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21) George and Tao
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A tiny, delicately illustrated picture book for young children and animal lovers that holds a world of emotion conveying a friendship between an energetic puppy and a new kitten.
Little dog George isn't sure about the new kitten that appears in their home. George sniffs Tao, they look at each other, they wag and wave their tails. Then they start to play. George and Tao are best friends!
But George is too excited and Tao gets hurt. Now Tao is gone.
George...
22) The Polish boxer
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Covers a vast landscape of human experience while enfolding a search for origins: a grandson tries to make sense of his Polish grandfather's past and the story behind his numbered tattoo; a Serbian classical pianist longs for his forbidden heritage; a Mayan poet is torn between his studies and filial obligations; a striking young Israeli woman seeks answers in Central America; a university professor yearns for knowledge that he can't find in books...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A magical lift-the-flaps adventure part puzzle, part fairytale from the bestselling author and illustrator of Inside the Villains. Away behind the hills you'll find a charming little house. Who's inside? Knock knock... A boy packing his suitcase. Lift the flaps to see what he takes, and travel with him over oceans and mountains, underwater and into the forest. With every step on this voyage of obstacles the boy faces a decision that will lead to...
28) From the shadows
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Laid off from his job, Damián Lobo obsessively imagines himself as a celebrity being interviewed on TV. After committing an act of petty theft at an antiques market, he finds himself trapped inside a wardrobe and delivered to the seemingly idyllic home of a husband, wife, and their internet-addicted teenage daughter. There, he sneaks from the shadows to serve as an invisible butler, becoming deeply and disastrously involved with his unknowing host...
29) The artists
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Yula finds a hidden tribe of artists as she hurries to say goodbye to her bird friend, Ticky, before he flies south for the winter, while Sara tries to find out where the leaves are flying off to.
Author
Series
Tales from the Hidden Valley volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Maximus Cold takes an unexpected visit to the hidden valley and is mistaken for a monster and a kidnapper by the valley inhabitants.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
English-language edition.
Language
English
Description
"Walk in the footsteps of the first fossil researchers to discover the earliest animal life on Earth. Explore the story of a spiny sea worm without tail or head, a walking fish, a peaceful sea dragon, and many other incredible creatures. Told through illustrations, comics and data... It shows how science is a process of thinking and rethinking, questioning and learning"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
English language edition.
Language
English
Description
This slapstick postmodern tale is also a profound statement about dictatorship and peaceful revolution, from an award-winning author/illustrator team.
The General has ordered that no one can cross the line. The right-hand page must be kept blank for the General! But as the crowd builds up on the border, what will happen to the story? Will the Guard let anyone cross?
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Prehistory is all around us. We just need to know where to look. Juan Jose Millas has always felt like he doesn't quite fit into human society. Sometimes he wonders if he is even a Homo sapiens at all, or something simpler. Perhaps he is a Neanderthal who somehow survived? So he turns to Juan Luis Arsuaga, one of the world's leading palaeontologists and a super-smart sapiens, to explain why we are the way we are and where we come from. Over the course...
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