader to believe; Jack Prestcott, the son of a traitor... |
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Very Last First Time (CL) |
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Jan Andrews |
Book Review
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088899043X |
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From Publishers Weekly
In search of mussels while the tide is out, an Inuit girl walks alone beneath the ice of the frozen ocean, knowing she will never do it-for the first time-again. Pointillist paintings in purple and yellow emphasize the beauty of her undersea adventure. Ages 5-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3 Eva Padlyat had often walked on the bottom of the sea with her mother. This extraordinary-sounding feat is routine for the Inuits of Northern Canada, who lower themselves through the thick winter ice at low tide to search for mussels on the ocean floor. It is now time for Eva's first trip under the ice alone. She and her mother pull their sleds... |
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Name of the Tree (CL) |
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Celia Barker Lottridge |
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0888990979 |
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Book Description
When a drought spreads through the land of the short grass, the animals set out across the great plain to find food. Their only hope for survival is a tree with a variety of colorful fruit. The problem is its branches are too high. To reach them, the wise old turtle says, one must know the name of the tree, something only King Lion is privy to. In this Bantu folktale retold by Celia Barker Lottridge, the hero is not the most cunning or the strongest but the one that tries the hardest. Ian Wallace’s striking illustrations of desert landscape and luscious fruit help bring this tale to life. “A strong read-aloud, handsomely illustrated.” — Booklist
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Wallace and Gromit: The Whippet Vanishes |
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Ian Rimmer |
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1840234989 |
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More all-new comic strip adventures featuring Wallace & Gromit and a host of loveable characters, from the multi-Oscar winning Aardman Animation! In ‘The Whippet Vanishes’, Wallace & Gromit turn pet detective, on the trail of a missing prize pooch. Dark deeds, dog leads and garden gnomes... there’s nothing elementary about this mystery! Wallace & Gromit have featured in three films which are adored by all ages — A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave — and with their unique British humor and inventive approach to life, they are now amongst the UK’s best-loved characters, appealing to children and adults alike.
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Love and Death |
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Max Wallace |
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0743484835 |
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A stunning and groundbreaking investigation into the death of one of the great rock icons of our time, Kurt Cobain -- revealing new evidence that points to a terrible conclusion. Max Wallace and Ian Halperin have conducted a ten-year crusade for the truth about what happened to Nirvana's former frontman, and in Love & Death they are finally able to present a chilling and convincing case that points to one thing: Kurt Cobain did not commit suicide
Download Description
"A stunning and groundbreaking investigation into the death of one of the great rock icons of our times-revealing new evidence that points to a terrible conclusion."
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Chin Chiang and the Dragons Dance |
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Ian Wallace |
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0888991673 |
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Card catalog description
Chin Chiang has long dreamed of dancing the dragon's dance, but when the first day of the Year of the Dragon arrives and he is to dance with his grandfather, he is sure he will shame his family and bring bad luck to everyone.
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Architect of the Moon |
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Tim Wynne-Jones |
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0888991509 |
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The Mummer's Song |
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Bud Davidge |
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0888991789 |
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 4-A rhyming story that refers back to the author's childhood in Newfoundland, when the Mummers, a rag-tag, amateur band of masked and costumed merrymakers, would go from door to door, entering houses and dancing and carousing with the people. For many American children, the tradition might seem peculiar; unlike carolers, who stay outside until welcomed in for a light, gentile refreshment, Mummers are dressed as if for Halloween and take over the house. However, their masks make them more ominous than trick-or-treaters. While the custom is quaint and might be appreciated in another context, the illustrations here are reminiscent of the more hellish, nightmarish moments in Sendak's books, with their distorted features and perspectives. The sketchy quality of the colored-pencil drawings, and... |
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The Man Who Walked the Earth |
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Ian Wallace |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5-Refined, realistic paintings in muted tones of brown, gray, deep blue, and black evoke the mood of a magical time in a harsh environment. On a prairie farm in the far north during the 1930s, a mother, her daughter, and her son set an extra place at the table during the long months that the father is away seeking work, with the hope that others will do the same for him. On Christmas, a mysterious stranger arrives, and in exchange for their kindness he amazes them with magic tricks and grants the children a wish. After he leaves, the children receive both the greatest gift and the fulfillment of their wish: their father returns. A heartwarming read-aloud about the true magic of kindness.-M. W.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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